The Sheriff 0f Wickham Falls (Wickham Falls Weddings Book 3) by Rochelle Alers

Author:Rochelle Alers [Alers, Rochelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Sensual Story Theme, Hearts Desire, Lifetime Love, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Romantic Schemes, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Small Town & Rural Area, Action & Adventure, Wickham Falls Weddings Series, Multicultural & Interracial Romance, African American, Lawman, Law Enforcement, Deputy Sheriff, ER Nurse-Hospital
Publisher: Harlequin Special Edition; Original edition
Published: 2018-09-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

When Natalia parked in her assigned space and walked around to Main Street, she found a crowd standing three-deep along the parade route. So much for her arriving early. Many elderly residents were seated in folding chairs on the sidewalk, while young kids sandwiched in between them on the curb.

Dozens of U.S. flags and red, white and blue bunting hung from lampposts and storefronts. Most of the businesses had closed down for the holiday to give their employees time to be with their families, while it was a picture-perfect day for a parade. There were only a few puffy white clouds in the startlingly blue sky and temperatures were predicted to go as high as seventy-six. Everywhere she went Natalia overheard people talking about the upcoming parade and the following picnic, which they compared to a gigantic tailgate party.

Seth informed her that the Wolf Den and Ruthie’s provided the food, which was offset by donations from townspeople. All collected proceeds went directly to the church’s outreach for needy families. Someone from the Chamber of Commerce had come to the medical office soliciting donations for the event. The next day Natalia wrote a generous check and dropped it off at the chamber office; the single act bolstered her resolve to become a permanent resident of the town.

She looked forward to going into the medical office where she’d developed a positive working relationship with the staff. She was able to spend more time with her patients than she had with those who’d come into the ER’s Trauma Center, and actually gained their trust. Natalia had counseled several women who were overweight while cautioning them about the severity of their condition, which could lead to more serious medical problems. She referred them to Leah who gave them a printout of a diet they should follow and a date for them to return to the office to monitor their progress.

The medical assistant approached her one morning to ask if she could set up a group to counsel patients with nutritional issues. Leah admitted that she’d always had a problem with her weight until she was diagnosed as pre-diabetic. Because her mother and grandmother died from complications from diabetes, it was a wake-up call for her to change her diet and lifestyle. Natalia told her that she would have to discuss it with Dr. Franklin before she could make a decision.

She went on tiptoe in an attempt to see over the shoulder of a man when she heard the sound of music in the distance. Natalia managed to duck under the arm of a teenage boy until she could view the lead car in the parade with the mayor and his wife sitting in the back seat of the vintage convertible. A pickup with a loudspeaker blaring patriotic songs was filled with the members of the town council. A band from the middle school followed as Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Brownies with their troop leaders kept step with the music. Reaching into

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