Third Time's the Charm by Liz Isaacson

Author:Liz Isaacson [Isaacson, Liz]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Suspense, contemporary romance, military romance, inspirational romance, cowboy, army romance, Romance, western inspirational religious Christian contemporary texas cowboy hero horse romance, Western Romance, texas, religious, armed services, love, action, christian romance
Amazon: B015U3083K
Publisher: AEJ Creative Works
Published: 2015-12-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chelsea stood in the doorway of the cabin and watched as Pete mounted Baywatch. He brought the horse around as the sky turned from gray to gold.

“You sure you can get back okay?”

“If I can’t, I have the radio. You’ll be the first to know.” She hugged herself against the morning temperatures. “Well, Peony will probably already know.” She tried on a smile and it hitched into place easier than it ever had.

Pete grinned down at her, bent in half at the waist, and she stretched up to kiss him goodbye. “I’ll take the loan applications in this morning. Maybe I can bring back lunch?”

“I never say no to a pretty lady who brings me lunch.” He wheeled the horse around and trotted away.

A swell of happiness expanded her chest, making breathing easier and easier. Her mother had said coming home would be good for her, but Chelsea didn’t think she’d been suggesting a romance with the most unavailable cowboy the ranch employed.

Pete’s hesitance toward physical contact made sense to her, at least rationally. She held the same reservations he did, but her wounds weren’t as easily seen. Still, she worried what people thought of her coming home, of her living at the ranch by herself, virtually the only woman within twenty miles.

She stewed over her trip into town as she cleaned up the cabin and repacked her overnight equipment. Pete hadn’t had the chance to hover over her while she crammed one of those disgusting protein cookies into her mouth.

She’d get something in town. Eating had become easier here, far from the worries of her weight in Dallas, and miles emotionally from Danny.

She bridled Peony and got herself situated in the saddle—which Pete had put on before he’d left. The sun warmed her from the outside in, maybe the first time she’d had a normal body temperature since she’d put on Danny’s diamond.

She’d known marrying him would be a mistake, but with him on his knee and that gem winking at her from the black box…she hadn’t been able to say no. She’d even thought that once they were married, she’d be able to be more honest with him, that she’d be able to help him. And by “help him,” she meant “fix him.”

As Peony continued her steady journey back to the ranch, Chelsea let go of the self-loathing she harbored over how stupid she’d been. It wisped away into the atmosphere, where it couldn’t infect her anymore. Though she’d been eating more than she had in a long time, she felt lighter than air.

She exchanged a glance with Pete as Peony entered the barn. Another cowboy met her and helped her down, his leather gloves rough against her hands.

“I’ll brush her down,” she told him as he took Peony’s reins. “If you’ll show me how.”

“I’ll get the saddle off for you. Put ‘er in her stall.”

“Thank you,” she called after the cowboy.

She lowered her pack to the ground, her shoulders grateful for the lightened load. After entering Peony’s stall, she watched the cowboy spiral the curry comb from Peony’s shoulder and across her back.

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