Wild Western Women Spring Into Love: A Western Historical Romance Box Set by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Virtual Bookseller, LLC
Published: 2016-05-12T04:00:00+00:00

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On Monday, Bella walked through town in the direction of Mrs. Jackson's house, her gloved hands shaking, a parasol shading her face from the blistering rays of the hot Texas sun. In St. Louis, there had been hot days, but the nights were cooler and fall was a pleasant time.

Here, the sun just continued to shine brightly, and so far, the trees had not started to drop their leaves. Her shoes clip-clopped along the wooden sidewalk before she turned to a residential area and walked up the dusty street toward the house hoping that today was not the day Luca decided to wait in the saloon.

When she turned on the street where Mrs. Jackson lived, she saw him sitting in the buggy, his hat pulled low over his head, his legs stretched out, waiting. She walked up to the wagon. His body was long and lean, and she had the strangest urge to run her hands down his muscled arms.

"Excuse me, Mr. Ruffini," she said softly, hoping he wasn't really sleeping.

He jumped and looked down at her. "Miss Sullivan," he said sitting up straight and putting his hat on his head.

She always was startled when people called her by that name. She would never get used to it and couldn't wait for the day when she could reveal her real name. But then, maybe that day would never come. She didn't know.

"Sorry to disturb you, but could I have a moment of your time?"

"Sure," he said and jumped down from the wagon. His feet slapping the ground right in front of her. She leaned her head back and peeked up at him from her bonnet.

Licking her lips nervously, she gazed into his dark eyes and felt a rush of warmth spread through her. There was something about this man that intrigued her. She wanted to learn more about him, yet she knew that wasn't possible. Not with her family searching for her.

"I peered in the window of the old bakery and wondered do the ovens still work?"

"Of course," he said his eyes staring at her puzzled. "Why do you want to know?"

A trickle of excitement scurried through her at the thought of leasing this space. She wanted it so badly. It was the answer to her prayers and perfect for what she wanted to do.

"I know you're trying to sell the building and I'm unable to buy it from you for now, but I was wondering if it would be possible for me to lease that space from you. I want to start a bakery and your building is already setup. It would be perfect."

She watched as he stared, his eyes widening. "You know, even if I hadn't sold the building a couple of weeks ago, I still would not let you open your bakery in my family's old location. It just seems wrong to let you, the woman who somehow outdid my father, take over his bakery."

Bella stepped back a little stunned. The son was angry at her because she'd beat his father at the bake off? Ridiculous.

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