Wyoming Brides by Debbie Macomber

Author:Debbie Macomber
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2009-06-10T16:00:00+00:00

THE WYOMING KID

To the Peninsula Chapter

of Romance Writers of America—gutsy girls all.

One

The following May…

His truck shuddering as he hit a rut, Lonny Ellison pulled into the ranch yard at Spring Valley and slammed on the brakes. He jumped out of the cab, muttering furiously. In pure frustration, he kicked the side of his Ford Ranger with one scuffed boot. His sister, who was hanging clothes on the line, straightened and watched him approach. No word of greeting, not even a wave, just a little smile. As calm as could be, Letty studied him, which only irritated him more. He blamed her for this. She was the one who had her heart set on Lonny’s dating that…that woman. She was also the one who’d been busy trying to do some matchmaking—not that she’d had any success. She’d even promised a year ago that she wouldn’t do it again. Ha!

It wasn’t like Lonny to let a woman rattle him, but Joy Fuller certainly had. This wasn’t the first time, either. Oh, no. Far from it.

He had plenty of cause to dislike her. Two years ago, when she’d moved to Red Springs to take a teaching job, he’d gone out of his way to make her feel welcome in the community. They’d gone out a few times, and they’d argued—he couldn’t even remember why—and he hadn’t spoken to her until Letty came back on the scene last summer. He’d—briefly—rediscovered some interest in her, but it hadn’t ended well. Now this! Friend of Letty’s or not, he wasn’t about to let Joy Fuller escape the consequences of what she’d done.

What bothered him most was the complete disrespect Joy had shown him and his vehicle. Why, his truck was in prime condition, his pride and—No, under the circumstances, he couldn’t call it his pride and joy. But he treasured that Ford almost as much as he did his horse.

“What’s gotten into you?” Letty asked, completely unruffled by his actions.

“Why did it have to be her? Again?”

“And who would that be?” his sister asked mildly.

“Your…your teacher friend. She—” Lonny struggled to find the words. “It’s outrageous!”

Letty’s expressive eyes widened and she gave a deep sigh. “Okay, what did Joy do this time?”

“Here!” He motioned toward the front of his pickup so his sister could see for herself.

“Oh, oh. This sounds like déjà vu.” Letty scanned the bumper. “Looks like it, too.”

He pointed, his finger shaking as he directed her attention to the most recent dent.

“Where?” Letty asked, bending over to examine it more carefully, squinting hard.

“There.” If she assumed that being obtuse was amusing him, she was wrong. He stabbed his finger at it again. All right, he’d admit the truck had its share of nicks and dents. The pickup could use a new front fender, and a paint job wouldn’t be a bad idea, but in no way did that minimize what Joy had done.

“Oh, give it up, Lonny. This thing is ready for the scrap heap.”

“You’re joking, aren’t you? There’s at least another decade left in the engine.

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