By Summer's End (Christian Fiction) by Rosemarie Naramore

Author:Rosemarie Naramore [Naramore, Rosemarie]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Rosemarie Naramore
Published: 2014-04-18T23:00:00+00:00

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Later, after Ryan took Holly home, he couldn’t help but replay their conversation in his mind. First, he’d detected a slight shift in her manner toward him after he’d told her about his job. She wouldn’t be the first to turn on him after learning about the nature of his work. It bothered him to think she might have altered her opinion of him, though in truth, he had no idea what she thought about him—of even if she did.

He was even more disturbed to hear she was worried about the status of her home ownership. She needn’t worry about that—the home was hers free and clear—it was the land beneath it that belonged to someone else. Him and Annabelle.

As he drove toward his home, he felt a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach. He should have told Holly about the land issue from Day One. She struck him as a woman of integrity—a woman who might not like this particular truth, but who would certainly prefer it to duplicity.

The thing was, he wasn’t deliberately being dishonest…

Who was he kidding? Of course he was being intentionally dishonest. An omission of the facts was a lie, plain and simple.

He considered turning his truck around and returning to Holly’s place. He would come clean and set about trying to help her figure out her next move.

Whoa!

It wasn’t his responsibility to help a virtual stranger sort out her problems. It wasn’t his fault she had moved across country without knowing the vital pieces of the puzzle. She should have done her homework.

He sighed. It hadn’t occurred to her that the land on which the home sat didn’t belong to Ben. Why would it have? And why didn’t the attorney notify her via phone or letter that taking ownership of the home meant moving it to another plot of ground?

He felt sick to his stomach. When Holly—and Brianna—finally heard the news, they were going to be devastated. Understandably, they were going to view him as complicit—why hadn’t he simply told them the truth from the get-go.

And why hadn’t he? He groaned aloud. He hadn’t told because he’d quickly developed feelings for both. Protectiveness for the kid sister, and something entirely different for Holly—protectiveness sure, but something more...

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