Home To Blue Stallion Ranch (Men 0f The West Book 42) by Stella Bagwell

Author:Stella Bagwell [Bagwell, Stella]
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, Small Town & Rural Area, Cowboy & Western Romance, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, Men 0f The West, Animals-Horses & Cattle, Blue Stallion Ranch, Rancher
Publisher: Harlequin Special Edition; Original Edition
Published: 2019-09-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Two days later, Holt entered Blake’s office, located at the north end of the main cattle barn. A few years ago, his older brother had worked out of the study where their father had always dealt with all the ranch’s official business. But as Three Rivers had continued to grow, Blake and the rest of the family had agreed it would be best to have the flow of ranch clients away from the house.

With Holt’s office still a cubbyhole that had once been a tack room, he often teased his older brother about having the fancy digs to work in, while he had to deal with barn dust and pack rats. But in truth, Blake deserved the comfortable office, along with a devoted secretary, who helped him carry the heavy load of managing Three Rivers Ranch.

“Good morning, Flo,” he said to the older woman sitting behind a large cherry wood desk.

She peered at him over the tops of her bifocals and as Holt took in her short red hair and matching lipstick, he figured in her younger years she’d been a raving beauty. Now, toward the end of her sixties, she was sporting some wrinkles. But there was still a shrewd gleam in her brown eyes that told Holt she’d dealt with men like him before and had always come out the winner.

“Morning, Holt. You have work for me today?”

There were times when he got behind on his paperwork and Flo was always charitable enough to do it for him.

“No. I’ll need some registrations done on the new babies soon, but that can wait. I need to talk with Blake for a few minutes.”

She jerked her thumb toward the closed door to Blake’s portion of the office. “He’s in there and your mother is with him.”

“Good. I’ll hit her up to give you a raise. You deserve one for putting up with Blake, don’t you?”

“Ha!” She snorted. “I deserve a huge one for putting up with you.”

Laughing, he patted the secretary’s cheek before he crossed the room and entered Blake’s office.

“What’s going on in here? A family powwow?” He walked over to where his mother was standing at the window and smacked a kiss on her cheek. “Hi, Mom. You look beautiful this morning.”

She wrapped her arm around his waist and gave him a little hug. “Okay, what are you wanting? Blake has already told you we’re not getting an equine pool. At least, not yet.”

“I’m not worried about a pool. But just think what a great tax write-off it would be,” he said, slanting a pointed look at Blake, who was sitting casually at his desk. “Probably save the ranch a few thousand.”

“We need another well drilled if we’re going to turn that range over by Juniper Ridge into a hay meadow. And you know that isn’t going to come cheap.”

“Maybe we ought to just get more hay shipped in,” Holt suggested. “The Timothy/alfalfa mix we get from Nevada is great.”

“And very expensive.” Maureen spoke up. “We have the climate and the machinery to grow and bale our own.

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