Rosabel And The Billionaire Beast (Billionaire Bachelor Mountain Cove Book 6) by Catelyn Meadows

Author:Catelyn Meadows [Meadows, Catelyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Eureka Springs Georgia, Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Christian Stories, Faith Based, Inspirational Reads, Love Inspired, Bachelor, Single Woman, Hearts Desire, Clean & Wholesome, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Romantic Schemes, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, Small Town & Rural Area, Beautiful & Feisty, Billionaire Bachelor Mountain Cove Series, Multi-Author Collection, Ozark Mountains
Publisher: Gelato Publishing LLC
Published: 2020-05-06T04:00:00+00:00

11

Eureka Springs had its own supernatural history—tourists flocked by the bucketful just to go into the old hotels and experience the ghost tours. Personally, Duncan never encountered any supernatural beings, but now his own private demon refused to leave him alone.

The moment with Belinda Simmons back at the Painted Lady had been etched into his mind with a superfine chisel tip. He couldn’t seem to erase her words or the expression of guilt that masked Rosabel’s face.

Shame spilled through him. He hadn’t realized how much he’d been hoping to connect with Rosabel on this trip until that moment.

The rejection haunted him. Not Mrs. Simmons’s refusal alone, though that was hard enough. He’d lost out on plenty of investments before. Those were always to further his business, and he’d known each time that he could find a bigger, better investment.

But this wasn’t for his business. The Painted Lady was personal—so personal. He already had a lake house, a place of retreat to hide away at any time he chose and fish to his heart’s content. This was for Grandmother, for the wounds he was hoping to heal.

No other house would do the job. Despite Mrs. Simmons’s claim that the house was in her family line, Grandmother had raised Duncan’s father there. That place meant something to her, despite the wretched rift that had nestled between them since his grandfather’s death. And she meant so much to Duncan.

He’d never been able to tell Grandmother how much. As a youth, he’d spent a lot of time in her company, but then his teenage years had landed. He’d attended private schools and pursued his own interests and hadn’t exactly done the best job of keeping in touch with her. He hadn’t cared enough to, if he was being honest.

Duncan wasn’t sure how much time Grandmother had left. He exhaled, unsure of what to do.

Rosabel’s words haunted him as well. Her rejection was a sore. From the way she’d flirted with him in his kitchen, he’d allowed hope of a closer relationship with her to spring inside his chest. But to open himself to the woman he’d been secretly falling for since she’d started working for him, only to find out she didn’t return the sentiment?

He felt like a complete idiot, especially as other conversations he’d had with Rosie pealed through his mind like funeral bells. Not only did she not like him; she was disgusted by him.

She’d told him before. She’d made her disregard so obvious. He’d always shrugged her off—how could she not like him? He had money; he was handsome and charismatic. Those qualities were why he thought she’d stayed around. Women liked to be around successful men, didn’t they?

Apparently, not all women.

He supposed he had tried to buy her affections, first by offering her a raise and to pay for her dad’s treatment and care. Other women he’d dated had loved his financial gestures. It was when he stopped buying them things that the relationship had soured.

Clearly, that wasn’t how things would work with Rosabel.

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