Sanctuary by Tanya Hanson

Author:Tanya Hanson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pelican Ventures Book Group

Sanctuary

6

Mallie slept pretty well, all things considered. She wasn’t quite sure what Let Go and Let God meant exactly, but Hooper’s words had given her great comfort. After all, he was making it through similar situations and staying strong.

Lying in bed in her room named for outlaw Belle Starr and Vincent Van Gogh, she snuggled under a log cabin print quilt and recalled the heat of his lips and placed a finger softly on her forehead where they’d been. It was a dangerous pastime, daydreaming about him kissing her mouth, but she indulged just for a second, and closed her eyes. She opened them wide right away, reminding herself she still had to talk to him about her resolution that they’d just have a weekend. Renny and his family were still foremost in her mind. She couldn’t have kids anyway, but she’d never give her heart to a family and then let them down.

Today would be a busy one, with Hoop occupied with his family. Tomorrow, he’d take her to church and after, they could ride to Posy’s Grove. He’d promised to show her and tell her the story. She could open her heart to him then.

Yes. Church. That was a lovely thought. She got up and stretched, not even headachy after all the tears. Mallie pulled open the red gingham curtains and looked around the charming bedroom. With its wagon-wheel headboard and plump, red patchwork shams, it wasn’t a thing like her trendy loft condo in L.A., but she felt right at home after just one night. Whether that was a good feeling or bad she couldn’t quite decide.

The rehearsal dinner had been a good time, and Hooper had been right. She’d enjoyed herself, made new friends, and cheered up. His ma’s and sister Kelley’s cooking had been stupendous. Later, she knew she’d deal with her loss, but today she was here. Christy and Kenn deserved her joy.

“Now, you go change.” She remembered Hoop saying as he led her to the tulle-wrapped staircase last night. “This rehearsal dinner is a dressy event for Hearts Crossing.”

After a quick shower, she’d met him downstairs for the dinner, her heart flying around her ribs. With a silly formal bow, he offered his arm, casual and elegant at the same time in his crisp white Western shirt, spit-polished boots, and tidy, if not brand new, jeans. His four brothers were dressed similar, and they were all eye-catching. Rachel had said something about a chocoholic gene for the Martin women. Well, a handsome gene sure ran through the males of this family.

Mallie had thrown on a raspberry silk halter dress with a coordinating stole, and the light in Hooper’s eyes lingered still in her mind this morning. Well, she might as well throw on something now and head down to breakfast, which no doubt, would be another amazing meal. She opened the nightstand drawer to stash her little travel alarm clock when something caught her eye.

A Bible.

Goodness, had she ever read one? She’d seen those Gideon Bibles in hotels a million times and never touched one.

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