The Rancher's Second Chance by Leigh Riker

Author:Leigh Riker
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-02-06T14:58:47+00:00

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“ARE WE LATE?” Olivia rushed into Nell’s bedroom four days later, at least as fast as her very pregnant bulk would allow. Right behind her came Shadow and Blossom with Annabelle. They wore matching sea-foam-blue dresses, and they’d all had their hair and makeup done.

Nell had drawn the line at that much fuss. After all, this would be a sham wedding. In front of the long mirror, she surveyed the floor-length confection of tiered white silk that her mother had insisted they buy during a flash trip to Kansas City. No lace, which pleased Nell. Fortunately, there’d been no need for alterations either. Like an omen, the secondhand dress had been returned after another wedding failed to take place. But Nell’s hair hung straight and sleek, her concession to cosmetics a simple lip gloss, blush and the smoky liner her mom had applied to her eyes.

“Nell, you look...bridal,” Annabelle said, blinking.

“Gorgeous. I’m going to cry,” Blossom murmured, fanning her face.

Nell felt more like a runaway bride, one foot poised to race off and avoid this whole thing. She would have offered them champagne from the bottle her dad had produced earlier, but only Shadow and Annabelle could drink any and Nell was afraid if she took one sip, she’d fall down the stairs in her high-heeled satin sandals. She settled for saying, “You’re all right on time. Thank you for being part of this...day.”

Olivia brushed that away. “You’re an honorary member of our Girls’ Night Out group, even if you don’t attend every meeting,” she said with an arched brow. And when Nell had informed them she was engaged, there’d been a bigger outcry.

“Why didn’t you say something before? How could you keep this huge news from us?” Annabelle had asked, for which Nell had no answer.

From downstairs, she could hear the soft strains of music appropriate to the occasion, and her heart began to flutter. She shot her friends a panicked look. She was trapped.

“You’ll be fine,” Shadow told her. “Everyone gets nervous.”

But what if Cooper got cold feet? Nell was a blink away from doing so herself. She still felt guilty for lying to her parents. Was Cooper there now in the living room with Logan, Grey and Sawyer? And Finn? Nell couldn’t believe how fast her mother had pulled this together. As her dad had warned her, Nell’s mom had become a whirling dervish of focus. A few minutes ago, she’d hurried down the stairs to make sure everything below was perfect.

“I don’t know if I can do this,” Nell said, not meaning the same thing her friends had about nerves. She was deceiving everyone she cared about.

“Of course you can.” Annabelle straightened Nell’s skirt. Shadow handed her the bouquet of white roses. Olivia placed the veil on Nell’s head with Blossom’s help, making the other women gasp at the effect. “Talk about a beautiful bride.”

Nell had more than bridal nerves; she wanted to fly down the steps, stop the music and tell everyone the party was over before it started.

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