Trusting His Heart (McCormick's Creek Series Book 1) by Jen Peters

Author:Jen Peters [Peters, Jen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: 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, McCormick's Creek Series, McCormick’s Creek Oregon
Publisher: Blue Lily Books
Published: 2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00

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Justin loved watching her eyes light up.

“What?” she asked. “Another mine?”

He just smiled. “You’ll see.” He opened the truck door for Cat and gave her a hand on the step up. She was a bit of a thing for a big truck. He got in the driver’s seat, started the engine, and headed out of town.

“So what’s the surprise?” Cat asked, her ponytail bouncing.

She had been gorgeous in church with her hair down, but he liked her ponytail too. It seemed to mirror her moods through each day, bouncing like now when she was excited, flipping around when she was mad, still as stone when she was just being beautiful. “Like nothing you’ve ever seen before, City Girl. It’s a trail I really like.”

“A trail? Your surprise is a trail?”

This particular trail was special—woodsy, some magnificent Doug Firs, the creek tumbling down over a lot of rocks, until… “Just wait.”

He followed Main Street out to the highway, gassed up at the truck stop, and headed up the mountains. At a small brown sign with only a forestry road number, he turned onto a dirt road.

Cat grabbed the arm rest. “Are you sure you know where you’re going?”

Justin only smiled again. He couldn’t wait to see her reaction on the trail.

He pulled into a turnout, shut the engine off, and helped her down from the cab. She turned in a circle, taking in the towering trees, the undergrowth, the carpet of pine needles underneath.

“Come on,” he said, holding out his hand.

She took it, her hand fitting cozily into his. They walked together while the path was wide enough, her eyes flitting from one thing to another. The woods were filled with her exclamations of “Look at that!” and “What’s this?”

The trail to Warm Springs had never lost its magic to him, but he began to see it through her eyes. Huge fallen logs were draped in blankets of moss, and tiny mushrooms sprouted from ragged stumps. Ferns filled the space under the trees, and the light filtered through, making them glow. A clean, damp smell came from the water, mingled with the musty scent of the forest floor.

In town, the creek was tame and stayed within its banks, but here…here McCormick’s Creek tumbled wild and unruly over the boulders, just like his emotions tumbled over his logic every time he looked at Cat. Spray filled the air and landed delicately around her, leaving sparkling diamonds in her hair. This place, his magic place, was taking control, loosening and frizzing her ponytail until it was half-undone.

They stood at the edge of the creek, listening to the roar. Storm winds and winter blankets of heavy snow had felled trees which now angled across the creek, just out of reach of the churning water. This was no quiet, civilized place.

Cat caught her breath and pointed upsteam to one fallen giant. “Can we cross?”

Justin took her hand while his heart tumbled like the rushing water. He would keep her from falling onto the boulders below, keep her safe from any harm.

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