A Coverton Mills Romance Book 3
Handsome ranch owner, Seth Armstrong, has been trapped in a loveless marriage for too many years to count—until his crazed wife, Eve, decides to murder him and their son, Hunter. Though Seth had tried before to negotiate divorce, Eve has threatened him numerous times with keeping their three children from him—something Seth couldn’t live with. Now, he and Hunter have barely survived being gunned down by the woman he should have left years before.
During a separation when his children were young, Seth met and fell in love with Julia Halsey, a woman who understood Seth better than anyone, and loved him too much to see him hurt. She disappeared from his life once she realized Eve meant what she said—but Julia had no idea she was pregnant when she decided to uncomplicate things for the man she loved.
Years later, when Seth’s two sons’ paths cross in a most unlikely way, Julia comes back into his life again. But will their former lives apart—and the people they’ve known—allow them the happiness they so richly deserve after so many years of separation?
Someone is out to hurt Julia, her son, and even Seth and his family—but who? And why? Even though Seth and Julia only want to put their patchwork family together as one after all this time, someone is determined to keep Julia from realizing HER FOREVER DREAMS…
EXCERPT:
He stepped in and
closed the door behind him. “So, you’re not all the way over your mad?”
“I’m not mad, Chet. I’m disgusted
with you and your
services are no longer needed or wanted in this company.”
“Oh, come on,
Julia. You know I’m slated to be the manager in the Asheville
store. You don’t have anyone else to send so there’s no way you can fire me now.”
“Wanna bet?”
“Yeah.
I’ll bet you. Who are you going
to send in my
place?”
“Not that it’s any
of your business, but since I have good managers in all the other stores, I
know just the right person to manage the Asheville store.”
“And who is that,
my dear?”
“Me.”
For the first time,
a frightened look crossed his face. “You wouldn’t want to do that.” She didn’t reply and he went on, “You know I can run that store at a profit.”
She still didn’t
say anything.
“Julia, be reasonable. I don’t want to leave Singleton’s.
Where would I go?”
She only lifted an
eyebrow.
He shook his head. “I really thought you and I had a rapport. Why, I was hoping we’d get
together. Maybe even get married
sometime. None of that will happen if you push me out.”
“You’re
more pathetic than I thought,
Chet.” She looked
at her watch. “It’s 3:15. You have two hours and forty-five
minutes to clear your office.”
She picked up her pen. “Please close the door when you go out.”
As soon as her door closed,
she dropped her pen, put her elbows on the desk and dropped
her head in her hands. What was she thinking?
Had she made a decision too quickly? There was no way she could manage the store in
Asheville. No way at all.
She lifted
her head and leaned back in the swivel
chair. But why not? He’s
probably nowhere near Asheville now. Her
mind contradicted this statement. That can’t be so. There’s
no way he’d leave his farm. Her mind flipped
again. So, what if he is still on the farm? He probably doesn’t
come into Asheville very often, and if he does, he certainly wouldn’t be shopping at Singleton’s. He
would leave that to his wife. Her eyes flew open at this thought. Oh, my
Lord, what about his wife? She would probably be the type to shop there.
Julia’s heart beat faster at
this thought and a feeling of apprehension filled her. What will it do to me if I come face to face with Mrs.
Seth Armstrong?
