Special Delivery
by Judi
Lynn
GENRE: Contemporary
Romance
BLURB:
Karli Redding is a
traveling nurse. She has a month off between jobs, so when Mill Pond's mailman,
Keagan Monroe, calls to say that her grandfather can't care for himself
anymore, Karli volunteers to go to Mill Pond and help set up suitable health
care for him. Axel's always been a pain in the rear, and age hasn't improved
him. The two bump heads, and Karli ends up cooking and cleaning for the old man
while she tries to decide what to do with him. She also finds herself getting
more and more attracted to Mill Pond's mailman. But Keagan's been through one
bad romance and he wants something permanent this time, nothing temporary. Can
Karli give up her footloose lifestyle? Can she find happiness in a small town?
Excerpt:
Keagan tried to think of a different
subject, something pleasant. “Are you
looking forward to Thanksgiving? It’s
not that far away. Bet you’ll be ready
to head back to Indy to celebrate with your parents.”
She grimaced. “Mom and Dad are flying to Dad’s parents’
house in Milwaukee. I usually go with
them, but it felt like too much this year.
If I’m still in Mill Pond, I’ll just stay here.”
He was appalled. “With Axel?”
“And the moocher moron.” Her voice dripped with sarcasm. “If I’m really lucky, Sylvie will get here in
time, too. This Thanksgiving’s going to
be fun.”
The words sprang out before he could
stop them. “Come with me to my parents’
house. We always have enough food.”
Her brown eyes sparkled. “Really?
You don’t know how nice that would be.
Thank you.”
What had he done? Damn it!
Didn’t he just tell himself to stay far away from this woman? But no one should have to eat frozen turkey
dinners with Axel and Kurt.
She smiled, and he was happy to
notice she seemed to be in a better mood.
“Is your parents’ farm as big as Axel’s?
It probably keeps them busy, doesn’t it?”
“Farms are a lot of work. Things are slowing down now, but their farm’s
bigger than this one. Seven hundred
acres.”
Karli looked surprised. “Axel owns a hundred acres, right? Kurt thinks it’s worth $600,000. He expects to be rich soon.”
“A little high, but close. It’s not going to be that easy, though. Axel’s kids were always like a dog with a
bone. They’ll fight over it.”
She started toward the dining
room. “That’s what Axel’s hoping for.”
“It could happen. I bet you’re going to be happy to leave
here. Where have you been as a traveling
nurse?”
She perched on a wooden chair and
stretched her legs. She had damn nice
legs. “I spent some time in
Florida. My sister lives there, and I got
a job close to Tampa. Then I went to
California for a while, but the cost of living is too expensive, so I went to
New Orleans. I love the food, but missed
my mom and dad, so came back here for a while.”
She gave him a thoughtful look.
“Would you travel?”
“Travel, yes. Move, no.”
He wondered how well they’d fit together, but even her stay in Indy was
temporary. Everything about her was
short-term. He had to remember that.
She raised a dark eyebrow, studying
him. “We might be perfect, as is.”
He was getting in over his
head. Time to run. He gave a breezy smile. “I doubt it.
You’re more adventurous than I am.”
He started for the door.
She called after him, “Thanks for
inviting me for Thanksgiving!”
Thanksgiving. She probably wouldn’t be here by then, and if
she was, he’d have his family there to serve as a buffer. He’d be fine.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
I
taught elementary education for six years before I had my two daughters. I have
a fondness for kids, so lots of them have been in and out of our house. I have
a fondness for cooking, too, which means I fed a lot of them. As much as I love
hamburgers and hot dogs, the kids had eclectic tastes, so I collected more and
more recipes and cookbooks. Today, food sneaks into my stories, and if I'm
lucky, so do children...and strays. I invite most of them in and now have a
stray cat who walked through our doors to rule our house, a stray chihuahua who
barks at everything, and an adopted parakeet and rat terrier. I also have a
very patient husband, or he'd have probably left before now.
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9 comments:
Thanks for hosting!
congrats on the tour and thanks for the chance to win :)
Good luck, Lisa!
Thanks for sharing my book on your blog! Writing about Karli and Keagan was fun. He's ready to settle down, but she's only staying in Mill Pond long enough to find good health care for her grandfather.
I enjoyed the post, thank you.
Glad you liked it, Victoria!
Thanks for stopping by to visit, Rita!
This sounds like a great read.
Thanks, Mary! If you try it, I hope you like it.
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