Of course, the knot in her plan was Jose.
He was fifteen years older, a man who was stubborn, infuriating, and grumpy. Yet, he would send a rare smile her way which caused butterflies to swarm within her.
People said he wasn’t right for her.
Vicky was determined to show everyone how wrong they were, including Jose.
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Belinda Carmichael had left the small town of Westover, Wyoming behind the moment she got the chance, which didn’t come until she was able to leave for college. It wasn’t that she didn’t love the small-town feel, she actually did, but there were needs that far outweighed her own; like that of helping her mom with her Grandmother Betty’s medical bills.
But Belinda did have regrets about walking away. The biggest one? Losing the love she shared with Chase Montgomery, whowas one of four Montgomery boys, and all worked on the Family M Ranch, as did Belinda’s Nana Betty.
Chase hated that he had to say goodbye to the one woman he saw in his future. But he wouldn’t dare beg to keep her. The moment she was out of sight, though, he did swear that no woman was going to back under his skin.
Well, that was till Chase came back to the ranch one afternoon and saw Belinda sitting in the dining room. And every feeling they thought they buried came rushing back.
But could they let the past die and start anew? Or did the feelings just run too deep, and second chance love couldn’t be found?
Fallen Cowboy
Chapter 1
~ Anelise ~
“Mommy!” I sighed as I threw the towel in the sink to turn and catch my little girl who was running towards me. “Marfus says no horseies.”
“Your Uncle Markus is right. You can see them from afar, young lady, but not up close yet. They’re still being trained, and I don’t need you spooking them.”
“You rides!”
“I do, babygirl. But I’ve been around horses all my life. I was a little older than you when I started working with them. But like you, I needed to watch from the sidelines, too.”
“No fairs,” my little girl pouted, crossing her arms and sticking her lip out. I looked over her head as Markus rounded the corner, a grin on his face.
“I’m surprised she hasn’t charmed you yet,” I muttered, moving to sit her on the counter next to the dishes I was helping our ranch cook dry.
“Oh, she tried.” He walked over and kissed the side of my head before kissing hers. “Uncle Markus loves you, munchkin.”
“I wants to rides!”
“Listen, MaryBeth,” I told her, giving her my stern breath. “If you behave this afternoon, and eat your veggies for lunch, you can go on a ride with mama, okay? I’ll take you with me. Josie needs a ride anyway.”
“Pramise!”
“You better keep that promise, young lady. Now, go play in your room while I finish cleaning.” I lifted her off the counter and watched as she raced back to her room, her hair flying behind her.
“She’s so much like you,” Markus told me as he grabbed a water from the cooler and took a drink before turning to look at me. “You always wanted to do everything before you should have.”
“Thanks for the reminder! It’s not my fault I grew up with two older brothers who pestered me, who teased me, and then made fun of me. I had to learn to push you two as well.”
“Excuse me, but Troy was not your brother.”
“He might as well have been,” I told him, giving him an eye.
However, my stupid heart did not see him as a brother. In typical fashion, Troy, for me, was my first crush. I had stupid young dreams of running off with him when I was legal.
