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“No, other than Eli seems completely lovestruck and adores your sister. I’ll only say this once, and you can ignore it if you want to, but Eli is a great guy. He’s mellow, down to earth, has common sense and kindness. He can take or give a good joke. He’s not the least bit entitled or arrogant and genuinely cares about people. Tassie could search a long time to find someone like Eli, and I’m not saying that just because he’s my wife’s favorite sibling. Eli truly is a good human.”
Jace let Parker’s words sink in. If his sister had to fall in love, then he supposed it could have been much worse than with a good-hearted prince.
“Give Eli a chance. You might just find that you like him, at least a little bit,” Parker suggested.
“I’ve liked him less every day Tassie has been gone over the two weeks she initially planned to be in Briden. Are you sure she’s coming back with Poppy for the festival?”
“That’s what my wife said. Tassie and Eli are both returning with her.”
Jace couldn’t stuff down a groan before it escaped. “You mean lover boy is coming with Tassie?”
Parker smirked. “I’ll be sure to tell him you gave him that name. He’ll be thrilled.”
“You do that, and I’ll tattle to Poppy that you forgot to shut the door to the greenhouse and Ethel got into the plants. Your little story about selling a bunch of them won’t hold water if she finds out the goat ate them, and you paid for them, then took the gnawed-on flowers out to the desert for a hasty burial.”
“You wouldn’t dare.” Parker narrowed his gaze, like they were about to engage in a shoot-out on Main Street.
Jace shrugged. “I probably wouldn’t, but you never know.”
Parker cut a piece of his steak, then motioned with his knife to Deena and Bread Boy, who were sharing bites of a cheesecake.
If Jace hadn’t been half-starved, it might have turned his stomach to observe the couple.
“You can’t blame her for having a life if you’re too big of a coward to speak up. You never did answer my question, though.” Parker studied him for a moment. “How long have you had a thing for her?”
“Not long. The evening of Natalie Park’s baby shower, I got to see Deena all dressed up on her way to the shindig. It felt kind of like being struck by lightning when I realized the beautiful woman I was ogling was my little sister’s best friend, all grown up.”
A laugh rolled out of Parker. “I’m envisioning the look on your face.” He leaned back in his chair and smiled. “Oh, yeah. That was a picture-worthy moment, I’m sure.”
“Shut up, smart aleck.”
Author bio:
Whitney loves to laugh, play with her kids, bake, and eat french fries -- not always in that order.
Whitney is a multi-award-winning author of romcoms, non-fiction humor, and middle reader fiction. Basically, she writes whatever the voices in her head tell her to.
She lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest with her husband, Jimmy, where they raise children, chickens, and organic vegetables.
Gold Medal winner at the International Readers' Favorite Awards, 2017.
Silver medal winner at the International Readers' Favorite Awards, 2015, 2016.
Finalist RONE Awards, 2016.
Finalist at the IRFA 2016, 2017.
Finalist at the Book Excellence Awards, 2017
Finalist Top Shelf Indie Book Awards, 2017
A heartwarming journey of love, growth, and the bonds that tie hearts together even when life leads down unexpected paths.
Mechanic Jace Easton grapples with the sudden changes happening around him. His younger sister, Tassie, has always relied on him, but now she’s off traipsing around the globe with the prince of her dreams. As Tassie prepares to step into her future, Jace is confronted with the harsh truth that she has matured, and so has her best friend, Deena. The deepening attraction he feels for Deena—a pull that becomes increasingly difficult to ignore—leaves him further unsettled and struggling to accept his new reality.
Deena Durant may earn her living welding farm equipment, but her true passion lies in crafting metal sculptures. Alongside her artistic dreams, she clings to the hope that Jace might eventually see her as more than his sister’s friend. Until then, she conceals her feelings and does her best to encourage him as everything familiar shifts into unchartered territory.
When Jace and Deena work together to help Tassie’s dreams come true, will they discover their own path to true love?
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Whitney loves to laugh, play with her kids, bake, and eat french fries -- not always in that order.
Whitney is a multi-award-winning author of romcoms, non-fiction humor, and middle reader fiction. Basically, she writes whatever the voices in her head tell her to.
She lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest with her husband, Jimmy, where they raise children, chickens, and organic vegetables.
Gold Medal winner at the International Readers' Favorite Awards, 2017.
Silver medal winner at the International Readers' Favorite Awards, 2015, 2016.
Finalist RONE Awards, 2016.
Finalist at the IRFA 2016, 2017.
Finalist at the Book Excellence Awards, 2017
Finalist Top Shelf Indie Book Awards, 2017
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