Saturday Snippet: "I don't need a chaperone"

 

For those who love "Christmas in July" books, 

 

today's snippet is taken from

Vinegar Pie by Varinia

Old Timey Holiday Kitchen series

 

           A burst of male laughter filled the air.

          Along with the rest of her family, Varinia snapped her attention to the rear of the room where a circle of five men stood conversing. What was more, she recognized that Betsy’s gaze had honed in on one particular man in the group—Arnie Dickens.

          “Fine. If you don’t want me to socialize with friends from school, then I’ll visit with a few other people, instead. Ma, I’ll come with you in a few minutes, I promise.” Turning to face her mother, Betsy assumed her most winsome, charming smile.

          Varinia knew that smile. Her sister regularly used it to get her way. It had gotten Betsy out of trouble more than once. “With whom do you plan to speak?” Varinia again grabbed her sister’s arm. “If it is one or more of the men in the back of the building, who will go with you as your chaperone? I don’t have time.”

          “All I want to do is greet the Dickens men, the widower and his son.” Smirking, Betsy lifted one shoulder as she turned her gaze toward Varinia. She narrowed her eyes. “We’re in a room full of people. I don’t need a chaperone.”

          “That’s not what you’ve told me on the days after church when everyone stayed to visit. You always insisted I needed a chaperone whenever Mr. Dickens approached to greet me.” Even as Varinia kept her focus on Betsy, in her peripheral vision, she watched her mother’s gaze shift between her and Betsy.

 Vinegar Pie by Varinia is included as an ebook in a "Christmas in July" joint author promotion. I'll share the details below. To find the book description and all purchase options, 

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Sweet Historical Christmas in July Romances

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My next scheduled romance, Wyatt's New Bride, is currently on pre-order and scheduled for release on 9/26/24. To find the book description and pre-order link, 

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Lucy, Book 46 in the Prairie Roses Collection, is now available for sale as an ebook and at no additional cost with a Kindle Unlimited subscription. It is also available for sale as a paperback.

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  Florence's Good Deed, Book 6 in the Rejected Mail-Order Brides series, is now for sale as an ebook and at no additional cost with a Kindle Unlimited subscription. It is also available for sale as a paperback.

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  Jocelyn's Wedding Dilemma, the second book in the series, The Matchmaker and the Mother-in-Law, is now available as an ebook,  is now for sale as an ebook and at no additional cost with a Kindle Unlimited subscription. It is also available for sale as a paperback.

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The entire series,

Mountain Men and Mail-Order Brides,

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The following series started in February and will continue through September:

The Matchmaker and the Mother-in-Law

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My book in the Confederate Widows, Spinsters, and Proxy Brides series is not scheduled for release until 11/27/24. Here are the "Christmas in July" books, several already available, with the rest on pre-order.

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