Saturday Snippet: She Studied the Man Once More

 The following snippet is taken from

Mail Order Lorena

Book 17 in the series,

Widows, Brides & Secret Babies

         Fancy flicked an eyebrow upward and offered a knowing smile. “Well?”

          Lorena studied the man once more.

          Just then, the man Fancy called Mr. Cantrell lifted his gaze until it connected with Lorena’s.

          Lorena’s breath caught. She felt a connection, the kind that had not stirred her since she first met Edward. Heat flooded her face, and the hand holding her teacup began to tremble. She feared she might end up with more of the beverage in her saucer than the cup. No, this cannot be right. He is not Edward.

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Saturday Snippet: Which Problem? I Have So Many

 

The following snippet is taken from

Mail Order Lorena

Book 17 in the series,

Widows, Brides & Secret Babies

          Lorena looked up and blinked. “My problem?” Which one? I have so many.

          “You know, sugar, the one with your mail. You said Clyde gave you two letters he’s been holding, but you’re pretty sure you should have received more mail, right?”

          “Yes. I’m almost positive.” Surely, I would have heard from at least one of the men I wrote to. Even if they did not think me a suitable match as a wife, I would think they would have had the courtesy to write back and say they made other arrangements.

          “There’s a man out there. He doesn’t come in very often, but he’s been here a few times. He used to come Friday nights, but the last two times he’s come on Sundays. Sits at the bar and nurses a whiskey or two, and then he leaves. We’ve all tried to get him upstairs, but he doesn’t want any part of us.”

          Lorena blinked and shook her head. Could Fancy be talking about the mystery man with the deep Southern accent? He caught her attention one late afternoon when, while she delivered clean glasses to Al, he asked for a drink. She recalled feeling her breath catch when she glanced at him. He struck her as being so ruggedly handsome, it had taken all her willpower not to openly stare. “It sounds like he can’t be bothered with anyone but himself. Why do you think he would help me?” Afraid her face might betray her interest, she dipped her head as she sipped tea from her cup.

          Fancy broke into a knowing smile. “I’ve seen him watching you, sugar. I know you avoid looking at the customers, but that doesn’t stop a few of them following your every move when you go up front. He’s one of them who shrugs us off but keeps his eyes glued on you whenever you walk by.”

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Saturday Snippet: Independence Day 1881

The following excerpts come from my three books that have been compiled into the boxset titled 

Independence Day 1881

Zina Abbott's Sweethearts of Jubilee Springs

From Aaron’s Annulment Bride:

            Andrea set her glass of water down and took a bite of cake. She didn’t have much experience with all this social interaction and she didn’t find it overly comfortable. She had almost wished Lizett would just pick the man who should be her husband, or pull names out of a hat. It would have been so much easier than all the activities planned for the Independence Day holiday weekend.

            Then again, if Lizett had done that, maybe she would not have had a chance to meet Aaron on more of a personal level. As much as she had been drawn to his quiet, unassuming manner before the parlor game, she felt even better about him now, especially after guessing correctly his favorite activity and finding out he had family in town.

From Cat’s Meow:

            “He said this is the community park where we will have the picnic after church on Sunday, and where we will hold the Independence Day picnic and celebration including fireworks on Monday. Then he made some rude remark about how some of us might not be here because we would be off with our new husbands setting off fireworks of our own. Then Lizett reminded him we have a month before we are expected to—you know.”

            Catherine looked at Andrea, not sure how to reply. Once they were married, would she want to ask Harold to wait a month? Her body nearly hummed each time she thought of him now, and she hadn’t even met him in person yet. Not sure she wanted to wait a full month to become intimate with Harold, Catherine smiled weakly. “Yes, it is.”

From Bargain Bessie:

            “Fireworks? Since when did Jubilee Springs start having fireworks?”

            “Since they started expanding the town. The Bainbridge brothers that own the mine, I hear they put on quite a production the whole weekend, although it was mostly for some of their own men. Still, the Independence Day celebration was worth going to. You should of come, Boss. It would have done you good to get away from the ranch for a bit.

            Zeb shook his head and groused. “Someone had to stay here and take care of things while all you yahoos went off playing.” Zeb stared hard at his foreman. “What else happened you’d like to tell me about?”

            Eddie Joe stuck his thumbs in his pockets and rocked back on his boot heels. He licked his lips. 

             Zeb’s eyes narrowed at the sight. Yep. Ol’ Rusty, boy, hadn’t been talking through his hat, at least not completely.

            “You ever thought about getting married, Boss?”

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I wish all my United States readers a Happy Fourth of July!