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    A Gift of Trust
    A Gift of Trust
    A Gift of Trust
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    A Gift of Trust

    By Emily Mims

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    Caught in an innocent but extremely compromising position, Lisa Simmons lost the handsome Deputy Rory Keller, but this Christmas is going to see both Rory and Lisa get what they want--and need.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBoroughs Publishing Group
    Release dateOct 3, 2014
    ISBN9781941260494
    A Gift of Trust
    Author

    Emily Mims

    The author of over thirty romance novels, Emily Mims combined her writing career with a career in public education until leaving the classroom to write full time. The mother of two sons, she and her husband split their time between central Texas, eastern Tennessee, and Georgia visiting their kids and grandchildren. For relaxation Emily plays the piano, organ, dulcimer, and ukulele for two different performing groups, and even sings a little. She says, “I love to write romances because I believe in them. Romance happened to me and it can happen to any woman—if she’ll just let it.”

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      A Gift of Trust - Emily Mims

      A GIFT OF TRUST

      Emily Mims

      www.BOROUGHSPUBLISHINGGROUP.com

      PUBLISHER’S NOTE: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, business establishments or persons, living or dead, is coincidental. Boroughs Publishing Group does not have any control over and does not assume responsibility for author or third-party websites, blogs or critiques or their content.

      A GIFT OF TRUST

      Copyright © 2014 Emily Wright Mims

      Smashwords Edition

      All rights reserved. Unless specifically noted, no part of this publication may be reproduced, scanned, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of Boroughs Publishing Group. The scanning, uploading and distribution of this book via the Internet or by any other means without the permission of Boroughs Publishing Group is illegal and punishable by law. Participation in the piracy of copyrighted materials violates the author’s rights.

      ISBN 978-1-941260-49-4

      To the Spirit of Christmas

      Contents

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      About the Author

      A GIFT OF TRUST

      Chapter One

      Christmas was definitely in the air in Verde, Texas. Christmas lights adorned the windows of the shops and offices facing the old stone courthouse and winked on and off upon a towering old pine tree that guarded the front door of the stately red brick courthouse. Christmas trees could be spotted in the windows of most of the shops and offices facing the town square, and everything from stuffed Santas to small manger scenes accompanied the trees. On a makeshift stage in the courthouse parking lot, the various community churches took turns providing choirs, carolers, and manger scenes, and out in front of the hardware store, Santa, sounding suspiciously like Betty Cleburne’s husband Joe-Bob held court for the little ones. Later in the evening, as soon as the sun went down, the high school band would lead a Christmas parade through the streets of the cheerful little town. All in all, Verde was geared up and decked out to deliver the Hill Country Christmas that dreams were made of.

      Lisa Simmons wished it would all just go away.

      Lisa whisked to the pass-through window joining the kitchen and the dining room of Gus’s Hill Country Café and peered at the plates waiting on the ledge. Gus, this is only half of the Briscoes’ order. Where’s Ryan’s burger?

      I’m plating it now, Gus said as he quickly assembled a child-sized burger and added it to the chicken-fried steak plates on the ledge. Tell the newlyweds ‘hi’ for me, willya?

      Sure thing, Lisa said as she deftly loaded a tray and maneuvered through the crowded café to where Jack, Caroline, and Ryan Briscoe were seated. She smiled at the happy-looking couple and their precious little boy as she served them their meals. So, Ryan, what is Santa bringing you this year?

      A bull and a puppy, Ryan said happily. Daddy said a puppy and mommy said bull.

      Jack Briscoe snickered and Caroline turned a little red. Said more than that, didn’t you, Caroline? he teased as Lisa laughed out loud.

      Never mind, Caroline said as she too started to laugh. Santa will be taking good care of Ryan. Say, I heard Santa took good care of you, too, Lisa. She glanced around the room and at the We aim to please button Lisa sported on her sweater. Congratulations.

      Thanks, Lisa said. "We signed the papers last week. I’ve always wanted

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