Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Paroled on Love
    Paroled on Love
    Paroled on Love
    Ebook71 pages59 minutes

    Paroled on Love

    By Rita Hestand

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    This is a Young Adult novella. Leah Malone was sentenced to 12 weeks on the Douglas Farms for being an accessory to stealing a car. She knew nothing about farms or animals. However, she had no choice, she'd learn. After being kicked out of her families life, she had no where to go.

    Every day she worked side by side with Jeremiah Douglas, the youngest son on the Douglas farm. He was twenty years old and he knew all about farm work. Still, he was patient with Leah and her lack of knowledge. She had to gather eggs, slop hogs, milk a cow, and muck out the stalls in the barn. None of which she knew a thing about Jeremiah taught her though and she was a fast learner.

    She had bargained on falling for Jeremiah, but he had such a sweet nature about him that she couldn't resist him. Then Leroy broke out of jail and came to get her. It seems she'd been living in his apartment and not paying rent, and he came to collect. First he'd take her, then he'd ransom her off to her folks. Could Leah ever get a break?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRita Hestand
    Release dateOct 19, 2016
    ISBN9781370005987
    Paroled on Love
    Author

    Rita Hestand

    Hi friendsI'd like to ask a favor, not just for me but for all writers. PLease when we offer a free book, it would be wonderful if you'd take the time to rate the book. This doesn't take much time out of your day and authors really apreciate your time to do this. I know not everyone wants to sit down and write a review, but rating the book will help as well. And a big thanks to all who do this. You never know how much an author appreciates you taking the time to do this.I finally finished The Car Stalker. Hope you'll check it out. This is the second book in the stalker series. Like I said mystery is much different from romance all though there are elements in romance in my stalker books too. Today I finished an another book in my series of Vets coming home, Better Every Day. This book takes the angle of when family interrupts your plans. When a one-night stand is much more. I love this story as it hits home. So two new books out now and more coming.I'm taking the time to write while confined at home. But lack of seeing people outside, and living alone all the time is not new to me. I've got lots of stories to tell so be on the lookout for my newest releases. You might check out my Searchin g for You Indian romance on Amazon too.There are several new free books for you enjoyment, since your stuck at home. Home you enjoy them.As for a bio, suffice it to say, I'm a Texan tried and true. I have grown children and grandchildren and already some great-grandchildren. I've done multi jobs in my lifetime giving me a variety of experiences to write and talk about. I've done many different kinds of work from Texas Instruments, to City of Garland, to working for the Wylie Independent School District. I've worked for a hat factory, filing insurance claims, secretarial work, to waitress work. My writing reflects my varied background. Another note I've had a in home day care for twenty years too. So when I write about something I have a general knowledge of it too, which is a real bonus for me. Just like my public work, my writing varies too from contemporary to historical, I write romance, thrillers, children's. A lot of people might say gee, that's a lot of different jobs, and it is, but, I've learned from them all, and I use that experience in my writing.I want to thank all the readers over a length of time that have tried some of my books. I hope I've enlightened and entertained you. I hope I've shared some love in this world. Sharing love can't be bad, it's God given.God bless.Other places to see my bookshttps://www.fantasticfiction.com/h/rita-hestand/https://itunes.apple.com/us/author/rita-hestand/id365799219?mt=11www.scriptsforschools.com/rita-hestandhttps://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/search?query=rita%20hestand&fcsearchfield=author

    Read more from Rita Hestand

    Related to Paroled on Love

    Related ebooks

    Romance For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Justanother Day

      May 31, 2022

      Justanother Day
      6 min read

    • Article

      Giving It All to God

      Oct 1, 2021

      Giving It All to God
      6 min read

    • Article

      Chuckles

      Nov 19, 2021

      Fancy yourself a joker? Email original jokes to chuckles@you.co.za or send them to Chuckles, YOU, PO Box 7167, Roggebaai 8012, and we may publish them on this page. A woman realises her elderly mother is no longer able to take care of herself so she

      4 min read

    • Article

      A Class ACT

      Dec 29, 2020

      A Class ACT
      6 min read

    • Article

      Happy Families

      Aug 5, 2021

      Happy Families
      7 min read

    • Article

      Heave’s Whisky

      Feb 27, 2024

      Heave’s Whisky
      7 min read

    • Article

      After “The End”

      Oct 10, 2022

      I walked down the road with a hunched back and a wet cigarette in my mouth—the fire had died a while back. My hands were tucked into the pockets of my jacket, and my hair fell over my face, limiting my sight. But I wasn’t really seeing where I was go

      10 min read

    • Article

      How Dementia Saved Mum & Me

      Mar 31, 2021

      How Dementia Saved Mum & Me
      5 min read

    • Article

      Daughter’s DILEMMA

      Dec 29, 2021

      Daughter’s DILEMMA
      3 min read

    • Article

      The Book

      Oct 30, 2019

      The Book
      20 min read

    • Article

      Class ACT

      Mar 18, 2020

      Class ACT
      6 min read

    • Article

      Six Stories

      Sep 8, 2020

      I’m on the train, traveling alone, with two seats to myself. I have to use the restroom. Without thinking about it carefully, I ask a couple across the aisle if they would please watch my things for me for a moment. Then I take a closer look at them

      8 min read

    • Article

      Love Rules for Island Boys

      Jan 18, 2022

      Love Rules for Island Boys
      4 min read

    • Article

      Daisy’s Day In The Sun

      Jul 12, 2022

      Daisy’s Day In The Sun
      8 min read

    • Article

      Class Act

      Oct 27, 2020

      Class Act
      6 min read

    • Article

      Just a Kiss

      Jun 4, 2020

      Just a Kiss
      6 min read

    • Article

      The Alpaca EXPERIENCE

      May 25, 2021

      The Alpaca EXPERIENCE
      6 min read

    • Article

      Let Me Do It

      Jun 1, 2023

      Let Me Do It
      6 min read

    • Article

      Counter Waves

      Oct 23, 2020

      Counter Waves
      8 min read

    • Article

      Never Too Late FOR LOVE

      May 6, 2020

      Never Too Late FOR LOVE
      6 min read

    • Article

      Proverbs Of A Faceless Time

      Dec 1, 2023

      Proverbs Of A Faceless Time
      9 min read

    • Article

      Clean SWEEP

      Aug 31, 2022

      Clean SWEEP
      9 min read

    • Article

      ‘Nothing Fazes Me Now’

      Jun 3, 2021

      ‘Nothing Fazes Me Now’
      2 min read

    • Article

      Robin Abcarian: Parenting A Child Again Is A Challenge, A Joy And A Lesson About Who Comes First

      May 2, 2019

      It's not very often that you get a chance to relive something as profound as parenting a young child, but quite out of the blue four months ago, a little girl I love came to live with me. She is a close relative, and the circumstances that brought he

      4 min read

    • Article

      The Family Plot

      May 7, 2020

      The Family Plot
      10 min read

    • Article

      Keeping A Low Profile

      Jun 30, 2020

      Keeping A Low Profile
      6 min read

    • Article

      Lies I Tell My Father

      Feb 10, 2024

      “How’s your job at the newspaper?” my father asks me. He is sitting on a couch, a plush throw blanket spread across his legs. “The newspaper’s fine,” I lie. I lie because it is simple. I lie because it is quick. I lie because it is easier than trying

      10 min read

    • Article

      Down memory LANE

      May 24, 2023

      Do you remember when that policeman came into the pub, and got mistaken for a male stripper?’ said Stella, smiling. I pulled a face to give the impression that I was concentrating hard to recall the occasion, but nothing about policemen or strippers

      3 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Paroled on Love

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Paroled on Love - Rita Hestand

      Paroled on Love

      Rita Hestand

      Paroled on Love

      Rita Hestand

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright© 2016 by Rita Hestand

      All Rights Reserved

      ISBN # 9781370005987

      Cover art by Swoon Worthy Book Covers

      License Note

      This book, Paroled on Love is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. It may not be copied or reproduced in any manner without express written permission of the author. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy or copies. If you did not purchase this book or it was not purchased for your use, please go to Smashwords.com to purchase your personal copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Paroled on Love is a work of fiction. Though some of the cities and towns actually exist they are used in a fictitious manner for purposes of this work. All characters are works of fiction and any names or characteristics similar to any person past, present or future are coincidental.

      Table of Contents

      Chapter One

      Chapter Two

      Chapter Three

      Chapter Four

      Chapter Five

      Chapter Six

      Chapter Seven

      Chapter Eight

      About the Author

      Rita's Other Books

      ~Dedication~

      Lots of kids get into trouble these days, sometimes quite innocently. Sometimes not so innocently. But a lot of them don't realize that they can make a choice as to which direction they want to go from there. It's making that choice in life that determines the rest of their lives. I hope some of you read this and take heart. All is not lost. You can still make a good life for yourself, but you have to want that good life first. Good luck

      God Bless

      Rita Hestand

      Chapter One

      They aren't here! They couldn't even make it to my trial.

      Leah Malone, you are hereby sentenced to twelve weeks on the Douglas farm. You will work for Mr. Douglas for eight hours a day, and report to him once a week on your progress. If you have not done your work or caused any problems, you will go back in to juvenile for not less than three years. At which time if there are any more outstanding arrests you will be tried in an adult court and sentenced to prison time. Is that understood?

      Yes sir, She glanced around for her parents. They weren't there. She should have known, they wouldn't be. They sent Mr. McFarland to see to her. It figured. Little good he would do.

      Ms. Malone, this is a relatively new program we are trying out in this court and we hope that this experience will give you pause for thought and perhaps put you on the right track. Do you understand?

      Yes sir. She replied.

      McFarland sat there staring a hole through her, not even cracking one of his 'I told you so' smiles. Nothing to encourage and everything to discourage her. Why did she let it get to her? All her life her parents had been too busy for her, nothing was going to change if it hadn't in seventeen years. But she couldn't bury the hurt completely.

      She also had to acknowledge, begrudgingly that they were sending her to some stupid farm to work. How lame was that. A farm. She knew zilch about farms. How was she supposed to work on one?

      She wondered who Mr. Douglas was. Would he look and act like a warden?

      She smacked her gum and the judge made a face at her. Bailiff escort Miss Malone to Mr. Douglas' care.

      Yes sir.

      The Bailiff motioned for her to follow him.

      McFarland caught up to them. I'll report this to your parents. It really is a shame. They aren't going to like this, Leah. You sure should have known better. What an embarrassment for them.

      Nice to see you too! Leah spouted. She blew a bubble and popped it nearly in his face. He moved backwards and frowned. The Bailiff turned to introduce her to Mr. Douglas.

      Unlike what she expected, Mr. Douglas was a very pleasant looking man in his early fifties. He had brown hair and warm brown eyes that actually twinkled when he smiled. He was the first person that had smiled at her since she'd been arrested.

      Hello Leah, I hope we can be good friends. Mr. Douglas was saying.

      Aside from sounding like a character off the television, he was nice, and Leah hadn't had much nice lately. At least he greeted her.

      I don't know anything about farms. She told him right off.

      That's alright, no one does when they first arrive, but by the time they leave, they have had a small education in farm life. And it's not all bad Leah.

      She tried not to react, after all this dude was friendlier than anyone she'd been around in a long

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1