December Love
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At last, Will Logan can sit back and wait for the grandchildren to come. If he doesn't die first.
Texas Brides, Mail-Order Style, a sweet historical western romance!
Even after successfully finding mail-order brides for his sons, Will continues to have chest pains, and his sister is talking of going back home to Ft. Worth and her husband. But if she does that, he and Florence will be alone on the ranch and Florence will also have to leave. If his heart pains don't kill him, he'll for sure die from losing the city woman he's fallen in love with, yet all he can seem to do is stick his foot in his mouth when he tries to talk to her.
Florence Foster has accomplished more than what she came to Texas for. Her goal was to help four young ladies find husbands, and she's done that and made an unexpected connection with her secret daughter as well. Her work is finished and she needs to return to Chicago, but how can she if her heart remains in Texas with Will?
This Christian romance completes the Texas Brides, Mail-Order Style series that also includes:
*Mail-Order Shotgun Wedding--Faith's story
*Corralling the Cowboy's Heart--Temperance's story
*A Bride by Christmas--Ida's story
*The Substitute Groom--Lily's story
Don't miss these clean and wholesome Christian Western romance stories of faith, hope, and love.
Mildred Colvin
Mildred Colvin is a wife, mother of three, and grandmother to three beautiful girls. She started writing when her children were young as they asked for stories. Not from a book. No! They were only satisfied when she made up stories. As the stories grew, she wrote some down and sent them off to magazines. Eight were published before her imagination turned toward love stories, which is what she enjoys reading.She has been writing Christian or clean and wholesome romance since 2001. Over the years several readers from pre-teens to older kids in their eighties and nineties have written expressing their interest in her books. She always loves to hear about one of her stories touching someone's heart. Her purpose in writing is to encourage, entertain, and bless someone else.She lives in the United States and sets her characters in the middle states from Texas to Nebraska and Iowa and reaching across Illinois to Colorado. She also has an Oregon Trail series, but the Great Plains states are her favorite setting.She is active in a very special critique group and has written and published over 60 books in both historical and contemporary themes, and plans to continue writing as long as God allows. He has been good in giving her many ideas for stories. Maybe more than she will be able to finish, but she enjoys each one.Please take a moment to visit her website at www.mildredcolvin.weebly.com, and sign up for her Romantic Reflections Newsletter to learn when new books are released. Also learn of promotions and free books through her newsletter.And take a look at her books. You might find something you don't want to put down.
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December Love - Mildred Colvin
Historical stories of Mail-Order Brides
and their Texas grooms
December Love
Jamie Adams, Mildred Colvin,
Linda Cushman, Regina Tittel
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Historical Christian Romance
December Love
Copyright ©2016 by Mildred Colvin, Jamie Adams, Linda Cushman, Regina Tittel
All Rights Reserved
Smashwords Edition
Cover photo copyright © Steve Debenport
Scripture portions are taken from the King James Version of the Bible.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or to events is entirely coincidental.
No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means without permission in writing from its author except for brief quotations in printed reviews. Thank you for respecting the author’s work.
Dedication
To our readers! Without you, we’d have no reason to write.
May God’s best be yours!
Chapter 1
Florence Foster stepped through the door of Rex and Lily’s new store, Barlow’s Tack and Trade, as a bell clanged overhead. Her daughter, Lily, turned from the bolts of fabric. Her hands stilled on a length of printed blue and white floral. Florence, I didn’t expect to see you again this week. This is the third time you’ve been to town, isn’t it?
Though the words held a hint of accusation, Florence pretended not to notice. Time would see them past their strained beginning as mother and daughter. She eyed the piece of fabric Lily had finished folding. A return?
Not exactly.
Just then the bell rang again, and Lily brushed past to attend a customer.
Florence weighed the folded material in her hands. More than likely, someone had intended to make a dress. Had Lily cut the amount in advance only to learn the hopeful buyer couldn’t come through with the money? Tsk. Tsk. Running a business was quite a leap from handling mere secretarial duties. Lily could benefit from Florence’s years of knowledge.
Once the customer left, Florence caught Lily’s attention. You’ve made lovely choices in your selection of fabrics … but do you think anyone here can afford them? I imagine the average income in Mesquite Gulch is quite lower than in Chicago.
Lily’s chin lifted. Trust me, I’ve spoken with most of the women here. Everything you see on our shelves is in response to what Rex and I have been told.
Now it was impossible to dismiss the tone in her voice. Why was she taking offense? Florence had only meant to help. If you want my advice—
I don’t!
Lily snapped. Her sharp comment was followed by a deep breath of air before she closed the distance between them. Lily took Florence’s hands in hers. I know you mean to help, but I need you to believe in me. Rex and I can do this.
The bell rang again and Will entered. He smiled broadly, Looks good. You young’uns seem to know what you’re doing.
Florence’s eyes widened at his comment. How could he think that? Didn’t he see they had overstocked in several items that would take forever to sell? Not to mention the niceties that were outside the pay range of the community.
Lily left her standing there and welcomed Will to a shelf of jarred vegetables. We’ve traded with some of the residents around town. See anything you like?
Are those hot peppers?
Lily read the label. Yes, would you like one?
Give me two.
Back in the buggy, Florence sat quiet on their return to the ranch. With her secret aired out, she was free to love Lily as the daughter she truly was … if only Lily would accept her. Why couldn’t her daughter see she was only trying to help? Somehow, she had to find a way to open Lily’s eyes to all she had to learn.
Will pulled the horses to an abrupt halt. Florence grabbed hold of his arm and the side of the carriage to keep from careening forward. What on earth?
That’s what I want to know. You haven’t said a word since town. What sort of bee has gotten under your bonnet?
She swallowed the sudden rise of emotions and stared off to the side.
You know I don’t have any patience for secrets—
Believe me, Will, I know.
An exasperated sigh tumbled out. It’s Lily. Could you not see the errors she and Rex are making in their store? I tried, gently mind you, to show her where they might consider stocking less of certain items or—
Will’s bark of laughter cut her off. And let me guess, she wants to do things her way and not listen to Mama?
Florence didn’t know how to respond. Yes, that was it, but it was hardly amusing. If she and Rex didn’t listen, they could easily lose the business they’d only just begun.
"Florence, you’ve only been her mother for a month and a half, and ever since then you’ve