More Than Ready by Anita Philmar
Blurb:
After
losing his brother, Kirk Pepperman planned a future with Richard’s wife, Sadie.
Kirk wanted to honor his brother and take care of Sadie.
She
had other ideas and married another man.
Now, Kirk
is uncertain what he should do with his life
Mary
Beth Owens knows her parents are arranging for her to marry Kirk. The problem is
he’s been stuck on the wrong woman for years.
She is
determined to find out if he can please her. If not, then she has no desire to
marry him either.
Can
these two let go of the past and move into the future?
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Theme:
friends to lovers
This
story is part of the Naked Bluff series.
Section: erotic
Genre: historical, western, erotic
Theme: friends to lovers
Word Count: 5803
Excerpt:
“Kirk,
where are you?”
Unhappy
about the interruption, Kirk Pepperman debated not answering Mary Beth Owens’
call. He’d snuck away to the barn’s upper floor to escape his parents and to
have a few moments to himself.
The
view outside the open loft door showed the sun drifting steadily toward the
horizon. A nice cross breeze blew inside and cooled the large space. For the
last couple of weeks, he’d found he enjoyed sitting up here alone, maybe
because it helped him forget.
“Kirk?”
Mary Beth’s voice rang from the ladder, leading to the stalls on the ground
floor.
Not
bothering to turn, he leaned forward and gripped his hands over his knees. The
three-legged stool, where he sat, was right in front of the center pole for the
barn. The position afforded him a backrest if he should want one.
The
floorboards squeaked, telling him Mary Beth stood behind him. He pictured her
in his head. A petite blonde, she had small breasts and appeared much younger
than him. In truth, they were around the same age.
Hoping,
if he remained quiet, she’d leave. He continued to stare out across his
family’s property. The last days of summer and the recent harvest had turned
the parched land to dust. What did this place hold for him?
He’d
never ventured outside of Naked Bluff to travel or to experience another way of
life. Depression filled him at his brother dying so far away from home. Now,
though, Kirk understood Richard’s desire to leave.
What
future could Kirk have here?
He
toyed with the idea of heading off to join the Confederate army. The latest news
from the returning soldiers was the south wasn’t faring too well against the
Northern armies. Maybe, if he had something to fight for, he’d feel alive
again.
The
familiar noise of a rope flying through the air alerted him. The lasso fell
over his head and circled his chest before it tightened, pinning his arms to
his side. “What the...”
With
a sharp tug, he fell back against the center pole and hit his head against the
solid bulk. “Mary Beth, what are you doing?”
She
yanked on the rope and walked around him, winding the cord across his chest.
“Just sit still. Let me get you tied up and then we’ll talk.”
“Why the hell do you need to tie
me up for us to talk?”
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