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ALMOST A BRIDE
by Sarah Mayberry
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Tara Buck has always been the good sister,
level-headed by comparison to Scarlett, her flaky, impulsive twin. But when
Tara learns her fiancé has been cheating on her with one of his school students,
the orderly world she’s created for herself suddenly feels as if it’s falling
apart. For years she chose the safe option, but from now on she’s going to live
a little, stretch her wings…be a little daring. And if that means acting on the
long-suppressed feelings she’s always had for Reid Dalton, then so be it!
Reid
has wanted Tara from the moment he met her, but she’s always been out of
bounds. Not only is she his patrol partner at the Bozeman PD, she’s also
engaged. But then her relationship blows up, and Reid finds himself battling
his own instinct to stake his claim with the finest, hottest woman he’s ever
known.
Even
if anything did happen between them, it would only ever be temporary - Reid’s a
born wanderer, while Tara’s roots run deep in Marietta. So even if things are
good between them, it seems their romance is destined to be short and sweet...
Tara’s
twin sister, Scarlett, also has a Spring Brides story: look out for Second
Chance Bride by Trish Morey. Details from montanabornbooks.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Reid Dalton pumped gas into his GMC
pickup, one ear tuned to the conversation going on between his friends inside
the truck. Grant was giving Brett a hard time for missing an easy layup during
the basketball game they’d just finished, and Brett was serving it straight
back at him with both barrels.
Reid grinned to himself, feeling
pleasantly tired after an hour of charging up and down the court, trouncing the
Bozeman Fire Department team. The informal competition between the police
department and the firefighters had become a regular thing over the past few
months. Reid wasn’t sure which part of their weekly matchups he enjoyed the
most—the rapid-fire pace of the game itself, or the inevitable shit giving and
taking that occurred afterward.
“You want to know my opinion?” he
asked as the pump clicked off, signaling the tank was full.
“Not particularly,” Brett said,
which earned him a guffaw from Grant.
“You both need to lift your games.
Drink less beer, run a few more miles,” Reid said.
Grant made a rude noise, while Brett gave him
a one-fingered salute. Reid was still laughing as he headed into the gas
station to pay the cashier.
Then he saw the couple exiting the
motel next door to the Gas-And-Go Mart and his step faltered.
The girl he didn’t recognize, but
she was young and blonde and clinging to her man as though her very life
depended on it. Reid watched as Simon Garfield said something before kissing her
in a way that left no doubt whatsoever as to the nature of their relationship.
Damn.
Just... damn.
Tara would be devastated.
For a moment he was frozen as he
absorbed all the implications of what he’d just witnessed. Tara had been
planning the wedding for the past few months and as her patrol partner, there
was precious little Reid wasn’t privy to. Like the fact that Tara and Simon
planned on having the reception at Le Petit Chateau in Bozeman, and that Tara
was limiting her attendants to just her twin, Scarlett, and that today she had
an appointment at Marietta’s one and only bridal salon to pick out her wedding
dress...
Belatedly he glanced back at the
car, hoping the other guys hadn’t seen, but they were both frowning, staring
out the windshield at the sordid little drama unfolding in the parking lot next
door. There wasn’t a doubt in Reid’s mind that they recognized Tara’s fiancé.
They’d all attended the engagement party Tara and Simon held back in February.
Reid mouthed a four-letter
word.
What a nightmare.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sarah Mayberry is the
award-winning, best selling author of more than 30 novels. She was born in
Melbourne, Australia, and is the middle of three children. Sarah picked up a
love of romance novels from both her grandmothers and has always wanted to be a
writer. In line with this ambition, she completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in
Professional Writing and Literature. It took her ten years and multiple
attempts before her first book was accepted. During that time, Sarah worked in
magazine publishing and the television industry, contributing to the
internationally known Australian serial drama “Neighbours” and co-creating teen
drama series “Karaoke High”. Sarah currently splits her time between writing
for television and writing novels.
She lives in Melbourne by
the bay with her husband and a small, furry Cavoodle called Max. When she isn’t
writing, she loves reading, cooking, going to the movies and buying shoes.
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