Tangerine Morning: Jezzica's Story (Serenity Cove Series) (30 page)

“So why withhold the truth?” A mixture of anger and sadness filled her eyes. “If you don’t mind, I want to get out of here.” She reached down to the bag sitting on the floor and winced with a sharp intake of breath.

I helped her lock up the shop. My earlier conversation with Maggie still lingered. If a meeting could be arranged with Sam’s grandparents—they’d fall in love with her. How could they not? Those eyes and that smile—
man
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As I drove, Sam peered from one side of Main Street to the other. “This town—it seems fictional. If I could custom design a town, I’d copy Serenity Cove.” She looked at me as though waiting for a reply.

“Not much designing went on.” I looked around at the shops and chuckled.

She ran her fingers through her hair, pulling it over one shoulder.

“You’re right. Mismatched homes turned into shops—I think the city planners followed a crazy-quilt pattern and created a town. But it certainly has a unique charm.” Sam lowered her window and Goldie climbed from the back and laid her head on the edge of the opened space, allowing the wind to ruffle her fur.

When had the town become so vibrant? I glanced at Sam—my heart pounded with a desire to know this beautiful creature better.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. Rita Garcia is an inspirational novelist—her imagination was creating stories when she was still too young to put pen to paper. Romance is a big part of her novels. Hope is an even larger element of the stories. Rita and her husband reside in Southern
California.

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