Brady’s Hope: The Rockies (COTTON CREEK #24) by Ciana Stone EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Ciana Stone
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- Genre: contemporary romance
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“So tell us about this contest,” Cody said as she delivered the tray of
meals to the table where Hope Evans sat with Cody’s sister, Hannah, and
their mother, Stella Sweet. Hope’s mother, Audrey, and Stella’s husband,
Billy, followed Cody from the kitchen, each carrying pitchers of sweet tea.
“Did you say it was in Wyoming?”
“Yes.” Hope lifted the platter Cody offered to take a long,
appreciative smell. “Nothing else ever smells this good. Thanks.”
“So spill the beans,” Cody remarked as she passed out plates. “I
want all the details.”
Hope smiled at Cody. They’d been friends all their lives, as well as
cousins. Their mother, Stella, and her mother, Audrey, were half-sisters.
There wasn’t a time in her life that didn’t contain memories of the
Sweet family. They’d always been part of her life, just like they’d always
looked out for her and her mother.
They were the people who stood beside her when she became
pregnant out of wedlock and refused to give the baby up for adoption. The
child’s father skipped town without a word, and she’d not seen or heard
from him since.
She hoped she never did. Her son didn’t know anything about his
father, never asked, and didn’t seem interested. If he ever did ask, she’d tell
him.
That’s one of the biggest lessons she learned from her mother. Never
let the sun set on a lie. If you let it sleep with you, it might seduce you, and
then you’ve taken the first step on the wrong path.
Hope pushed aside those thoughts and the unpleasant feeling they
provoked. She didn’t want to think about the mistakes of her past. Today
was a red-letter day in her son’s life, and if everyone at the table agreed,
they would celebrate his achievement this weekend.
His victory.
Tears welled up in her eyes, and she blinked at them. Her mother’s
hand on her arm delivered a warm energy that soothed and calmed. Hope
leaned over and put her head on Audrey’s shoulder. “I love you.”
“How could you not?” Audrey quipped in a terrible British accent,
earning a chuckle from people at the table.
“So, how did it happen?” Cody asked.
Hope felt a sense of excitement reappear. “Okay, Cody, here’s what
happened…”
She fell into the memory as she spoke, seeing it play out again.
She was running late. Only a couple of minutes, but late,
nonetheless. She fretted that she’d find her child standing in the pickup line
alone, looking forgotten, as she turned into the pickup lane in front of the
school.
It wasn’t hard to spot him. He was the only boy jumping up and
down, waving his arms. The sight made Hope grin. He was excited about
something.
She stopped and leaned over to open the door for him. “Hey bud,
what has you so energetic?” she asked as he leaned in through the window
to look at her.
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