Small Town Romance by Annie Marcus EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Annie Marcus
- Language: English
- Genre: contemporary romance
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Olivia
(Now)
At 7 p.m. on a Friday, the Locals Only bar in Gresham, Minnesota, was
filling up with its regular barflies. Most of the patrons were fifty-something
men staring with open-mouthed captivation at the flatscreen televisions
pulling double duty as decor. The TV images rotated between colorful
sports jerseys and the muted hues of cable news commentators.
Olivia Olsen hadn’t realized getting beers at Locals Only was what Ethan
Wescott had in mind when he’d asked her on a date. Granted, he’d done it
in the middle of the plumbing aisle at Hank’s Hardware, but he was the
manager at Hank’s, and she’d been having issues with her irrigation system.
However, for the hundredth time since accepting his invitation, her gut was
telling her it was a mistake.
At thirty-one, the maturity gap between Olivia and the twenty-three-yearold man sitting across from her felt vast. By Gresham standards, it was
downright inappropriate, and the thought of some townie telling Ethan’s big
brother Aiden about their date made Olivia cringe.
Ever since Olivia left Seattle to move back to Gresham six months ago,
her best friend, Jessa, had been pushing her to “hop on the rebound train.”
But it wasn’t until Jessa told her she’d spotted Olivia’s ex-boyfriend, Sam,
on a date in Seattle that Olivia finally caved and agreed to drinks with
Ethan.
After accepting, she’d created a mantra of sorts. It’s just a drink. He’s
cute. How bad can it be?
It’s just a drink. He’s cute. How bad can it be?
How bad could it be?
Well, she hadn’t anticipated going to Locals Only, and she certainly
hadn’t expected to have her former high school physics teacher leering at
her the whole time from a nearby table. Olivia suspected she needed to get
off the Gresham rebound train as soon as possible because there weren’t
enough boxcars, and it was definitely headed in the wrong direction.
To be fair to Ethan, he was behaving like a perfect gentleman, if a little
clueless about where to bring a date. With his classic Wescott good looks–
dark brown hair, glacial blue eyes, chiseled jaw, and full lips–he probably
didn’t need to make much of an effort with other women. His looks and last
name made him a big fish in the small pond that was their hometown.
She still had a hard time imagining him taking dates here, regardless of
his catch-worthy status. But maybe he enjoyed saying hello to all of his
Hank’s Hardware customers when they walked through the door. Maybe he
thought it was good for business.
“So, is Locals Only really your scene?” Olivia asked after the waitress set
a bottle of Budweiser and a pint of Blue Moon on their table.
“No, not so much. My friends and I usually hang out at The Whiskey
Warden.”
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