Calamity by Lilian Monroe EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Lilian Monroe
- Language: English
- Genre: Small Town Romance
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THE DAY HAD ACTUALLY STARTED out really well. When Scarlett
Westbrook opened her eyes that morning, all she knew was that one of her
best friends was getting married, the sun was shining on a beautiful autumn
day, and life was good. No, life was great. She’d awoken in her plush bed,
in a house she’d scrimped and saved to buy, feeling like finally, finally,
things were coming together. The hard patches in her life were over, and
now she could finally live. She rode that high, smiling, laughing,
celebrating, up until it was time for her to make a speech at Lucy and
Cormac’s wedding reception. That’s when things began to go wrong.
Microphone in hand, a tremulous smile on her lips, and a speech
waiting in the phone she held in front of her, Scarlett could have easily
laughed off what happened next. Wasn’t she outgoing and gregarious?
Didn’t people tell her she was the life of any party? She could brazen it out,
blush a little, and take the well-deserved laughter and ribbing with a few
self-deprecating jokes of her own.
But life had exacted its toll from Scarlett over the past few years, and on
the day of her good friend’s wedding, the laughter and good humor she
wore as armor crumbled to dust.
She stood in her friend Lucy’s parents’ backyard with the rest of the
guests. Lucy and Cormac had had a private ceremony that morning, and
now they had gathered all their family and friends at the Barlows’ place for
the reception. Casual it might have been, but the event wasn’t lacking in joy
and merriment. The backyard had been strung up with fairy lights, music
blasted from speakers, and friends and neighbors had drifted over to share
in food and drinks and laughter.
Lucy looked fabulous in her gown. It was a showstopper of beading and
tulle and elegance, and not at all what Scarlett would have envisioned for
her quiet friend. The moment she’d seen Lucy step out of the car as she
arrived at the reception, Scarlett knew Lucy had chosen well. An
understated gown wouldn’t have made Lucy glow the way this one did. A
subtle, simple dress wouldn’t have twinkled under the lights and reflected
the incandescent happiness in Lucy’s eyes. The dress was perfect in its
exuberance.
Besides, everyone deserved to dress up, especially on their wedding
day.
Scarlett had donated hundreds of flowers from her shop for the event,
arranging them all over the backyard and sunroom where guests celebrated
the union of the happy couple. Around her were peonies in pale pink, deep
fuchsia, and white; dahlias ranging from blush to the deepest red; elegant,
trumpet-shaped calla lilies; carnations with their ruffled petals and lovely
fragrance; roses and gardenias; and fronds and ferns and accompanying
greenery.
She’d raided her store for every beautiful, bright flower she could
spare, because Lucy was a friend. The best of friends. Lucy had welcomed
Scarlett with open arms, enfolding her in the group that had become almost
like a family. Lucy’s quiet industriousness had had a soothing effect on
Scarlett as she established herself in this new town.
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