Javier (RIDE WITH ME) by Sutton Bishop EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Sutton Bishop
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Torch River …
Javier used tongs to dip the finished blade in the vat of water to quench
it, put it next to the others and nodded, pleased, as he surveyed his work.
When completed, the knives would be badass groomsmen gifts. He was
months ahead of the groom’s deadline. It was only eleven o’clock, but
fabricating was done for the day, as he had started just after the sunrise. The
August heat already rivaled the miserably uncomfortable Midwest
humidity. He turned off the propane to the forge, deposited his goggles,
apron, and gloves on a scarred wood table and headed for the outdoor
shower, anticipating the cold water sluicing over his body.
He enjoyed his work. Found it cathartic. However, hammering and
drawing out the tempered metal for hours was taxing, and his clothes were
drenched. He counted on the shower to revive him. It always did. After
picking up his lunch at the diner, he was headed to the business that he and
the siblings of his heart founded decades earlier—River Rats Brewing.
The name evolved from the disparaging term river rats they had been
called all their lives. The group decided to proudly embrace it, and when the
craft brewery became successful, the slur no longer held a sting.
River Rats was a nod to their beginnings and shared experiences as
foster kids who grew up in the Narrows alongside the wide, winding Torch
River—from which the town took its name. The same river that served to
divide the affluent and poor.
River Rats honored survival and acknowledged what had shaped them
into driven, gritty, and street-smart adults. They might not had been born of
the same blood, but they would bleed for each other.
Brewing beer had grown from a hobby in Sammi’s garage to a serious
business enterprise. After exhausting the space of two buildings, they
invested in a state-of-the-art facility that had future expansion abilities. It
was a wise move.
Business was booming. The brewery had expanded several times. A new
distributor agreement with a nationwide wholesaler had been inked late last
year and was predicted to substantially increase their market share. In
anticipation, they scaled up the facility again and hired more employees.
Of course, some residents in the affluent Cliffs area across the river had
taken notice. There was an uptick in inquiries and inspections. Having
grown up in the economically depressed area of Torch River, Javier, and his
brothers and sisters, were wise to tactics of the rich, particularly those of the
Hayes and Maitlin families. The highly profitable brewing operation was a
target for acquisition, at any cost. So was the land.
It wasn’t going to fucking happen.
Before moving the brewery into its first official building, they had hired
attorneys, incorporated, and then systematically and quietly purchased all
available land in the Narrows and put it in a trust. Some of the prominent
people dwelling in the Cliffs had to be gnashing their teeth over the
inability to acquire what was now coveted land.
What would the Cliffies do if they discovered the seed money had come
from one of their own?
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