SWEET TEMPTATION (SWEETBRIAR ROMANCE #1) BY DANIKA ROSE LYNN – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Danika Rose Lynn
- Language: English
- Genre: Contemporary romance
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Ellery
PRESENT DAY
HOMECOMINGS are always bittersweet.
When I catch my first glimpse of Sweetbriar, a familiar ache of loss in
my chest dampens the joy of being back home. Eleven years have passed
since the car crash that stole my parents, leaving me in the care of my older
brother, Simon. Time has dulled the pain but it will never go away.
Only happy thoughts, Ellery.
My grip tightens on the wheel. Slowly I make my way through the
small town. Sweetbriar is one of those places where everybody knows
everybody and no secret stays secret for long.
But, it is that same sense of community that saved us.
After the funeral, practically the whole town adopted Simon and me.
They helped Simon while he navigated his sudden role as my guardian.
They also made sure we had everything we could need.
While I drive down the bustling streets of the historic downtown, that
deep sense of nostalgia grows stronger with every familiar place I pass.
Quite a few unfamiliar places, too. One or two new boutiques. A new
restaurant. That swanky salon on the corner is owned by my friend Luz.
Soon, I come across a stately Victorian mansion on the corner between
Main Street and Weatherly Avenue: the McAllister Estate. The building is
long-vacant but full of character and old-world charm. The building has
three floors and eighteen rooms and sits on a spacious acre of land. At least
that’s what the realtor told me. Not that I needed much of a sell. I
remembered this place well and fell in love with it at a young age.
And I have plans for the old house.
A heady sense of anticipation thrums through my veins. Excitement at
the possibilities. I have been dreaming of building a community art center
here for so long and, finally, I have the chance to give back to the town that
gave me so much. I cannot wait to start.
Eventually, the storefronts and townhouses shift into single-family
dwellings and cozy neighborhoods. I keep driving until they grow farther
apart. The road grows isolated, surrounded by thick trees and lush foliage.
Then I come across the hand-painted wooden sign that welcomes visitors to
the Briar Patch, the small farm that has been in our family for generations.
Just past the entrance is a co-op store and gift shop, housed in what was
once an old barn. There are several cars parked out front. Seeing that warms
a bit of the melancholy chill out of my bones.
I was worried for a long time that the farm would fall apart without
Mom and Dad to keep it going. Simon loves our home as much as I do, but
neither of us had much of a desire to run the place. We all thought we had
years to figure things out.
Once again, our neighbors stepped up in a big way. Several business
owners in town came up with the idea to expand the idea of the store and
turn the entire farm into a co-op. With their help, the Briar Patch not only
survived, it flourished. And it left Simon and myself free to make our own
paths in life.
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