The Grand Ruin by JC Hawke EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
- Author: JC Hawke
- Language: English
- Formats: PDF / EPUB
- Status: Available For Free Download
- Genre: Contemporary British Fiction
- Price: Free
- File Size: 1 MB
- Publish Date: April 13, 2023
Scarlet
It’s my birthday.
Today, I turn twenty-eight years old. I have the whole day planned, and
as my bare feet hit the wooden floorboards in the west wing corridor of my
family home, my eyes blaze through the window and out across the meadow.
I smile extra wide.
I’d like to think the day will go perfectly, but there’s no guarantee it will.
Like the rain that taints the air as it patters the still-warm pavements in the
heat of a British summer, this day will be unpredictable—I can feel it in my
gut.
Perhaps my optimism—or lack of it—could be down to the book I
devoured yesterday. The final moments of a happily ever after forcing me to
sacrifice more sleep than I’d normally allow. But there’s something about a
fiery woman taming the older Mafia don I can’t seem to pass up. Throw in an
arranged marriage and a little praise, and I’ll take the book with a double shot
of my favourite coffee.
Keep the change.
I bound down the staircase with a spring in my step, fastening one of the
clasps on my faded denim-wash dungarees with my smile firmly intact. The
prospect of a new day is nearly as exciting as the fact that I’ll be seeing my
brother today. It’s been months since I last saw the business tycoon that is
Mason Lowell, and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t shocked when he called to
invite me out for lunch. The man is impossible to get hold of. So, lunch, a
whole hour dedicated to me… I snapped it up. Truthfully, I’d take five
minutes of my brother’s time if he would give it to me.
“Is that the sound of my beautiful birthday girl arising?”
I smile as I land on the bottom step, my father’s voice carrying from the
sitting room. I follow it and round the doorway.
My head tilts when I see him shifting to the edge of his armchair to get
up. “Good morning, Dad.”
His neck twists, his face transforming when he spots me. He slowly
stands, working harder than fair to keep his face placid.
I meet him halfway, catching my feet with a quick gaze to right the
concern that pulls between my brows. He doesn’t want my pity.
“Happy birthday, Scarlet.”
“Thank you.” My lips twitch, and I look up at him. “How are you feeling
this morning?” I ask.
“Grand. I made you breakfast.”
“You did?” I say, surprised, as I follow him out of the room.
Anthony Lowell has always been my hero. From the day he carried me
away from my mother’s grave as a baby to the nights we’ve walked away
hand in hand. He’s the best man I’ve ever known—a true gent, attentive
father, hard worker, and retired businessman.
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