How was she going to make a quick fifty grand now? Nobody in town would let her do any painting and decorating with a cast on her leg.
‘Gem, it’s me!’
Gem shifted the curtain to peek out the window. Knowing Josh was on his way, she’d hobbled to the bedroom to put some lipstick on then hobbled back, expecting him to knock on the toy shop door. Not that she was going to let him in, but lips without lipstick were like donuts without sugar. At least, that’s the excuse she was running with.
‘I’m going to bed,’ she called. ‘See you tomorrow.’
‘It’s only nine o’clock.’
‘I’m tired.’
‘Come on. Let me in. I need to apologise.’
‘You can do that tomorrow.’
‘I want to do it now!’
‘Let him in before he wakes up the kids in the next town!’ someone called from across the street.
Gem winced. She pulled the curtain aside and lifted the old sash window. Cold night air frosted her skin. Josh stood beneath a street lamp, looking too fine for words in his black bomber jacket, jeans and hiking boots and a grin as wide as the Maclaughlin River. He pulled something from his behind his back—an ice bucket, gleaming like a silver saviour in the dusk. ‘I’ve got sav blanc,’ he said, smiling.
‘Come up through the back door.’ She slammed the sash closed, then breathed deeply. She could resist Josh—possibly—but not sauvignon blanc. Not when she was this miserable.
Stunningly brilliant characters that entertained this reader immensely and left me completely swooning. ~ Talking Books Blog The House at the End of the Street
Enjoyed this relaxing, heart warming romance book! ~ Amazon.com The Turnaround Treasure Shop
Jennie Jones creates characters that become family … real life in a rural community. ~ Amazon.com The House at the Bottom of the Hill
Lots of fireworks, witty dialogue from the start and community spirit that soars… ~ Amazon.com 12 Days at Silver Bells House
I could relate to the feelings of the main character - I thoroughly enjoyed it ~ Amazon.com The House on Burra Burra Lane
Born in Wales and now living in Australia, Jennie Jones loved everything with a romantic element from an early age. That’s why she became an actor before she started writing. She toured the UK in all the grand old theatres, becoming someone else for two hours, eight performances a week, loving every second.
Now, Jennie loves writing rich, warm-hearted and refreshing stories of adventures of the heart. She’s a self-confessed would-be small town country girl and longs for the day when she and her family can set up home in a cute country cottage in the middle of a huge field. Until then, Jennie is enjoying life a five minute walk from the beach. She can hear the ocean as she types her stories.
She says writing keeps her artistic nature dancing and her imagination bubbling, and like acting, she can’t envisage a day when it will ever get boring.
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