Scent of cedar, p.14
Scent of Cedar, page 14
part #1 of The Friendly Beasts of Faraday Series
“Pete is a donkey?”
“He certainly is,” Miss Cooke said. She winked at him and lowered her voice as she leaned close to him. “Just don’t tell him that. He thinks he’s a dog. When he brays, it almost sounds like a bark. Almost. He’d be devastated if he realized the truth.”
Drew’s eyes widened as he stared at this woman who was nothing like he imagined. Her proximity filled his nose with a soft fragrance that made him think of roses and mistletoe. The oddity of that combination and the reason it came to mind, one he couldn’t quite name, caused him a moment of pause.
He gave Bacon one more pat on his head then backed down the front steps, noticing the donkey had disappeared from view. “I better get on my way. It was nice to meet you, Miss Cooke, as well as Bacon and Pete.”
“Please, call me Joy. And don’t be alarmed if Pete sneaks up behind you sometime. He’s harmless.” She shot him a teasing grin and picked up the mail she’d left on the table. “At least I think he is.”
Drew chuckled. “Time will tell, Joy. Enjoy the rest of your day.” Due to determination and a great deal of effort, Drew managed not to look back at her as he returned to delivering mail on the other side of the street.
Joy.
Such a perfect name for a woman who radiated joy in her smile.
How had she managed to live in this small town the past few months without running into him? The more burning question, though, was what he’d do now that he had met her.
He’d been intrigued with her before, when he’d glimpsed her at a distance. But one look in the woman’s eyes and Drew felt his world flip upside down.
That definitely couldn’t be a good thing.
Or could it?
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Books by Shanna Hatfield
FICTION
HISTORICAL
Baker City Brides
Tad’s Treasure
Crumpets and Cowpies
Thimbles and Thistles
Corsets and Cuffs
Bobbins and Boots
Lightning and Lawmen
Pendleton Petticoats
Dacey
Aundy
Caterina
Ilsa
Marnie
Lacy
Bertie
Millie
Dally
Quinn
Hearts of the War
Garden of Her Heart
Home of Her Heart
Dream of Her Heart
Hardman Holidays
The Christmas Bargain
The Christmas Token
The Christmas Calamity
The Christmas Vow
The Christmas Quandary
The Christmas Confection
CONTEMPORARY
Learnin’ The Ropes
Love at the 20-Yard Line
QR Code Killer
Rose
Saving Mistletoe
Taste of Tara
Friendly Beasts of Faraday
Scent of Cedar
Tidings of Joy
Boughs of Holly
Wings of an Angel
Grass Valley Cowboys
The Cowboy’s Christmas Plan
The Cowboy’s Spring Romance
The Cowboy’s Summer Love
The Cowboy’s Autumn Fall
The Cowboy’s New Heart
The Cowboy’s Last Goodbye
Holiday Brides
Valentine Bride
Summer Bride
Rodeo Romance
The Christmas Cowboy
Wrestlin’ Christmas
Capturing Christmas
Barreling Through Christmas
Chasing Christmas
Racing Christmas
Silverton Sweethearts
The Coffee Girl
The Christmas Crusade
Untangling Christmas
Welcome to Romance
Blown Into Romance
Sleigh Bells Ring in Romance
The Women of Tenacity
A Prelude (Short Story)
Heart of Clay
Country Boy vs. City Girl
Not His Type
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Steve the Mule
NONFICTION
Farm Girl
Fifty Dates with Captain Cavedweller
Recipes of Love
Savvy Entertaining
Savvy Autumn Entertaining
Savvy Holiday Entertaining
Savvy Spring Entertaining
Savvy Summer Entertaining
About the Author
Hopeless romantic Shanna Hatfield spent ten years as a newspaper journalist before moving into the field of marketing and public relations. Sharing the romantic stories she dreams up in her head is a perfect outlet for her love of writing, reading, and creativity. She and her husband, lovingly referred to as Captain Cavedweller, reside in the Northwest.
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