Ellie Childs isn’t looking for
love. She’s looking for an AC technician for the Forest Wood Senior Center.
But, when the repairman happens to be tall, dark, and handsome, he has the
goods to make her change her mind. Unfortunately, he’s taken by a blonde Barbie.
David White moved to Cupid,
Arkansas, to be closer to the woman he loves, his grandma, and away from his
ex-fiancée. Believing his broken heart would never work again, he’s proven
wrong. Ellie’s shimmering auburn curls and compassionate nature sends his heart
thumping. His mind soars with thoughts of giving love another shot. But as luck
would have it, she’s taken, and the guy she’s seeing is a real jerk.
When David’s grandmother sees how
perfect Ellie would be for her grandson, she gathers the troops. She and her
three friends form Cupid’s Angels. Their mission, to bring David and Ellie
together. Despite their best efforts, the Angels’ plans backfire, pushing David
and Ellie farther apart and into the arms of others. Or, so they think.
Will the Angels’ good intentions
win out, or will their plots and schemes undermine what could have been the
love of a lifetime for David and Ellie?
Excerpt:
“David, you’re here,” Mary’s
voice came from the hall.
Ellie’s focus snapped to
attention. She straightened her blouse and grabbed the AC file off her desk.
With the folder gripped tight in her hands, she stood behind her office door,
her spine ruler straight, and puffed out her chest. David needed to know he
couldn’t mess with her. Her duty was to take care of the Center and she was
going to make sure he offered a fair price.
She opened her office door
ready to face the damages. Expecting another sweat covered Neanderthal in Bib
Overalls, her mouth fell slack at the sight of a handsome man at the end of the
hall. She gasped and gripped the folder tighter, blinking to make sure she was
seeing clearly. The only attractive men that ever walked into the Center had
been over the age of fifty. To see one so young, so striking, made her
light-headed.
A tight white undershirt
gripped sculpted bicep muscles and broad shoulders. His jeans hung low on his
hips and sported holes in the knees. His suntanned skin accented his bronze
hair, and an easy smile spread across his face. He carried a toolbox in his
left hand and held a bouquet of roses in his right.
Everything about him caused
her knees to go weak.
“Hey, Grandma.” He kissed
Mary’s cheek and placed the roses into her small hands. “These are for you.”
“Oh, David. You shouldn’t
have. They’re lovely. Come over here. I want you to meet someone.”
Before Ellie could get her
wits about her, the two walked toward her. She straightened her blouse again
and wished she would have taken the time to do something more with her hair, or
maybe apply a little lip-gloss. Her ginger curls were a frizzy mess, and her
blouse still had the coffee stain right on her breast.
“Ellie, I’d like you to meet
my grandson, David. David, this is Ellie. She’s the Center’s Executive Director
and a dear friend.”
“Nice to meet you.” He
extended his hand.
“You, too.” She slipped her
clammy hand in his. Rough calluses scratched her palm and his touch sent a
shiver through her.
“Gran tells me you’re having
trouble with your air. You mind showing me where the unit is?”
She saw his lips move, but
didn’t understand a word he said.
“What?” She asked dumbly.
“The AC unit. Is it outside?”
“Oh, yeah. The unit.” Ellie
wondered if her voice sounded as shaky as her knees were. He flashed her
another smile that made her want to grab his hand and go find a utility closet somewhere.
His strong build, handsome face, sparkling green eyes, and the fact that he
brought his grandma roses had her heart beating like a nineteenth century
drummer boy heading into battle. She fanned her face with the folder. Her
sweaty palms had caused the thick Manila paper to go limp.
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Erin Bevan Bio:
Erin Bevan was born and raised in
Southwest Arkansas. She spent her teenage years working for her aunt at the
local gas station flipping burgers and making milkshakes, dreaming of the day
when something better would come her way, and it did in the form of a five foot
six, one hundred and fifty pound engineer.
Fast forward ten years later, she
found herself stuck inside an apartment in South Korea while her daughter went
to preschool and her husband went to work. Alone and unable to speak the local
language she turned to books for a friend. After reading a few hundred in such
a short time, she decided to try her hand at writing one.
That first one sucked, but by the
fifth and sixth book, Erin started to get the hang of this writing thing.
Getting the first contract in the mail was a dream come true. Now, with three
babies at home, she squeezes in stories one word at a time, one sentence at a
time, one day at a time.
She’s a full time mom, a full time
wife, with a little writer sprinkled in whenever she can get the chance. And
the laundry? Well, it’s best not to open the washroom door!
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