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Rocky Mountain Wedding
Heart of the Rockies #3.5
Sara Richardson
Releasing April 12th, 2016
Forever//Grand Central
Sara Richardson brings us the conclusion to her Heart of the Rockies series in this stunning, heartwarming novella.
SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW-AND SOMETHING SHE NEVER EXPECTED
If anyone had told Ruby James she'd be marrying the man of her dreams after starting over at the Walker Mountain Ranch, she'd have keeled over laughing, if not crying. Yet here she is: ready to walk down the aisle with her soul mate, Sawyer Hawkins-and make the adoption of their sweet foster daughter, Brooklyn, official. But just days before the event that will make their family complete, a miraculous little wrinkle appears in her plans . . .
Ruby's already the most beautiful woman in the world to Sawyer, but she seems to be glowing even more than usual . . . and now he knows why. Sawyer couldn't have wished for more. Soon enough he'll have a new wife, a new daughter, and a new bundle of joy. But not everyone sees a happy future for him and Ruby. With a blizzard rolling in, Sawyer must help his family-to-be weather a different kind of storm-and clear the skies for an unforgettable Rocky Mountain wedding.
As a little girl, Ruby had
dreamed about her wedding day.
In the midst of the
ugliness and fear that had filled her world, she would imagine that someday
everything would change. She’d pictured it happening the same way it had for
Cinderella—the white horse and carriage, the prince, the castle so lovely and
enchanted and the entire town celebrating.
What she saw in front of
her was even more beautiful than a fairy tale like that. Because it was real.
From her place on the top tier of the ranch’s back patio, she gazed out on the
powdered mountain peaks glowing in the soft pink light of the setting sun. She
saw the evergreens—their branches laden with last night’s snowfall—sheltering
the perimeter of the beautiful stone patio below, where all of her favorite
people in the world had gathered near the wooden arch Sawyer had built himself.
Tiki torches lined the
edges, adding to the glow of warmth and happiness, despite forty-degree
temperatures. They’d known it would be cold, so they’d decided to keep the
ceremony short, but she could stand up here for hours, watching their few
bundled guests mingle in hushed excitement—Sawyer’s parents; Elsie and Thomas,
who had agreed to marry them; a couple of the ranch hands and guides; a whole
crew of Sawyer’s colleagues, dressed in their starched uniforms.
The harpist they’d hired
started to play, delicate notes floating on the calm mountain breeze. As if on
cue, the door to the pool house north of the patio opened and Sawyer emerged,
looking so tall and strong, so handsome in a crisp white shirt and pressed
khakis. The groomsmen followed him—Bryce and Ben and Isaac—all of them tugging
on their bow ties as though they were being strangled.
Ruby couldn’t help but laugh.
At least she hadn’t made them wear tuxes. They probably would’ve staged a
revolt.
“Ready?” Paige asked,
bouncing up and down like she couldn’t wait anymore.
Ruby reached over and
grabbed Brookie’s hand. They were going to walk down the aisle together, but
they had to go last.
“After you.” Ruby stepped
aside so Paige and Avery and Julia could start the parade. They moved down the
center of the crowd in a slow processional, even Paige, which was a miracle
given how fast that woman usually liked to go.
“Mom?” Brookie tugged on
the skirt of her dress.
She leaned down. “What is
it, sweet girl?”
“I’m so nervous,” her
daughter whispered. “There’s a lot of people down there.”
She knelt. “Don’t focus on
the people, honey.” She smoothed Brookie’s lovely hair. “This is about you and
Dad and me. That’s all. Focus on the three of us. On our family.”
Sara Richardson grew up chasing adventure in Colorado's rugged mountains. She's climbed to the top of a 14,000 foot peak at midnight, swum through Class IV rapids, completed her wilderness first-aid certification, and spent seven days at a time tromping through the wilderness with a thirty-pound backpack strapped to her shoulders.
Eventually Sara did the responsible thing and got an education in writing and journalism. After a brief stint in the corporate writing world, she stopped ignoring the voices in her head and started writing fiction. Now she uses her experience as a mountain adventure guide to write stories that incorporate adventure with romance. Still indulging her adventurous spirit, Sara lives and plays in Colorado with her saint of a husband and two young sons.
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