blog – Page 126 – Barbara White Daille

Ever not want to catch a bridal bouquet? That’s Dana’s dilemma. This snippet is from Honorable Rancher, a Flagman’s Folly book:

The bride listened to her guests, all telling her how and when and where to toss her bouquet. When she prepared to turn her back to them, Dana knew each woman in the group hoped to become the lucky winner.

Good luck to them.

As long as she stayed behind all the other women, the bouquet shouldn’t come anywhere near her. Just the idea that she might win the toss made her heart thud painfully.

Unable to stop herself, she glanced across the room. Ben stood near the French door, gazing at her, and she hurriedly turned away. Knowing he watched only made things worse.

Good old Ben. He and Paul had been so close, and he wanted so badly to help her. But he wanted to do it his way, to make her life go how he thought she wanted it to.

He couldn’t have been more wrong.

From the cover of Honorable Rancher:

A Best Friend’s Vow

The hero of Flagman’s Folly has been gone more than a year. But he still stands between Ben Sawyer and what he desires most—Dana Wright, the love of Ben’s life.

When soldier Paul Wright left for the last time, he made his best friend promise to look after his wife and kids. Ben—good, steady Ben—is honoring that promise. And it’s burning him up inside.

Because Dana is shutting Ben out. She wants him—so much—but she can’t afford to give in. If she does, she’ll spill her secret, and the betrayal will hurt everyone she cares about—her children, who loved their daddy; her town, which loves its hero; and Ben, who loved his friend. She’ll do anything to protect her secret—even give up her second chance at happiness.