Touching the Love of a Texas Sunset

*** Based on Christian Morals--Christian Romance ***

Book 2 in the Three Cross Faith Series: Jaimee Sherman has to leave her job in Seattle to sell her brother's house in the Three Cross, Texas area. Christian recording artist Austin Cole lives on the ranch beside the home. Since his wife, Niki, is pregnant, they ask Jaimee to help them. In exchange, they'll fix up her brother's house and sell it for her. Jaimee loves her job and falls for one of the ranch hands who's also a member of Austin's band, Mac Cooper.

Jaimee realizes she's in over her head trying to keep the secret of her past non-Christian life while taking care of Austin's home and dating Mac. It's not until her ex-boyfriend shows up on Austin's doorstep and takes her hostage that she has to come clean and tell the group about being held in an evil cult growing up.

Excerpt

"Llamas! I hate llamas. Who'd ever want to buy a llama farm in the middle of Texas? I mean, it's hot here, and to sell it in August?" Jaimee Sherman wiped her brow, bent down, and hammered the 'for sale' sign into the ground in front of the ranch as she talked to herself. "And where is this place called Deerlick, Texas? I can just see it now, 'Oh, I'd like a ranch, but I can't find the town. I've lived all over Texas, but there is no town called Deerlick.' So, I'd say to them, 'It's near the cosmopolitan city of Three Cross, south of Midland.'" She rolled her eyes. "'It has a church, a grocery store, and a gas station. Oh, and don't forget the four-way stop.' The people would just walk away and laugh at me, making me broke within a week."

She hit the sign again, sinking it well into the ground. At least no one from her past would find her in this town, because no one could find this town. So, she did feel safe, which was a good thing.

If she could just get this ranch to sell, she could return to her life where she felt safe all the time. She'd already legally listed the place when she was in Seattle, and decided it should sell 'as is' so she wouldn't have to put any work into it. Granted, she'd have to stay here until it sold, but it couldn't be that bad, since it'd been her brother's house, right? Yeah. It would sell. Jaimee just hoped it would be fast, because every moment she spent in Texas, she was losing money.

A motor from a car sounded behind her, so she turned to see a dark blue minivan coming toward her from the north. "Great. A soccer mom. A hick soccer mom. That has to be the worst combination there is."

She really had to stop talking to herself or people would think she was crazy.