Ladd Springs (Ladd Springs, Book #1) (25 page)

Well,
Lacy Owens played by her own rules. She was the boss of her destiny and no man,
no how, was going to dictate to her what she was and was not allowed to
do—especially when it came to the attention from other men.
How would she
ever find Mr. Right if she didn’t entertain their flirtations
?

She
wouldn’t. Besides, she loved men! Men were bold and daring. They were big and
strong. Joy sizzled through her veins. Men were smart. Men would help guide her
to her destiny, slide over the rainbow with her and share in the treasure of
gold waiting at the other end. Pressing the key fob to unlock her car door, she
heaved a sigh. Some
man would, anyway. Jeremiah had turned out to be a
fool, but that didn’t mean all men were. Where Annie didn’t know he was a
two-timing cheat, Lacy did, but she hadn’t cared. The day he asked her to join
him on his way out of Ladd Springs was the day she’d believed her life would
take a turn for the better. They were going to the big city, the land of opportunity.

Unfortunately,
opportunity didn’t always look the way a girl wanted it to look. Lacy dried her
eyes, got into her car and drove to her Aunt Frannie’s diner. Time to break the
news that her “girls” weren’t getting back together.