Please help me welcome today’s guest, Margot Johnson…
He can’t face another loss…and she won’t stay
Krista is a professional figure skater who performs on cruise ships, a world away from the prairie town of Blue Sky where she is maid of honor at her best friend’s wedding. The handsome best man, Tate, is a small-town guy, former hockey player, and single dad.
Why not accept his invitation to trade her glamorous life for a temporary coaching position in the middle of nowhere? After all she’s been through, she needs a fresh start. But soon, complications with the ice show, her newly adopted dog, and her inconvenient attraction to Tate send Krista spinning off balance faster than a flip jump.
Who knows what will happen by spring…if she lasts?
Excerpt:
“Do you like weddings?” Tate murmured after the rehearsal as he escorted her down the aisle toward the lobby.
She felt slightly awkward with her forearm tucked through the crook of his arm. “I do.” She almost laughed at her choice of words and glanced over to see if he noticed. His tanned face, blue jeans, and brown sweater made him look strong and outdoorsy. The dark shadow gracing his chin only added to his rugged appeal. He’d probably look even better in the suit he’d wear at the wedding service tomorrow.
But seriously, why did she choose the words I do at a wedding?
“Does that mean we’re married?”
He quirked an eyebrow in a charmingly irresistible way. Instantly, butterflies fluttered in her stomach, and she wished she could bat them all away and return to her normal, in-control self. “I hope not.” She glanced over and laughed. The idea was so far-fetched it was funny.
“Whew.” With his free hand, he wiped his brow. “You scared me for a minute.”
“Aren’t you already married? You have two beautiful daughters.” She shouldn’t pry but couldn’t resist finding out more. Not that she was interested in a man right now.
“Nah.”
His voice sounded almost wistful and trailed off like he might have a story he didn’t want to share. She recognized the vague signs of weariness and disappointment she carried inside too. He must be divorced, and maybe he still felt the pain of the split.
“I’m a single dad. I take it you’re unattached too?” His statement was more of a question.
“Definitely. Happily. But I love other people’s weddings.” After what she’d been through with Zach’s continual barbs, she wouldn’t open her heart to another man for a very long time, if ever. How could she find the energy? Did she have the confidence? How could she trust she wouldn’t get hurt? Now, all she wanted…well, what did she want? She could use a break in her life, like intermission in a play, to regroup and find a new path. She needed a fresh start, plain and simple.
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About the Author:
Margot Johnson writes feel-good stories about women who chase their dreams and find romance along the way.
She is the author of seven romances–the novels One Winter in Blue Sky, Some Other Way, Love Takes Flight, and Love Leads the Way and three novellas in the Merilee Tours series–Let it Snowball, Let it Melt and Let it Simmer. Her characters can’t possibly find their happy endings…or can they?
Before turning her focus to the fun writing life, Margot held leadership roles in human resources and communications. When not writing, she loves to connect with family and friends, volunteer with SK Writers’ Guild, and walk at least 10,000 steps a day (except when it’s minus 40 degrees outside!)
She lives with her husband in the Canadian prairies.
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