Fall at Once (Cozy Creek Collection, #3)

by Nora Everly

“It’s the way of the world. Things have to die to make room for the new. It’s kind of like your breakup with Ross. It’s time to start over.”

I always say good riddance to bad rubbish. Let the trash take itself out, you know?”

Then she bit her lip when her eyes met mine, and I had to look away because, damn, she was fucking gorgeous.

He always said life was like a mirror. It will smile at you if you smile at it.

“You have freckles,” he blurted. My eyes whipped to his. “Yeah, I usually cover them up.” “Why would you do that? I mean—you’re so beautiful. I—”

and freaking Jeff—his wife is so lucky.

“There is no place I’d rather be than here with you. Believe that. You deserve a man who will take care of you, respect you, and treat you like the amazing woman that you are. Not some dumb motherfucker who would try to humiliate you in a goddamn bar.”

“Forget about him. Forget anything he said that made you feel like you were anything less than beautiful, Madi. You are sexy as hell right now in that black dress. I noticed you the second you walked through the door, and I had to force myself not to stare. It’s not your problem that he didn’t know what to do with you when he was lucky enough to have you.”

I’ve been thinking about what it would be like to kiss you ever since I arrived in Cozy Creek. And I want to do it again. For real, this time. With nobody around. Can we?”

That, and the belief that while delicious baked goods may not solve your problems, they make them easier to think about.”

“Who says grown adult women aren’t allowed to be frustrated and cry?”