Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day tractor lesson

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Rachel Brennan hired Jack Morrow in late January because she was desperate. Earl, the oldtimer who’d stuck with her since Tom died, couldn’t handle the spring prep work alone anymore. The new tractor had arrived, equipment needed servicing, and she needed young, strong hands to get ready for planting season. She got more than she bargained for. Jack was twenty-one, tall and lean with shoulders that filled out his work shirts and dark hair that fell nearly to his collar. When they shook hands on that cold January morning, his gray-green eyes held hers a moment too long, and Rachel … Read more

Valentine’s Day snowstorm leads to second chance

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Valentine’s Day snowstorm leads to second chance “Shit!” Melanie slammed down the phone and walked over to the window. Staring out at the ominous clouds blanketing the lake, she said it again. This can’t be happening, she thought. I can’t be stuck here, today of all days. But she’d heard it for herself: The airport was closed for the rest of today and possibly tomorrow, depending on how hard the storm hit. She went back to the phone and called her office. Her secretary told her that the storm had already shut down most of the airports from the Great … Read more