Deal Of A Lifetime
Could this finally be her time?Serafina Callahan has always been the responsible one, sacrificing her dreams to keep her family’s Pennsylvania farm afloat. Now, after ten years of hard work, here comes someone who could change her life in a major way. All Sera has to do is say yes.It would mean selling the place Callahans have lived on and owned for almost a century. But Sera’s starting to have major feelings for the big-city lawyer who flew home to negotiate the deal. While there’s a lot Sera isn’t sure of–Alex Kimmel’s motives, his questionable past in Bear Meadows—she can’t forget their kiss. Is it enough to build a brand-new dream on?
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Could this finally be her time?
Serafina Callahan has always been the responsible one, sacrificing her dreams to keep her familyâs Pennsylvania farm afloat. Now, after ten years of hard work, here comes someone who could change her life in a major way. All Sera has to do is say yes.
It would mean selling the place Callahans have lived on and owned for almost a century. But Seraâs starting to have major feelings for the big-city lawyer who flew home to negotiate the deal. While thereâs a lot Sera isnât sure ofâAlex Kimmelâs motives, his questionable past in Bear Meadowsâshe canât forget their kiss. Is it enough to build a brand-new dream on?
âSera.â
âAlex.â
They both laughed.
Alex grabbed her by the arms and pulled her into an alcove as passengers jostled their way in and out of the cityâs bus station. âI had a great time this weekend.â
The heat moved up Seraâs neck and onto her cheeks at the memories. Alex pulled her closer, although the crowds seemed to have thinned. âAs far as Iâm concerned, this weekend was Cyâs loss and my gain.â
Her body seemed to move toward Alexâs as if she were on a magic carpet. âI think so, too.â
âYou asked if I thought you could return to school at your age. Personally, I think anyone can return to school at any age. If the school offers you a scholarship again, I think youâd be crazy not to accept.â His lips were now just inches from hers. And then he kissed her. A proper goodbye kiss. Not a spur-of-the-moment, wish-he-would-stop-talking kiss.
Iâm happy to share with you Deal of a Lifetime, book number three in the Bear Meadows series. Thank you for sticking with me as together we see where life takes these characters. As always, a special thank-you to the team at Harlequin and your invaluable suggestions for keeping the story on track. Kudos for creating a beautiful book presentation for the Heartwarming line.
I hope youâre enjoying reading about the characters and their journeys as much as I enjoy writing about them. Just like the people we interact with daily, book characters behave a certain way and have unique personalities. We can only begin to understand them once we understand their deepest fears and greatest hopes.
In Deal of a Lifetime, Serafina Callahan feels an obligation to stay on the family farm. If life had played out differently, Seraâs dreams and aspirations would have taken her far away.
Last Chance Farm is only a few years away from receiving Century Farm designation. But todayâs family farm looks nothing like the family farm of my grandparentsâ generation. Sustaining a family is hardly possible without someone having an outside income or, in the case of Last Chance Farm, reinventing the concept.
The question for Sera is...where does obligation to family end and the fulfillment of oneâs dreams begin, especially given her feelings for the hero, Alex?
T.R.
T. R. MCCLURE wrote her first story when she was ten years old. A degree in psychology led to a career in human resources. Only after retirement did she pick up her pen and return to fiction. T.R. lives in central Pennsylvania with her husband of thirty-seven years. They share their country home with one horse, one cat, four beagles and Sunny the yellow Lab. T.R. is always up for travel adventures with her grown twin daughters. For more information and updates on new releases, visit www.trmcclure.com or follow the author on Twitter, @trmcclureauthor.
To my husband and daughters, who surprised me with an awesome book birthday party for my first book. You pulled off the surprise!
Blaine, Kristen and Launa, youâre awesome and Iâm blessed to have you in my life.
Contents
HER GREAT-GRANDMOTHER MUST have known what she was doing when she named their home Last Chance Farm, because the men in Serafina Callahanâs family were all gamblers of one sort or another, her little brother included.
âWhat are you thinking?â
Sitting in one of a line of uncomfortable molded plastic chairs in the terminal lobby, Sera linked her hands over her belly and stared out the floor-to-ceiling window at the twin-engine turboprop, its propellers whirling to a stop. âIâm thinking no way would I climb on a soup can with wings in the middle of a hurricane and fly to Nashville.â
Mirroring her stretched-out position, crossed ankles and all, Chance Callahan rested the toe of his boot against the battered guitar case, as if reassuring himself the instrument was still there, even though it was in plain sight of both of them. âWeâre going to Detroit first. Itâs not raining in Detroit.â
