The Girl He Used To Love
The past will always be between themHe swore he’d never return home. Then a flat tire lands Dean Presley back in Grass Lake, Tennessee, and he’s forced to confront the woman he left behind. Faith Stratton was once the love of his life. Now her gifted brother could be the rising Nashville star Dean needs for his struggling music label. But it means taking Sawyer away from the horse therapy farm that Faith’s so proud of. That won’t be easy, especially since those old feelings that started all the trouble… Well, let’s just say he can’t go back there, because he doesn’t want to relive the memories of the terrible accident that drove them apart.
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The past will always be between them
He swore heâd never return home. Then a flat tire lands Dean Presley back in Grass Lake, Tennessee, and heâs forced to confront the woman he left behind. Faith Stratton was once the love of his life. Now her gifted brother could be the rising Nashville star Dean needs for his struggling music label. But it means taking Sawyer away from the horse therapy farm that Faithâs so proud of. That wonât be easy, especially since those old feelings that started all the trouble... Well, letâs just say he canât go back there, because he doesnât want to relive the memories of the terrible accident that drove them apart.
Faith started to laugh, because it was that or cry.
âWhat are you laughing at?â Dean asked as he fought a smile.
Faith got up on her knees and lifted a muddy hand, smacking it down on his shoulder. âWeâre hopeless.â
Dean stared at the new mud print on his shirt. âThatâs going to cost you.â
âIâm not scared of you,â Faith said, making a second attempt at standing. âYou look more afraid of getting dirty than I do.â
The challenge had been presented, and Dean Presley didnât back down from a challenge. Faith wasnât sure how she could have forgotten. Dean used both hands to grab fistfuls of slop.
âNot scared, huh?â
Faithâs heart beat a little faster. If she didnât move, sheâd be washing mud out of her hair for sure.
The twinkle in his eyes reminded her of the boy she once loved.
There is nothing more important to me than family. I have two younger brothers whom I have always felt the need to look out for, even as they have grown into men with their own families. So I can relate to Faith Stratton in so many ways. Faith and her brother, Sawyer, have relied on each other since they were little. When their father died and left them in charge of running his horse farm and equine therapy center, their need to watch out for one another only grew stronger.
Dean Presley understands the importance of being there for a sibling, as well. Only, heâs struggling with the guilt of not being there for his sister when she needed him. Twelve years ago, Dean left Grass Lake, Tennessee, with no desire to return. Heâd rather stay away than face the reminders of what was lost there. His new responsibility is to his record company, Grace Note Records. And what Grace Note needs is some new talent. Talent that Sawyer Stratton has in spades.
The Girl He Used to Love is a story about knowing not only when to hold on and when to let go, but what to hold on to, as well. I love my brothers, but I know I have to let them make their own way in this worldâeven if I am the older and wiser big sister.
I hope you enjoy this first story in the Grace Note Records series. Itâs bound to be a bumpy ride, but the happy-ever-after is always worth it!
xoxo,
Amy Vastine
AMY VASTINE has been plotting stories in her head for as long as she can remember. An eternal optimist, she studied social work, hoping to teach others how to find their silver lining. Now she enjoys creating happily-ever-afters for all to read. Amy lives outside Chicago with her high school sweetheart turned husband, three fun-loving children and their sweet but mischievous puppy dog. Visit her at www.amyvastine.com.
To my brothers, Andrew and Adam. Always remember that I will be there to pick you up when you fall...but give me a minute to finish laughing!
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LUCK WAS A funny thing. People could be blessed with the good kind and then cursed with a string of the bad. Good luck made people millionaires overnight. It caused paths to cross and lost valuables to be found. The not-so-good kind led to much less desirable endings...like standing umbrella-less on the side of the road with nothing but a cell phone for a flashlight in a torrential downpour that had begun at exactly the same time as the horrific thump-thump-thumping noise coming from the front passenger-side tire.
Dean Presley was fed up with the string of bad luck that had become his reality lately. Not only was he still over an hour away from Nashville but he most definitely had a flat tire.
âSeriously?â he shouted up at the heavens.
Climbing back into his car, Dean would have given just about anything for a towel. He held his phone out until it touched the windshield, desperate for a cell signal. When that didnât work, he reached back and pointed the phone in the other direction. Still nothing. He might as well have been in the middle of the Smoky Mountains given the complete lack of cell service around here.
