CLUB TIMES
For Membersâ Eyes Only
An offer Joe Turner canât refuse!
After a heavy gossip session in the Yellow Rose Café, Iâve made it my mission to nail down Joe Turner to the fine town of Mission Creek. Sure, you can describe his bedroom eyes and broad shoulders until your tongue goes dry, but this wonât be worth beans if he goes back to the Midwest. We know who to contact if we need cement blocks, but thatâs only for drastic measures, Mr. Del Brio.
Meanwhile, Iâm feeling in the mood for some sunshine. The closest I get is when calling Tyler Murdoch so I can listen to his tales about the hot jungles of Mezcaya. He keeps hanging up on me, thinking that Iâm breathing too heavily into the phone. But we know how cold it can get in Texas, and darned if Iâm not the only one who has respiratory ailments this time of year.
Nadine Delarueâs bronchitis nearly killed us all.
Letâs welcome Marisa Rodriguez to the fold. Weâre happy to have you as a new member of the Lone Star Country Club! And congratulations on snagging one of the hunkiest bachelors in Mission Creek!
Get ready to spring into action at the Lone Star Country Club. We are happy to serve youâ¦Texas-style!
About the Author
JUDY CHRISTENBERRY
was born and raised in Texas. While sheâd participated in some continuity stories, sheâd never had one set in Texas. When she heard about the LONE STAR COUNTRY CLUB program, she asked to be included. The continuity stories draw from all kinds of experiences. She was once a foreign language teacher (French) and it helped out this time creating a character who was new to America.
âWriting entertains the writer as much as the reader,â she says. As the mother of two daughters, she finds everything in life contributes to the store of information that she uses in her stories. âEven difficulties teach us new experiences. Thanks for the opportunities.â
Welcome to the
Where Texas society reigns supremeâand appearances are everything.
The last remaining bachelor of the five Turner men has come homeâ¦and has found himself falling for his new green-card wife.
Joe Turner: In order to protect an Estonian damsel-in-distressâand get his well-meaning family off his backâJoe shocked the Turner clan by marrying Ginger Walton aka Virvela Waltek. The marriage-in-name-only worked out so well that everyone fell in love with his new brideâ¦including Joe!
Ginger Walton: Being surrounded by Joeâs family was better than anything Ginger had ever imagined. But it was nothing compared to being wrapped up in his arms! After fleeing a terrifying situation, Ginger felt safe with Joe. But how much longer would Ginger be able to pretend her feelings for her soon-to-be âhusbandâ were only make-believe?
Mission Creek Crisis: Luke Callaghan has returned to Mission Creek and received nothing short of a spectacular heroâs welcome. However, his joy is short-lived when he learns about the kidnapping of little Lenaâ¦his daughter!
Dedicated to Barbara White-Rayczek, a friend in deed, and Christina Willi, my daughter.
Without those two, my book would never have gotten finished.
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
She froze, her hands full of orders ready to deliver to the latest table of diners.
Her heart pounded in her suddenly tight chest. She couldnât breathe. Nor could she think. What should she do?
Dashing back into the kitchen, she set down the plates of food and grabbed another waitress. âI have to leave. I feel very sick. Can you take these orders to table number seven? Theyâre big tippers,â she added as an incentive.
âIâve got a lot of tables myself,â the waitress complained.
She dug her hand into her apron pocket and pulled out five dollars from her tip money. âHere, keep this, too. Iâd really appreciate it.â
Then she dashed out the door that led to the parking lot, assuming the food would be delivered. Right now, she had more to worry about than the people dining at the Lone Star Country Club.
Sheâd known this day would come. Sheâd prepared for it. But, oh, sheâd prayedâhopedâthat there would be a miracle in this blessed land of the free.
But no. Today it had ended.
Joe Turner drove up the drive of the Lone Star Country Club. It was a little late for lunch, which meant the café wouldnât be packed. Maybe heâd have a little time to chat with his favorite waitress.
He chuckled. He was a fool, of course. Ginger Walton probably wasnât even twenty-one, and he was thirty-four. If he were precocious, he could claim to be old enough to be her father. Nevertheless, she caught his eye.
And every other manâs in the place.
It wasnât her curves that drew all the menâs attention, though Ginger certainly had some striking ones. It wasnât even her auburn hair, beautiful complexion or her big blue eyes. It was all of those things, actually, but it was her appearance of innocence that touched every manâs heart. At least it did Joeâs. He always had the belief that she was a princess in disguise who needed rescuing.