Welcome to Ransom, Texas, where the family ties bind and love runs hot. One of the juciest pieces of gossip around town is what’s happening at The Love Barn, Ransom’s new boutique wedding venue run by the Lively siblings. Word around the tea shop is that Scarlett Lively is getting awfully close to a jilted groom. Then there’s whatever is going on with Benji! We have it on good authority he’s not just teaching his high school crush to play the guitar. And then there’s Garth, who has been noticeably missing from happy hour at The Watering Hole. Will these three break the family curse? Or are they destined to repeat it?

The Love Barn is created by Sidney Bristol, an eGlobal Creative Publishing author.

The Love Barn

Scarlett did her best not to chew through her lip. "That's what I asked you."


"If being in a relationship means you're the person I think about, the one I want to hear from, spend time with, sleep with, then yeah. This is a relationship." He lifted their hands to his lips and kissed her knuckles. "Problem with that?"


"Nope." She shivered. That didn't sound bad at all. Even if it did mean they weren't going to sleep together soon.


"Just because I wanted to spend time with you knowing we weren't going to hook up then doesn't mean we can't now." His hand slid down to her hip. "But that wasn't why I wanted you to go out with me tonight."


"If I say no?" She'd tried her vibrator, but it hadn't eased her frustration.


"Then maybe we make out a little before you go home?" He bent his head and kissed her.


"Don't tease me, babe. I'm doing my best to be a gentleman." He steered them around a corner. His house was three streets down, make a right and third on the left.


Chapter 30: Scarlett