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

It started with discovering his sheets in the dryer and realizing that Scarlett had washed not only her things, but his as well. By that point it was close to midnight and though she was a night owl, he didn't want to risk waking her up. Besides, he didn't know what to say to her.


He'd flown off the handle and snapped at her earlier. He'd said things he couldn't take back, that he wished he hadn't said.


The only thing Scarlett had ever done was be kind to him, and this was how he repaid her. By being a dick. Deep down he knew he was angry and that his issues with Allie would always overshadow what he had with Scarlett. Which meant he couldn't fix his relationship with Scarlett until things with Allie were finally resolved.


Pip took off out of the kitchen yapping away.


Chapter 47: Cole