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

Cole studied Allie and did his best to keep his emotions in check. "Why did you tell Scarlett we were still engaged?"


Allie's face crumpled yet again. Her distress was clear from the lines to the wide eyes.


"I panicked. I do what I always do and just said something. I was going to slip over here when no one was around, grab my things and just leave. Get out of here. But then Scarlett wouldn't let me in and we stood there. We went back and forth forever. Then Mom and Dad showed up. They figured out what I was going to do, and they showed up here."


"And cleaned me out? They took shit that wasn't ours."


"I know. I'm sorry. I'll fix it. Is Scarlett mad?"


Cole squeezed his eyes shut, her voice echoing in his mind.


She'd been uncertain, he'd heard the waver in her voice and known she was trying to not jump to conclusions. But the stress had gotten the best of him and he'd screwed it all up.


"I messed things up there. I didn't choose my words well," he said.


Chapter 48: Cole