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

The room was comfortably cool. There was no reason for her perspiration, and yet every few minutes she was wiping her palms dry.


"From the top," Benjamin said and launched into singing again.


She tapped her toes and moved her hands, always a fraction of a second behind him. He'd dug out a song that had two simple chord changes.


The rich sound of his singing seduced her senses. If she'd thought everyday Benjamin was hot, the singing, guitar playing one was hotter.


"Good, last bit," he said as they strummed between versus.


It was easy for her to tell his playing from hers. His was clear, the sound pleasant. She was the opposite. It seemed she hit more dud notes than good ones.


She arched her left hand a bit more, stretched her aching fingers and wielded the guitar pick up and down while her better sense continued to scatter. Somehow she made it through the last verse following along with Benjamin's lead.


Chapter 76: Dixie