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

They sat there for several long moments. The silence wasn't tense or awkward. It was nice after hours of straining to hear anything, any hint of news.


"Thanks for being there tonight," Benji said.


"I hate this is happening to your family." Dixie turned her face toward him and inhaled.


"I'm afraid I didn't put cologne on." He chuckled.


"What?" She froze, only then realizing that he didn't smell like he usually did.


A real smile finally pulled the corners of his mouth up. He shifted, turning his upper body toward her.


"You might have told me I smelled really good one night. I can't quite remember when that was." His smile widened, and she knew exactly when she would have told him and blissfully forgotten about it.


"I didn't-I wasn't..." Dixie groaned and ducked her face.


He slid the arm around her shoulders lower, tugging her closer still. She felt the press of his lips against her hair and the heat in her cheeks intensified.


Chapter 84: Benji