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Her Tenant [An Over the Hill Series Novel] [MultiFormat]
eBook by Sherry Derr-Wille
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eBook Category: Romance
eBook Description: Dee Williams had no desire to be a landlady, but the duplex needed to be rented. After meeting Bryce, she is taken by the handsome widower. Bryce has come to Minter to start a new life. He is pleasantly surprised to find his new landlady is a very attractive divorcee.
eBook Publisher: Wings ePress, Inc, Published: Wings ePress, 2005
Fictionwise Release Date: June 2006
This eBook is part of the following series:
Available eBook Formats [MultiFormat - What's this?]: Adobe Acrobat (PDF) [1.2 MB], eReader (PDB) [216 KB], Palm Doc (PDB) [209 KB], Rocket/REB1100 (RB) [188 KB], Microsoft Reader (LIT) [199 KB] - PocketPC 1.0+ Compatible, Franklin eBookMan (FUB) [226 KB], hiebook (KML) [535 KB], Sony Reader (LRF) [270 KB], iSilo (PDB) [172 KB], Mobipocket (PRC) [215 KB], Kindle Compatible (MOBI) [254 KB], OEBFF Format (IMP) [274 KB]
Words: 66534
Reading time: 190-266 min.
Microsoft Reader (LIT) Format: Printing DISABLED, Read-Aloud ENABLED
Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Format: Printing DISABLED, Read-Aloud DISABLED
All Other formats: Printing DISABLED, Read-aloud DISABLED
ISBN: 1-59088-407-8
 
"DeVona Williams, this is Bryce Devlin." Bryce pulled himself from his memories to the introduction Grant was making. "It's nice to meet you," Bryce said, accepting her outstretched hand. "I heard Grant and Lane had a houseguest. I do hope you'll call me Dee, though. All of my friends do. Lane told me you're from Chicago. I hope you like living in Minter. It's not like being in a big city, but then a small town does have a lot to offer." It certainly does. I can't remember ever seeing anyone as beautiful as this woman back home. Of course, maybe I wasn't looking. Too many of Sue's friends were ready to shake their fingers at me if I so much as thought about straying from her memory. "Do you mind if Bryce and I check out the house while you girls chit-chat?" Grant asked, before Bryce had a chance to acknowledge the woman's comment. "Suit yourselves. I hope you find lots of stuff you want." Bryce turned away when the women began to talk about the sale. The sadness in Dee's eyes and voice hit him hard. He remembered the feeling of loss all too vividly. Once inside the duplex, he was suddenly at home. He recalled his mother saying she always knew which houses they should buy as soon as she walked through the door. At the time he'd laughed at the very idea of such a thing. Now he knew exactly what she meant. The living room was spacious. Some of the former tenant's furnishings were scattered in the places they had occupied for years. To his right, a small table sat in front of a large window. Just outside, several birdfeeders, which were now empty, waited for someone to fill them and enjoy the birds that came looking for food. Following the flow of the floor plan, he stepped into the galley kitchen with its over abundance of cupboards, then made his way to the bedroom area. From the hall, he noticed two good-sized rooms with double closets as well as a small bathroom. "So, what do you think?" Grant inquired. Bryce turned to face his friend. "Are you trying to push this place on me?" "In a way. Dee is very vulnerable right now. Who knows what she might get in the way of a renter? Don't get me wrong, she's a very capable woman, but she doesn't know the first thing about being a landlord. Lane and I--" Bryce held up his hand. "You certainly haven't changed. As I recall, you always did look out for everyone else." * * * *"What do you think of Bryce?" Lane questioned, as soon as the men went into the house. Dee couldn't help but smile at Lane's question. "Let's see, I shook his hand and said I hoped he'd buy lots of Mom's things. It's a little hard to form an opinion on such a casual meeting." "Well, I have an opinion," Ellie declared. "He's a hunk. What is it about you, Lane? First you've got Grant drooling over you, now your house guest shows up and he's ... well, you know." She shook her hand as though she'd just touched a hot stove. "The reason I asked the question," Lane began, ignoring Ellie's comment, "is that Bryce is in the market for a place to live. He'd be a perfect tenant for you." Dee bit her lip. "He's not exactly what I had in mind." Ellie started to laugh. "She wants to rent to a nice gay couple. As if she could just advertise for one in the paper. In the first place, it would be discrimination and in the second this town is too prudish. No one would answer the ad." "Why would you consider such a thing?" "I was just joking, but it's sounding more and more appealing." Dee shrugged. "I worked at Carsons when the kids were little. The guy who was in charge of the displays was, well, you know. He was one of the nicest people I've ever met. If I could get someone like him, I wouldn't have a thing to worry about." "Are you talking about Johnny Wagner?" Ellie asked. "I remember him. If I recall correctly, he wasn't bad in the looks department. Are you sure he was--" "Positive. He used to bring his dates to the Christmas party just to shake up the management. They were pretty straight-laced. Johnny said it gave him a kick to see them swallowing hard when they had to be polite to the lover of the evening." "Just remember, not everyone is like Johnny. You're all alone in this, Dee. You have to be careful."
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