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-- 'JORIE'S JOURNEY' --
Book 2 in the Bonita Creek Series
AUTHOR JUNE McCRARY JACOBS
~Post Includes: Book Spotlight +
Excerpt, Author Bio & Giveaway~
ABOUT THE BOOK:
After an idyllic life scarred by
a traumatic event, is Jorie Woodstone ready to move forward to share
her life's journey with a man who loves her unconditionally?
Welcome back to friendly Bonita Creek, a small town in the Coastal Mountains of the Mendocino Coast of California . . .
Jorie
Woodstone is the owner and operator of the wildly successful Cowgirl
Bakery in Old Town Bonita Creek. She appears to have it all. She is
musically gifted and belongs to a warm, loving, supportive family; but
she's built a brick fortress around her heart after being traumatized by
an acquaintance in an unforgettable event three years earlier.
Join
this talented, spirited cowgirl as she journeys on through life's joys
and sorrows with faith, strength, courage, and love on the road to true
happiness.
'Jorie's Journey,' Book Two in the Bonita Creek Series, is a contemporary Christian Western romance story which is completely clean in language and content.
Includes an original recipe by the author!
EXCERPT:
"Hello,
miss. I need to pick up a couple of pies to take over to my friend's house for
Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow. The Cowgirl Bakery was highly recommended to me
by my hostess at the bed and breakfast inn where I'm staying. Please don't let
me down by telling me it's too late to order pies for the occasion." His
mouth settled into a sweet pout.
"What
flavors did you have in mind?" Jorie tried to sound thrilled to have his
business at this late hour. In truth, she was exhausted from the multitude of
Thanksgiving orders for pies and other baked goods she'd received from her
ultra-supportive hometown. She dreamed of going home early tonight to soak her
exhausted body in a luxurious bubble bath and watch a couple of episodes of her
favorite Masterpiece Mystery series.
"What
do you recommend? I mean, you're the one who works in a bakery and all."
"I
think it's always nice to offer an assortment of pies. How about one organic
apple cinnamon and one organic pumpkin nutmeg? Most people seem to like one or
both of those flavors."
"I'm
from New Orleans, so I was dreaming of a pecan pie . . ."
"No
can do," Jorie clipped off. "We don't usually do pecan pie here in
California. Well, I mean we don't do pecan pie without some advance notice.
It's too late to order organic pecans for tomorrow."
"What
a shame," the customer shook his head sadly. "Well, I guess I'll just
have to accept the fact tomorrow will be my first Thanksgiving feast ever without a slice or two or three of pecan pie."
He
looked as if he were already grieving the loss of pecan pie on his Thanksgiving
menu. Jorie felt a twinge of regret for his loss, but the line of customers
behind him was stacking up and she was short-handed today. Her most-experienced
employee, Connie, had requested the day off so that she and her husband could
travel to spend the holiday with their family in Idaho. Her other experienced
employee, James, was home nursing a bad case of strep throat and was unable to
serve the public.
She
wanted nothing more than to hurry this man along. However, she accepted long
ago the reality that a large part of being a successful small business owner
was to project the image that said owner actually enjoyed working with the public. She always attempted to give the
illusion of being the queen of customer service in Bonita Creek.
Being
a lifelong introvert had made being in a customer service job a supreme
challenge for the down-to-earth cowgirl. Since her business was successful
beyond her loftiest dreams and goals, the thirty-one-year old with dark auburn
hair and hazel eyes believed her attempts at being an extrovert were worth the
benefits she reaped in customer loyalty and goodwill.
In
an effort to put the customer first she offered, "I could probably throw
together a walnut pie for you to pick up early tomorrow morning. I know for a
fact that the market around the corner doesn't have any pecans either because I
asked the owner about them earlier this week. A walnut pie is the best I can do
at this late hour."
"You'd
do that for me? I mean, make a special pie on Thanksgiving morning for a
complete stranger?"
Jorie
clenched her jaw and attempted to cover it with a half-baked smile.
"Sounds like I would—I mean, will."
"Well,
then, I accept your gracious offer. Give me one apple, one pumpkin, and one
walnut. I'll be here at whatever time you tell me to be to pick them up
tomorrow morning, miss."
"Aren't
you concerned about the cost of the pies?" she probed.
"No.
Like I said, your bakery came highly recommended from the owner over at the
inn. Mrs. Redmond said ya'll's pies are simply the cat's pajamas, as my grandma
would say. Besides, I really want to make a good impression at the feast I'm
invited to tomorrow. I'll be celebrating with the family of my best college
buddy, and I want to show his family I have exquisite taste and refined
manners."
"Well,
I can't do anything about your manners, but the pies will be scrumptious. And
just so you know, the pies are twenty dollars each."
"Is
that enough? I don't cook or bake at all, so I live at the mercy of talented
folks like you. I'd be glad to pay extra because of the short notice and
all."
"Twenty
dollars apiece is at least twice as much as the diner out on the highway
charges for its pies. Of course, I use only the freshest organic ingredients in
my pies, and everything is made from scratch each day. No need for you to pay
extra; I'm grateful for your business. Even though we've been really busy with
pre-holiday orders, we don't usually get a lot of street traffic around these
parts on a holiday weekend."
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