Let It Go
The Battlefield Series 1: Let It Go
Winding up in Repose, Texas is the best wrong turn Brooklyn ever made in her life. She’s had it tough and never could rely on any man after a tragic childhood and nearly ending up in jail from lies her ex created to make her take the fall for his crimes. She fought to survive yet another man’s desire to hurt her and pursues her own dreams far, far away. Brooklyn’s new business venture, the Filling Station, is becoming a gold mine in Repose. She’s ready to expand to accommodate her adoring customers, but one of the head board members in town won’t give his approval. That is, until he and his brothers meet her in person and realize she could be the woman to fill their empty hearts. Only thing is, Brooklyn isn’t accepting the town rules, nor has she learned to let go of the past or the harm she thinks all men are capable of. The Cartwright brothers just might have to prove to her how different they really are and how the power of a ménage can heal old wounds, even the deep ones.
Genre:
Contemporary, Ménage a Trois/Quatre, Romantic Suspense
Length:
49,546 words
Dixie Lynn Dwyer
MENAGE EVERLASTING
Siren Publishing, Inc.
www.SirenPublishing.com
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THE BATTLEFIELD SERIES 1: LET IT GO
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The Battlefield Series 1: Let It Go
. Everyone has a story to tell. A troubled past, scars that run deep, secrets that could get anyone close to them killed. Some have survived the unthinkable, and the lasting effects make them close up their hearts, throw up their shields and swear to never trust, forget ever love again. Brooklyn is one of these people. By freak chance she finds a place, a new start in Repose Texas. She’s determined to put the bad done to her behind her and focus on her new life, a new endeavor and be the best person she can be. She learns to give to others, to help those down and out, or who just need a helping hand. Those bonds she makes will last forever. The last thing she ever thought could happen was that this place Repose, and a group of people, plus four amazing men, would help her heal, learn to trust again, and even learn to give love and receive love without fear or intimidation.
Life is a battlefield and surviving it is an adventure all its own. May you enjoy Brooklyn’s story and the first book in my new series.
Happy Reading.
Hugs!
~Dixie~
THE BATTLEFIELD
SERIES 1:
LET IT GO
DIXIE LYNN DWYER
Copyright © 2016
“He was a no-show again?” Amber asked Brooklyn.
Brooklyn exhaled and tossed her purse and the small leather briefcase onto the bar. She pushed her long brown hair behind her shoulder and shook her head.
“I don’t get it. I’ve done everything by the book. The Filling Station has been open for the better part of a year and business is booming. It’s been an asset to this community, which I’m always looking out for, so why can’t this guy Finnian Cartwright just show up at the damn meeting? I mean, come on. Who the hell is this guy anyway?” she asked.
Amber placed a club soda with lime down in front of her boss. Brooklyn gave her a small smile in appreciation. She was a good employee. All her employees were, and they were all local. When she got to Repose, Texas, after taking a wrong turn off the highway, she never expected to find it as her final destination after a long, hard journey of soul-searching and commitment to making a new life, a better life than she’d had for the past twenty-seven years.
She took a sip from her drink and glanced around the bar. It was slowly getting busy with the lunch crowd. The bar had its regulars. Johnny O’Shay, Tucker Lawrence, and old Coon Dog, as his friends liked to refer to him. She chuckled. Never in a million years would she have thought she would end up in Texas, and surely not a town like Repose. She should have been turned off by the dominant males and the constant idea that women need men to watch over them. Any man who ever watched over her wanted up her skirt. Been there, done that, and got the scars to prove it. She exhaled as her chest tightened just thinking about Kevin Perkins. Asshole.
“So what are you going to do now? I mean, what did the rest of the committee say?” Amber asked.
“The same shit like always. He’s away on business but we’ll reschedule.” She rolled her eyes.
“How about the rest of the committee? Anyone backing him and not wanting to approve the addition to the place?”
“As far as I can tell, they all seem on board, and all of them except Finnian Cartwright have been in here. So they know the place needs more room. I heard all about how Mrs. Weathers waited over an hour for a table for two with her husband Chuck,” she said sarcastically and Amber laughed.
“Well, thanks to your recipes, a super great menu, and your friend Dominick, this place will continue to be jam-packed all the time.”
Brooklyn gave her a smile.
She ran her finger along the rim of the glass as she sat there in her dress skirt and blouse. She made sure she looked professional and classy every time they scheduled a committee meeting. If this continued, she was going to have to talk to the mayor of Repose, Charlie Bennett. Now that man was a good-looking guy, and apparently good friends with this Finnian character.
“I just don’t get it. He’s a Cartwright. His grandparents are the ones that sold me the old gas station and store. It was run-down and falling apart. I saved so much of the materials and memorabilia from the place, and not only because I thought it added character. I wanted to preserve history. This town is filled with it.”
Amber gave her a sympathetic smile as Brooklyn looked around the bar and at the area within view. She had old pictures on the walls of the Cartwright family and other members who had established the town and maintained the gas station that she’d turned into a successful restaurant and bar. She’d incorporated the old tin advertising signs from the 1920s and even incorporated materials into the walls left from the old place. Like the heavy-duty tool chests that now held utensils, condiments, and other items customers might need while eating. She exhaled and then looked toward the doorway that led to the dining area. Carina was standing there and waving her over.
“Dominick needs you a minute,” she said.
Brooklyn waved back and then stood up.
“Want me to take these things into the office for you?” Ledger, one of her main bartenders, asked her. She smiled.
“If you have a minute. I’ll be in the kitchen,” she said and nodded her head that way. Ledger was an attractive young guy, a soldier she hired before the place was even up and running. He knew a lot of other soldiers who needed work and was able to grab some extra hands when the construction was going on. Maybe that was another reason why Cartwright was avoiding her. Maybe he was pissed off because she didn’t use his family’s construction company. Then again, they did high-end construction and she was on the low end of a budget she went over and was still making up for. She walked through the small hallway and into the kitchen.
“Brooklyn!” a couple of the chefs called out, making her chuckle. She supposed it was that kind of name and people always liked calling it out. It sounded tough from what they explained. She raised her hand up and laughed.
“What’s up, guys? All set for the lunch crowd?” she asked them, and they gave waves and smiles and, of course, a few of them whistled at her outfit and flirted.
“Cool it. She’s the boss,” Dominick stated seriously and they all stopped and went back to work. Dominick was a great guy. In his thirties, a talented chef and short-order cook who served in the Army for twelve years. He’d kind of taken on the role of protector of her, along with Ledger, who felt like he owed her his life for giving him a job when no one else would. They were trustworthy men.