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All For You: A steamy second chance romance
Kristina O'Grady
‘All For You was very enjoyable, and easy to read story’ - Rachel GibleyIs it time for a second chance at love?When Lily left her home town – and the love of her life Wade – 8 years ago to start her acting career she had big plans to make her dream a reality. However, a few dead end jobs and one dead end relationship later she is back to make a fresh start with the only good thing to come out it all – her unborn baby.Lily soon realises however that the heart wants what the heart wants, and hers clearly still wanted Wade Copeland! Can they overcome the hurt and pain of the past to allow themselves a future?The third novel in the sizzlingly sexy Copeland Ranch romance trilogy from Kristina O'GradyTHE COPELAND RANCH TRILOGYBook 1 – I Choose YouBook 2 – Because of YouBook 3 – All For YouPraise for The Copeland Ranch trilogy‘Great second chance romance.’ – Megan Wylke (Goodreads) on All for You‘This is a story with an engaging plot, great, well portrayed characters, family drama and history that is dramatically revealed with near fatal consequences.’ – Elaine (Goodreads) on I Choose You‘I didn't want to put it down’ – Shari (Goodreads) on Because of You‘This is a truly engaging story and the two main characters are interesting, romantic and totally hot for each other.’ – LJT (Goodreads) on I Choose You‘Hollywood drama, Family secrets and heart ache. This story will not disappoint you.’ – Shelli (Goodreads) on I Choose You
Is it time for a second chance at love?
When Lily left her hometown – and the love of her life Wade – eight years ago to start her acting career, she had big plans to make her dream a reality. However, a few dead-end jobs and one dead-end relationship later she is back to make a fresh start with the only good thing to come out of it all – her unborn baby.
Lily soon realizes however that the heart wants what the heart wants, and hers clearly still wants Wade Copeland! Can they overcome the hurt and pain of the past to allow themselves a future?
The third novel in the sizzlingly sexy Copeland Ranch romance trilogy from Kristina O’Grady
Also by Kristina O’Grady (#ulink_a573189a-018d-561a-981b-563b8e9786fe)
Debutantes Don’t Date
Damsel in Distress?
The Copeland Ranch Trilogy
I Choose You
Because of You
All for You
All for You
Kristina O’Grady
Copyright (#ulink_edcc885b-0d89-5e99-a091-142cce083cdd)
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E-book Edition © June 2016 ISBN: 9781474035507
Version date: 2018-07-23
KRISTINA O’GRADY
has always loved telling a good story. She took up writing at a young age and spent many hours – when she should have been doing her math homework – scribbling romance stories in a book she hid in her sock drawer.
She grew up on a cattle ranch in Western Canada and loves reminiscing by writing about cowboys and their horses.
In 2000 Kristina met her own knight in shining armour/cowboy who swept her off her feet and across the world to New Zealand, where she now lives on a sheep and beef farm with her amazingly supportive husband, three gorgeous young kids, seven working dogs and one very needy cat.
All for You is her fifth book.
To Mick, because I love you.
Contents
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Author Bio (#u97c42303-5133-5207-9e40-41d903cb57ac)
Dedication (#u650f7fe4-2dbf-5c09-aab5-15fa77f1093b)
Chapter One (#u2484ecd5-874b-5523-8fcd-70007ef68d0d)
Chapter Two (#u5aa75df3-8ee9-5f86-9e3c-192e2be48258)
Chapter Three (#u3540b8b3-b3c1-51ab-b0e0-2a1fed23fbf7)
Chapter Four (#u92f67d5b-7be0-541d-a4f4-192470981359)
Chapter Five (#u14aa4aca-a886-5992-b69a-2e96b7024c44)
Chapter Six (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Nineteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-One (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-Two (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-Three (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-Four (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-Five (#litres_trial_promo)
Dear Reader (#litres_trial_promo)
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Chapter One (#ulink_0ff2bcab-3749-5c3c-9a90-afbc328d65a9)
Lily Montgomery stared at the little white stick lying on the floor at her feet.
Please, please, please, please she silently begged as she watched a faint line appear. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. The line grew more distinct until there was no denying it was really there and not just her imagination.
She was pregnant.
How could this have happened? Okay, scrap that. Of course Lily knew how it happened, she was there, after all, and a willing participant. But she’d been careful. She’d used protection and made sure she was always up to date with her pills. She never missed one, not once. Ever.
But the stick didn’t seem to care, it still had two blue lines staring up at her.
Crap.
“You going to be much longer in there Lily? Have you died or something? I need you out on the floor!” The cause of her problem banged on the bathroom door and shouted at her. Unfortunately he was also her boss and between the hours of two p.m. and midnight, he owned her. Or at least he thought he did.
“Coming Simon,” she called, wiping the tears from her face. She picked up the offending stick off the floor, buried it at the bottom of the garbage can under the sink and washed her hands. She took one last look in the mirror. She was too pale and her eyes too big and red from the crying. Her hands strayed to her flat belly. It seemed outrageous that such major changes could be taking place inside her while on the outside the only evidence of something out of the ordinary were the tear stains on her cheeks. She quickly splashed cold water on her face to erase those as well. She pinched her cheeks and smoothed the wrinkles from her ugly two-tone brown, polyester uniform before pulling open the staff bathroom door.
Simon leaned on the wall outside in the corridor, waiting for her. “What took you so long? I have customers waiting while you take your sweet ass time going to the loo. It’s not even your break.”
She raised an eyebrow at him. “Are you saying I’m not allowed to use the toilet?”
Simon straightened away from the wall. “You know I can’t tell you that,” he said, taking a step closer to her. “Just don’t take so long Lily, I’ve got people waiting. Just because you’re pissed at me, doesn’t mean you can take it out on my business. Think about the others who’d be out of a job if I had to close.”
She’d started walking while he was talking but now stopped, turned around and looked at him. “You’re not going to have to close just because I went to the toilet outside of my break time, Si. You and I both know that.” She sighed, “Look, I’m sorry okay, I have an upset tummy tonight.” She turned and continued on her way down the hall again.
His arm shot out, blocking her escape. For someone wanting her to get back to work, he was slowing her progress back to the front of the floor considerably.
“What do you want Simon?” She could hear the weariness in her voice. She was so over having to deal with this night after night.
He caressed the bare skin of her arm. A shiver ran through her body. Lily jerked away from his touch. It no longer sent thrills through her. Now, when he touched her, all she wanted to do was take a bath.
Hurt flashed in his eyes when she pulled away. It quickly turned to anger. He slapped the wall with his hand and leaned close to her, anger glinting in his eyes. “Don’t think you can spend all night back here. And don’t think for a minute about making anyone sick.” He slapped the wall again and then stormed away from her, back to the front of the dinner.
She couldn’t stop herself from trembling at his sudden change of emotion. It was time she got out of here. She had someone else to think about now. Someone much more important.
*
Lily put the last of her things inside her old red truck, the one her grandpa gave her when she moved, shut the door and looked back at her apartment for the last time. She’d packed her stuff as soon as she got back from work, before Simon got home. When they split a month ago she couldn’t afford to move somewhere else. She’d been sleeping on the couch ever since.
She climbed into the pickup truck and turned the key. It rumbled to life and she pulled away from the curb. It was time to go home.
The three days it’d take her to drive there would give her plenty of time to think about her next move. And the note she left Simon.
Si,
I’ve decided it’s finally time for me to leave. I’m off home and I’ll ring when I get there. Thanks for letting me crash at your place for a while and I’m sorry if I’ve left you in the lurch at the diner. I’ll call soon.
Take care,
Lily x
She’d considered just disappearing without a word, but that didn’t seem right. As much as they weren’t getting along at the moment, he deserved to know where she was at least. She’d call him in a few weeks and let him know about the baby. She just couldn’t bring herself to tell him just yet. Part of her wanted to keep it as her own little secret and part of her wanted to shout it out to everyone she met. Her hand stroked her belly. She still couldn’t believe there was a little tiny human growing in there. A soft smile touched her lips.
