Home Town Girl Again Book Tour & Giveaway

Alex
came home after a life-threatening wound ended his Army career. Now
Katie is back too, and she’s building something called a glamping
park? He feels like he let her down years ago, can he make it up to
her now? Or are his own problems too much to handle?

Fate
brought Katherine and Alex back to Smithville, and the town-folk want
to see them together again. Will the couple be able to cope with the
locals well-intentioned meddling, or did their chance at love
disappear a long time ago…

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Relieved to have found all the items on her list, Katherine offered the clerk a
shy smile and collected her bags. The place was really more of a small town
mercantile than a hardware store, being the only store in town that offered more
than groceries, and she was glad they saw fit to carry a bit of everything.
When she reached the door, lugging her supplies, she was surprised to see
Alex through the glass. He was heading across the parking lot toward her, carrying a
small black and white dog, and his characteristic swagger looked more like a limp as
he wrestled with the puppy.
Jumping back, her head whipped from one side to the other, looking for a
place to hide.
Alex marched into the store, and she ducked behind a rack of men’s overalls.
Holding her breath, she crouched and peeked between the overall straps. The little
black dog had an adorable smiling face, and her heart melted, but then she noticed
Alex’s blustery expression. The puppy wriggled in his grip, and he turned her way.
Her arm shot out to grab a straw hat from the rack, and she plopped it on her
head, hoping it would hide her sweaty, lopsided bun.
The dog barked and squirmed, and it was obvious that Alex needed help, but
Katherine knew she was a sweaty mess, and she probably looked like she’d just
rolled out of bed, since she had, not to mention she smelled like gasoline after
spilling on her grubby pants when she filled her can at the gas station earlier.She’d made a big enough fool of herself already, and she wasn’t eager to
repeat the disgrace, so she hunched lower behind the rack, watching with only one
eye showing from under the hat
Alex was far too busy wrestling the dog to notice her, so she stayed silent,
watching as they passed. Before she could make her move toward the door,
however, the dog escaped Alex’s arms and bound down the aisle. Alex reached out,
scrambling for the puppy, but lost his balance and fell sideways into a rack of garden
trowels that clattered and crashed to the floor.
Dropping her bags, Katherine hurried to his side to see if he was okay. When
she reached him, his expression was dark as the devil, so she hesitated, pulling her
hand back. “Want me to get the dog?” she asked timidly, and he nodded, so she
turned away. Worried about Alex, she glanced nervously over her shoulder, but he
was already back on his feet, righting the rack, so she hurried after the puppy.
The little dog hadn’t gone far when she spotted him assaulting a display of
chips and other snacks. By the time she reached his side, the puppy had a package of
jerky in his mouth.
She scooped up the dog, unable to keep from laughing at his antics. “You’re a
naughty one, aren’t you!” she chided, watching the puppy chew on jerky. As cute as
he was, she had to wonder why Alex had brought him to the store, and without a
leash. “I didn’t take Alex for the dog type,” she mumbled to herself.
“I’m not,” Alex growled, from behind her, causing her to whirl around in
surprise. He reached for the dog.She handed over the puppy, appraising Alex’s face and mood. “Can I help?”
she asked before her brain clicked into gear. Here she’d been relieved that he hadn’t
seen her, and now she couldn’t help but jump square into his business.
“You don’t— need to do that,” he assured her, his words jarred and
interrupted by the wriggling dog. Then over the dog, he eyed her in question with
one brow raised.
She squared her shoulders. She knew she looked a sight, but he was being flat
out rude. “Would he sit in a shopping cart?” she wondered out loud.
Alex glanced toward the front of the store, then back. “I don’t know.”
“I’ll grab you one,” she offered, then hurried away without waiting for his
reply. By the time she returned, Alex looked ready to strangle the puppy with his
bare hands, so Katherine reached out and took the dog, and put him in the cart.
At first, the little dog seemed confused and frightened, but once he got his
bearings and put his front paws on the end of the cart, he seemed happy enough. His
oversized ears perked with curiosity and his tongue lolled from the side of his
mouth, accentuating his goofy grin.
Alex stared at the dog, obviously unhappy, then his gaze turned to her. “Nice
hat.”
Horrified that she was still wearing the stupid straw hat, she yanked it off her
head and tossed it onto a shelf. “How old is he?” she asked, motioning toward the
dog, hoping to take Alex’s attention away from her.
“Hell if I know,” he grumbled, glaring down at the puppy.
Her questioning glance swung from the puppy back to his face.

“I just got him yesterday. From my nieces.”
“Oh,” she replied, wondering why someone would give a dog to a person who
didn’t want one.
For a moment it looked as if Alex would explain, but his mouth clamped
closed, and his brows lowered into a glower, so she left it alone. Taking a step back,
she motioned toward the door. “I better get moving, but…” she hesitated, then
continued. “Feel free to bring him out to the RV park if you need to. I’m sure we can
find a place for him to play while you work.”
“I’m here to get him a leash and a play yard, but,” Alex ‘s gaze came to hers,
and her discomfort caused his expression to soften, “I appreciate the offer. I wasn’t
sure what to do with him, to be honest.”
She was relieved to see him calm down. “It’s not a problem; I’ll see you in a
while then.” With a wave she turned away and headed toward the door, hoping he
didn’t see her collect her things from behind the overalls.

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