Totally Texan
Grant Wilcox had just stepped out of his truck when Harvey Tipton, the postmaster, walked out of the Sip 'n Snack coffee shop.
Harvey greeted Grant with a grin through his scruffy beard and mustache. "Hey, about to take a look-see, huh? Or maybe I should say another one."
Grant gave him a perplexed look. "What are you talking about?"
"The new piece in town."
Grant made a face. "I'm assuming you're referring to the new woman in town, right?"
"Right," Harvey responded, with his head bobbing up and down, his grin still in place. He obviously saw no reason to be ashamed or to make an apology for his unflattering terminology. "She's running the shop for Ruth."
Of all people to run into, Grant groaned inwardly; Harvey was the town's most prolific gossip. And the fact that he was a man made it worse.
Grant shrugged. "That's news to me, but then I haven't been in for coffee in a while."
"When you see her you'll regret that."
"I doubt it," Grant said wryly.
"I didn't figure you for dead yet, Wilcox."
"Give me a break, will you?" Grant was irritated and didn't bother to hide the fac ... read full excerpt from: Totally Texan ebook
