Perfecting Amanda
Chapter One
A shadow fell over her.
She squinted up at the man standing before her, silhouetted against the sun. He
was a dark shape without features against the bright light. It was impossible to
read his expression.
"Miss McCormick? Amanda?" His deep voice reverberated up her spine.
"Mr. Baxter?" She shaded her eyes and squinted as she tried to focus on his
face.
"Please, call me Travis. I can't believe you're really here. I'm so happy to see
you." He moved out of the sunlight and she could finally see him.
Her breath caught. Travis Baxter was even more handsome than she'd pictured him
in her daydreams and she was even more nervous than she'd imagined she'd be at
this first meeting. Beneath his flat-crowned black hat, dark hair curled over
the edge of his white collar. Two slightly up-tilted black eyebrows gave him a
quizzical expression and accented, vivid blue eyes glittered with reflected
sunlight. He wore a sharp, blue suit with a string tie and a deep burgundy vest.
His long legs ended in a pair of fancy black boots. The man didn't look like a
farmer at all. It touc ... read full excerpt from Perfecting Amanda ebook