The Future Godfather - A Family Affair: The Wish

This is a conversation you won’t want to miss! Pop tells Harry that when the time comes, Harry will be the new Godfather of Magdalena, and he’ll make a darn good one. Of course, Harry doesn’t agree...

When Harry meets Stephanie - A Family Affair: The Gift

Harry Blacksworth is nobody’s fool and while he might once have been the playboy-good-for-nothing younger brother of Charles, he's come into his own as a well-respected and generous member of Magdalena’s community. When Cash and Tess hit a roadblock named Stephanie Richmond, Harry's not going to let anything jeopardize their happiness. Don't miss When Harry Meets Stephanie and read firsthand how he deals with the woman who thinks she can leverage a child to gain security.

The Real Stephanie Richmond - A Family Affair: The Gift

And because first drafts and ideas change, I'm including a scene I once considered using for the storyline. In this version, Stephanie isn’t as soft and guileless as she appears in the final version of the book, but straightforward and intent on letting Cash know exactly what she wants. While I like the final outcome, this is still an interesting read and portrays Stephanie Richmond’s true personality.

Who’s in the Cabin? - A Family Affair: The Cabin

Nate and Christine Desantro head to the cabin one last time before they sell it and discover an uninvited guest! Elissa Cerdi has snuck away to the Blacksworths’ cabin for quiet and a chance to consider her future with or without a controlling ex-boyfriend. Her innocent and trusting ways prevent her from seeing that she’s put herself in danger by choosing a secluded cabin. Of course, Nate and Christine aren’t about to risk her safety, even if she was Gloria Blacksworth’s friend and confidante!

Dedication

For everyone who wants to spend more time in Magdalena…

Chapter 1

Nate & Christine’s Wedding

A Family Affair

Bonus Scene

If folks had told Nate Desantro a year ago that he’d be marrying a well-bred, high-society woman from Chicago, he’d have called them ten kinds of a fool. Then he’d have booted them out of his house. Rich? Hoity-toity? City dweller? Not for him. He’d never been interested in any of it: not the money or the breeding and certainly not the noise and commotion of a place that didn’t let a person take a clean breath.

But damn if he wasn’t marrying one who claimed all three, and the hell of it was, none of it bothered him. Maybe because she didn’t act as if she were better than everybody else and didn’t turn her nose up at the town or its simple lifestyle. Christine wanted to belong; Nate wanted her to belong, too, but he didn’t have the heart to tell her it would take a lot of years and a lot more than a few smiles for that to happen. As for getting the town to trust her enough to open their wallets and let her invest their hard-earned money? Not happening anytime soon, but she’d learn that soon enough.