Kage glanced around, then his eyes snagged on hers. With a smile on his face, he dropped to one knee. Right there on the stage and right there in front of Mr. Dell. “Teagan, we can take as much time as you need getting to know each other better. Having said that, now that I know the promise you made to your mother along with the possibility now that your dreams of dancing will come true, would you allow me to be a part of that dream? If not here, then somewhere else? Anywhere else. New York City. Paris. Doesn’t matter as long as we are together. I’m willing to go wherever you want to go in order to fulfill all of your dreams. I love you, Teagan. Will you allow your dreams to become mine? Will you allow me to share them with you? Will you marry me?”
A bouquet of butterfly wings danced in her stomach. All her dreams and wishes were coming true. Along with the promise she’d made not only to herself but to her mother. Not only would she get to dance in front of real live people, she would get to marry the one man who understood her more than anyone else and loved her.
Kage loved her.
She sighed as contentment wrapped around her heart.
She cupped his face in her hands and gazed down into the silver-green eyes she’d come to love. She didn’t care what stage she danced on as long as she and Kage were together.
Together they would see the world.
Her lips found his, and she kissed him with all the love she had for him. When the kiss ended, she raised her lips only a whisper away from his and softly asked, “May I have this dance? Today? And forever?”
Kage rose to his feet. “Is that a yes?”
“Yes. That’s a big-as-the-state-of-Texas yes.”
Kage hooted and whirled her around again, kissing her as he did.
“Does this mean you’ll be dancing for me, young lady?”
She had forgotten all about Mr. Dell being there. Heat rushed to her cheeks even as she smiled. “It sure does, Mr. Dell. Thank you.”
“No. Thank you.”
Amidst the man’s welcoming words, they kissed again.
Normally with so much joy rushing through her, she’d dance. Her body might not be dancing right now, but her heart and soul definitely were. And she had a feeling they would continue to do so even long after her body no longer could.
If her momma could see her now, she’d be so proud and so happy. Her father would be too. She smiled thinking about how this dreamer would be marrying the one type of man she said she would never marry… a cowboy. But Kage was the other half of her heart. Her cowboy. Her dream. Her new reason to dance.
—The End—
Also Available From Debra Ullrick
A COWBOY FOR CHRISTMAS
~ ~ ~An Inspirational Romantic NOVELLA~ ~ ~
Can the Christmas season bring two young hearts together?
Ranch owner Callie Gentry needs help. When a certain cowboy she’s always secretly loved comes to her rescue, she struggles to keep her feelings in check. While she’s happy he’s back, her heart isn’t. After all, how can she trust the cowboy who left her like her father did?
Dustin Lockwood thought he’d never see Callie Gentry again. Then his friend asks him to work for him over Christmas vacation at Callie’s cattle ranch, and Dustin jumps at the chance to see her again. How can he convince the woman who’s lost all faith in men that he will never leave her again?
THE BRIDE WORE COVERALLS
Racing Series, Book 1
(Barbour Publishing)
Can bitter rivals come to love each other? Fighting deep prejudice against her femininity, her choice of vehicle, and even her heritage, Camara Cole is determined to win the mud-bog racing championship this year. Her biggest competition seems also to be her worst enemy. Chase Lamar has been racing mud-boggers as long as Camara, and he grudgingly admits she's the best driver-mechanic he knows. Their rivalry has been long and bitter. But Chase is a new Christian. As he begins to change, he finds his relationship with Camara changing, too. When Camara's vehicle is sabatoged, she naturally blames Chase, despite a growing attraction. Chase must prove his innocence, but evidence points his way. When the smoke clears and the truth is known, will each be able to extend forgiveness, maybe even love?
Déjà vu Bride
Racing Series, Book 2
Furious with God, Olivia Roseman vows to never trust Him again. Why should she? Once again her prayers have gone unanswered, and once again another loved one has been ripped from her. With no job and only a few dollars, Olivia makes a choice to start over again. Without God and without love. However, her handsome new boss isn't going to make forgetting God or keeping her vow to never love again very easy. Erik Cole questions the sanity of his moving from Swamper City, Alabama to Charity, West Virginia. That is, until he hires airbrush designer Olivia Roseman to paint his monster truck. When he senses that she’s a gal who is down on her luck, he vows to do whatever he can to help her. Only problem is, the little beauty creates more challenges than one. As his feelings toward her deepen, all Erik can do is hope and pray that one day Olivia will open up her heart to Christ—and to him.
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
Racing Series, Book 3
The last thing Audra Darron wants is another disastrous relationship. When the persuasive Barrett Camden challenges her to a date, she accepts his challenge. It doesn’t take her long to learn under all that macho exterior is a kind man with a tender side. A mystery man full of secrets, something she detests. Does she dare trust him when he asks her to without knowing his past and risk her heart?
Barrett Camden is a man with many names. It’s been seven years since he went into hiding. When he sees the gutsy little beauty wipe out her competitors in a demolition derby, he’s determined to get to know the feisty woman. The only problem is, she’s not interested. Not the least bit discouraged, he pursues her, but soon discovers his past may very well keep him from catching her.
FOREWARNED
A Contemporary Christian Suspense Romance Novel
He loves her... but can he save her from her own mistakes?
After a near fatal accident in the Colorado wilderness, the pain Jasmine Moore lives with has made her a recluse. To fill the void the harsh Steamboat Springs winter brings, she goes online seeking companionship. Her loneliness overrides all caution, bringing with it a deadly peril.
Jackson Warren has loved Jasmine for years. When he discovers she’s talking to strangers on the Internet, his internal alarms blare. Especially after strange and suspicious incidents occur close to home. Can he convince her to heed his concerns before it’s too late?
REUNITED AT CHRISTMAS
Search and rescue dog handler Shelby Davis is living the dream. Not only does she train search and rescue dogs, but she’s a bestselling suspense author who has waterfront property in the beautiful mountain town of Grand Lake, Colorado. All is well until she receives a call to bring her dog Max and her snowmobile to help rescue a man who is lost in a blizzard up on Gravel Mountain. That man is the one person she never wants to see again—Ryker Anderson—the man who broke her heart the day he called three months before their wedding to say goodbye with no explanation as to why.
After being gone for eighteen months, Ryker Anderson is back in Grand Lake where he hopes to win back the woman he loves. He only hopes Shelby understands why he left. Will he be able to convince Shelby that she can trust him with her heart again even though he broke it before?
A LOG CABIN CHRISTMAS
A New York Times & CBA Bestseller
Experience Christmas through the eyes of adventuresome settlers who relied on log cabins built from trees on their own land to see them through the cruel forces of winter. Discover how rough-hewed shelters become a home in which faith, hope, and love can flourish. Marvel in the blessings of Christmas celebrations without the trappings of modern commercialism where the true meaning of the day shines through. And treasure this exclusive collection of nine Christmas romances penned by some of Christian fiction’s best-selling authors.
THE UNEXPECT
ED BRIDE
Love Inspired Historical
After the disaster of his first marriage, Haydon Bowen has no intention of marrying again. Unfortunately, his brother has some intentions of his own, and plans to see to it that Haydon finds happiness once more. So he answers a "groom wanted" advertisement—in Haydon's name—and sends Haydon to meet his new bride at the stagecoach stop!
For beautiful, cultured Rainelle Devonwood, any dangers she may face in the Idaho Territories are preferable to staying with her abusive brother. So even when Rainee learns she's a mistakenly ordered bride, she won't let Haydon drive her away. She's up to the challenge of life on the difficult, demanding frontier...and the great challenge of opening Haydon's heart again.
THE UNLIKELY WIFE
Love Inspired Historical
The arrival of Michael Bowen’s bride, married sight unseen by proxy, sends the rancher reeling. With her trousers, cowboy hat and rifle, she looks like a female outlaw—not the genteel lady he corresponded with for months. He’s been hoodwinked into marriage with the wrong woman!
Selina Farleigh Bowen loved Michael’s letters, even if she couldn’t read them herself. A friend read them to her, and wrote her replies—but apparently that “friend” left things out, like Michael’s dream of a wife who was nothing like her. Selina won’t change who she is, not even for the man she loves. Yet time might show Michael the true value of his unlikely wife.
GROOM WANTED
Love Inspired Historical
It's a perfect plan—best friends Leah Bowen and Jake Lure will each advertise for mail-order spouses in the papers, and then Jake will help select Leah's future husband, while Leah picks Jake's bride-to-be! Surely the ads will find them what they seek: a wife who'll appreciate Jake's shy charm and a groom who'll take Leah away from the Idaho Territory she detests. When the responses to the postings pour in, it seems all Leah's and Jake's dreams will soon come true. But the closer they each get to the altar, the less appealing marrying a stranger becomes. Is it too late to turn back—or to turn around and find the happiness they truly seek together, at last?
THE UNINTENDED GROOM
Love Inspired Historical
A Perfect Partnership
When Abby Bowen's dream of love is dashed, she pursues a new dream: opening a dinner theater in Hot Mineral Springs, Colorado. There's just one hitch; she needs a male business partner. The handsome father of twins who answers Abby's ad is perfect…perhaps too perfect. Working with someone like Harrison Kingsley—without losing her heart—will be harder than Abby anticipated.
It's a good thing Harrison's arrangement with Abby is strictly business. Because with her kind soul, smiling blue eyes and gentle way with his boys, he could easily fall for her. But the longer he works with Abby, the more Harrison realizes that the Lord might have an entirely different partnership planned for them.
COLORADO COURTSHIP
Winter of Dreams by Cheryl St.John
If Violet Kristofferson had known that her new employer was the town undertaker, she might never have come to Carson Springs as his cook. Yet she needs a fresh start away from scandal. And Ben Charles's unflinching faith could be her path to something truly precious—a new family.
The Rancher's Sweetheart by Debra Ullrick
The cowboys on her uncle's ranch show Sunny Weston no respect—except for foreman Jed Cooper. A riding and roping contest is Sunny's chance to prove herself. But now that she's falling for Jed, will she find courage to take the biggest risk of all, and trust her heart?
CHRISTMAS BELLES OF GEORGIA
They were sisters once—identical quadruplets—given up for adoption at birth. Now each receives a letter advising her to claim her inheritance and the family she never knew. . .at Christmas. Holly feels betrayed when she learns she’s adopted, while Carol prays for a loving family. Starr thinks it’s all a hoax, and Noelle needs a break from a hopeless situation. There are more surprises in store as each young woman gets just the gift she wants—and needs. You’ll be warmed by love in these interwoven tales of the ultimate Christmas gift. . . .
A DOZEN APOLOGIES
Mara Adkins, a promising fashion designer, has fallen off the ladder of success, and she can’t seem to get up.
In college, Mara and her sorority sisters played an ugly game, and Mara was usually the winner. She’d date men she considered geeks, win their confidence, and then she’d dump them publicly. When Mara begins work for a prestigious clothing designer in New York, she gets her comeuppance. Her boyfriend steals her designs and wins a coveted position. He fires her, and she returns in shame to her home in Spartanburg, South Carolina, where life for others has changed for the better.
Mara’s parents, always seemingly one step from a divorce, have rediscovered their love for each other, but more importantly they have placed Christ in the center of that love. The changes Mara sees in their lives cause her to seek Christ. Mara’s heart is pierced by her actions toward the twelve men she’d wronged in college, and she sets out to apologize to each of them. A girl with that many amends to make, though, needs money for travel, and Mara finds more ways to lose a job than she ever thought possible.
Mara stumbles, bumbles, and humbles her way toward employment and toward possible reconciliation with the twelve men she humiliated to find that God truly does look upon the heart, and that He has chosen the heart of one of the men for her to have and to hold.
The twelve authors contributing to this project are: Elizabeth Noyes, Fay Lamb, Marji Laine, Jerusha Agen, Theresa Anderson, Patricia M. Dyer, Jennifer Hallmark, Paulette Harris, Betty Owens, Phee Paradise, Debbie Roome, Debra Ullrick.
A RECIPE FOR ROMANCE
22 inspirational short stories and recipes
From our hearts to yours
Contributing authors Lenora Worth, Debra Ullrick, Janet Tronstad, Carolyne Aarsen, Dana Corbit, Lyn Cote, Debby Giusti, Winnie Griggs, Arlene James, Deb Kastner, Renee Ryan, Danica Favorite,Gail Gaymer Martin, Jill Kemerer, Jolene Navarro, Marta Perry, Terri Reed, Sherri Shackelford, Cami Tang, Missy Tippens, Pamela Tracy, and Cheryl Wyatt present an anthology of sweet and inspirational short stories and tasty recipes.
A sampling of the stories you’ll find inside:
— A young woman who uses Potato Salad to prove she’s still in love with her long-lost miner beau,
— A new stepdad who builds Chopped Tree Casserole to bond with his stepson,
— An Amish mother who finds a way to reconnect with her husband over her Chicken Potpie,
— A bank teller who brings Tomato Basil Soup and new hope for a relationship to her coworker.
— And many more
Find a complete list of Debra Ullrick’s books on her website:
www.DebraUllrick.com
About the Author
Debra Ullrick is a hot rod, figure-eight races, classic cars, mud-boggin', monster trucks fanatic, who loves Jesus. Her hobbies include, going to classic car auto shows, collecting muscle car and monster truck models, reading, writing, drawing western art, feeding wild birds, playing with her Manx cat Tickles, visiting with family and friends, surfing the Internet, watching movies, especially every available version of Jane Austen’s stories, Monster Jam World Finals DVD’s, Ma and Pa Kettle, Little People, Big World, CASTLE, COPS, and the PBS documentaries, Frontier House, 1900’s house, and Manor House.
Debra and her real-life hero of forty years, along with their now married daughter lived and worked on cattle ranches in the Colorado Rocky Mountains until a few years ago. Now they live down in the flatlands where they’re still experiencing cultural whiplash from big city living.
Her debut novel, The Bride Wore Coveralls, the first book in this series is available through www.amazon.com and numerous other places on the Internet.
Debra loves to hear from her readers.
To contact her visit her website at www.debraullrick.com or write her at [email protected]
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