Highway Romance (eBook)

Breilee Chase (Autor)

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2026 | 1. Auflage
256 Seiten
Bookbaby (Verlag)
979-8-3178-2590-4 (ISBN)

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Kate was stuck in a traffic jam on the highway for 2 hours. With everything at a complete standstill, she decided to look around her and find things to amuse herself and pass the time. She heard loud music blaring from the pickup truck next to her and she looked over to see a guy rocking out to the tunes. Later she watched him step down from the truck. He stood tall on the pavement between their vehicles as he centered the black cowboy hat on his head. Her eyes followed down past his blue shirt with the pearl snap buttons as she watched him adjust the belt buckle on his jeans that he filled out in all the right places. The sound of his cowboy boots on the pavement brought her immediate sexy feels. Oh how she loved cowboys. And he was one very sexy cowboy. And so began their Highway Romance, that features...a faithful canine companion, a donkey rescue farm, delicious foods with recipes at the back of the book, good friends, Southern hospitality, a love of their community and especially their church and faith in God, along with a family diner with the best pies and coffee. Oh, and there are some very spicy and sexy adventures along the way in this fast paced love story that went from zero to sixty in no time! But only Dex knew the real secret that brought them together.

Breilee Chase is a late in life romance author, whose alter ego previously wrote a cookbook and a children's book. A stretch of genres, for sure! After seeing a post about a romance book festival coming to a town near her and reading that her hunky Hallmark crush Victor Webster would be making a special guest appearance at the event. Breilee decided she would like to write a romance novel and participate in that event. She had extreme hopes of promoting her books and possibly meeting Victor Webster there. *Virtual SWOON* But, Breilee had no idea of a romance story to write. So during her nightly prayers, she asked God to give her an inspiration for a romance novel. A couple of days later, she was literally stuck in traffic at a complete stop on the highway for over 2 hours. When out of the blue, she suddenly received the inspiration for her romance novel. She quickly jotted notes into the note pad on her cell phone while sitting in her car on the highway. When she finally arrived home, she grabbed her laptop and started writing. She stayed up and wrote all night long. And that night, 'Highway Romance' was born. Breilee continued to write the story for a couple more days until she hit a writer's block. That night she prayed for God to take her hands and continue writing the story. The next morning, she awoke inspired yet again and rushed to her laptop and began typing. She didn't even stop for coffee! After a couple of hours, her need for coffee took over. When she returned to her laptop with her light and sweet, vanilla-caramel coffee in hand...she sat down to read what she had written. In utter disbelief, she did not recall writing the spicy and risque content that she was reading. Breilee gasped and jumped up-nearly dumping her coffee. What kind of divine intervention created such content from a sweet, yet not-so-little, older lady? She was seriously blushing! What would her kids and grand kids say? What would the ladies at church say? Suffice to say, Breilee was very concerned. But then she realized that God created a man and a woman and their sexy ways created more men and women with even more sexual exploits. It's all part of life. And along the way, authors were created to write about and share those stories. Since Breilee married 2 weeks after her 18th birthday to an unromantic, non-religious, selfish, yet very handsome man, the spicy escapades in this story were nothing she had ever experienced. Perhaps they were figments of her imagination and/or a manifestation of her fantasies. If God inspired her to write about them and bring her dreams of becoming a romance author to fruition...then a spicy romance author she shall be. Sadly, the tyrannical male organizer of the romance book festival did not approve Breilee's application and she was not able to participate in the event. But, she bought a ticket to the event and was able to meet Victor Webster! She had a great conversation with him, had her picture taken next to him and received several embraces pressed against his sexy broad chest and wrapped in his equally sexy muscular arms! *She was SWOONING in reality*! When Breilee told Victor he was her inspiration for the cowboy in her story, Victor said...'Yee Ha, I'll be the cowboy in the movie version of your book!' And Breilee is going to hold him to that promise! Please enjoy this faith inspired, Southern Cowboy style, spicy romance novel that God has helped Breilee create. She hopes to take you away from reality and into a fantasy world of love and fun! And even better, because of Breilee's background in creating delicious foods, she has also included some very special recipes at the back of this book from items described in the story. Bon Appetit!

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Chapter 12 - Pie, Coffee & Conversation

Kate was smiling as she entered the Diner. Because little did Dex know and was about to find out...Kate was well known here. Which is why she agreed to meet a random stranger from the highway at this particular place.

KATE! Was loudly echoed from a few folks in various areas of the Diner. Most notably from the lady behind the counter pouring a cup of coffee for another patron.

Hi Sweetie! The lady said to Kate. Would you like your usual table?

Kate responded with "Yes, thank you Ruth, I sure would." And with that, Kate walked towards the table. But stopped quickly when she realized she wasn't alone this visit. With a giggle of embarrassment, she turned back towards Dex, motioned with her hand and said..."This way Sir".

Dex was still taking it all in, when he said..."Miss Kate, you've been holding out on me. You are definitely not a stranger here."

Kate proudly admitted..."No I am not, she said with a sly grin. I've been a customer here for many years. They are all friends of mine now.

As Kate reached towards the chair to sit at the table, she was abruptly interrupted by Dex swooping in to grab the chair and hold it out for her to sit down. "Allow me, pretty lady", Dex said.

Kate was wide eyed and shocked at yet another gentlemanly gesture. She was not used to such kindness, but she sure welcomed it with a smile and a very grateful "Why thank you Sir."

Dex made sure Kate was set in her chair and then he walked to the chair across from her and sat down.

Neither Kate nor Dex were aware of the many sets of eyes all around the Diner that were watching them.

As Kate was placing her purse down, Ruth was already at the table with a question and smiling. "My goodness Kate, who is this HANDSOME tall drink of water you brought into my Diner tonight?"

Kate laughed and said..."Oh just some random stranger I picked up on the highway." "He said he wanted pie and coffee, so I brought him here."

With that, Dex stood up, removed his hat and said "Howdy Ma'am, pleasure to make your acquaintance, I'm Dex"

"Well, hellllloooo Dex! Welcome! I'm Ruth. And this here is my Diner. That's my husband Lee cooking in the kitchen and my niece clearing off the table over there." “Gracious Dex, you don't need to keep standing for me. Have a seat, take a load off"

And with that, Dex placed his cowboy hat on the back of the chair and sat down. His hair was such a dark brown, that it was almost black...with shimmers of silvery gray along the temples-so mature and distinguished in a rustic way. Kate wanted to twirl those curls with her long fingers. His face chiseled with perfect features and tanned like his arms. He obviously spends some time outside in the sun.

Ruth looked over to see a smile on Kate's face. That type of smile has not been on Kate's face in a very long time.

Can I get you both coffee? Ruth asked.

Yes please, was the response from both Kate and Dex.

As Ruth walked away, Olivia swooped right in. So unexpectedly, that Kate jumped.

"Sooooo Kate, are ya gonna introduce me to your new friend?" Olivia asked with a Cheshire grin.

Yeses Oliviaaaaah, Kate responded laughing and slightly rolling her eyes. This is Dex. Dex this is Olivia.

Dex stood up and said...Very nice to meet you, Olivia. And he bowed at the waist ever so slightly.

Olivia looked up and said to Dex... “Aunt Ruth was right...you are a tall drink of water.”

Sheez, Kate thought....is this guy a gentleman or a Jack in the Box? All this popping up and down is gonna wear out the creases in them tight jeans of his.

She laughed to herself referring to him as a Jack in the Box when she realized she was eye level with a bulge in those jeans from his manhood. All shocked and wide eyed, she thought to herself...whew, it's hot in here. Maybe Ruth should turn the heat down a bit. Kate started to fan herself with a paper napkin, as her impure thoughts were slowly brought back to reality by the sound of Dex sitting down in his chair and Ruth placing coffee cups and spoons on the table.

Kate was still in a bit of a lusty haze when she heard Ruth ask about what brought them to the Diner tonight?

Dex responded with.... “Kate and I were stuck in a traffic jam on the highway for the past couple of hours. I saw your sign and thought pie and coffee would be the perfect way to get to know this pretty lady some more. So here we are.”

Ruth smiled and said..."I always knew my pies were magical, but I never knew how much until now." Kate turned her head to the side and wondered what Ruth was talking about.

As Ruth listed the flavors of pies for Dex, Kate was concentrating on Dex's shirt. The sleeves rolled up just above the elbows. So perfectly wrapped around his muscular arms and equally muscular chest. Such a pretty blue to compliment his gorgeous blue eyes. Whew, and those pearly white snap buttons are so sexy that Kate wondered if it would be more fun to rip them open in haste or just slowly pop them one at a time exposing his bare chest with kisses along the way. Mmmmmmm. Kate was truly lost in a sexy fantasy moment when she heard...

Apple Crumb, Cherry, Blueberry, Peach, Coconut Cream, Chocolate Cream and Pumpkin.

"Oh, Glory Be," said Dex. How do I choose? They all sound good. Dex took a moment and said.... I'll have the Apple Crumb AND the Pumpkin, please.

Good choice Dex...I like your style, said Ruth.

"Earth to Kate!" "Kate, are you in there?" Dex asked.

Oh, gracious Kate thought as she darted back to reality...did he notice me, noticing all those parts of him? Lord, I hope not, that would be so embarrassing.

“Yes, Yes. I'm here. Sorry. Will you excuse me? I'd like to go wash my hands.” Little did they know, she was also going to splash cold water on her face.

As Kate stood up, Dex jumped up again...like a true gentleman when a lady leaves a table. And Kate giggled to herself, thinking he should have been named Jack instead of Dex.

As Kate grabbed her purse and rushed away from the table, Ruth hollered...."What kind of pie would you like tonight, Kate?"

“My usual”, Kate hollered back over her shoulder.

Ruth responded with Chocolate Cream...you got it, Hun!

Kate closed the door to the restroom and just stood leaning with her back against the door. She looked at her reflection in the mirror...her face was many shades of pink embarrassment. Yet she was smiling. She quickly washed her hands and splashed water on her face. Not realizing with her overheated gusto, just how much water she got on her blouse as well. She grabbed paper towels and started blotting the water. All she could think was.... Oh Lord Kate, what has gotten into you?

She decided to take an extra moment to pee. As she sat down, her thoughts drifting and filled with this sexy cowboy gentleman that she just met and was already having impure thoughts of. It has been a long time since she'd done any of those things, but somehow with him she already wanted to. GASP! She took a deep breath and slowly released it as she finished her business. She washed her hands again and adjusted her skirt and blouse in the mirror. Gracious, she thought as she looked at her blouse...it looks like I had a fight with a water hose.

Still blotting water from her blouse, she took a brush from her purse and ran it through her long auburn hair. She powdered her nose and added a fresh coat of lip gloss to her full lips and smoothed the edges. She stopped quickly and thought....am I preening myself for this man? She smiled and realized...yes, she was. She put everything back in her purse, took a deep breath and grabbed the door handle...thinking to herself...don't do anything stupid. But wondering what part of stupid would that be?

While Kate was cooling off in the ladies room, Dex decided to visit the men's room. As Kate was walking back towards the table, she saw Dex exiting the men's room. Kate looked at him with a devilish chuckle and said...."Did you wash your hands?"

"Darlin', isn't that question of how we met?" Dex asked. Kate smiled and said, "I guess it is."

Dex offered his arm to Kate and said..."May I be your escort, my lady?" She slipped her arm under his elbow, giggled and said, "Yes Sir, you may!" And as he smiled proud like a peacock, Kate realized her smile was just as proud.

They walked arm in arm back towards the table.

Like a true gentleman, Dex pulled out her chair. Waited for her to sit down and then he pushed her chair in. Comfy he asked? Yes, thank you she replied.

Just as Dex sat down, Ruth appeared with their slices of pie and a pot of coffee for refills. Here you go folks, Ruth said.

Looking at Kate, Ruth gasped.... Kate, what happened to you?

Kate replied, a little malfunction with your faucet in the ladies room.

Knowing full well there is nothing wrong with the faucet, Ruth laughed, winked at Kate and said..."I'll have someone look at it." Ruth topped off their coffees and before she left, she said...I'll check on you two in a bit.

With a fork in hand, Kate was about to take a bite of her pie when Dex said...Is it OK with you Miss Kate if we say Grace first? I always like to...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.1.2026
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• ISBN-13: 979-8-3178-2590-4 / 9798317825904