The $10,000,000 Texas Wedding by Judy Christenberry

He hoped Gabe would take some time to think, not make a quick decision. He decided it would be better not to procrastinate. Mac Gibbons knew Gabriel Dawson was in for a shock. Mac reached out and squeezed Gabe’s shoulder in silent sympathy. “Yeah, thanks.” The car was a result of his recent success. “Mac Gibbons!” he replied, grabbing one of his best childhood friends into a bear hug.

The man standing by his car door waited for him to acknowledge his presence. He’d grown up here, learning about life, sharing, hunting, camping, riding with his friends. With memories pouring into his head, he feared he might be too distracted to drive. He didn’t want to have a wreck on his first day back in town. Gabe Dawson carefully pulled into a parking space on the town square. Judy’s a native Texan, but now lives in Arizona. She spends her spare time reading, watching her favorite sports teams and keeping track of her two daughters. She hopes readers have as much fun reading her stories as she does writing them. Judy quit teaching French recently and now devotes her time to writing. Judy Christenberry has been writing romances for fifteen years because she loves happy endings as much as her readers. “Why, Gabe, dear, the perfect man is you.” “Yeah? Who did you think would do for Katie?” He wasn’t going to marry Katie off to just anyone.

“I told them that, but they argued with me.” “Damn! Isn’t there someone who would let Katie be Katie? Who would help her? She deserves the best!” “No, I don’t want-” Gabe stopped, frustrated. Katie would make an excellent minister’s wife,” Florence said. “No! She’s already raised her brothers and sisters.” Gabe remembered Katie’s face when he’d asked if she’d gone to college. “We’ve figured out the perfect man for Katie to marry so you’ll be off the hook.”

“Gabe! Come over,” the matchmakers yelled. It's the greatest gift I could leave you. And once you indulge in the memories that make you ache, you'll know I'm right. Discover how amazing love is.You and Katie belong together. Katie is a wonderful woman who cares about you. You can be so stubborn…What you thought years ago–that Katie Peters dismissed your love -isn't true. But someone had to bring you to your senses. TERMS OF A TEN MILLION DOLLAR TEXAS WEDDING(Excerpt from Granny Dawson's will)Stop furrowing your brow, Gabe! Don't like the change to my will? Didn't think you would.

The $10,000,000 Texas Wedding by Judy Christenberry