Excerpt from Once Upon a Summer

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, read the rules at A Daily Rhythm. Anyone can play along!

I am currently reading a couple of Westerns, including Once Upon a Summer by Janette Oke (author of the Love Comes Softly series and many others.)

I don’t know who was the most excited when Gramps landed that fish—him or me; but we both whooped and danced around—me in my rolled-up farm overalls, and him in his tight-legged white underwear.

Janette Oke, Once Upon a Summer

Sure, it’s unusual to have an eighteen-year-old mother when you’re twelve. But when you’re an orphan and she’s your aunt–and the only mother you’ve ever known–well, it works out just fine.

That’s why I got so riled up when I heard Grandpa and Uncle Charlie talkin’ about findin’ a fella for Aunt Lou!

You see, somethin’ had to be done. I couldn’t just sit back and watch our family get broken up. But with Grandpa and Uncle Charlie workin’ so hard to marry off Aunt Lou, I really had my job cut out for me. Then that preacher came along, and things got really complicated…

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Sonia Lal

July 7, 2015 at 3:48 pm

sweet teaser!

mine: https://storytreasury.wordpress.com/2015/07/06/teaser-tuesday-stories-of-the-raksura-volume-2/

fuonlyknew

July 7, 2015 at 2:41 pm

It all sounds so wonderful and makes me feel nostalgic. I’d love to read this.

My TT – http://fuonlyknew.com/2015/07/07/teaser-tuesdays-121-morrigans-shadow/

Literary Feline

July 7, 2015 at 10:16 am

This sounds like a fun one. Such a happy moment caught in that teaser. 🙂

Greg

July 7, 2015 at 10:00 am

Hmm, that sounds interesting. I haven’t read a Western in ages. This one sounds fun. I like that tease.

Dagny

July 7, 2015 at 9:35 am

I’ve never read anything by Oke before.

My TT is from The Night Circus: http://wp.me/pZnGI-o1

KymPossible

July 7, 2015 at 7:36 am

Good memories reading your Teaser, because Janette Oke is one of my favorite authors! Here’s my TT for this week: http://justasecondblog.blogspot.com/2015/07/teaser-tuesdaysfirst-chapter-first.html

Kathy Martin

July 7, 2015 at 6:21 am

I have heard of this author but never read anything by her. I like the teaser. I can really see it. My teaser this week is from Shards of Hope by Nalini Singh. Happy reading!