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  Divine Creek Ranch 18

  Divine Charity

  Charity has adored Justin since he stole her heart twenty-two years ago, and together they’ve built a steadfast love. She’d do anything for him, except ask for her deepest desire, because the risk of hurting him is too great.

  The day he claimed Charity’s heart, Justin swore he’d never share her love, but time has given him a new perspective. Despite her attempts to hide it, Justin knows Charity has always loved his cousins, Val and Ransome. Now older and wiser, he wants to give her the same fulfillment her sister Grace enjoys with the men she loves.

  Seeing so many ménages in Divine gives Val and Ransome hope, and when fate offers them an opportunity, they seize the chance for a future with Charity. When an innocent victim from their past adventures reaches out to them, they provide safe haven, not knowing that doing so will ultimately place the woman they love in danger.

  Genre: Contemporary, Ménage a Trois/Quatre

  Length: 108,297 words

  DIVINE CHARITY

  Divine Creek Ranch 18

  Heather Rainier

  MENAGE EVERLASTING

  Siren Publishing, Inc.

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  DIVINE CHARITY

  Copyright © 2014 by Heather Rainier

  E-book ISBN: 978-1-62741-954-3

  First E-book Publication: June 2014

  Cover design by Harris Channing

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  DEDICATION

  As always, for my loving husband. I’ve had twenty-four wonderful, inspiring years with him and hope for many, many more.

  Also for “T”. The ride home was a short one, I guess, and for reasons I’ll never understand you didn’t think that helmet was necessary. You’ll never have your very own happily-ever-after and the writer in me just couldn’t stand that so I’ve begun one for you. I wasn’t surprised to learn that with your death you managed to save many lives, because I knew a hero lurked inside you, but I’d still rather you’d worn your helmet. The world is a poorer place without you.

  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

  A big thank-you to my readers, especially those who take time out of their busy lives to interact with me on Facebook and Twitter and through e-mails. Many of you inspire me daily and I like to give credit where it is due.

  Among my online friends, I want to give special thanks to my street team, the Divine Divas, who are too numerous to mention by name. You ladies are tireless with your promotion, generous with your friendship, and so much more than just a street team. And thank you for believing in Charity’s story when many doubted.

  Thank you, Tracey, for making me laugh so hard over a childish temper tantrum that I had tears…and inspiration.

  Thank you to Juliet for her insights into the teen mindset. I love you and look on with joy as you spread your own writerly wings.

  To Stormy, my trusted beta and friend. Thank you for your organizational skills, thoroughness, friendship, inspiration, and those spankings when I need them.

  Thank you to Kimberly for serving as medical beta reader for this story and for being my friend and inspiration…and for having my back.

  To Harris Channing, thank you for the beautiful cover for Divine Charity.

  Thank you to my editors and the wonderful, professional staff at Siren-BookStrand. You’re a joy to work with and I appreciate the totally top-shelf manner in which you handle yourselves.

  And as always…my heartfelt gratitude goes to my publisher, Diana. Without your encouragement and support I wouldn’t have this career that brings me more joy than I ever could’ve imagined. I can never thank you enough.

  CAST OF MAIN CHARACTERS IN BOOK READING ORDER

  Divine Grace

  Grace (Stuart) Warner is co-owner of Harper Embroidery. She’s also invested in and works at Discretion, a ladies’ adults-only boutique located in Morehead.

  Jack Warner, Ethan Grant, and Adam Davis are distant cousins and owners of the Divine Creek Ranch. Jack is also a building contractor. Adam is an HVAC and electrical contractor. Ethan co-owns The Dancing Pony nightclub, located in Divine.

  They have one daughter, Rose Marie and Grace is expecting a baby boy.

  Her Gentle Giant (Part One & Two)

  Rachel (Lopez) Wolf was employed at Thorne Home Theater as a bookkeeper. She now does the books for Discretion and is a stay-at-home mom.

  Eli Wolf was one of the bouncers at The Dancing Pony and is now licensed as an EMT.

  They have one son, Levi.

  Heavenly Angel

  Teresa (Palacios) Martinez worked at Stigall’s with Grace and is now invested in Discretion and works there part-time when not caring for her children.

  Angel and Joaquin Martinez are brothers and horse breeding specialists who handle the breeding operation on the Divine Creek Ranch.

  They have two sons, Michael and Eleazar, and a baby daughter, Isabella.

  Rosemary’s Double Delight

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p; Rosemary (Piper) Garner splits her time between the family business, Cheaver’s Western Store, and her husbands’ business, Garner Custom Furniture.

  Wes and Evan Garner are brothers and self-employed custom furniture craftsmen who have known Rosemary since kindergarten. They have one son, Thomas Daniel.

  Spurs and Heels

  Juliana (Meyer) Peterson, an admitted perfectionist, was the manager of Stigall’s Department Store and is now a buyer for Discretion Boutique.

  Ash Peterson, a former bareback bronc riding champion, is the foreman of the Divine Creek Ranch and runs all of the day-to-day operations.

  They have a son named Will.

  Maya’s Triple Dare

  Maya (Daire) Warner is a registered nurse specializing in obstetric and pediatric care. She works with Doctor Emma Rivers.

  Kendall, Boone, and Richard Warner are brothers, and first cousins of Jack Warner. They are partners in the MWTD Cattle Ranch, which borders the Divine Creek Ranch.

  Summer’s Indiscretion

  Summer (Heston) Webster and her sister Margot are proprietors of Discretion, a ladies’ adults-only boutique in nearby Morehead, Texas.

  Ace Webster and Kemp Whittier are adopted brothers who are also partners in a security and private investigation operation. Ace and Kemp have assisted a number of the heroes and heroines in Divine, Texas, including their wife, Summer.

  Lydia’s Twin Temptation

  Lydia (Webster) Carlisle came to the Rockin’ C Ranch as a chef and wound up falling in love with both Chance and Clayton Carlisle. Chance and Clayton Carlisle are twin brothers who own the Rockin’ C Ranch, a very large cattle operation outside of Divine.

  Their Divine Doctor

  Doctor Emma (Guthrie) Rivers is a family practitioner in Divine, Texas.

  Duke Rivers and Gage Randall are cousins who were raised as brothers. They’re IT consultants and also work on a contract basis for Ace Webster and Kemp Whittier.

  Divine Phoenix

  Lily (Valentine) Cook is a student and works with her husband at Clay Cook Jewelry.

  Clay Cook is a jeweler and sculptor and Del Cook is a rancher and former private military subcontractor.

  Sparks Fly! A Divine Creek July 4th Family Reunion

  Jayne (Sheridan) Carter is head librarian at the Divine Memorial Library

  Seth Carter is a tattoo artist and owner of Divine Ink Tattoo Studio, located in downtown Divine. Sparks Fly! features their introduction to each other and sexy reunions with all the previous main characters in the series, centered around a July 4th family reunion.

  Margot’s Hunger

  Margot (Heston) Redman and her sister, Summer, are proprietors of Discretion, a ladies’ adults-only boutique located in nearby Morehead.

  Jake Redman is a private investigations and security subcontractor.

  Gil James is the foreman at the Rockin’ C Ranch.

  His Tattooed Virgin

  Jayne (Sheridan) Carter is the head librarian at the Divine Memorial Library.

  Seth Carter is a tattoo artist and owner of Divine Ink Tattoo Studio located in downtown Divine. They have a son named Toby. Jayne and Seth were introduced to each other in Sparks Fly! Their full love story is told in His Tattooed Virgin.

  Tiny Dancer

  Camilla (O’Neal) Parks is the owner of the Twisted Bull night club and Chantilly’s Steakhouse, located in Morehead.

  Ben Lawrence and Quinten Parks are business partners with Ethan Grant in the Dancing Pony nightclub.

  They are the parents of brand new twin boys, James and Joshua.

  Tangled In Divine

  Gwen (Henderson) Alvarez is a retired world barrel racing champion and a consultant specializing in horse training and teaching barrel racing techniques.

  Julian Alvarez and Chris Potter are full-time ranchers who run the Bucking H Ranch in Colorado and the Bucking H2 Ranch in Divine.

  Lucy’s Revenge

  Lucy (Carter) Owen is a self-employed licensed massage therapist and owner of A Divine Retreat located in downtown Divine.

  Patrick Owen is an architect and single dad to his five-year-old son, PJ, and Beck O’Malley is a beekeeper.

  Maizy the Bear Charmer

  Maizy (Owen) Welsh is a kindergarten teacher in Divine. She is Patrick Owen’s sister.

  Cody Welsh, Heath Lindsey, and Spencer Ketchum, known affectionately to their friends as “the bears,” provide security at the Twisted Bull nightclub in Morehead, Texas.

  Awakening Veronica

  Veronica (Benedict) Stinson is a bestselling romance author.

  Hank Stinson is the Sheriff of Divine County and Travis McDaniel is a former game warden and facility coordinator for a local boys’ ranch.

  I hope you enjoy the next installment in the Divine Creek Ranch Collection…

  Table of Contents

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Dedication

  Acknowledgments

  Cast of Main Characters

  Chapter One

  Chapter Two

  Chapter Three

  Chapter Four

  Chapter Five

  Chapter Six

  Chapter Seven

  Chapter Eight

  Chapter Nine

  Chapter Ten

  Chapter Eleven

  Chapter Twelve

  Chapter Thirteen

  Chapter Fourteen

  Chapter Fifteen

  Chapter Sixteen

  Chapter Seventeen

  Chapter Eighteen

  Chapter Nineteen

  Epilogue

  About the Author

  DIVINE CHARITY

  Divine Creek Ranch 18

  HEATHER RAINIER

  Copyright © 2014

  Chapter One

  February…

  Justin Connors groaned as he flexed his hips, reveling in Charity’s silken heat. He slid his goatee against the damp, fragrant column of her throat. Her breath caught and she shuddered, the corresponding contraction deep within her grasping his cock with a sensual tug, making him groan again. His wife chuckled, a sexy, velvety sound, as she raked her nails over his ass cheeks, inspiring him to thrust one last time. His cock twitched as her searing heat clenched and caressed him from the head to the root. She wrapped her arms around his neck and he inhaled her unique natural fragrance until she filled his senses and his heart throbbed.

  “God, I love you, woman.”

  A replete sigh slipped from her lips, fanning against his hair as she squeezed him with her thighs and ground her pussy against him. “I love you, too. More and more every day. So much sometimes it hurts.”

  He lifted his head and looked into her blue eyes, shadowed in the flickering candle flames. “I don’t know what I did to deserve you. I’d do anything for you, babe. Anything.”

  Her arms tightened and she giggled as she murmured, “I know. You just did.”

  Anytime she came to him with that fire in her eyes, he was all on board with what his woman craved.

  He’d been grateful for the call from his mother earlier in the afternoon, inviting Beau and Justine over for a weekend geo-caching trip to Vanderpool and the surrounding area. Their teenagers were packed and ready to leave within a few minutes of getting home from school. They’d hugged their mom and dad and bid them to have a great weekend alone together. As if by divine appointment, FedEx had delivered a package from Hips & Curves for Charity that very afternoon.

  The throbbing beat of the music Charity loved to dance to had begun fifteen minutes later. She’d appeared in the hallway dressed in a short gauzy dress with a peasant bodice that offered him teasing views of her nipples through the white fabric. With smoldering blue eyes, she’d bared a shoulder as she turned, captivating him with a brief view of the curve of her ass.

  Gazing at him over her shoulder, she asked, “Want to see more?”

  “Yes,” he murmured from his seat on the couch, noting her seductive half smile as he pushed the pillows away to welcome her ont
o his lap when she was finished.

  Her long, wavy golden hair had swung around, creating a tantalizing veil as she slipped the bodice down her shoulders and tugged the long bell-like sleeves from her arms one inch at a time.

  After an enticing striptease she’d crawled into his lap naked and confessed she’d been a bad, bad girl and needed to be spanked hard. Hiding his own pleasure at that news, he’d growled and told her to assume the position. Using the system they’d put in place years before they knew any of their friends were into spanking or BDSM, he’d asked her for her number, indicating the intensity she’d hoped he’d reach by the end of the play session. She’d looked him in the eye from her placement across his lap and said one word.

  “Eight.”

  When she asked for a ten, he knew he needed to have a talk with her first to discover what was causing her to need that much intensity. Eight meant she wanted to play hard and be fucked harder after. His cock twitched again at the memory. Her screams and multiple orgasms had told him he’d given her what she’d needed. Now he contented himself with what he needed from her, still buried inside her, connected on a deep heart level. Domination didn’t flip his switch like it did for other men he knew and he wouldn’t exactly call her a submissive but she sure loved her spankings. He slid his hand around her hip and ass cheek, checking on the heat and smiled when she moaned.