Read Online Starting Over (Nugget Romance 4) by Stacy Finz - Free Book Online Page B

that’s supposed to organize all my events for the inn, but I can’t get it to work right.”
    Landon held out his hand for her to give him the phone and became immersed in tapping the display keys. He played with it for a few minutes before handing it back to Sam. “Here you go.”
    Nate wanted to strangle her for sidetracking Landon and getting them off topic.
    “Landon, I think we could put together a nice itinerary for you.” Nate tried to maneuver the conversation back to business. “One of the days we could bus you all to Reno—”
    “Oh my God, how did you do that?” Sam squealed. “You added icons.”
    “Dude?” Landon looked at Sam like Seriously? Don’t you know I’m a tech genius?
    Nate still wanted to kill her for running them off course.
    “Thank you, Landon.” Sam smiled so sweetly at him that Nate got an instant toothache. “Did Tracy show you the Western Pacific Railroad Museum? I read in your bio that you’re a train enthusiast. You know it has the largest collection of Western Pacific memorabilia in the country?”
    “Yeah, that’s why I picked Nugget in the first place,” he said. “I wanted one day for us to take that train-tour deal through gold country. Tracy and I went over to the station and they said they’re booked the whole month of July.”
    “But Tracy told them you’re with the Lumber Baron, right?” Sam said, and all eyes fell on Tracy. “They reserve space for our guests.”
    Nate wondered if she was making this shit up, because it was news to him.
    Sam picked up the phone and dialed. “Hey, Lloyd, it’s Samantha Dunsbury . . . I’m well, how are you? . . . Good, I’m so glad to hear that. And the family? . . . Excellent. I’m calling because we have a guest who is interested in holding a family reunion at the Lumber Baron in July and would like to take the train . . . Hang on a sec.” She turned to Landon. “How many seats?”
    “Maybe twenty.”
    “Did you hear that, Lloyd? . . . So is that doable?” She nodded at Landon. “Great. We really appreciate you doing that for us . . . Oh, that’s so nice . . . No, he hasn’t quite decided yet, but you’ll hold them for a few days, right? . . . Terrific. Thanks, Lloyd. Talk to you soon.”
    Sam hung up the phone and turned to Landon. “We can also get you into the Plumas County rodeo. The events sell out every year, but the Lumber Baron has a box.” This too was news to Nate. “And you cannot miss cowboy poetry at the grange hall—so Americana. One of the days during your visit we can set up a picnic hike, nothing too strenuous for the older folks, but the wildflowers that time of year—amazing.”
    Landon nodded his head, seemingly into it.
    “And the millpond in Graeagle, did anyone talk to you about that?” She didn’t wait for an answer. “It’s this lovely swimming beach where you can rent paddle boards and pedal boats. Kids love it. The shops there are also adorable. For the more adventurous among you, there’s horseback riding and mountain biking. Honestly, Landon, you could stay for a year and not run out of things to do.”
    “What’s that rodeo like?” Landon wanted to know.
    “I just went for the first time a few weeks ago,” Sam said. “And I loved it.” Nate highly doubted that.
    “Although a lot of the participants are local ranchers and not professional, it’s still very exciting,” she continued, describing to Landon the various events. Nate noticed that Lowery appeared much more interested.
    “You can really make that train ride happen?” Landon asked Sam, and Nate knew she’d hooked him.
    “Of course. And the horseback riding, bird watching, river rafting. We’ll keep you busy from day to night.”
    Landon peered into the main parlor and took in every little detail. “My folks would really love the inn,” he said, stuffing his hands into the pockets of his jeans. “You’ll personally handle it, right?” This was directed at Sam, and Nate noticed Tracy