McKenna, (Sweet Western Historical Romance) (Nevada Brides Series Book 1) Read Online Free

if it was being in the same room with the very handsome Cole, or if it was his proposal. She certainly didn’t want to marry the man, or any man, but starting over in Nevada might just be the thing. She could send for her sisters once she got settled, or send money home. It could just be the way of saving her sisters from marriages of convenience. He did say that she didn’t have to sleep with him if she didn’t want to. She’d have to speak with her sisters before she made her decision, though.
    “Thanks for your, er, offer. Come back tomorrow and I’ll give you my decision then. How much money are we talking here?”
    “Five hundred would be good. I have the same amount saved up.”
    McKenna led the way back into the parlor where Kayla had ahold of the nervous-looking Bret, who managed to wiggle away from Kayla when they entered the room.
    “McKenna wants to discuss this with her sisters. We’ll be back tomorrow for her decision.”
    The men left, much to the disappointment of her sisters, especially Kayla.
    McKenna raised a brow at Kayla. “Have you taken leave of your senses? You simply can’t fall all over the first handsome man you meet.”
    Kayla pouted. “But, McKenna, how else will I find a husband?”
    “For all you know, Bret already has a wife, and you’re much too young to get married,” McKenna scolded Kayla.
    “But I’m eighteen. Just because you’re all resigned to the fact that you’re a spinster doesn’t mean that I have to be.”
    Abigail just shook her head. “You have a bright future ahead of you, Kayla, to get an education and a career. You don’t have to live your life on the whims of any man.”
    Kayla frowned. “That’s not very realistic! And I want to get married and have a huge family.”
    McKenna laughed. “Seriously, Kayla? With your free spirit, you’d not last a single week of being married.”
    “Like you’re the marriage expert, McKenna. Just because you’re the oldest doesn’t mean you know everything.”
    McKenna sighed and sank into a chair near the fireplace. “You know, you’re right, but please give yourself time to be young. The years pile up quicker than you’d think. Look, I’m twenty-two, and I certainly can’t remember how I am. I’ve devoted my life to working in our store since I was of age.”
    “You were always too busy working with father at the store,” Abigail said. “Whatever will you do now?”
    “Please sit, sisters. I have to talk to you about something of great importance.” When her sisters were seated and looking at her expectedly, McKenna said, “It seems the man who came here, Cole…well, he has a business proposition for me that I’m just not sure of, since it would require me to take some of the money Papa kept here at the house. Five hundred, to be exact.”
    Abigail shook her head, surprised. “He’s some kind of crook then. He has some nerve to come here asking for money.”
    Cadence leaned forward and asked, “Is it possible this man has learned our parents died recently?”
    “It’s hardly a secret, and he was there, at the store, when Uncle Abner came in today, demanding I clear out. He even told me he was about ready to punch our uncle in the nose.” McKenna laughed. “The thing is how would he assume that we have any money at our disposal?”
    “Obviously, he did,” Abigail stated, always the most practical of her sisters. “I hope you set him straight.”
    McKenna rubbed her brow as it really pained her. “He’s offered me a business proposition that sounds very promising. He’s also putting up an equal amount, so we’d be partners.”
    Penelope smiled, tucking her dark hair behind her ears. “That doesn’t sound all that bad. What sort of business is he suggesting you partner up for?”
    “If I decide to go into business with this man, it will require me to leave Ohio and move to Nevada.”
    Her sisters gasped. “No,” Abigail said. “You’ll simply have to tell the man no.”
    “If only it