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  LADD

  SPRINGS

  by

  Dianne Venetta

  *****

  PUBLISHED BY:

  BloominThyme Press

  Ladd Springs

  Copyright 2013 by Dianne Venetta

  License Notes

  LADD SPRINGS

  Ladd Springs Series:

  LADD SPRINGS ~ #1

  LADD FORTUNE ~ #2

  HOTEL LADD ~ #3

  LADD HAVEN ~ #4

  LOSING LADD ~ #5

  LADD CHRISTMAS #6

  Other novels by Dianne Venetta

  Silver Creek Series:

  Romantic Mystery/Adventure

  NOT WITHOUT YOU ~ #1

  BECAUSE OF YOU ~ #2

  ALL ABOUT YOU ~ #3

  The Gables Trilogy:

  Romantic Women’s Fiction

  JENNIFER’S GARDEN

  LUST ON THE ROCKS

  WHISPER PRIVILEGES

  Women’s Fiction

  CONDEMN ME NOT

  Ladd Springs

  Copyright 2013 by Dianne Venetta

  ISBN: 978-0-9884871-2-3

  Publisher: BloominThyme Press

  Editor: Best Foot Forward

  Cover Design: Jaxadora Design

  This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real locales are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is coincidental. This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without prior written permission from the copyright owner.

  Acknowledgements

  In every book you’ll find a piece of the author, and Ladd Springs is no different. The eastern Tennessee mountains hold a special place in my heart. The setting is gorgeous, the ambiance serene—the creeks and rivers, hiking trails and fishing holes—it’s made for some memorable moments with my family and friends.

  Dedication

  This book is dedicated to the Good family. Thank you for the memories!

  LADD SPRINGS

  Book #1

  Delaney Wilkins finds herself at odds with hotel developer Nick Harris over a deathbed promise and a mysterious find in the Tennessee forest. Both are after title to Ladd Springs, a mecca of natural springs, streams and trails in the eastern Tennessee mountains, a tract of land worth millions. But Ernie Ladd, current owner of the property and uncle to Delaney, is adamantly opposed to them both.

  Felicity Wilkins, Delaney’s daughter, deserves to inherit her family’s legacy, but neighbor Clem Sweeney is working against her, ingratiating himself with Ernie Ladd. Clem is also harboring a secret that will make him a very wealthy man—unless the others stop him before he can bring it to fruition.

  Complicating matters is Annie Owens. Ex-girlfriend to Jeremiah Ladd, Ernie’s estranged son living in Atlanta, she declares her daughter Casey is Jeremiah’s, making Casey every bit as entitled to the property as Felicity—only Annie hasn’t proven this claim. Yet.

  All are fighting to get the property, but only one will walk away with the gold.