My Billionaire Cowboy: A BWWM Western Romance by Bwwm Romance Dot Com, Esther Banks
Authors: Bwwm Romance Dot Com, Esther Banks
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Chapter 1
Working lunches were beginning to be the story of Kate's life.
Building an empire was turning out to be more work than she bargained
for. Grey's Fashion Boutique was her baby and for the past two years,
Kate had thought of nothing else. Since childhood, she lived and
breathed fashion and beauty. She combed through fashion magazines,
went through a period of time when her hair was purple, and spent
hours styling her friends for prom and school dances. Her parents
tolerated what they considered to be her hobby. When it was time to
apply for college, she decided to forego an entrance into Milner
Fashion Institute to instead earn a business degree from the
university.
That education was not for nothing. After finishing, she followed her
dream and attended Milner and paired the knowledge of the two by
starting her boutique. All of her inventory was initially online, but
that grew steadily into the need to have a brick and mortar location.
Grey's was in a quaint section of the city, and she was quickly
becoming the toast of Los Angeles. A mention by a local fashion
blogger had given her more business than she knew how to handle and
now she set her sights on getting back to what she always loved-
styling.
"Are we eating in again?"
Kate looked up from her soup and sandwich to see Linda.
"I am. How about you?"
Linda shook her head. "All work and no play makes Kate a very
dull girl."
Kate smiled at the joke. "I get it. But I have so much to do
here. I have numbers to run and a couple client files to get in order
before this weekend. Going out to lunch just seems a bit-," Kate
paused.
Linda put her hand on her hip. "A bit like fun? Maybe relaxing
even?"
Kate rolled her eyes in jest. "Maybe even relaxing. You could be
right. Let's set a lunch date for this week. I promise."
Linda smiled. "At least that's something. Look, I'm going to go
out, grab a bite to eat, and then I will be back to finish working
those files," she said pointing to the files spread out in front
of Kate.
The bell on the front door chimed as Linda left. Kate was
appreciative of the woman and all that she did for Grey's. Since the
day Kate opened the doors to the boutique, Linda had been her right
hand. She was there through everything and Kate was grateful to have
someone working with her that not only understood her vision, but
helped her execute that vision in a way that fit her brand.
Linda was right. She had not made much time for socializing or dating
for that matter. Any events she attended were purely for networking.
Kate could not remember the last date she went on or when she last
went out just for fun. She enjoyed what she did for a living and that
seemed like enough to fulfill her at the moment.
Being caught up in falling in love had never served her well. There
had been one serious relationship, and that ended because he did not
understand her drive and ambition. Even her mother told her that she
would never find the right man if she spent all of her time working.
It was such an isolating feeling not having people understand her
urge to further her career before finding love.
She simply had her life on a plan, and being in love had nothing to
do with that plan right now. She was okay with the way things were
and Kate felt that everyone else should just back off. Love was
something she wanted, something she desired. As a girl, she often
dreamed of falling in love with her own knight in shining armor. It
was just that in her dating life, she had not met a man that would
come close to that persona and she was beginning to think that
finding true love was like finding a unicorn.
As she ate the last of her soup, she enjoyed the jazz playing in the
background. Her life was exactly the way she wanted it right now. No
stress, no drama, no issues.
Clicking the tab closed on the computer, she closed the laptop. There
were two clients she had to pull outfits for and a few other
potential clients she had to follow up with for
Working lunches were beginning to be the story of Kate's life.
Building an empire was turning out to be more work than she bargained
for. Grey's Fashion Boutique was her baby and for the past two years,
Kate had thought of nothing else. Since childhood, she lived and
breathed fashion and beauty. She combed through fashion magazines,
went through a period of time when her hair was purple, and spent
hours styling her friends for prom and school dances. Her parents
tolerated what they considered to be her hobby. When it was time to
apply for college, she decided to forego an entrance into Milner
Fashion Institute to instead earn a business degree from the
university.
That education was not for nothing. After finishing, she followed her
dream and attended Milner and paired the knowledge of the two by
starting her boutique. All of her inventory was initially online, but
that grew steadily into the need to have a brick and mortar location.
Grey's was in a quaint section of the city, and she was quickly
becoming the toast of Los Angeles. A mention by a local fashion
blogger had given her more business than she knew how to handle and
now she set her sights on getting back to what she always loved-
styling.
"Are we eating in again?"
Kate looked up from her soup and sandwich to see Linda.
"I am. How about you?"
Linda shook her head. "All work and no play makes Kate a very
dull girl."
Kate smiled at the joke. "I get it. But I have so much to do
here. I have numbers to run and a couple client files to get in order
before this weekend. Going out to lunch just seems a bit-," Kate
paused.
Linda put her hand on her hip. "A bit like fun? Maybe relaxing
even?"
Kate rolled her eyes in jest. "Maybe even relaxing. You could be
right. Let's set a lunch date for this week. I promise."
Linda smiled. "At least that's something. Look, I'm going to go
out, grab a bite to eat, and then I will be back to finish working
those files," she said pointing to the files spread out in front
of Kate.
The bell on the front door chimed as Linda left. Kate was
appreciative of the woman and all that she did for Grey's. Since the
day Kate opened the doors to the boutique, Linda had been her right
hand. She was there through everything and Kate was grateful to have
someone working with her that not only understood her vision, but
helped her execute that vision in a way that fit her brand.
Linda was right. She had not made much time for socializing or dating
for that matter. Any events she attended were purely for networking.
Kate could not remember the last date she went on or when she last
went out just for fun. She enjoyed what she did for a living and that
seemed like enough to fulfill her at the moment.
Being caught up in falling in love had never served her well. There
had been one serious relationship, and that ended because he did not
understand her drive and ambition. Even her mother told her that she
would never find the right man if she spent all of her time working.
It was such an isolating feeling not having people understand her
urge to further her career before finding love.
She simply had her life on a plan, and being in love had nothing to
do with that plan right now. She was okay with the way things were
and Kate felt that everyone else should just back off. Love was
something she wanted, something she desired. As a girl, she often
dreamed of falling in love with her own knight in shining armor. It
was just that in her dating life, she had not met a man that would
come close to that persona and she was beginning to think that
finding true love was like finding a unicorn.
As she ate the last of her soup, she enjoyed the jazz playing in the
background. Her life was exactly the way she wanted it right now. No
stress, no drama, no issues.
Clicking the tab closed on the computer, she closed the laptop. There
were two clients she had to pull outfits for and a few other
potential clients she had to follow up with for
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