The Sweetest Picture: a sweet, small town romance

Contents Title Page Contents The Sweetest Picture Dedication Acknowledgments Newsletter Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Epilogue Title Page Contents Beginning 
 
 The Sweetest Picture
 A sweet, small town romance
 
 Three Sisters Cafe
 Book Six
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Laura Ann
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Contents
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 The Sweetest Picture
 
 
 Acknowledgments
 
 
 Newsletter
 
 
 
 
 Prologue
 
 
 Chapter 1
 
 
 Chapter 2
 
 
 Chapter 3
 
 
 Chapter 4
 
 
 Chapter 5
 
 
 Chapter 6
 
 
 Chapter 7
 
 
 Chapter 8
 
 
 Chapter 9
 
 
 Chapter 10
 
 
 Chapter 11
 
 
 Chapter 12
 
 
 Chapter 13
 
 
 Chapter 14
 
 
 Chapter 15
 
 
 Chapter 16
 
 
 Chapter 17
 
 
 Chapter 18
 
 
 Chapter 19
 
 
 Chapter 20
 
 
 Chapter 21
 
 
 Chapter 22
 
 
 Chapter 23
 
 
 Chapter 24
 
 
 Chapter 25
 
 
 Chapter 26
 
 
 Chapter 27
 
 
 Chapter 28
 
 
 Epilogue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 The Sweetest Picture
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 “The Sweetest Picture”
 
 
 
 
 Three Sisters Cafe #6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 To my five not-so-little devils.
 The greatest lessons I will ever learn
 in this life came from being your mother.
 Thank you for the memories.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Acknowledgments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 You make it Christmas every time
 I get a new cover. And thank you to my Beta Team.
 Truly, your help with my stories is immeasurable.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Newsletter
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Prologue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (from the back of The Sweetest Season)
 
 
 
 
 “Michael!” Jayden shouted, setting his camera down a little. “Dude! Would it hurt you to pretend like Gav doesn’t have cooties?” He grinned when Michael glared. “Move in a little. Don’t make your posterity speculate.” Chuckling under his breath, Jayden snapped more pictures of the large group.
 He very purposefully didn’t bring up the fact that Gavin’s parents weren’t there. Jayden might love to tease, but even he knew where the boundaries were.
 “Stelle, tilt your head to the left.” He smiled at the scene. His friends and family were dropping like flies, but there was something exciting about it that Jayden couldn’t get enough of.
 Maybe that was what drew him to taking pictures in the first place. There wasn’t enough work as a photographer in Seagull Cove that kept him working full time, so he helped out in various places, including the Gingerbread Inn that his aunt and uncle ran, plus he worked behind the counter of The Three Sisters Cafe once in a while, when his cousin’s cafe was super busy.
 It’ll pick up soon though, he reminded himself as he broke the large wedding party into smaller groups. School pictures are coming up and that always gives you something to look forward to.
 A couple years back, Jayden had managed to snag the contract to do the photos for all the schools in their little town. The elementary school kids were his favorite. He loved their gap-toothed smiles and goofy grins. Making them laugh so they could bring home a genuinely happy picture to their parents had become a goal with every child and he was pretty darn good at it. If I do say so myself.
 “Okay…just the bride and groom,” Jayden said. He stepped forward and spent a half hour capturing his friend’s happiness. “Okay, that’s a wrap!” he exclaimed, slapping Gavin on the back. The giant didn’t even pretend to move. “Congrats, big guy. I’m happy for you.” Stepping forward, Jayden took Felicia’s hand and brought it to his lips, laughing when Gavin shoved him away. “Hey, hey…watch the equipment!” Jayden shouted.
 Gavin rolled his eyes and put his arm around his very petite wife. “Come on, Jay. Let’s eat.”
 Felicia shook her head. “Is food all you think about?” she teased.
 Jayden raised his eyebrows and quickly walked away before he could hear what Gavin would say to that proclamation. Jayden knew all too well what he would say to a woman teasing him that way and he could only imagine how newly married Gavin would react.
 The reception hall at the church was loud with voices and Jayden couldn’t help but feel his energy rise. He loved crowds and with his camera around his neck, he had the chance to make sure others would love it as well.
 Without having to look, he picked up his camera and began snapping candid photos of the guests. He spun and clicked voraciously when the bride and groom entered the hall and everyone whooped and hollered their excitement. The energy thrummed through Jayden and he couldn’t get enough of it.
 His mother was starting to despair that he would ever settle down enough to have a party like this thrown in his honor, but Jayden wasn’t worried about it. He might have inherited his father’s looks and build, but he definitely had