Petals, Suds and Second Chances
Read the storyNew Orleans soap maker, Rose LaRue, fled Louisiana after she divorced her abusive, narcissistic ex husband. She settled in Bozeman Montana for the open skies and peace. She still believes in love and forever. Can she admit that she let herself fall in love with Jake ‘Bear’ Cooper, the flirty, rugged rancher who’d been buying her soap since her shop opened her shop two years ago? She has freckles spattered across her nose and shoulders and dimples. She added rose gold pink highlights to her hair as an act of independence. Her eyes are deep green. Her sister, Maggie, a tattoo artist, made the move with her and is highly loyal to her and her dreams, but wants her to take a chance at finding love. Rose has a scar in her hairline, from the belt buckle. Dinner had been five minutes late and David had locked her in the hall closet afterwards, for hours, when he let her out, he asked if she wanted to watch tv. She owns her soap shop, with the apartment above and a 1966 International Scout, it is painted turquoise. She has several tattoos, a bumblebee in flight on her right forearm. It represents resiliency. A red, blooming rose on her inside left wrist, a purple and turquoise butterfly on her ribs and her latest is a bear paw cradling a perfect rosebud on her left inside forearm , it is the size of Bear’s fist, she had Maggie do it when she realized she was falling for Bear. Her shop, Petal & Suds, has security cameras, with audio, that she can monitor from her phone or laptop. Her apartment has outdoor cameras and a smart doorbell. She has taken self defense classes.