In five short days, Cora had stamped herself indelibly on the few rooms he occupied above the jailhouse. Before the little girl’s arrival, he’d thought the space more than adequate. Now there simply wasn’t enough room for all the fripperies that accompanied a little girl. ...
She heaped a third helping of apple pan Dowdy onto his scraped-clean plate while he looked on with rapt interest. “I couldn’t possibly have any more,” Jack protested, drawing the plate closer to his chest, his fork poised in the air. “But since you’ve already served some up, I’d hate to see it go...
He hadn’t paid much heed to Emil’s recent desertion from Frozen Oaks. Given the current circumstances, the time had come to rectify his oversight. As he calculated his odds of escaping the room unseen, Lily stirred. Her eyes drifted open. Her forehead creased and she glanc...
She’d trusted Caleb with her life. He prayed her trust wasn’t misplaced because the coming task filled him with dread. After tightening the bandage on Anna’s wound, Caleb shrugged out of his coat and rolled up his sleeves. The door swung open, revealing Jo who clutched his...