Hughes © 2011 Susan R. Hughes. All rights reserved. Chapter One Abby sighed in satisfaction, smiling up at the portrait of King George III that she had just hung above the stone fireplace. Resplendent in his coronation robes of gold brocade and ermine, he kept watch over the small din...
Hughes © 2012 Susan R. Hughes. All rights reserved. Chapter One Brooke stepped through the church doors into the bright afternoon sunlight. She paused on the third step, letting the other mourners spill out around her, respectfully subdued as they shuffled past. Though she hadn’t seen them i...
Hughes © 2011 Susan R. Hughes. All rights reserved. Chapter One “Night, night, Hannah,” Faye whispered into the bedroom as she eased the door closed. “Sweet dreams.”The little girl’s head swiveled to the side, her mop of brown hair fanning across the mattress. A band of...
Unable to get back to sleep, she climbed out of bed and pulled on her pale blue sundress, then peeked out the door of her room to listen for activity in the house. Met by silence, she crept down the stairs as quietly as she could. She realized someone else was up, however, once she reached the li...