She leaned against a wall, staring at the waxed tile, trying to ignore the stares from a group of teen boys milling around the waiting area. The sight of her crestfallen face touched something in Reece’s heart. She looked as if she’d happily sink through the floor. “Leigh.” He kept his voice soft...
He’d left directly after supper, under protest from his parents, and had ridden all night. Before he left, he’d stopped by the Rileys to let them know he was going. He’d felt it was the right thing to do. After all, Eva was their daughter and they had requested that he not go. But something in An...
Titus Klaassen lifted his attention from the trio of bawling Kose at his feet. He shielded his eyes with his hand, ignoring the largest baby goat’s attempt to eat the cuff on his pant leg, and watched the wagon approach. Saturday was chore day in his small farming community, so visitors were usua...
Louis as the Screeching Hawk rose to its maximum height, then dropped at a rate of sixty miles an hour. Raven raised her arms, closed her eyes, and relished the danger, excitement, the feeling of being totally out of control. She fought the urge to stand up. To see if she could maintain her balan...
Ruth had excused herself, begging the need for a nap. Keri figured, more than fatigue, the woman just couldn’t stand Raven’s obvious disapproval and Keri’s sullen silence one more minute. Who could blame her? Pulling a freshly baked pumpkin pie from the oven, Keri could take no pleasure in the wo...