![]() ![]() At least making tea was something she was good at. Marianne picked up the nearly empty teapot. “Nothing I can think of.” She waved her age-spotted hand to encourage him across the threshold. Was there more you needed done, or shall I send the men home?” And none too soon considering the dark clouds rolling in. Her heart pitter-pattered like always whenever he came near. ![]() The front door opened, and Calvin Hochstetler poked in his honey-blond head. As heiress to a large fortune, she’d never need to cook for herself, but that didn’t lessen her feeling of failure. Evidently there was an art to frying ham if one didn’t want to splatter oil everywhere. Marianne rubbed the back of her hand where oil had left a welt. The widow had even taken over making lunch. Danby’s pantry and chitchat while they waited. If only she could’ve done more than rearrange Mrs. “You’re welcome.” Not that she’d been much help she’d simply kept the woman company. Danby’s faded blue eyes blinked as if it were hours after nightfall. Marianne Lister put down her tea and smiled at the widow whose roof was being reshingled by men from their church. T he pounding of hammers above them ceased. K ANSAS C ITY, M ISSOURI S EPTEMBER 1908 Melissa Jagears is represented by Natasha Kern Literary AgencyĬover design by Dan Thornberg, Design Source Creative Services Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Names, characters, incidents, and dialogues are products of the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Scripture quotations are from the King James Version of the Bible. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means-for example, electronic, photocopy, recording-without the prior written permission of the publisher. Bethany House Publishers is a division ofīaker Publishing Group, Grand Rapids, MichiganĪll rights reserved. ![]()
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