” Their final stop was the post office, where a letter from Yates’s sister, Clara, awaited. He read it as they started the journey back…
“That color suits you. ” “Thank you,” she replied, grateful for the darkness that hit her blush. “Mrs. ” Lson was quite insistent about the…
“Breathtaking,” she agreed, leaning back against his chest. though somewhat intimidating as well. We’re well prepared, he assured her. And now we have the perfect…
, Bertha announced she was going to the evening prayer meeting at church. “It’s getting dark, honey,” Martha said, concerned in her voice. “I’ll be…
And that consideration, that respect for her boundaries made her love him more each day because she was in love with him. She could admit…
Do you remember the day I showed up at the Triple Bar Ranch? Delilah asked, scared and alone with nothing but a small bundle of…
William was tired from a long week at the store, and the children were still half asleep. After breakfast, they dressed in their Sunday clothes.…
This boy knows what happened to Bertha,” William said, his voice shaking with barely controlled rage. “And he’s going to tell you everything,” Roy stood…
” Marcus Webb approached for cross-examination, his expression sympathetic. “Mr. Hood, I am deeply sorry for your loss,” Webb began. I can’t imagine the pain…
The small headstone they’d finally been able to afford bore a simple inscription, Bertha Anne Hood. 1915 1930, beloved daughter with the angels. Now Roy…


