Synopsis
Emma had spent the last five years learning to
cope with tragedy. She should have known that Doc had something up his sleeve
when he'd talked her into taking a cooking job at a Colorado cattle ranch. Cooking
was the easy part. Working with disabled children was something she was
decidedly not prepared for. Throw in a tall dark mountain of a man with a voice
like warm velvet and she was completely over her head! It would take God to
straighten out the tangled mess she had made of her life.
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Excerpt
“I’m
s-so s-sorry.” Emma stammered.
“Don’t
be,” the man smiled. “Do you have nightmares often?”
“They’re
not usually this bad.” Suddenly cold, she shivered and clutched the blanket to
her chest. Confusion colored her voice as she asked. “How-?”
“I
came in late last night and couldn't sleep. I was on my front porch waiting for
sunrise when I heard you scream.” Smiling he held up his hands. “It’s a good
thing I still have the key or I’m afraid I would have broken the door down.”
While
he spoke he got up from the side of the bed and moved to a chair. For the first
time she saw he was wearing an open jacket and flannel shirt. No wonder he had
felt so warm and comforting.
“You
must be Emma. I heard about you from Sue, when I called last evening to see if
she needed anything from town before I headed out.”
She
realized that he’d deliberately been talking to give her some much-needed
breathing space, in which to gather her wits.
When
he reached out his hand, Emma didn't hesitate to place hers into it. “I’m Sue’s
brother Jake Peterson,” he introduced himself formally, as he politely shook her
hand.
“It’s
nice to meet you Mr. Peterson,” she said automatically. “I’m Emma Winters.”
As
Emma sat looking up at him, she was suddenly struck by the absurdity of the
situation. A bubble of nervous laughter welled up from some secret place deep
inside and surprised her by escaping.
Jake,
determining she was not hysterical, grinned and soon they were both laughing.
Meet the Author
Mary DeWeber has always been a voracious reader.
She often found unusual places to curl up with book including the branches of a
sycamore tree! She spent hours entertaining her five children with stories that
she would invent on the spur of the moment. Not afraid of tough subjects, her
deep faith shines through her. Mary now resides in Arkansas in a
hundred-year-old farmhouse with her husband Jeff and their dog Gretchen.
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