Mail Order Penelope
Widows, Brides and Secret Babies series, Book 23
by Zina Abbott
As Penelope pressed her son’s face to her shoulder to quiet him, she turned and nodded to the sergeant. “Thank you, Sergeant, your apology is accepted. As it turns out, I appreciate your warning.” Feeling too humiliated to look the captain in the face, she stepped around him to begin her trek up the stairs. “Come, Jerry, we’ll find the special porridge the cook made just for you.”
Penelope listened to the captain’s footsteps as they followed her to the kitchen. She did not know if she should feel mortified or grateful for his interference. When they arrived at the top of the stairs, his body brushed her back as he reached around her to open the door. He followed her into a kitchen that was, thankfully, empty. Behind her, she heard the snick as the latch caught. The door to the main rooms of the station was closed.
Spinning around, and barely able to see through the tears she desperately tried to blink away, she sucked in a deep breath. “Don’t say it, Captain. Please don’t throw it in my face. To answer the question I know you are dying to ask, yes. I now have a compelling reason to turn back.” A sob escaped her lips, and she turned away. “I just don’t know where I’ll go or how I’ll pay to get there.”
When Marcus spoke, the words came out soft and gentle. “Mrs. Humphry, please believe me. I have no intention of throwing anything in your face. When I spoke of compelling reasons for you to turn back, I referred to the dangers the native tribes posed to you while traveling across disputed lands. I had no knowledge regarding Mr. Layton and his true purpose behind luring you to Pond Creek.”
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Set in the days of the Oklahoma Land Runs, Joshua's
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My next two books to be published are Thanksgiving romances.
Bee Sting Cake by Brunhilde, Book 12 in the Old Timey Holiday Kitchen series is scheduled for release on August 30th. It is currently on pre-order. To find the book description and link, please CLICK HERE
Loving Lila, Book 1 in the Thanksgiving Brides series is also on pre-order and scheduled for release on October 10th. To find the book description and link, Please CLICK HERE
Another book I have scheduled for release in October is Ellie, book 13 in the Runaway Brides of the West series. (Yes, it will be a busy month.) To find the book description and pre-order link for Ellie, please CLICK HERE.
My recently published book, Pearl, part of
the Prairie Roses Collection,
is a Christian wagon train romance that is now available either for
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