Saturday, October 22, 2022

Saturday Snippet: You One of Them Bone-diggers?

 

The following snippet is taken from

Ellie

Runaway Brides of the West, Book 13

 by Zina Abbott 


          After waiting for the proprietor—whom he assumed also filled the role of postmaster—to finish waiting on a customer, Rand stepped forward. “I have a letter to mail to New York.”

          The postmaster held it with both hands. “To Miss Ellen Benning, huh? You one of them bone-diggers out on Como Bluff? Most folks come this way aren’t so good at writing.”

          “Sir, if you would just mail my letter without announcing to everyone in the store who it’s addressed to, I’d appreciate it. Two cents, am I correct?” Gritting his teeth, Rand reached into his pants pocket and pulled out two pennies.

          “Sir, I’m Miss Ellen Benning. I’ll take the letter.”

          The woman in the blue gown Rand had seen earlier stepped up to the counter and held out her hand.

          Rand choked out a cough as he stepped back a quarter turn and stared down at the woman. This brazen hussy thought she could waltz up to the counter and claim a letter he was mailing to Ellie in New York? The audacity! “Excuse me, miss, but I would appreciate it if you did not interfere with my business. This is my letter I wish to mail.”

          “But you are sending it to Ellen Benning in Schenectady, New York, are you not?” The woman turned to face Rand, her gaze meeting his. “Are you Dr. Randall Poechet? You could be. I’ve never seen a photograph of you, but you match the description given to me by Mr. and Mrs. Morgan. Tall. Slender. Dark hair and eyes. Clean-shaven. Well, you probably were before you went out to your dig site.”

 


Today is the release date for Ellie, book 13 in the Runaway Brides of the West series. It is now for sale as an ebook, plus available on Kindle Unlimited at no additional cost. A paperback version will be available soon.

To find the book description and pre-order link for Ellie, please CLICK HERE.

 


 
I am now working on my final book for 2022, my Christmas romance, Marigold, Book 2 in the Christmas Quilt Brides series. It is currently available for pre-order

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Loving Lila, Book 1 in the Thanksgiving Brides series is now available for sale as an ebook and at no additional cost with a Kindle Unlimited subscription. To find the book description and link, Please  CLICK HERE





Bee Sting Cake by Brunhilde, Book 12 in the Old Timey Holiday Kitchen series has been released and is now available for purchase as an ebook. It is also available at no additional cost with a Kindle Unlimited subscription. It will be available in paperback soon. To find the book description and link, please CLICK HERE

 


 
Set in the days of the Oklahoma Land Runs, Joshua's Bride is now available for purchase as an ebook, paperback and it is available on Kindle Unlimited .

For the book description and link, please

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Please check out this multi-author promotion:

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