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December 23, 1888
“Mama? Mama!” At the sound of the child’s voice, Ruth hurried down the gallery to the nursery room.
“What is it, Little Jake?” She breezed into the room, smiling and holding her index finger to her lips.
The toddler was just waking from his nap. Excitement about the party that was to happen later in the evening had kept him awake for half the previous night.
“Where’s Papa?”
“Shush, love. You don’t want to wake Belle, do you?” Ruth whispered to her son and lifted him up to her hip.
“No,” Little Jake whispered loudly as Ruth whisked him out of the room.
“Let’s go downstairs and have a snack, shall we, love? I heard May say she baked some pralines.” She sniffed the air. “Mmm, do you smell them, lovie?”
The little boy answered with a big grin, and Ruth squeezed him to her.
Three years had gone by since she and Garrett had renewed their marriage vows, and each day she grew to love her husband more. Their son was three, and his baby sister was eighteen months old.
Everyone in Garrett and Ruth’s world had fallen into their own loves and lives. Tom Murphy and his wife, Suanne, always had a huge party at the saloon on Christmas Eve that everyone in town stopped in on. The night before Christmas Eve, though, everyone Garrett and Ruth loved and lived around would gather at their home for their annual celebration.
Ruth walked down the staircase from the gallery and turned into the new kitchen. It was made entirely of adobe with a large fireplace at each end and the big cast iron cookstove from the original kitchen. The room was separated from the main cabin by a short, covered walkway. Garrett had gotten the idea to build the new kitchen when May had regaled him with stories of the balconied homes in the French Quarter of New Orleans. The homes were built around rear courtyards that contained separate kitchens. It reduced heat in the house, but more importantly, the possibility of an accidental blaze was alleviated. If anything in the kitchen caught fire, it would never spread to the main house. Ruth had loved the idea, and so the former kitchen had been remodeled into a bedroom and small sitting room for May.
“Hello there, May. I have a gentleman here who is hungry for a praline.” Ruth smiled and sat Little Jake in a chair at the table.
“Well that is music to my ears, y’all.” May strolled over to the table with two pralines on a china plate and a cup of milk. She placed them in front of the little boy with a wink at Ruth. “Mama doesn’t want a praline? This is my Mama’s recipe. And I have some nice strong coffee. What do you say, Mama?”
Ruth giggled. “May, you make the best everything I think I’ve ever tasted. Lavina is a wonderful cook, but you by far are the best. I’m so happy you and Joe decided to stay here in Tucson instead of leaving us for your home town. At this stage of the game, I don’t know what I’d do if you weren’t here.”
“Look, Miss Ruth. I don’t know where I’d be if it weren’t for you and the sheriff.” She lowered her voice and pointed her back to Little Jake. “I don’t know if I’d even be alive today if it weren’t for y’all. I told Joe. I said, Joe, these people saved my life. He knows everything. You gave me the courage to tell him about my life before I knew y’all.” She leaned forward and embraced Ruth who swiped a sweet tear away from her own face.
“Hello?” They heard Lavina’s voice from the main house..
“We’re here, Lavina. In the kitchen.”
Lavina came out and walked through the open kitchen door. “Hi, Little Jake.” She smiled at the boy who nodded while he munched his way through a gigantic cookie.
“We’re having coffee and pralines. Come join us. This is the calm before the storm.” Ruth sat at the table laughing.
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Garrett and Jake were at the jailhouse getting ready to call it a day. The new second deputy, Shane, would hold things down for the next couple days, but Garrett wanted to finish up some paperwork having to do with a prisoner he and Jake would be taking up to Phoenix the following week.
“You go on ahead, Jake. Tell my wife I won’t be long.”
“If you say so. I don’t know why you won’t just leave that until the day after, kid.”
“The day after? Come now, Jake. You’re my mentor. What’s the first thing you ever taught me?”
“Oh, not that again.”
“Come on. You’re the one who told me never to put off until tomorrow what can be done today.”
“Yes, but it’s Christmas. Well, almost.”
“I know, but if this paperwork is done, then all we need to do is the transport on the twenty-seventh. We’ll be back by the morning of the thirty-first.”
“You do have a point there, kid. Alright. I’ll explain your tardiness to your wife. You’re a lucky man to have such an understanding woman. I love my Lavina to here and back, but she will not put up with certain things. Why, Ruth had to talk her into letting me go up to Phoenix. She said there wasn’t the possibility of me missing New Year’s Eve with her. And with the new baby on the way, she wants me close. The midwife says it will be any day now.”
“I know. I was thinking of taking Shane along and leaving you here.”
“If you think Shane has what it takes, I’d like nothing better, kid.”
“Alright then. Tell my wife I’ll be late and tell yours you won’t be going up to Phoenix. Sound good?”
“Sounds good.” Jake grinned and left the building. A moment later, Garrett heard the sound of Jake’s horse galloping across the dirt away from the jailhouse.
Shane was on his dinner break, but Garrett thought he could get his paperwork done so that he could go home once the deputy was back for the night. Before he hunkered down to get through it, he walked out of his little front office and to the jail cells behind it. His prisoner sat on the bunk, staring straight ahead. Garrett noticed the man’s lunch tray was untouched.
“Dinner’s going to be late tonight. You might want to eat that.”
The man said nothing. He kept looking straight ahead and spit.
“OK, suit yourself.” Garrett went back to his desk in the other room.
“Hey, Sheriff.”
“Shane. You have everything you need for the night?”
“I do, sir.” The young man went to the little table in the corner that he used as a desk. He sat and stretched his long legs up to rest on the table. With his hands folded behind his head, he looked like he had put aside any demons he might have had about keeping a man in a cell so near to Christmas.
“You know, Shane. I’m sorry you can’t be at the party tonight with Mary. If we didn’t have a prisoner, you could have come. But, well, that’s the way it goes.”
The young man grinned. “I know it, Sheriff. I know I have to pay my dues. I told Mary, I said, Mary, someday when Sheriff Hughes is retired and I’m sheriff, then I won’t have to miss any more holidays.”
Garrett chuckled. “Well, I’d say that sounds like a good plan, Shane. Sounds like a good plan, indeed.” He put his head down and started to his work while Shane tipped his chair back and read up on the prisoner he’d be obliged to spend Christmas with.
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Back at the house, the ladies, Lavina, Emma and Ruth were getting ready for the festivities with the help of Mary. Eileen was dressing Little Jake and Belle in the new matching outfits she’d sewn for them. Belle’s dress was made from the same fabric as Ruth’s, and Little Jake wore a shirt of the fabric with a vest and a tiny cowboy hat the exact replica of his daddy’s.
When May had dressed, she asked the others if anyone needed help. With the answer being a resounding no, she headed down to her domain, the kitchen, to begin putting things for the meal together. When Eileen and Mary were finished getting ready, they went downstairs to help May by setting the table and preparing the sideboard for the dishes that would soon be coming from the kitchen.
Lavina and Emma sat on the chaise in Ruth’s bedroom.
“Ruth, you look absolutely beautiful.” Emma smiled. “Doesn’t she, Lavina?”
“She sure does. Y’all both look like just the prettiest things.”
“We’re in good company, then Lavina, because you simply glow. Motherhood suits you.”
“Why thankee. And it suits you. Oh, to think our lives were completely different just three years ago. I mean, I know you had your little ones when you arrived here, Emma. But, I had just married Jake. And then, almost as soon as Ruth was settled in here, she and Garrett went back to New York to solve the mystery.”
“And poor Ruth was newly pregnant. The morning sickness was hitting her at all different times of the day.” Emma rolled her eyes. “It was awful for her.”
“It was the not realizing what was causing my sick spells that made it so awful. Once I knew, well the spells ceased, wouldn’t you know it?”
The women laughed, and a knock tapped on the doorframe of the half open door.
“Yes? Mary? Come in dear. What is it?”
“I’ve finished my work, Miss Ruth. May says she doesn’t need me anymore. Not until later when the dishes and pots get done.”
“Well, that’s wonderful. It gives you more time to enjoy the party with us.”
“That’s just it, Miss Ruth. I wondered if I might make a plate and take it over to the jailhouse. Shane is watching the prisoner tonight. He’s the newest lawman in town. I understand that he has to work. But it doesn’t mean he has to spend the holidays alone, now does it?”
“Not at all. You run along. Take whatever you like. And you may ride the horse in the stall next to Jenny if you like.”
“The black mare? The one with the white blaze on her forehead?”
“The very one.”
“Oh, thank you, Miss Ruth. Thank you so much. ”
“You’re welcome, Mary. The mare belongs to you.”
The girl blinked hard. “Excuse me? What did you say, Miss Ruth?”
“I said, the mare. She’s a gift. Your Christmas gift from the sheriff and me. You’re the one who runs the errands into town. Now you don’t have to struggle. And in the new year, if you find yourself with some time to ride in and eat lunch with Shane, well, I don’t think anyone would mind.”
The girl was across the room lickety split and threw her arms around Ruth’s neck. “Oh thank you, Miss Ruth. My goodness, that horse is about the most beautiful animal I’ve ever laid eyes on.”
“That’s not counting Shane, now is it?” Lavina asked, and the four women all laughed at her joke.
“I’ll be going now then, Miss.”
“Yes, and there’s a new saddle with a blanket. Timmy will show you where everything is.”
The girl curtsied and left the room.
“Now, I might as well get to you two.”
“What do you mean, Ruthie, dear?” Emma poured a glass of elderberry wine for each of them.
“I mean this.” She opened the wardrobe that held her evening dresses. From the bottom of it, she extracted two brown paper wrapped parcels. “Hmm, let’s see. This is for you, Emma. And Lavina, this is yours.”
“Ruthie! You shouldn’t have done this. You’re too generous. But since you want to do this now, hold on a minute.” Lavina ran from the room and was back in a flash with her own wrapped packages. “For you.” She turned to Emma, “And for you.”
“Alright, I suppose y’all have to wait another minute while I go to my room to get yours.”
“It seems that all of us are meeting Santa Claus a little early!” Ruth sat on the bed and Emma handed her a glass of wine. When they each had their gifts, they proceeded to open them, the three of them laughing and thoroughly enjoying the moment.
~~~
That night, after dinner, when everyone sat in the main cabin room of the house, Ruth snuggled against Garrett as they sat on the sofa. The Christmas tree graced a round table in the middle of the room, the candles on it cast shimmering shadows against the ceiling and walls.
Joe Murphy played the new pianoforte that Ruth had bought for Little Jake and Belle to learn, and the guests stood around in a semi-circle singing carols.
“Are you happy, my darling wife?”
“That’s a silly question, wouldn’t you say, Garrett? I’ve never been happier. The only thing missing …”
“I know. I know how you miss your mother and father. I would that I could have met them. I would that they could see how happy you are.”
“Oh, I have a feeling that wherever they are in Heaven they can see you and me. They can see us and our children. They see their legacy being carried on and it honors them. You know, sometimes it occurs to me that if things hadn’t happened as they did, I would not have the life I have now. And I can think of no better life than the one I currently live.” She gazed at her husband. “I love you so, Garrett. I’m blessed beyond belief to be able to share my life with you.”
“I’m the one who is blessed, Ruth darling. I didn’t know that life was so precious until you came into mine. And our little ones. It moves me to think that your parents can see us and how everything we do is in their honor.”
“Yes, and this Christmas they would be especially joyful.”
“Oh? And why is that?”
“Because we will pay homage to them again.”
“I’m confused. What do you mean, dear?”
“I mean, I have a special Christmas gift for you, my darling. And my mother and father would very much want me to tell you what it is even though it’s not actually Christmas yet. I’ve given everyone else their gifts.”
“I know.” Garrett laughed and looked around the room at the boxes and brown paper that littered the furniture and floor. “Alright. You know I’m a purist, but if you must give me my gift early, then so be it.” He sighed in mock dismay.
“Silly.” Ruth laughed and snuggled further into him resting her head on his shoulder.”
“Well?”
“Well, what darling?”
“What’s my present?”
“Oh that. Are you sure …”
Garrett silenced her with a sweet kiss. “Tell me, Mrs. Hughes. What’s my gift?”
Ruth lifted her head and met his eyes. “Well, I can tell you now, but you’ll have to wait a few months before you actually get it.”
“Is is something from that new catalogue from Sears and Roebuck?” He gasped. “Ruth, did you buy me that new straight razor I’ve been talking about?” His hand rubbed over his chin. “Oh that will give a close shave. How did you know? Jake told you, didn’t he?”
“Well, actually he did. But that’s not the present I wanted to tell you about.”
“So I haven’t ruined the surprise, Ruth darling?”
“No you haven’t because I have another present for you, dear.”
“You do? Well, do tell.”
“We’re going to be honoring my mother and father again.”
“That’s nice, but what does that have to do with …” Garrett gasped.
“Ruth? Is it? Are you?”
She nodded. “Yes dear. I have another little one on the way. In June we’ll welcome another result of the love we have for each other.”
“Ruth,” Garrett whispered. He held her close, and her tears began to flow.
“I love you, Garrett.”
“I love you, Ruth.”
Together they looked around the room at their guests who were singing Silent Night.
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Hello my dear readers! I hope you enjoyed the book and the Extended Epilogue! I am eagerly expecting your comments here. Thank you so much!
I thoroughly enjoyed a Love she would never forget. The story and the Extended Epilogue are and were very well written. I two noticed quiet a few times where you mixed up Jake and Garrett’s names.
My dear Marie, I really appreciate your kind and honest feedback! It’s always welcome, as it helps me become better and better. 🙂
I will check with my editor as soon as possible!
I like reading all your books on my computer. I set all day reading. I also play games. Mary from Florida
I;m so happy you enjoy my stories Mary! Stay tunes because I have more coming really soon 🙂
I enjoyed A Love She will Never Forget and the extended epilogue. It was a sweet love story but also a story of story of redemption and seeing the best in others.
Great read.Greatcharactets. Loved the twists and turners.looking forward to the next book.
Thank you so much, my dear Betty, for this amazing comment!
I loved this story. The characters were real and believeable. Hope there are more like them.
Thank you so much, my dear Kitty! Glad you enjoyed it the characters!
WhT a wonderful love story of the way it should be (and I believe it actually can) , and still does in many cases. It is a story of the old west and I just had to finish it in one reading especially the extendied epilogue. Thanks for a wonderful read!
What a wonderful movie this would make. So much more than a mail order bride story. Amnesia was only the start of a great love journey. The righteousness of upholding the law and sharing your love with those around you keeps your attention through out the entire story. Great job Carol.
Thank you so much, my dear Larry, for your support! I deeply appreciate it!
Loved this book. Such a sweet book. So much love in these characters. Lots of second chances.
I enjoyed the book very much,was surprised when the events in New York happened,i enjoyed that it was unexspeced. I liked theexstended epilogue
Love all your books and have a hard time to put the story away when I start reading.
I loved the book. The travels the all did was for good causes.
So happy you enjoyed it, my dear Kathy!
I am wondering why May has a bedroom and sitting room in Ruth’s house since she and Joe are a couple going on three years? I thought they wed.
You are rising a valid point, my dear Carolyn! Thank you for your feedback!
It is such a lovely story although I admit I thought something horrible was going to happen to Garrett. Thanks so much for writing this wonderful book.
Thank you my dear Terri for your kind words and support! I really appreciate them!
Really enjoyed your books , had a hard time putting them down. Liked that they were clean morally and also the language was clean. Hated to see them end. Will be looking forward to more.
I’m glad to hear that you enjoy my stories, my dear Jeanne! Make sure to stay tuned because I have more coming!
I thoroughly enjoyed the love story, “A Love She Will Never Forget,”and look forward to reading more of your books. The only negative thing that I wish had not been a part of the story was so much drinking alcoholic beverages throughout the book itself. I was surprised to find that in such an otherwise wholesome book.
Fabulous story couldn’t put it down- loved the characters.
As always I enjoy the Epilogue- just completes the book,
I am so glad you enjoyed it my dear Sandie! Thank you again for all the support!
Enjoyed thoroughly
I am glad to hear that my dear Alesia!
This was a wonderful book. A great love story.
Thank you so much dear Annette! I am glad you loved it!
Ms Carol
You never fail to amaze me with your wonderful books and extended epilogues. A Love She Would Never Forget was absolutely enjoyable and seeing Ruth and Garrett so happy and helping so many other people find happiness. Thank you very much.
Sincerely
Sharon
Thank you so much dear Sharon ❤️ I can’t thank you enough for your sweet support and your loving comment! I am glad you enjoyed it!
Great writing. Enjoyed it very much.
Thanks Beverly!
I think you have 2 names wrong in extended epilogue. On the way to kitchen little Jake is told Ruth made same praline cookies (by Ruth)
Near the end Jake (really Garrett ) is about to be told Ruth is pregnant again
FYI
Thank you so much, dear Gail! I will take a look at it 🙂
Loved the story and the epilogue. In the end it was one very large, happy family.
So glad you enjoyed the story, my dear Virginia!
Really enjoyed reading this book. Keep them coming.
Thank you so much for your kind words, dear Derek:) I truly appreciate it!
Another great book by Ms. Colyer. I love that these western are clean books…one I wouldn’t be embarrassed to recommend to my daughter or grandmother. I liked the plot twists and how the main characters were able to make a difference in the lives of so many people by showing kindness and understanding instead of being judgemental…realizing that a person can be driven to make bad choices and mistakes but that doesn’t necessarily make them a bad person. There’s a difference between the two.
Thank you so much for the kind feedback my dear! I really appreciate it and I’m so happy you enjoyed this story 🙂
Yes I to love the clean an wholesome story of Ruth & Garret. I really enjoyed reading your books, in fact I can’t put them down. Looking forward to reading more.
Thank you so much for leaving a comment dear Marlene! I’m glad you enjoyed my story 🙂
Another great book, Carol, though you could use a different editor. I’ve edited a few books, and missing several name switches is an elementary mistake. That said, I loved Ruth and Garrett’s story. The plot had some interesting twists and turns. Compassion is woven throughout. It’s a good, clean western romance I’ll be happy to recommend. Keep up the good writing!
Thank you for the kind words and feedback, my dear Carmen. I will keep this in mind for my next story!
Enjoyed reading Ruth and Garrett’s story!! Also noticed the mix up i n names. But the story plot was great and kept the Christian and carrying compassion throughout the many characters brought into their lives. Thank you for a clean book to read.
Thank you so much my dear Rita! I’m happy you enjoyed this!
A very good story and a enjoyable extended epilogue
So glad you have enjoyed them, my dear Gwen!
I love this one. Your books are always so interesting and you bring the history of the time, I especially like that. This was another great one, Miss Carol, and the cast of characters were quite life like. I liked Ruth and she reminded me of a woman I once knew who had trama in her life and reacted quite the same. A little skidish but became brave! Thanks slot.🙂
Carol: Loved the story itself, but misspellings and words used in wrong context with personal names used in the wrong place detracts from ones enjoyment no matter how great the story is.
I hope that whomever you have editing your books does a better job in the future because you have such a great imagination to come up with such a great story.
Carol, I always like your books. I hate to correct but, Pralines are candy, creamy with pecans.
“Praline is a form of confection containing at a minimum culinary nuts and sugar; cream is a common third ingredient. Wikipedia.”
Pregnant women should not be drinking wine..maybe lemonade. Too much drinking going on in a clean..book.
Thank you for your comment, my dear Jo Ann. I really appreciate your kind and honest feedback! It’s always welcome, as it helps me become better and better.
Thank you for another interesting read. I enjoyed the many twists and turns and especially the happy out come for the main characters who had to persevere through some difficult times.
So happy you enjoyed the story, my dear Maureen! Make sure to stay tuned because I have more coming!
Another lovely story of faith, love and intrigue, where it all comes good in the end despite life’s challenges.
I enjoy these historical romances because I learn about history too. Life was brutal and women at the mercy of a world led by men ( not much has changed) I’d never heard of Hurdy Gurdy Girls.
A few continuity issues noted (Ruth and May mixed up at the beginning of extended epilogue)
Very enjoyable read
Thank you so much, my dear Carol Ann for your kind words and support! So glad you enjoyed the story!
I enjoyed both the book and the extended epilogue. Other than some wrong names being used as several people already commented on, the editing was better than most. The excellent storyline made up for it though. I look forward to your next book.
Thank you for the honest feedback, my dear Karen! I am really happy, you enjoyed my story!
I really like this book and what a beautiful ending in the extended epiloque.
Fantastic my dear Nancy! Thank you so much!
Another wonderful book by Carol! I highly recommend it & enjoyed reading this one. I am a great fan so keep writing!!
Thank you so much for your kind comments my dear!:)
THANK YOU, THAT WAS REALLY LOVELY!
Glad you enjoyed it, my dear!
I really enjoyed reading this story! It was very touching from beginning to end!
Thank you so much my dear Stacey, for your kind words!
What an AMAZING STORYLINE! I really like how it all came together and you really had no clues before hand. And the extended epilogue was so great with all the children !
So happy you enjoyed my new story my dear Louiseann!
You tell a very good story. Lots of well developed characters and good story lines. You need a better editor though. Too may contradictory things happening and it gets confusing. But do keep the stories coming.
Glad that you enjoyed the book, my dear Cher! I really appreciate your kind and honest feedback!
I’ll work with my editor on these.
Loved the story. You make the characters come alive & become our extended family. God gave you a great talent.
I am humbled, my dear Patricia! Thank you so much for your kind words!
I really enjoyed this story yet darling was over used a bit to much. In historical romances in used to reading papas not daddies. I never liked the slang word yep, maybe because my grandmother would always correct us when we used it. The word gangster wasn’t used until 1896. I had a hard time getting around Theo setting the fire which killed three people including his brother yet he got off without even a slap on the wrist. Regardless of the circumstances it was still murder.
Thank you my dear Crystal for your kind feedback! You are raising some valid points and have a solid justification for them. I will keep them in mind and will work closer with my editor to get them handled in the future.
Another excellent book. Like your other books, however, I would be happier if the extended epilogue was part of the main book and not another document.
Thank you, my dear Victoria! Glad you enjoyed it. The story has already an Epilogue and is complete either way. However, the extended epilogue is just some bonus material, containing information about the heroes’ lives after some time. It’s just complementary to the main story and that’s why it is published separately.
I too, enjoyed this book and extended novel. As stated by others, the lack of better editing was distracting, but your story line was beyond sufficient to keep me reading. I so appreciate your faith in God shining through and this makes me a loyal reader. I’ve recommended you to others and am looking forward to new books in the future.
I am humbled, my dear Sharon! Thank you so much for your kind words and support!
Do not like extended epilogue. Good book though
Thank you for your feedback, my dear Pam!
I really loved this book! Ruth is a very endearing person and wants to share her good luck with everyone. Keep writing more like this one!
Thank you so much, my dear Martha, for your kind words and support!
I love this story , worth anyone’s time to sit and read it,thank you
I deeply appreciate your comment and support, my dear Anna! Thank you!
I liked the story it was very sweet. I read the book in a few hours as I had a hard time putting the book down.
This is amazing, my dear Karen! Thank you for your kind words!
Great book, what a great love story and adventure😄
Thank you, dear Sharon! Glad you enjoyed it!
I have read all of the books in this series so far and this is by far my favorite. All of the characters were so different and interesting. Each had a hard time in their life and all found true love and wonderful friends. I hated to see the story end.
So happy to hear that you enjoy my stories, dear! Make sure to stay tuned because I have more coming soon!
Carol, I so enjoy your books! They are very well written and get the reader involved in the story. Ruth and Garrett are just one example of the love you bring to your characters and the ones they touch! Thank you for letting us see what lies ahead for each of them with your extended epilogue’s!
Loved Garrett and Ruth story and thank you for giviy us the extension of their future!
My absolute pleasure my dear Judy! Stay tuned for more stories like this!
A very sweet love story that really touched me. Losing ones memory must be one of the worst things that can happen to a person. This story is about a love so true and strong, it brought tears to my eyes more than once. I highly recommend this book. Enjoy!
I was touched by your heartwarming comment my dear Mary! Thank you so much for all the support and I am truly glad you enjoyed the story! 🤗
Wow wow, wow! This is by far the best book I’ve read in ages, and I’m most serious when I say that. So full of love, caring for each other and others, adventure and excitement. I simply could not get enough of Ruth and Garrett. Please keep up the marvelous writing and continue to keep us on the edge of our seats! Thank you
I am truly humbled by your heartwarming comment my dear Veronica! So glad you found it so enjoyable! I do my best to keep writing and stay inspired! Your support surely helps a lot ❤️
Wonderful story. So many people had their lives changed because of the people they fell in love with.
This is so true my dear! Love changes the way we look at the world altogether! ❤️
Dearest Carol Colyer….I just finished reading three of your books and I have to tell you they’re among the finest books I have ever read..and I’m an avid reader… A Love She Would Never Forget…When Love Comes in Disguise and When Love Shows the Way are the best of the best!!!! Just wish there was more free books available for downloads…keep up the excellent writing Carol cause I think I speak for tons of avid readers who enjoy a good read…these are tops!!!!!!!
Thank you so much dear Ethel! Your love and enthusiasm are what keep me inspired!
Awesome book and story! I can’t wait to read the rest of the series! I liked the extended epilogue!
Thank you so much dear Joyce! Your words of enthusiasm keep me inspired! 😊
I loved the story and the characters. You made the book so enjoyable.
Thank you kindly dear Beth! 💐