JANUARY , 2018
TENDING TROUBLES By : Linda Carroll-Bradd
The Plot :
Traveling west to become a mailorder bride is the most adventurous act Bostonian Imogene Franklin ever did . Unfortunately , the groom chose another , so now Imogene must make her way on her own . Dreading the idea of returning home to continue raising her siblings , she is reduced to waiting tables in the Dorado café .
Guilt hangs heavy over Reggie Othmann — ever since he brought home a childhood illness that claimed both his parents ‟ lives . The ink is barely dry on Reggie ‟ s degree when he arrives home in Dorado to establish a medical practice . All he ‟ s wanted since he was ten years old is to help people , but now he ‟ s unsure of his future . When illness descends on the town , Reggie and Imogene tend the townspeople . But is their emotional tie born of the closeness of the ordeal or perhaps something more ?
An Excerpt
Reggie turned the page , and then rested his forearm on the table . If elixirs had lost their potency , they ‟ d need replenishing . But where could he — The text edged upward . He grabbed for the book at the same time he noticed a small plate with two slices of bread and a smear of butter only inches away .
“ Excuse me , but I thought you could still read if the book was placed here . You had it in shadow of the overhang . But here it is lit from above by the lanterns .”
“ Are you quite in the habit of bossing around your customers ?” He gritted his teeth .
Her eyes widened and she glanced back over her shoulder with a gasp . “ I apologize .” She set down the plate laden with his supper and slid the napkin and utensils next to it . “ Please lower your voice . I can ‟ t afford to have Millie hear I disrupted you .”
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Biography :
As a young girl , Linda was often found lying on her bed reading about fascinating characters having exciting adventures in places far away and in other time periods . In later years , she read and then started writing romances and achieved her first publication — a confession story . Married with four adult children and two granddaughters , Linda now writes heartwarming contemporary and historical stories with a touch of humor and a bit of sass from her home in the southern California mountains .
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