A Ruby Glows (Cutter's Creek Book 15) by Trumbo Kari

Author:Trumbo, Kari [Trumbo, Kari]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2017-01-02T16:00:00+00:00

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The cold wind blasting in her face sucked the air from her lungs. Ruby gasped and yanked her scarf over her face. The gale kicked up snow around her and her heart raced as she tried to see and breathe. She took a step back and someone grabbed her arm. Ruby swung around to see who had laid a hand on her. A woman wrapped in a long dark cloak and hood stood behind her, her head bowed.

“Are you all right. You looked like you might fall.” Ivy lifted her head enough to let Ruby see her face.

“Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to scare you. This wind. It steals your breath.”

Ivy twisted to glance up and down the street. “Come to my house for tea while I make dinner. I’m living with the Williams’s and their house is very quiet right now. I’d love the company.”

Ruby knew she should get to Maddie’s, but her curiosity was piqued and she hurried to follow the shrouded figure. The wind prevented any talk during the short walk to the Williams’s, and getting home would be a long walk from one end of town to the other. She hoped the wind would calm before the evening.

Ivy pushed open the back door and invited Ruby inside. The kitchen was small and warm, with a large cook stove and work table in the center of the room. Ivy pulled out a stool for Ruby to sit on. She removed her coat and scarf, hanging it next to Ivy’s.

Ivy glided over to the stove and moved the kettle to the front. “There. Now we can talk. Montana is bitter cold. I thought I was used to cold and snow from living in Maine, but this is different. It’s as if the very air is made of all that’s cold.”

“I’ve never lived anywhere but here and Yellow Medicine.” Ruby rubbed her hands together to stop the pain in her fingers from spreading.

Ivy placed a cup and a tea diffuser in front of Ruby then put the pot of water on to boil. “I’m guessing Yellow Medicine is nearby? I’m not from around here. I only came to Cutter’s Creek a few weeks ago.”

“What brought you all the way to Cutter’s Creek from Maine?” Ruby wrapped her hands together wishing she’d sat a little closer to the stove.

Ivy busied herself pumping water into a large stew pot and then hefting it over to the stove. When she finished, she turned back to Ruby. “I’m sorry. The water takes so very long to heat. I didn’t actually set out to stay in Cutter’s Creek,” she began. “I only meant to visit for a short time, then keep going to California. The blizzard that kept the train from running made it impossible to leave, and now I have a job here. I’m not sure how long I’ll stay, but Cutter’s Creek is nice enough I don’t mind staying until I can go the rest of the way.”

“What is so important

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