A Bride's Sweet Surprise in Sauers, Indiana by Ramona K. Cecil

Author:Ramona K. Cecil
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Christian, Fiction
ISBN: 9781616265724
Publisher: Barbour Books
Published: 2012-03-01T06:00:00+00:00

Regina kept her gaze fixed on her hands, which she wrung in her lap. “My Vater … my natural Vater.” She stumbled on the words as if she couldn’t believe she was saying them. “He died two weeks before I was born and they buried him at sea. A few days after I was born, Mama also gave birth to a baby girl.” She shook her head sadly, and her voice took a somber dip. “But her baby lived only a few hours.” After pausing to draw in a fortifying breath, Regina continued. “When they docked in Baltimore, many of the German immigrants were taken into homes of German-speaking people there. Eva, the woman who gave birth to me, spoke passable English. Not having a husband to take care of her and … me, she began looking for domestic work. Mama said Eva was given the opportunity to work for a very wealthy Baltimore family. But the family said she could not bring me.” Regina shrugged. “Eva remembered that Mama had lost her child and would be able to provide me with nourishment, so she took me to her.”

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