Amazing Grace (Hearts at War Book 3) by Lena Hart

Author:Lena Hart [Hart, Lena]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Maroon Ash Publishing
Published: 2017-06-30T04:00:00+00:00

“What’s this?”

“Breakfast.”

Gracie stared down at the small red apple Logan handed her and shook her head. “No thank you. I don’t like apples.”

Logan frowned. “You have to eat something, angel. It’s going to be a long trip, and this is all I have.”

She sighed and took the fruit, not prepared to go into an entire discussion about why she loathed the particular fruit. Telling him about the time her taste for them had led to her father being whipped didn’t seem like appropriate morning conversation as they waited to board the steamboat.

The memory of her father’s pain that day, for such a silly reason, had always haunted her. Had she truly understood at four years old what it meant to be a slave, she would have never taken the apple without permission, and then her father wouldn’t have been forced to lie about taking it for her, and he would have never had his back flayed. That day, she had lost the taste for the fruit, and today, like many days prior with her students, she was reminded why.

“Why don’t you go on ahead and find us a spot to settle. I’m going to make sure all of our bags made it on the boat with us.”

Gracie didn’t expect the brief kiss Logan landed on her lips, but neither did she shy away from it. After last night—and this morning—she knew without a doubt that she couldn’t possibly marry Mr. Whitaker now. She didn’t want to consider the inconvenience she would place on the man or the embarrassment to her family. Yet a small part of her was relieved that she would not have to go forward with the arranged marriage. The consequences wouldn’t be pleasant, but she was prepared to face them.

She found a quiet spot at the head of the steamboat to wait for Logan. Her strained nerves and excitement made butterflies dance in her stomach. She still couldn’t accept how much had changed in such a short time. How much she had changed.

Giving herself to a man who wasn’t her husband had not been something she’d ever considered doing. It was the very epitome of sin, and yet she didn’t feel the level of guilt or remorse she had expected from giving in to her base desires. Mainly her guilt stemmed from her inconveniencing a man who had spent a considerable amount of money to bring her here, not to mention what the end of her contract would mean for her family. She wouldn’t lie to Mr. Whitaker and enter into a sham marriage, but neither would she let her family suffer because of her mistake. She would just have to find a way to be resourceful in order to support them.

As Gracie stood at the far end of the steamboat, she realized the advantage of the isolated area. No one could see her standing there. Unless they came closer and peeked around the large cylinder, she had found herself an exceptional hiding spot. She almost thought

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