Dangerous Deceptions by Marilyn Clay

Author:Marilyn Clay
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romantic historical suspense, Colonial American historical suspense novels, romantic suspense mystery thriller, Jo Beverley Tanya Anne Crosby Lauren Royal Julia Regan Cathryn Chandler Elisa Carbone, Karen Harper Anne O’Brien Candace Camp Anna Campbell Brandy Purdy Mary Sharratt Kate Emerson Patrici, Jamestown colony Pocahontas Mary Sharratt, Native American romance novels, Colonial American historical fiction, Historical mystery and suspense novels
Publisher: Marilyn Clay
Published: 2016-06-14T00:00:00+00:00

THAT NIGHT AS CATHERINE slipped into bed, being careful not to disturb her sleeping husband, she lay awake in the darkness thinking over all that Adam had said. It had been nearly a fortnight since the accident and although Victor’s shoulder did seem to be healing, his leg looked far, far worse. She realized she’d become so caught up in her obsession to bring him back to health that she’d become unable to accurately assess his condition. She turned her head on the pillow to listen for the sound of his even breathing, which in the short time they’d been married had become a source of comfort to her in the dark of night. Now, when she knew Victor was asleep, her comfort came from the knowledge that he was not in pain. Her heart ached for the strong, handsome man she’d so recently married and whose life was slowly ebbing away. He’d been as excited about his plans for the new mill as he was over their bright future together. Now she knew she’d never have a child with him, and they’d never become a real family.

Tears of grief slid down her cheeks. She thought back to that afternoon, which seemed so very long ago now, when she and Nancy sat before the fire talking about how pleased and happy they were with their new lives. Nancy had only just told her she was with child when Jack burst into the house and they brought Victor in. And, then . . . everything changed.

It seemed unfair. More so for Victor than herself, of course, but once again, she thought, through no fault of her own, her future had been cruelly snatched from her. Victor’s death, when it came, would indeed make her a widow. It was almost as if her earlier deception, however inadvertent, had now become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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