Death Misconstrued: A 1930s Murder Mystery (Poison Ink Mysteries Book 4) by Beth Byers

Author:Beth Byers [Byers, Beth]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2019-08-11T04:00:00+00:00

Charles arrived with the auto as the sun rose. Georgette and Marian were waiting with a basket full of food and picnic blankets. He seated them both, and they started on the road. Motoring across England was something of a gift. What Georgette realized as they drove, however, was that she loved Marian more than anything—except Charles. Georgette would have happily left her friend at a train station and spent the day with Charles alone.

She wasn’t sure that anything could give her more comfort about the choice she’d made than to realize that Marian—the one friend who had been an incessant comfort to Georgette—wasn’t as comforting as Charles. Georgette took in a long breath and let it out. She needed that understanding more than she could have known. She’d needed to know that Charles loved her, and he’d been convincing her of it with each passing day.

She’d been worried about the more physical side of marriage, and those fears were fading. She’d been worried that being with someone so much would suffocate her, and she was discovering the opposite.

Harper’s Hollow rolled out before them between two hills and a flood of trees. There was a small square at the center of the village that housed a beautiful church, a gorgeous bank with pillars and grey stone, and a bridge that arched over a small, quiet river.

The river begged to be rowed. The bridge begged to be explored. The trees, in the distance, begged to be climbed if Georgette were younger. Next to Charles, however, she could imagine children climbing them. The thought of children, her children, in this village—it was overwhelming.

“Yes,” she told Charles.

He grinned at her. “I know we brought a picnic, but the pub—”

“Let’s try it,” she grinned, glancing at Marian, who had a wide gaze fixed on the river.

“I can imagine many a Saturday afternoon on that river.”

“As can I,” Charles agreed. “I have already decided to buy a rowboat.”

Georgette stared about her. “Does this feel like a dream to you?”

“Yes,” Marian said instantly. “I thought that Harper’s Hollow couldn’t be better than Bard’s Crook, but look at this place.”

They ordered fish and chips in the pub and Charles ordered a pint. The fish was flaky and golden, delicious in every way. The chips were crisp and satisfying and the fish was flakey with the batter fried to perfection. Georgette looked at the other two and then took in a deep breath.

When she’d sold her first book and brought home cake for herself and Eunice, it had felt surreal. She hadn’t realized you could find joy and take care of the people you loved at the same time.

When Charles had proposed and she’d found the faith to believe in him, it hadn’t seemed possible that she was even living the life she was living. But now, in this village? If they found the right place to live, it would be as though she’d been given too big of a blessing. It was unfair, especially when she considered people like Mrs.

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