Love by the Book by Colleen Coble

Author:Colleen Coble
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2013-11-14T16:00:00+00:00

Don’t punish your suitor for past mistakes. Learn to love and appreciate him for his most excellent qualities. You won’t change him, so it is futile to try.

PEARL CHAMBERS, The Gentlewoman’s Guide to Love and Courtship

CHAPTER SIX

Heather loved the living room when the fire was licking at the logs and twilight had settled in. Her thoughts from the day still churned in her head as she offered Lia a cookie from the tray, then set the snacks on the coffee table. “Well, you’re still smiling after a class outing, but I think I see a few clumps of hair missing.”

Lia sat curled up on the sofa and took a bite of her cookie. “It was the field trip from Hades. Two little boys got into the fountain. I had nothing to change them into, and the wind picked up after lunch. We had several bouts of tears among the girls when one of them felt left out. So thanks for inviting me over. I needed some adult conversation. What did you do today?”

“Helped out at Molly’s business. I spackled the walls.”

Lia’s eyes widened. “Was Paul there?”

Heather snatched a cookie herself. “Nearly half the town was there. Including Paul.”

“How are you dealing with being around him in such close proximity?”

Heather nibbled on the cookie to give herself time to reply calmly. “It’s going okay. I think the farm is a great idea, and Paul is super smart about laying out everything.”

“I’m surprised he’s not married.”

“Me too. I’m sure he’ll get around to it when he’s ready.”

“But he’s two years older than we are, isn’t he?”

Heather nodded and picked up the old book. “I suppose we should see if we can find any clues to where the mine is located. This is harder than I thought it would be. And wading through that advice about love is rather daunting when you’re single.”

Lia laughed. “What kind of advice?”

“Listen to this. ‘If your man appears distracted, do not try to get him to talk. He will work it out on his own.’ That’s ridiculous! Everyone needs to bounce problems off others.”

Lia sat back and shook her head. “I don’t know, Heather. My dad always liked working things out on his own. I think it depends on the person.”

“It does have some good advice. I saw something in here about how men need their jobs to help define who they are. She put it in flowery language, but that was the gist of it.”

“What about the treasure?”

Heather flipped a few pages. “There are so many passages marked with ink or a piece of paper. I don’t know which are important.” She stopped at a tiny arrow pointing to a paragraph. “I wanted you to see this one. It reads, ‘The heart is a woman’s hidden chamber. She should keep it for the one man who can unlock it and fit into the space therein.’ I wondered if that meant the opening to the mine was small.”

Lia leaned forward. “Gosh, this is hard. I guess it could mean that.

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