Maddie's Quest (Valentine Mail Order Bride 2) by Trinity Bellingham

Author:Trinity Bellingham [Bellingham, Trinity]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
Tags: Sweet & Clean, Mail-Order Bride, Historical, Frontier, Western, Romance, Valentine's, Holiday, Cupid, Hearts, Flowers, YWCA, Bible Study Group, Christian, Inspirational, Religious, Short Story, Fiction, Forever Love, Faith, Spirituality, Bachelor, Single Woman, New York, Seven Friends, Tipton, Wyoming, Telegraph Operator, Estranged Parents, Marriage Of Convenience
Publisher: Sweet Clean Book Club
Published: 2016-02-01T05:00:00+00:00

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Maddie slept late on the first morning in her new home and it was mid morning before she emerged from her room. She'd meant to get up early to make breakfast for Hank, but he was long gone. His bachelor habits weren't though, as she noted the bread left out on the bench with crumbs covering the surface. His dirty plate was still on the table along with the uncovered covered butter dish and jam pot. She had just finished tidying these away and lighting the stove when she heard a buggy coming along the track. By the time she had smoothed her dress and tidied her hair, her visitor had pulled up outside the back door.

It was embarrassing to greet a visitor via a doorway without a door attached, but the woman simply laughed when Maddie went out to meet her. "Please forgive me, I'm not laughing at you, but how like Hank to not bother fixing the door."

"He told me he nailed a blanket over it during the winter. And you're right of course, it is funny but I feel a bit awkward greeting you through it. I'm Maddie, Hank's wife."

"I'm Annie West, your neighbor. I hope you don't mind me calling without notice but I was just talking to Rita in town, at the mercantile and she told me about you. Rita thought you might have huge job ahead of you setting the cabin to rights so I've come to see if I could help... if you don't mind me being so forward that is."

"Pleased to meet you Annie, and I'm thinking the good Lord must have sent you. I slept late because I was exhausted and have just put some water on to boil for a cleaning spree. Please come in."

Annie pointed to the cow. "This is your cow and chickens too. They wandered over to my place six months or so ago and knowing Hank, I figured they would be better off with me. But now you're here, I've brought them back. Maybe we could fix the chicken coop and tether the cow out here and she'll be happy for the rest of the day."

It was Maddie's turn to laugh. "Hank told me the cow wandered off and the chickens ran off after the yard fence blew down in a big storm - he'd forgotten to put them in the coop."

"That's our Hank. He's the sweetest man you'll ever meet but also the most absent minded. Up until his grandmother died, he was doing well, but with no-one to tell him what to do, he needs to be house trained all over again. And it's you who needs to do the training, but first we need to make sure you have a cabin fit for habitation."

"Well I got the stove sorted out last night and today I thought I'd start cleaning, from the roof down. Then there's a few repairs, like the back door and I'm embarrassed to say, the privy has fallen down and all that's left is the seat.

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