Rumors and Promises by Kathleen Rouser

Author:Kathleen Rouser [Rouser, Kathleen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Heritage Beacon Fiction, an imprint of Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas
Published: 2016-04-18T04:00:00+00:00

Ian changed his mind and didn’t bother to telephone the doctor first. He needed some time by himself to think. The March wind blasted his face as he set out in the direction of Dr. Moore’s house. How ignorant could he have been? He had wanted to get away from Sophie to stop his growing feelings. But perhaps he shouldn’t have fancied himself the object of Sophie’s return affection.

James Cooper must have had plenty of time to charm both the older and the younger girl while living at the boardinghouse. He sighed, walking with head down and hands behind his back for the distance of two blocks. Would Cooper be so cozy with Sophie if he knew her secret? Taking on a woman raising a sibling was one thing, but if he knew Caira was her very own daughter? And what had he been thinking by almost leaving her alone with the boy after what she’d been through in her past? In his moment of panic and jealousy, Ian had wanted to be away from both of them, from witnessing any affection held between them. As usual, he’d acted selfishly.

Ian knew one thing for sure. As hurt and disappointed as he had felt with Sophie, he didn’t like to think James had any special claim on the girl’s heart. She could do better than that immature, self-important newspaperman. Sophie needed a godly man to share God’s love with her and help her heal, not a backslidden fellow who barely attended church, and then as not much more than an afterthought.

The red brick front of the two-story home stood like a sentinel on one of Main Street’s corners. When he reached the porch, Ian hammered the ornate brass knocker into the thick front door.

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