Uncharted Inheritance (The Uncharted Series Book 3) by Keely Brooke Keith

Author:Keely Brooke Keith [Keith, Keely Brooke]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical Romance, Women's Fiction, Victorian Era, 19th Century, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Love Possibility, Frontier-Pioneer Era, Cowboy & Western Romance, Hearts Desire, American West, Clean & Wholesome, Christian Stories, Faith Based, Inspirational Reads, Love Inspired, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Romantic Schemes, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, Small Town & Rural Area, Beautiful & Feisty, The Uncharted Series, Alternate-History Romance, Hidden Society, Intriguing Twists & Turns, Transcends Time & Place, Dual Timeline Story, Time Travel Romance, Futuristic Twist
Publisher: Edenbrooke Press
Published: 2015-05-05T04:00:00+00:00

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Everett used the reflective glass door of a bookcase in the Colburns’ parlor for a mirror and combed his hair with his fingers. His reflection blurred as he focused on the books inside the glass. The inscriptions on several leather bound volumes attested to the Colburns’ long lineage of faith. It was a heritage he planned to pass to his future children, but first he had to get the woman he loved to let him court her.

Everett looked away from the books when he heard footsteps on the stairs. Bethany’s fingers skimmed the handrail as she descended the steps into the parlor. Her smile faded when her eyes met Everett’s. The change was subtle, but he noticed. He grinned anyway. “Were you expecting someone else?”

“I’m glad you came. I missed you.” Skirting his question, Bethany reached her arms up and hugged him the way a child hugs her father. She let go quickly, but he held her for one more heartbeat. After she pulled away, she flopped onto the divan and gave her voice a dramatic inflection. “You have no idea how awful it was being trapped in that cottage for ten days. I was so bored. I wished you would have come to see me more, but I understood why you couldn’t.”

Everett rounded the edge of the divan and sat beside her. “I would have slept on the ground beneath your window the entire time if I could have, Beth.”

“That’s sweet of you to say.” She shifted sideways and propped her arm on the back of the divan. Then her smile mellowed into a caring grin and her voice lowered from its ebullient tone. “And after all you’ve been through. This has been a hard time for you too. It didn’t seem fair—our being separated when we needed each other. I wanted to go to the funeral so badly. I hated being apart from you while you were grieving.”

“Don’t worry. There’s plenty left.”

“Grief?”

Even while sitting beside the woman he loved, Everett ached from losing his father. He pressed his lips together and nodded. “We’re together now. Let’s focus on that.”

“Do you want to talk about it?”

“About losing Father?” When she inclined her head, he watched the light hit her blue eyes. “My sweet Beth, I know you’re willing to share my grief, but that’s not why I came.”

“Oh?”

“I thought I was going to lose you.”

“But you didn’t. I survived the illness. The boredom afterward turned out to be a far greater threat to my survival. I was so lonely at times, I thought it would kill me.”

Everett grinned at her exaggeration. “People do not die from boredom. Besides, you had Mercer in there with you. I’m sure you enjoyed getting to know the newcomer, didn’t you?”

A sullenness marked Bethany’s expression. She pulled her arm off the back of the divan. “I suppose.”

“I know you’re fond of him.” Everett had promised himself he would not ask, but the words slithered from his tongue. “Do you love him?”

“Are you

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