A Christmas Rose: A Christmas Mail Order Angels Novella by Brandi Boddie

Author:Brandi Boddie [Boddie, Brandi]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Christian Books & Bibles, Literature & Fiction, Romance, Western & Frontier, United States, African American, Christian, Two Hours or More (65-100 Pages), Religious & Inspirational Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christian Fiction, A Christmas Mail Order Angels Novella
Amazon: B014JMZ446
Published: 2015-08-26T04:00:00+00:00

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One week later

Another Sunday came around and Rosalie was no less anxious about her predicament than she was the week before. At least on Sundays, though, she was able to rest from her work and experience a change of pace by going to Angel Vale to attend church. She donned one of her better dresses and rode to town in the wagon with Isaac.

On Main Street, a good number of wagons and tethered horse lined one side of the road near the mercantile. Jake Underwood’s sound biblical teachings and sermons drew more people every Sunday.

Rosalie entered the mercantile with Isaac. The merchandise on the floor had been rearranged since her last visit to make room for the people gathered today on the sitting planks. It was strange to be inside a store on a Sunday morning, but she learned from her short tenure out west thus far that life was vastly different from Merville. Angel Vale had yet to build a structure to house a church. Until then, Underwood Mercantile served as the local place of worship, and its owner, Jake Underwood, served as the preacher.

She and Isaac were a few minutes early. The church attendees turned to look at them when they heard the door open and close. A few gave a friendly nod to Isaac. Rosalie readjusted her gaze to stare ahead without appearing to make direct eye contact with anyone. Traces of guilt and sadness lingered in her heart. Since she and Isaac made appearances together, the church attendees probably thought they were happily married husband and wife, a true pair. If they only knew. She felt like a liar. Even worse, she was carrying on like this among fellow Christians. Surely it couldn’t be right.

Isaac squeezed her hand and leaned to speak in her ear. “I see Jake sitting towards the front. I’d like to say hello to him before church begins.”

“Alright. I’ll look for a place for us to sit.”

Isaac’s lips formed a smile to warm her heart. He gave her hand another squeeze. “I’m so happy you’re here with me in church.”

Rosalie bit the inside of her bottom lip to keep from focusing on the sadness that threatened to make her eyes water. As he moved forward towards Jake, she rubbed her arms up and down as though fighting a chill. How she desperately wanted to talk with someone, another woman who might understand. She looked side to side at the people seated. She could count the number of women on her fingers. Was there no one present she could confide in?

She heard the door open behind her and turned to see Becky walk in. Rosalie remembered Becky from the train and wagon ride to Angel Vale. She was Jake’s mail-order bride. That also meant she was the preacher’s wife. Rosalie got an inclination to approach her. Maybe Becky could help her. She had nothing to lose by asking.

She reached the woman and touched her arm to pull her aside. Becky looked a little surprised, but followed.

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