Swept into Destiny by Catherine Ulrich Brakefield

Author:Catherine Ulrich Brakefield [Brakefield, Catherine Ulrich]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781936501236
Publisher: CrossRiver Media Group
Published: 2017-05-23T22:00:00+00:00

“What’s the matter, child?” Louise asked.

Should she confide the awful truth to Aunt Louise? Maggie wished it was her father’s. This gift would mean he had forgiven her. Then maybe he would surprise her and be here tomorrow.

For the first time since her mother’s death, Maggie felt bathed in God’s love. “He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.” Recalling Song of Solomon 2:4, she glanced at her aunt; God was comforting her through Aunt Louise.

“Yes, yes, come in, so good to see you.” Louise McCullen smoothed a strand of her chestnut hair smiling at every one who stepped from the tiled coach entrance. Her tall slender profile etched a gracious shadow beneath the pavilion. Her husband, Blake, loomed like a protective elm tree next to his wife’s right side and Maggie was on Aunt Louise’s left.

The butler, Tom, helped each guest to the well-worn steps that had served many fair young damsels dressed in flowing yards of billowing evening gowns. Tom smiled politely at every guest, his black tux with long pointed tails admirably displaying the wealth of the McCullens. The mansion had been in the McCullen family since 1813. The twenty-bedroom estate allowed their out-of-town guests to stay overnight in preparation for the gala ball.

Maggie surveyed the brightly lit entranceway of the grand hallway. The long, impressive stairway swerved gently upward to display the second level and above it, a dome of stained glass windows that Aunt Louise’s husband, and architect, designed.

A moment’s pause between coaches and Aunt Louise glanced over Maggie’s figure. “How lovely you look tonight.”

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