The Secret Bliss of Calliope Ipswich (33 page)

“A son more handsome than Sylvanus Tenney?” Amoretta teased.

“Oh, much more handsome, Rettie! Much more handsome!”

Amoretta’s smile did not fade, and her heart remained lightened. She wondered if perhaps her wretched sobbing had purged some of her misery after all. Perhaps there was another man in the world whose name began with S—the S the apple peels had been spelling out for her every autumn for the past four years. Perhaps she could learn to
bloom where she was planted
. Though she still despised the phrase and determined that she always would, Amoretta looked up into the bright blue sky with its white popcorned clouds and smiled. Evangeline was right after all. Her mother and baby brother were in heaven, not in the cold Massachusetts ground. And if her apple peelings had spelled out S for Sylvanus, then true love would ensure that Sylvanus found his way back to her—somehow.

To the man of my dreams…

My husband, Kevin!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Marcia Lynn McClure’s intoxicating succession of novels, novellas, and e-books—including
Dusty Britches
,
The Whispered Kiss
,
The Haunting of Autumn Lake
, and
The Bewitching of Amoretta Ipswich
—has established her as one of the most favored and engaging authors of true romance. Her unprecedented forte in weaving captivating stories of western, medieval, regency, and contemporary amour void of brusque intimacy has earned her the title “The Queen of Kissing.”

Marcia, who was born in
Albuquerque, New Mexico, has spent her life intrigued with people, history, love, and romance. A wife, mother, grandmother, family historian, poet, and author, Marcia Lynn McClure spins her tales of splendor for the sake of offering respite through the beauty, mirth, and delight of a worthwhile and wonderful story.

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Aspen Falls

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