Where the Heart Is
by Jennie Marsland
When Rochelle McShannon
moves with her father from Morgan County, Georgia to the Yorkshire
Martin Rainnie
understands grief. Since the loss of his wife in childbirth, he’s known little
else, except anger. He’s retreated to his farm and turned his back on the
world, including his baby daughter, who’s being fostered by Chelle’s relatives.
With little Leah drawing them together, Martin begins to wonder if he can love
again – and convince Chelle to do the same.
But the war overseas
has far-reaching consequences, even in a small English village. Can Martin and
Chelle overcome danger, loss, and bitterness to make a home where the heart is?
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Now for an Excerpt!!
A few stray notes from Martin’s fiddle drifted from the open
window. He played the first few bars of a tune, stopped awkwardly and began
again, feeling his way through the waltz as if he hadn’t played it in a long
time. Then he played it again with more assurance. The lilting melody rang out,
warm and full of expression, until Chelle felt like getting up and dancing.
Jessie was right. The man had a gift.
He slid from the waltz into an arrogant march that he played
with a hint of a bounce, as if he were making sly fun of the tune’s
seriousness. Chelle closed her eyes and smiled. Martin followed the march with
a haunting air that sent her soaring over the dales in her imagination, looking
down at their windswept emptiness.
One tune blended into the next until twilight faded and the
stars came out. When Martin stopped playing, Chelle came back to earth with a
jolt. How long had she been sitting there?
The house behind her was dark and silent. Jessie must have
turned out the lamp and gone to bed. Through the open door, she heard Martin
put away his fiddle and come to stand in the doorway. Then she felt his
presence behind her. His voice touched her ear as he sat next to her. “You’d best
come in, lass. It’s gettin’ late.”
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About the Author:
Jennie Marsland lives in Halifax,
Nova Scotia, on Canada’s beautiful East Coast.
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Where you can find Jennie:
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