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| bassriverhistory.blogspot.com "Port Angeles, Washington, 1926 "Carefully, she guided the Ford in beside the other automobile. Empty. She hadn't expected to spot lovers necking in the front seat, but only fools would be out on a storm-swept beach in the dark of night. "Laurie twisted a long strange of beads as her stomach churned. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes. Please God, don't let my brother be one of those fools... "The plan seemed sound earlier, but now her knees trembled. The tree branches above her head thrashed like a thousand arms waving her away. Laurie steeled herself. If her brother was on that beach, she wanted to know... "Laurie wrinkled her nose at the muck and pushed herself up to her knees. The flashlight created a comforting bubble of light around her. "It also helped her see the unexpected hand as it clamped unto her arm. "Laurie shrieked. Swinging the flashlight, she brought it down on the strange wrist with a loud crack... "My name is Daniel Shepherd. And I--well, as ridiculous as it sounds on a night like tonight--I was delivering something. I thought I saw lights out on the beach, so I stopped..." ~~~ |
Mistaken:
First Impressions Are Never
What They Seem
By Karen Barnett
I grew up in a small "dry" town that was founded by Albert Gallatin--New Geneva, PA--and, indeed, it is still dry... Having the entire country go dry during Prohibition was, of course, due to women...LOL But even many of the women didn't support it... My guess is that many wives of the men in Congress at that time were quietly or loudly pushing their husbands to vote as they wished...But everybody soon realized that this just wasn't working!We know now that alcoholism is a disease for some, so special provisions had to be made for those individuals to get their "medicine..." Laurie Burke's father was one of those individuals. Now she was concerned that her brother was a rumrunner! Laurie continuously prayed for her father, but now, her worries had
doubled. Indeed, Johnny her brother had gotten involved in running rum from Canada. He wasn't drinking it, but could still get into trouble running it!
And Laurie was going to stop him! Or at least try...
What she did was cause a lot of extra trouble--she was Mistaken about several things...
But nobody was talking to her, so she put 2 plus 2 together and got...5...
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But she was still just as attracted to him as he was to her...
So when she went to the pharmacy with her friend Amelia, who was also Johnny's girlfriend, she hated that she had to pick up her father's "prescription" from Dr. Pierce, because to her way of thinking, that doctor dosed himself and his patients with a generous serving of brandy!
And then she got the real surprise! Daniel was a pharmacist!
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"She must be mistaken. That man couldn't have been preparing to ask her out on a date. She shivered. As if she would go anywhere with a rotten rumrunner, even if his dimpled smile made her knees melt. There had to be someone out there who was decent, trustworthy, and not
connected with booze in any way. Of course, it wouldn't hurt
if that someone looked like Daniel Shepherd...
"Mr. Larson leaned forward. "Ladies, I don't know if you would remember my grandson..."
"Laurie stared at the mirror, a flush creeping up her neck. The man's smile was unmistakable--even in the daylight..."
"I think Miss Burke and I have already met."
"Miss Burke's eyes widened, the blush on her cheecks darkening. "No, I don't believe we have, Mr. Shepherd..."
There was much to keep Daniel and Laurie apart. For one, he was a sober alcoholic, but didn't think she would accept even that... While Laurie wanted to above all trust somebody who she could then love, since she couldn't trust her father and brother...and already didn't trust Mr. Burke!
So she was willing to meet the new revenuer who'd come to town, even though she was afraid for Johnny...
He ran to Daniel's place above the pharmacy and had spent time there, sharing more than they both wanted to...
Laurie was caught...
The revenuer wanted her to provide information on the town people... And they would often meet at the
pharmacy where guess who served them, fuming..
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While Johnny's boss wanted her to tell them what plans the revenuer was making!
What a fun book on mistaken communications! Laurie is a strong character who bravely treads anywhere to save her brother... The revenuer is interested in her for more than...information...and she might just have to agree to his demands...
Historical romantic fiction during one of the strangest times that the federal government got involved with controlling people's lives--and the people weren't willing...LOL I think you'll enjoy visiting those early times before most of us were born... Although, like I said, my little town had voted to be "dry" and stayed that way... Highly recommended if this sounds like a place you want to visit--at least in this wonderful first novel for Karen Barnett...
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There's nothing I enjoy more than a beautiful love story and God's devotion to His people is the best one of all. It even ends with the hero riding in on a white horse! (Revelation 19:11).
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