Tuesday, July 15, 2008  Promises, Promises - Chapter 1
Promises, Promises  (Heartsong Presents - July, 2008)  Book 1 of
Delaware Brides  Chapter One  New Castle County  present-day
Delaware  Christina River Valley, 1740   It wasn't the one she
expected. This one belonged to her neighbors, not her mother and
father. One man drove it at a dirge-like pace as another walked
alongside, both with heads down. But what made Raelene run even
harder were the two workhorses tied behind it. Her family's
workhorses! That could only mean. . .  A sob tore through her
body.  Mama! Papa!  Her pounding heart beat her voice dead in
her throat, but not the furtive prayers for this not to be what
it seemed, what she feared. As she reached the wagon, her mouth
as parched as the dirt beneath her feet, the driver halted the
horses.  "Whoa, Braedon."  Raelene couldn't recall her
neighbors' names, not with the panic racing through her mind.
"I am sorry, miss," the larger of the two said, stepping between
her and the wagon. The cocky