BOOK DESCRIPTION
Unable to find a teaching position in the flooded job market that is New York City, twenty-one-year-old Sarah Bentley accepts the position of nanny to Caleb Wachsmann’s three children after the farmer’s wife, parents, and infant son die in the Cholera epidemic of 1834. The twist? The job is in Superior, Wisconsin in the Michigan Territory, an unsettled wilderness located on the northwestern tip of Lake Superior.
Caleb is not looking for love; his heart will always belong to his beloved Annie. What he does need is a woman to watch after the children while he toils in the fields making a living for his family. Sarah turns out to be that woman. She raises his children with a gentle and loving hand and also helps Caleb to overcome an unbearable loss. As Wisconsin vies for statehood, the young couple will face challenge after challenge as they struggle to tame a wilderness that really doesn’t want to be tamed at all.
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“This evening is over. Humor me and leave.” She went to the door and opened it wide, allowing the humidity to boil the atmosphere even further.
Lucas tossed his jacket over one shoulder, shoved his tie in a pocket, and picked up his pilot’s case near
the chair. He nonchalantly strolled to the porch, then spun around to address her.
“When you’re up to it, I can explain. You can’t stay mad forever. How do you know it wasn’t an old
girlfriend who found out about you?”
“Explain? About your wife or the insatiable need to be with other women?” She shook her head.
“Lucas, you aren’t upset enough or surprised. An old flame wouldn’t have my cell number unless she got it from your co-pilot buddies or found it on your phone.
You’re indifferent. Stay away from me.” Laura closed the door and then remembered her roast overcooking in the oven.
After sitting alone for a few minutes while a pain reliever dulled the raging headache, she reached for her
phone and hit autodial.
“What did you do to Lucas?” her dad answered, breathlessly.
She was stunned by his cold reception. “You’ve talked to him already?”
“Yeah. He said you went whacky and threw him out before you’d had dinner.”
Laura’s dad had a soft spot for his new chum.
Lucas had a habit of stopping in to see the head of the Harris clan before arriving at her house. There were times when Laura believed Lucas enjoyed the male camaraderie over being with her. The caller. His lackluster signals. It made sense. She’d heard about guys like him but this was her first experience with having one of her own.
“Have you had dinner yet? I have a prime rib warming in the oven and it’s a shame to let it go to
waste. I could sure use the company.”
“Perfect timing. We were about to hit the pizza parlor. We’ll be over in a few.”
The we factor made Laura nervous, although she had plenty of food.
She’d hoped for a quiet evening with her dad to sort out the whirlwind that had blown over her. In the
presence of another person though, dinner conversation would have to be curtailed to subjects outside of
Lucas.
Next to writing, my second passion is live theater. I founded a local community theater group back in 1992 and directed upwards of 40 shows, including three that I authored. I also appeared on stage a few times, portraying Anna in The King and I and Miss Hannigan in Annie. I am sad to say that the theater group dropped its final curtain in 2008, but those 16 years will always hold some of my fondest memories.
I moved from Superior 15 years ago, seeking the serenity of country living. I also wanted to get away from the natural air conditioning provided by Lake Superior. We moved only 50 miles south, but the temperature can vary by 20-30 degrees. I guess I’m a country girl at heart. I simply love this area, and am lucky to, once again, have someone to share its beauty. I love the solitude, the picturesque beauty of the sun rising over the water, the strangely calming effect of watching a deer graze outside your kitchen window. Never again, will I live in the city. I am an author, after all, and what better place to be inspired than in God’s own backyard.
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Website: https://www.jeanhackensmith.com.
