#8Sunday #SundaySnippets: Meifeng's Secret.

I've been working on a novella called "All Things Returned." It's the third part of a series called "Anton and Lenora",  which is the story of a clipper ship captain(Anton) and the woman he loves and marries, the daughter of  a wealthy ship owner (Lenora). It's a historical, set in San Francisco in 1852. This snippet is about the secondary characters--Lenora's sister in law, Meifeng,  has disclosed a secret she's kept from her husband.


“There was a carriage. We were overrun. They killed my maid and the driver. There were three of them. When they finished, I wished they had killed me.” Her voice was even as the tick of a clock, betraying nothing but fact. Edward turned away from her. “Three men,” he repeated, as though he could not trust the meaning of her words.

Book one, Sweet Lenora is currently available:   Lenora Brewer’s family owns the largest shipyard in Salem Massachusetts and Lenora, as her father’s only living child, is given free rein to learn the business. When Lenora’s father is killed in a carriage accident, her relatives arrange a marriage to a wealthy investor who is rumored to have beaten his first wife to death. Lenora devises a scheme to stowaway on The Sweet Lenora, a ship named for her. 
The last thing Anton Boudreaux needs is a naïve young woman stowing away on his ship. The dark and daring captain has secrets of his own to protect.           
When Sweet Lenora encounters a dangerous storm off the coast of Brazil, Lenora and Anton find in each other the courage and tenacity to brave the elements. As their love for one another grows it becomes a force to be reckoned with—and it will be sorely tested.
Book two: To the Wind, is slated for release in October
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