The Widow's End

by Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy

When widow Katie Lafferty arrives at the Pythian House, a home for widows and orphans, she has little hope for the future. She soon learns the reality offers more grueling work than she could have imagined. One of the few bright spots in her daily drudgery is Latin Master Everett Brown at the school across the street. As Katie struggles to conform to the rules and settle into her new life, she looks forward to her chance meetings with Mr. Brown When she fails to meet the standards of the home, her future becomes even more uncertain. If she has a knight in shining armor, it’s Everett Brown.

65 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 12, 2013

About the author

I'm a romance author

I'm a former newspaper editor and journalist.

I'm an avid reader, a widow, mother to three grown children, and more.

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Reviews

[InD'tale Magazine · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute short story, The Widow’s End is a new twist on a widow finding a new romance, set in what appears to be the early nineteen hundreds.

Read full review in the 2013 June issue of InD’tale Magazine.

[Melanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

When Katie's husband dies, he leaves her destitute so her only option is to go live at Pythian House. Katie has a hard time fitting in because she's young and most of the widows are quite a bit older than she is. She has to wear a faded, dull housedress and works hard in the kitchen. She also doesn't get bent out of shape when the orphan boys that live there cause some trouble. Dr. Patterson, the director, is quite rigid and runs a tight ship. She meets Everett Brown, but nobody at Pythian House likes him so they're always frowning at her whenever they see her with him.

She's pretty downtrodden at the beginning of the story and life starts to look brighter once she meets Everett Brown. They become fast friends and he's a lifesaver to her. A second chance at love lifts her spirits and brings hope into her future.

This was a light, enjoyable, quick, clean read. I easily read it in an afternoon.

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[Aimee · Rating 4 out of 5]

I recently signed on to review books for Astraea Press. I'm excited about this because Astraea Press is known for their clean romances and that is how I like my romances! Clean. :) My thanks to Astraea Press for allowing me to read and review books for them.

This book is super short. I sat down to read it and it was over in about 20 minutes. Talk about a romantic snack in between meals! There is nothing over the top or in depth about this book. It's simple, straight forward, easy reading and it left me feeling good. I loved the orchard scene and the first kiss. So sweet. Every girl deserves a knight in shining armor.