The Devil and Mrs. Davenport

by Paulette Kennedy

And Loretta was tired of waiting for Pete to pray over things he had no interest in.

Loretta hated it when people commented on her fluctuating figure—as if her body had value only when it was diminishing.

Loretta was jealous of Esther Hansen. It was true. But she was even more jealous of the kind of love that could endure beyond death.