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Monday, November 10, 2025
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FREE coloring page Portrait of a Beautiful Young Woman
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It's that time of year again; single, young ladies are looking for the man of their dreams. One such young lady is Miss Darla, daughter of Lord and Lady Eaton, whose parents spare no expense to help their daughter achieve matrimonial bliss.
Will she find the match she hopes for?
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Thursday, October 16, 2025
Get Ready For Winter in the Blizzard Belt
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“Why didn’t you get into the family business?”
She shrugged. “It just isn’t in my DNA, I guess.”
“DNA is a funny thing.” His upper lip curled. “It binds you to people you might not necessarily like if you’d met them as strangers.”
“I never thought of that.”
He glanced at her. “My brother couldn’t wait to shake the snow off his boots the minute he was old enough to leave, whereas I’m a sucker for punishment.”
“You’re here for your mom. That’s a pretty decent reason.” She stretched her arm across the table and rested her hand on his sleeve. “Do you have any other family in Silver Rock?”
“The community is my family.” He stared at her hand. His fingers twitched. It’d be so easy to cover them with his. It was as if her empathy touched a spot inside his heart, a place so hidden he’d forgotten it existed.
I don’t need her sympathy!
Like a wounded bear, he reacted. He clenched the mug, taking a mouthful of hot coffee. He immediately regretted it. His breath hissed over his teeth as he swallowed.
“That’s hot,” he said in a strangled voice.
“Yeah.” She laughed quietly. “Are you okay?”
“Sure.” He shrugged. “Great.”
She took a tentative sip of her own. “Very hot.” She smiled up at him again.
“I think we’re making a big dent in this place.” He scratched his chin. “Thanks for your help.” He didn’t need it, but he wasn’t completely without manners.
Her shoulders flexed slightly.
Changing the subject, he asked, “How do you like staying with Granny Q?”
“She’s a treasure. The grandmother I never had.”
Emmett nodded, setting down his mug. “She always made sure Ben and I had warm socks, something to eat, and school supplies.” While his mother rarely noticed if their clothes were clean. “Invited us for supper almost every evening, even when Mom was home.”
“I can see her doing that.” Gianna pulled her phone from her coat and glanced at it. “It’s getting late.” As she shoved it back in her pocket, she said, “I’d better go if I’m going to be of any use at work this evening.”
The prospect of being alone again didn’t appeal to Emmett. Without stopping to think, he said, “Let me look after supper for you and Granny Q tonight.”
Her head jerked as if surprised by his offer.
He downed his coffee, pulling courage from it. “It’ll be my way of thanking you for all your work today.”
It was her turn to say, “You don’t have to do that.”
“I want to.” What was wrong with him? Why couldn’t he let her go? It wasn’t like he wanted to spend time with her.
“Okay.”
“I’m not making anything fancy,” he warned as they stood.
“Hey, I’m a meat-and-potatoes kind of girl,” she quipped. Her smile was a punch to the gut.
She’s a nurse.
A nurse!
“I’ll drive you home.” It was a dumb offer given the fact she lived nearby, but she’d been on her feet for hours and would be again that evening at the hospital. That was the logic he used to make his decision a reasonable one. She might be a nurse, but she was a considerate one. And that mattered.
“Thanks.”
He turned away from her smile, wishing the bear would return.
Friday, October 10, 2025
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