Her Father Forced Her to Marry a Widowed Man in the Mountains — But She Never Expected to Find a Place She Could Truly Call Home

a chair.

Ellie’s smile trembled, but she didn’t argue. She recognized pain when she saw it. She knew what it felt like to be lonely, scared, to want someone and resent anyone who tried to take their place.

So instead of forcing her way into their hearts, she waited at the door.

She left wildflowers on Mia’s windowsill. She whittled little shapes from continue reading …