“Is that all?”
He hesitated and Sarah realized he was trying to spare her. After everything they had been through, he was still trying to protect her.
“I found a stuffed animal on the ground. A teddy bear.”
When she didn’t respond he said, “It had blood on it. Fresh blood.” He gave her shoulder a squeeze and then turned to head back to the cottage. “I’ll get the wagon hitched. Be ready in fifteen.”
The wind caught the scent of the wood smoke from the community and sent it wafting toward Sarah at the edge of the pasture. She took two steps toward it before she realized what she was doing. With the wind came a chill that cut through her jeans and whipped her hair around her face. She turned and ran toward the cottage.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
First, I want to thank my developmental editor, Alison Dasho, for her sharp insight and stellar advice on the structure and plot of Free Falling. She used encouragement and skill to show what the manuscript needed while keeping its tender author from throwing herself off a cliff at first sight of the sheer breadth of the rewrite—not an easy feat to pull off.
Thanks, also, to my husband, Del Kiernan-Lewis, who copyedited the manuscript with an impatient wife breathing down his neck. Any remaining gaffes in style or grammar are evidence of my perverse resistance to accepting perfectly logical input.
I also want to thank my brother, Terry Kiernan, who first inspired me to think about what my daily round might be like without all the conveniences of modern life when I spent a weekend with him many years ago in his hand-built Tennessee mountain home in an area inaccessible by road and untouched by electricity. Thanks also to my son, John Kiernan-Lewis, who enlightened me about the effects of EMPs.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Susan Kiernan-Lewis lives in Florida and writes mysteries and romantic suspense. Like many authors, Susan depends on the reviews and word of mouth referrals of her readers. If you enjoyed Free Falling, please consider leaving a review saying so on Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com or Goodreads.com.
Check out Susan’s blog at susankiernanlewis.com and feel free to contact her at sanmarcopress@me.com.
Copyright
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Copyright 2012 by San Marco Press. All rights reserved.