The Christmas Secret (2011)
“Even the delicious Thanksgiving meal Grandma fixed for the three of them yesterday had done nothing to lift Elizabeth’s spirits. All she could think about was that Christmas was only a month away and she would not be getting married to the man she loved.
She thought about the telegram her grandparents had received from her father the day he’d returned from his business trip and discovered she was gone. His message said he wondered if she may have come here and that he and Abigail missed her and hoped she would come home soon. Elizabeth had sent a reply, letting him know she was here and missed them, too, but that she planned to stay with Grandpa and Grandma for now. She also asked that he not tell anyone where she was—especially David. Then she’d written a letter to Helen, telling her the same.
Dear Lord, please help me, she prayed. Take away the ache in my heart and the love I feel for a man I can never marry.
“You’ve been sitting in that chair, staring at the fire for hours,”
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