In The Hope of Azure Springs, Margaret and Em both make bread together at the boarding house. At one point they have a conversation while eating bread. One of the edits my amazing editor suggested was to say “a thick slice of bread with butter.” I loved the change (how could I forget the butter) and didn’t hesitate to make it. I remember when I’d come home from school, I’d often come in to the wonderful smell of freshly baked bread. Mom was the ultimate homemaker and loved greeting us with ... Read More about A Thick Slice of Bread…
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The Hope of Azure Springs
The Hope of Azure SpringsSeven years of near solitude end when Em is injured and brought to the town of Azure Springs Iowa. For her it’s more than a welcoming sight- it’s freedom and it’s hope. Em longs to find the sister she was separated from so long ago and with the right help she might be able to do it. Caleb the town’s sheriff and coveted bachelor has always had a plan for his life- have the right job, marry the right girl and someday make his parents proud. It isn’t long before he’s ... Read More about The Hope of Azure Springs