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  1. Cover
  2. Endorsements
  3. Books by Elizabeth Goddard
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Dedication
  7. ONE
  8. TWO
  9. THREE
  10. FOUR
  11. FIVE
  12. SIX
  13. SEVEN
  14. EIGHT
  15. NINE
  16. TEN
  17. ELEVEN
  18. TWELVE
  19. THIRTEEN
  20. FOURTEEN
  21. FIFTEEN
  22. SIXTEEN
  23. SEVENTEEN
  24. EIGHTEEN
  25. NINETEEN
  26. TWENTY
  27. TWENTY-ONE
  28. TWENTY-TWO
  29. TWENTY-THREE
  30. TWENTY-FOUR
  31. TWENTY-FIVE
  32. TWENTY-SIX
  33. TWENTY-SEVEN
  34. TWENTY-EIGHT
  35. TWENTY-NINE
  36. THIRTY
  37. THIRTY-ONE
  38. THIRTY-TWO
  39. THIRTY-THREE
  40. THIRTY-FOUR
  41. THIRTY-FIVE
  42. THIRTY-SIX
  43. THIRTY-SEVEN
  44. THIRTY-EIGHT
  45. THIRTY-NINE
  46. FORTY
  47. FORTY-ONE
  48. FORTY-TWO
  49. FORTY-THREE
  50. FORTY-FOUR
  51. FORTY-FIVE
  52. FORTY-SIX
  53. FORTY-SEVEN
  54. FORTY-EIGHT
  55. FORTY-NINE
  56. FIFTY
  57. FIFTY-ONE
  58. FIFTY-TWO
  59. FIFTY-THREE
  60. FIFTY-FOUR
  61. FIFTY-FIVE
  62. FIFTY-SIX
  63. FIFTY-SEVEN
  64. FIFTY-EIGHT
  65. FIFTY-NINE
  66. SIXTY
  67. SIXTY-ONE
  68. SIXTY-TWO
  69. SIXTY-THREE
  70. SIXTY-FOUR
  71. SIXTY-FIVE
  72. A Preview of Book 2 in the ROCKY MOUNTAIN COURAGE Series
  73. Author’s Note
  74. Acknowledgments
  75. About the Author
  76. Back Ads
  77. Back Cover

Coming to grips with all that had happened would take time. In the meantime, Jack needed to redirect Terra’s focus to something else she could take joy in.

“Hey.” He lifted her chin.

“I want you to see something.” Jack took her hand and led her in to see Aunt Nadine. He shared what the doctor had said.

“Oh, that’s wonderful, Nadine.” Terra moved closer to the bed, leaned in, and hugged his aunt. She released her and stood back. “I couldn’t be happier.” Terra ran a finger under both eyes.

“Tomorrow,” Jack said to his aunt, “when I come to pick you up, I have a big surprise for you.”

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The next day, Jack and Terra sat at Aunt Nadine’s kitchen table. Aunt Nadine hummed in the kitchen, insisting on making them sandwiches. She appeared to be feeling better than she had in a long time.

Jack winked at Terra.

Freckles was in the backyard with Dusty and Tux and started barking at the sliding glass door.

“Shush, Freckles,” Aunt Nadine said.

The doorbell rang. Right on time. “I’ll get it,” Jack said.

He opened the door, and Ruby stood on the porch with her grandson, Ferris. Jack couldn’t help the smile that split his face. He opened the door wide and let the two in.

Aunt Nadine glanced up at the visitors, a smile and a confused expression sharing space on her face. Freckles barked and jumped at the sliding glass door in the back.

“What on earth, Freckles?” Aunt Nadine opened the door, and the dog raced through the house and into Ferris’s arms.

Freckles wiggled and barked and licked. Ferris laughed. “I’m here, boy. That’s a good boy. It’s okay, Max. I’m here.”

“What?” Terra’s smile was beautiful. Aunt Nadine and Ruby smiled and laughed at Freckles’s reunion with his boy.

“I’m just trying to tie up all the loose ends. Solve all the mysteries, as it were. I spotted Freckles in a picture at Ruby’s home when Nathan and I questioned her.”

Aunt Nadine and Ruby followed Ferris and Freckles/Max into the backyard.

Terra smiled up at him. “You’re really amazing, you know that? Got any more loose ends to tie up?”

“I thought you’d never ask.” He pulled her close and pressed his nose against hers. “I’ve been trying to solve the mystery of you and me for as long as I’ve known you.”

She sucked in a breath. “You once told me that you loved me enough to let me go, so I think solving that will depend on your answer to my question.”

Jack’s heart beat erratically. “What’s that?”

“Do you love me enough this time to stay, Jack?”