Miracle BeachIn a stirring debut novel, the discovery of a husband's troubling secrets after his death shakes his wife's faith in their marriage and herself. Macy Allen, an accomplished equestrienne, has relied on her horses and her husband, Nash, to pull her through. But after Nash dies in a tragic accident, Macy learns devastating secrets about his life that rock her belief in their marriage and herself. Nash's mother, Magda, blames Macy for her only son's death. When her husband, Jack, moves to Vancouver Island in a desperate attempt to feel closer to the son he's lost and never really knew, Magda's bitterness threatens to alienate the people she needs most. As this unlikely family questions how well they knew Nash and what love really means, still another surprise awaits them-an irrepressible child who will overturn all their expectations... |
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... barn. Its big old door slid aside with ease. Gounda nickered at her, soft and low. It was his customary welcome whenever he heard her footsteps on the cement walkway. Most of the other horses “talked” only around feeding time, but not ...
... barn. Its big old door slid aside with ease. Gounda nickered at her, soft and low. It was his customary welcome whenever he heard her footsteps on the cement walkway. Most of the other horses “talked” only around feeding time, but not ...
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... barn floor blended together—neat'sfoot oil, glycerine soap, thrush ointment. But because she knew what to look for, and where, Macy could still see the faint splatter of red on the stall across from where she stood. She could still ...
... barn floor blended together—neat'sfoot oil, glycerine soap, thrush ointment. But because she knew what to look for, and where, Macy could still see the faint splatter of red on the stall across from where she stood. She could still ...
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... barn, but he was the only one who had given himself wholly to her. And he was the only one to whom she had ever fully belonged. Sitting on a pile of hay at the back of Gounda's stall, her knees pulled up to her chin, Macy shook. She ...
... barn, but he was the only one who had given himself wholly to her. And he was the only one to whom she had ever fully belonged. Sitting on a pile of hay at the back of Gounda's stall, her knees pulled up to her chin, Macy shook. She ...
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... barn was there, her trainer, her horses. It was all her, her, her. And now, because of Macy and her stupid horses, Nash was dead. She had only whispered it, at the wake, to Macy's sister. She knew she shouldn't have, but not because it ...
... barn was there, her trainer, her horses. It was all her, her, her. And now, because of Macy and her stupid horses, Nash was dead. She had only whispered it, at the wake, to Macy's sister. She knew she shouldn't have, but not because it ...
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Contents
Chapter Five | |
Chapter Seven | |
Chapter Nine | |
Chapter | |
Chapter Eleven | |
Chapter Thirteen | |
Chapter Fourteen | |
Chapter Fifteen | |
Chapter Seventeen | |
Chapter Nineteen | |
Epilogue | |
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