| Finding Madelyn Galen lost her. Somewhere along the journey of their life, which started at such a tender age, he'd lost her. After three years in Europe, fighting a war that wasn't personally his, he came home to fight for what he lost. Madelyn Murphy enjoyed her new life far away from memories of her drunken father, runaway mother, and the love that left her. Until that love sat down in her diner and everything she ran from rushed back to haunt her. With memories of growing up and dreams of growing old together bombarding them, they have to find the truth amid a history of lies and decide if they can even trust each other. |
| “So, what is my list of crimes by Fredric Langley’s highly regarded standards?” He swallowed harder than she expected. “You really don’t know?” “I want to hear them from you.” She bent to look him in the eye. “On top of the embarrassment you caused him, theft would rank pretty high.” “You believe it, too, don’t you?” “Give me a reason not to.” He sat down his fork, crossed his arms on the counter, and waited. His soft eyes were very patiently planted on hers. She hated when he gave her that look. “What did I steal?” she inched closer. “Twenty-five thousand in payroll.” “So I put back your grandmother’s wedding ring and took payroll for half the county. How can that possibly make sense to you?” “I have no idea what was going on with you from the moment I left.” She stood, jerking away from him. “No you wouldn’t. Enjoy your breakfast, don’t bother to pay.” “Maddy. . . Madelyn.” The kitchen door closed behind her. |
