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And
Frances came forward the last few steps with a swift, stumbling
rush, dropped on the edge of the bed and bent and hid her face
against him. Jim put his arm around her, and whispered brokenly in
her ear.
    Randall, who knew a little something about
these moments himself, tapped the Sheriff gently on the shoulder,
and they exited by the door that Mrs. Meade held open for them.
     
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More Mrs. Meade
     
    The Silver Shawl: A
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    In a small town in turn-of-the-century Colorado, a
young woman has disappeared from the boarding-house where she
lives. Her distraught fiancé is certain that she must have been
kidnapped. But the case takes a new turn when a city detective
appears on the scene, looking for a woman who matches the
description of the missing girl. Was Charity really kidnapped, or
did she have a reason to flee? Mrs. Meade, a gentle but shrewd
widow lady who lives across the hall in the boarding-house, feels
that there is something wrong with the story of Charity’s
disappearance…but can she unravel the mystery before it is too
late? The first entry in the Mrs. Meade Mysteries series,
approximately 15,700 words.
     
    The Parting Glass: A
Mrs. Meade Mystery
    Mrs. Meade is not the only one in Sour Springs who is
shocked at the news when Clyde Renfrew is accused of drunken
assault on a woman. Clyde, a sober, steady young rancher, seemed
the last person likely to do such a thing. Between an emphatic
witness and Clyde’s own apparent reluctance to defend himself, the
case seems open and shut. But Mrs. Meade—who seems to have a knack
for being just across the hall when things happen—has a few ideas
of her own…The second entry in the Mrs. Meade Mysteries series,
approximately 12,500 words.
     
    The Oldest Flame: A
Mrs. Meade Mystery
    Mrs. Meade had been looking forward to a pleasant
visit with old friends—but their house party turns to disaster when
a fire destroys the house during the night. Even worse, the fire
appears to have been deliberately set. Which of the people who were
in the house that night is responsible? There are several
possibilities, and Mrs. Meade is not sure which is the most
distressing…The third entry in the Mrs. Meade Mysteries series,
approximately 17,800 words.
     

About the Author
     
    Elisabeth Grace Foley is a historical fiction author,
history buff and insatiable reader. She has been a finalist for the
Peacemaker Award for Best Independently-Published Western Novel,
for Left-Hand Kelly , and is also the author of short story
collections The Ranch Next Door and Other Stories and Wanderlust Creek and Other Stories . Her work has appeared
online at Rope and Wire and The Western Online . Her
other books include a series of short historical mysteries, the
Mrs. Meade Mysteries; and short fiction set during the American
Civil War and the Great Depression.
     
    More books by this author:
    Left-Hand
Kelly
    Wanderlust Creek and
Other Stories
    The Ranch Next Door
and Other Stories
    Corral Nocturne: A
Novella
     
    Elisabeth’s Blog: www.thesecondsentence.blogspot.com
    Twitter: www.twitter.com/ElisabethGFoley