Hidden (Sisters of the Heart, Book 1)
Chapter One
"Anna! This is surely a gut—a good—surprise," Katie Brenneman said in her all-too-familiar lilt. "Come in out of the cold, wouldja?"
Anna breathed a sigh of relief. For a moment she hadn't been sure she'd be welcomed by her childhood friend. Hadn't been sure of anything anymore.
Katie clucked. "Anna, come in. You're lettin' in the cold."
Obediently, she stepped into the foyer of the Brenneman Bed and Breakfast and was immediately surrounded by the smell of beeswax, spiced oranges, and crisp cotton. Behind her stood a finely woven basket filled with beautifully hand-carved canes of different woods. To her left was an antique table and chairs, each piece finely crafted and shined to a polish. A simple staircase curved upward to her right. Rag rugs in twirls of blue, dark green, and blood red decorated the wide planks.
On those planks, she placed her small suitcase. Well, maybe it wasn't so small.
Katie noticed. "You here for a spell?"
"I hope so. If you don't mind."
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