Home Song
A Cape Light Novel
Chapter One
The house was dark, deserted looking, except for a small square of light in an upstairs window. Her mother's bedroom.
So she's taken to her bed. Pulling out all the stops tonight, isn't she? Emily Warwick unlocked the door, then clicked
on the lights in the foyer. Her mother kept the house so dark, it was a wonder she didn't fall and break a hip.
"Emily, is that you?" Lillian called from upstairs.
"Yes, Mother. Who else would it be?" Emily climbed the stairs to the second floor and headed for the master bedroom.
"No reason to be snide," Lillian scolded.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to be." Emily entered the room, then paused at the foot of her mother's bed.
The scene was just as she'd pictured it: her mother propped up on pillows, wearing her satin-trimmed bed jacket and a
dismal expression. Despite her height and large frame, Lillian looked small and frail. The mahogany four-poster was
actually too large for the room, as was most of her mother's furniture. The pieces, taken from Lilac Hall when their
family was forced to leave, were better suited to grander surround ... read full excerpt from: Home Song: A Cape Light Novel ebook
