The wooden latch of the gate lifted with ease. One head at a time, their little eyes focused in on his form. Several stopped and stared at his every move.
His eyes remained on the small bodies flocking the yard while he made his way to the white, picket fence encircling the manicured grass of the front lawn.
Why would his house be crawling with children?Ĭautious, he eased from the forest trail into the clearing. This time he shook his head and slapped at his cheeks before he opened the lids. Thick trim boards covered with bright green paint, a job he’d completed two years ago, highlighted each window and the wide porch that invited him forward. The large, whitewashed structure glistened in the May sun filtering through the broad boughs of the trees, welcoming him home as it did each spring.
Tall white pines towered over the shingles on the second story. From where he stood, he couldn’t see the summer kitchen, nor the icehouse or sauna, but he knew they were behind the stately looking home. A large wooden house, a wide red barn, and four smaller structures - a wood shed, a tool shed, the hay shed, and the chicken coop were all well known. John looked beyond the little heads bobbing to and fro. Never, in the fifteen years he’d returned home from a spring drive with the river rats, had he experienced a homecoming such as this. His lids felt like sand paper against his eyeballs as they closed before focusing on the cleared opening again. The fence, which ran parallel to the route, was one he’d trailed beside many times. A glance over his shoulder questioned the correctness of his trail. Sitting on the porch…īig John’s size thirteen boots stopped in their tracks in the thin layer of mud covering the well-worn pathway. Big ones, little ones, short ones, tall ones. Will forever be some of my fondest memories. Northern Minnesota was always home to Daddy, To one of the greatest men I will ever know, I look forward to more from Lauri Robinson Robinson has written a delightful and witty tale with an eastern-born hero any cowgirl is going to love. Julie Kornhausl, Romance Reader at Heart I would recommend reading MAIL ORDER HUSBAND by Lauri Robinson. I envision this book will be a keeper for many bookshelves I highly recommend that you read it! This book is a great read and I was not ready for it to end. Other books by Lauri Robinson, available through The Wild Rose Press. Published in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission of the author or The Wild Rose Press except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.Ĭontact Information: Art by Angela Anderson Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales, is entirely coincidental.Īll rights reserved.
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