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Fletcher sat straight in his chair, as still and solemn as a
man. Barrie undressed her doll for the sixteenth time. Ainsley did what she
always did whenever Adrian was sitting in his favorite chair. She climbed all
over him, dropping cookie crumbs in his shirt pocket and giving him wet kisses,
asking him to sing a song to Grace. The only song Adrian knew that was
appropriate for a doll was
Rock-a-bye Baby
, and he had already sung that
five times.
He was praying for a miracle when he got one.
The wailing squall of a newborn pierced the air. In unison
the four of them sprang to their feet and rushed out into the hallway to look
at the top of the stairs. A moment later, Molly came out. “Well? What are you
waiting for? You want to see your baby brother or don’t you?”
The children shrieked and dashed up the stairs. Adrian
followed them, then stopped outside the door as they hurried through, uncertain
for a moment as to what he was supposed to do.
“Go on in,” Molly said, giving him a nudge. “A newborn is
just a smaller version of these little people you were so afraid of. It won’t
bite you,” she said with a laugh.
Adrian stepped inside the room, standing in the doorway, and
looked at Maggie propped up in the bed, his newborn son cradled against her
breast, Fletcher, Barrie, and Ainsley clustered like peeping chicks about her.
Maggie looked up, and seeing the lost look in his eyes, she
smiled and patted the bed beside her. In three swift strides Adrian crossed the
room, sitting down beside her on the bed. His gaze traveled over three young
faces before going to that of his wife, and finally that of his newborn son,
and he felt humbled to the depths of his soul. He looked at his family, feeling
his heart flood with warmth.
“So this is love,” he whispered, and he took the five of
them in his arms.
Long before she began writing novels, Elaine Coffman taught
elementary school and language and learning disabilities, never dreaming that
she would one day embark upon a new and exciting career as a novelist. Elaine
began writing in 1985 and her first book was published in 1988, and she
captured the hearts of fans everywhere when she created magnificent Mackinnon
family saga of seven books. Due to reader requests to write about their
ancestors, she is continuing with the Mackinnon – Douglas series, set in
Medieval Scotland.
Literary achievements include four nominations for RT Best
Historical of the Year, three time winner of the RT Reviewers Choice Award,
Best Western Historical of the Year, and the Maggie Award. Her books have been
selected by Doubleday Book Club and Literary Guild, and she was named one of
the top ten romance novelists by the American Library Association’s
Booklist.
Her books have appeared on the bestseller lists for the
New York
Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today
and
Publishers Weekly.
She has
also been featured in
Entertainment Weekly, People
Magazine and a
leading cultural magazine in Egypt. Always in demand as a speaker, she has
spoken to clubs and organizations from coast to coast and has been interviewed
by numerous television and radio stations, including a radio broadcast from the
USS Constitution in Boston Harbor.
When asked why she chose to write historical romance, she
replied, “Because I have always loved history, and wondered where my ancestors
came from.” After several years of research, she traced her family back to
Charlemagne and now belongs to numerous genealogical organizations.
Elaine welcomes comments from readers. You can find her
website and email addresses on her
author
bio page
at
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So This is Love
ISBN 9781419944406
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