Patience! Mrs. Crane has always hated her name for she simply had none. Impatient to wed, she had ended up alone, raising a son on her own in a changing world. Her son had obviously taken after her as well, marrying the first girl who caught his eye. Now, living in Needful, Patience Crane could guide her son and his new wife on the right path. But first, she needed to know that the family was all it seemed and what better opportunity to know the truth than to spend time with the family patriarch, Phineas. Phineas Fortuna has known sorrow in his life. A simple soul trying to do his best in a changing world he recognizes the pain in others as he struggles to find his way in a new town. With all of his sweet daughters wed, he finds he has a good deal of time on his hands and offers friendship to Mrs. Crane, his daughter’s mother-in-law. Will two unlikely souls find joy once more?
Author
Danni Roan, born in rural western Pennsylvania, has always loved the country life. Her first work published under her real name, Paula Liddle-Beem, is a collection of folk essays about childhood in the lush, green mountains of PA. Being a teacher of English and English as a Second Language for the past twelve years has only inspired Danni’s love of writing Western Historical Fiction. After receiving her Masters of Education in Teaching English as a Foreign Language she determined to indulge her passion for fiction writing. Teaching both in the USA and abroad has exposed Danni to a wide range of people from all walks of life and she tries to capture that unique character in her work. https://www.facebook.com/danni.roan
