- CarterandConnersMom, Amazon review.
“This was a great read. Likable, fully developed characters with some mystery, danger and intrigue tossed [in] along the way to the HEA.”
- FluffersMom, Amazon review
I hope everyone enjoys Birdie and Jack's story as much as I enjoyed giving them their happily-ever-after with...a little bit of mystery and a whole lot of suspense 😊
Blurb ~ The Calling Birds
A wanted woman’s flight, a man in pursuit of honesty, not stolen gold…
Many years have passed since Bernadette Bellamy fled the Cariboo Gold Rush and her reputation as the sister of a French-Canadian gang of thieves. Armed with only an honest talent for sewing and a willingness to lead a solitary life on the run, she stays one step ahead of everyone seeking her brothers’ last—and now lost—heist. Until a craving to settle down makes her reinvent herself as Birdie Bell, a dress shop owner. The arrival of an old foe combined with her desire to hold onto her treasure trove of fabrics has Birdie joining a wagonload of brides bound for a remote town.
After losing his leg and his wife, Jack Peregrine buries his pain under a mountain-high pile of work. He only agrees to sign up for a mail-order bride to save the town of Noelle, keep his freighting business, and care for his absentminded grandfather. But Jack’s request for a sturdy bride who won’t crumble under his burdens brings him a woman as tiny as she is troubled.
Can two mismatched people band together to become the perfect match?
Excerpt ~ The Calling Birds
Noelle, Colorado—December 1876
The door flew open and Jack filled the doorway, once again looking wild-haired but better than any man had a right to—especially at this early hour. His frown turned to wide-eyed astonishment when he saw her. “You came back.” He glanced at Gus and heaved a sigh. “And you found him.”
Gus snorted. “I found her because I went looking for her.”
“I asked you to wait here until I—”
“You were moving too slow.”
“I was preparing breakfast. A task you insisted upon in case anyone”—his gaze cut briefly to her—“showed up unexpectedly. Then you slipped out unexpectedly and alone and—”
“Time alone can help with perspective,” Birdie said, recalling her night at La Maison away from Jack, and other memories as well. “During the winter of my eleventh year, I walked two miles to school every day with only a pair of snowshoes for company.”
Jack’s lips parted in surprise as he stared at her.
She bit the inside of her mouth to keep from sighing or grimacing. It was a challenge not to do both. Speaking without thinking came from pondering the past too much while loitering outside shop windows.
A slow smile curved Jack’s mouth as he propped his arm on the doorjamb and studied her. “Did you walk uphill both ways as well?”
Was he teasing her? “That doesn’t seem likely.”
“What if your home and your school were on hills with a valley separating them?”
She narrowed her gaze on him. “How often does that happen?”
He leaned even closer to her. “For other people, probably not often. But it was my walk to school when I was a boy in Kentucky.”
She blinked in surprise. He’d shared a snippet of his past with her and his tone still sounded teasing and light-hearted and— Could he be flirting with her? She held her breath, waiting for him to say more.
“Can we continue this inside?” Gus grumbled. “It’s cold out here. Not to mention Birdie would like her breakfast ’n I need my coffee.”
She was only hungry for what Jack might say next.
~ * ~ Gus snorted. “I found her because I went looking for her.”
“I asked you to wait here until I—”
“You were moving too slow.”
“I was preparing breakfast. A task you insisted upon in case anyone”—his gaze cut briefly to her—“showed up unexpectedly. Then you slipped out unexpectedly and alone and—”
“Time alone can help with perspective,” Birdie said, recalling her night at La Maison away from Jack, and other memories as well. “During the winter of my eleventh year, I walked two miles to school every day with only a pair of snowshoes for company.”
Jack’s lips parted in surprise as he stared at her.
She bit the inside of her mouth to keep from sighing or grimacing. It was a challenge not to do both. Speaking without thinking came from pondering the past too much while loitering outside shop windows.
A slow smile curved Jack’s mouth as he propped his arm on the doorjamb and studied her. “Did you walk uphill both ways as well?”
Was he teasing her? “That doesn’t seem likely.”
“What if your home and your school were on hills with a valley separating them?”
She narrowed her gaze on him. “How often does that happen?”
He leaned even closer to her. “For other people, probably not often. But it was my walk to school when I was a boy in Kentucky.”
She blinked in surprise. He’d shared a snippet of his past with her and his tone still sounded teasing and light-hearted and— Could he be flirting with her? She held her breath, waiting for him to say more.
“Can we continue this inside?” Gus grumbled. “It’s cold out here. Not to mention Birdie would like her breakfast ’n I need my coffee.”
She was only hungry for what Jack might say next.
To read the scene where Jack & Birdie first meet or to view their story's Pinterest inspiration board, head to The Calling Bird's book page on my website.
Wishing you a very happy holiday season! May peace, prosperity, and love follow you this Christmas and for all your days.
Jacqui ❤️
Wishing you a very happy holiday season! May peace, prosperity, and love follow you this Christmas and for all your days.
Jacqui ❤️
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The Calling Birds is a wondeerful story I loved it! Peggy clayton
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