"Amy Lillard's Blog Relay and Amish Giveaway"

Welcome to LEG #2 of the Courting Emily blog tour. If this is your first stop, it’s probably best to follow the link below and go back to the first stop so you don’t miss anything. Remember: one lucky winner will receive a purple-themed basket filled with some of James Riehl’s favorite things.

Now on to the next segment…

(To go back to the beginning--  http://www.amywritesromance.com/blog/

After Elam had left school, he’d had to settle himself with the occasional chance meeting in town or perhaps the off-Sunday volleyball game. Other than that, he hardly saw her. Their four year age difference put them in different youth groups. Like it would have mattered. Luke had captured her heart long ago.

Then for Elam to come into his own house and see the pity in her eyes…

It was almost more than he could bear.

He slapped his gloves against his leg and slipped the multi-use pliers into his back pocket. He’d been out walking the fence all morning, after chasing down two heifers that had somehow gotten out of the pasture. He found the hole and patched it, but the incident put him behind for the day. He had two more acres of alfalfa to bale before the cold hit. If the talk around the co-op was right, they were in for a long winter this year.

Before he could get to the hay, he had an apology to make. 

Of course it was the hottest day on record for early October, and he had to humble himself before Emily Ebersol. He swiped one sleeve across his forehead.

This is the spot in the book where Elam told me that he had been in love with Emily for as long as she had been in love with Luke. Some characters just don’t turn loose of their secrets easily. 

Ready for more? Join me over at Diana Montgomery’s blog.

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