Velda Brotherton: 4 books

A short story - All Jacob wants is to get back home to his beloved wife Mary and their children. But battles rage on in this Civil War, and all he can do is pray for their safety in a country gone mad with killing. What lies in wait back home, he cannot possibly imagine, and how he will react he could never believe.

Short Story - World War II rages and those living in the Ozarks are still deep in the throes of the Great Depression. One woman has to accept what she can't change while living a fantasy life. Ina yearned to run wild with her beloved tiger until she learned the price of freedom.

Great Aunt Gert and the Outlaw A morning horseback ride puts Gert in the center of the notorious Times Brothers fleeing from a bank robbery and ditching a stolen car. Glass Coffins Things couldn’t get worse for Laura after she loses her husband and children. Or could they? Now her half-crazed mother wants to dig up the girls and put them on display in the parlor.

After fleeing a ruined marriage, Susan isn't prepared to face the man who betrayed her so long ago. How can she concentrate on mending her broken heart while he regards her with that knowing grin and gentle eyes? The bonus story, Hide and Seek, is the tale of a restless ghost and a woman who fears...