A Bride for Tom

A Bride for Tom

Ruth Ann Nordin

Ruth Ann Nordin’s Books Springfield, Nebraska

A Bride for Tom - Smashwords Edition Published by Ruth Ann Nordin at Smashwords Copyright © 2010 by Ruth Ann Nordin All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. Smashwords Edition, License Notes: This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author. Cover Photo images Copyright Shutterstock Images LLC. All rights reserved – used with permission.

Dedicated to: my readers who make writing worthwhile This book is part of the Nebraska series. Here is the order of the books in this series that I’ve written so far: A Bride for Tom A Husband for Margaret (coming Fall 2010) Eye of the Beholder The Wrong Husband (coming Fall 2010) His Redeeming Bride Loving Eliza (though Eliza moves to South Dakota, she is a minor character in His Redeeming Bride)

Chapter One

September 1868 Omaha, Nebraska Margaret Williams nudged her friend in the side. “Don’t look now but Tom Larson is coming over here.” Jessica Reynolds looked. Of course, she had to look. Whenever someone said, “Don’t look,” they secretly hoped you...