Sunday Snippet - February 24, 2013

This weeks snippet is from the first book in the Ruth Chernock Series, Regarding Ruth. It is Sunday morning and Ruth's family is seated on their pews in the meeting house in East Grantham, Maine. In 18th century New England, attendance at the Sunday Service was a social and legal requirement. Most small towns in that period utilized a meeting house as the church, town hall and for community events. 

It is a warm summer day and strangers have come to town. Easily distracted, fifteen year-old Ruth is captivated by one of the handsome young men.

Watching the visitor attentively, Ruth felt butterflies begin to flutter in her stomach.  An inane smile danced across her lips.  She began contemplating actually reaching forward to brush her hand against his long hair.  She fantasized combing her fingers through it, then working her hand up to touch his neck.  How far might she go before he stopped her?  Suddenly she felt a sharp slap to the back of her head.

“Ruth Naomi Chernock, tend to the words of the good Reverend and dismiss the guest,” her eldest sister Amie hissed from behind. 

Ruth half turned in her seat to scowl at Amie as she sat in the pew behind with eighteen month-old Ethan on her lap.  As the toddler smiled and clapped his hands together Ruth could not help but smile.  Amie gestured for Ruth to turn back around on her bench.  Ruth wrinkled her nose at her sister, then swung back to look at Reverend Pierce, who took no notice of the exchange.

If you enjoyed this snippet you might like this series. All four books are available on Kindle and Nook at only .99 each. The Ruth Chernock Series