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To Dr. Bob Borgman for his invaluable medical knowledge, as well as the patience to answer all of my many questions.

After the Parade

Almost Eden

Annie Lash

Come a Little Closer

Dreamkeepers

Dream River

The Edge of Town

Forever Victoria

A Gentle Giving

Glorious Dawn

High on a Hill

Homeplace

Hope’s Highway

Keep a Little Secret

Larkspur

Leaving Whiskey Bend

The Listening Sky

Lonesome River

Love and Cherish

Loveseekers

Midnight Blue

The Moon Looked Down

More than Memory

Mother Road

Nightrose

On Tall Pine Lake

A Place Called Rainwater

Promisegivers

Restless Wind

Ribbon in the Sky

River Rising

River of Tomorrow

The Searching Hearts

Sins of Summer

Song of the Road

Stay a Little Longer

Sweetwater

Tenderness

This Loving Land

Train from Marietta

Wayward Wind

A Week from Sunday

Wild Sweet Wilderness

Will You Still Be Mine?

Wind of Promise

Wishmakers

With Heart

With Hope

With Song

Yesteryear

“Garlock is a master.”


Booklist

“A gifted writer.”


Chicago Sun-Times

“One of America’s most endearing historical fiction authors.”


RT Book Reviews

Come a Little Closer

“Few authors capture the atmosphere and voices of the heartland during the mid-twentieth century like Garlock. She completes her Tucker family trilogy with a tender, realistic look at small-town America after WWII and what war can do to those who fought and those who waited at home. Crisp prose and simple words cannot hide the powerful underlying lessons of loss, friendship, brotherly love, family ties, and the simple acts of kindness that bind a community.”


RT Book Reviews

“Another winner for Dorothy Garlock…a wonderful romance.”

—BestsellersWorld.com

“This delightful post WWII thriller stars a strong small-town cast struggling to move past the war. The tenuous relationships between Tyler, Holden, and Christina make the tale fun to read while Dorothy Garlock paints a vivid backdrop of 1946 Wisconsin.”

—GenreGoRoundReviews.blogspot.com

Keep a Little Secret

“Garlock is a master at developing characters through their actions and evoking settings so real they transport the reader back in time…All the elements that keep Garlock’s fans coming back for more are here.”


Booklist

“Four stars…[Garlock] takes readers back in time with her simple prose and likable characters, making them able to believe they are witnesses to the story. Not only is Garlock a premier Americana writer, but she is one who touches chords in readers’ hearts.”


RT Book Reviews

“A good read for a lazy afternoon…left me happy for all the characters…I also loved reading about this time and location.”

—LikesBooks.com

“A winner…a fully developed cast of characters.” 

—GenreGoRoundReviews.com

“Excellent…enjoyable and compelling…eminently readable…engaging characters, romance, suspense, and small-town America in an era gone by.”

—TheRomanceReadersConnection.com

Stay a Little Longer

“Heartwarming…love blooms.”


Publishers Weekly

“Touching… [a] poignant, engrossing story of life, death, and second chances…Well written and swiftly paced, this story brings to life a time period that is seldom used in romance.”


Library Journal

“An emotional…profound Americana tale [with a] strong ensemble cast…fans will relish this terrific historical.”

—GenreGoRoundReviews.com

“Garlock is so familiar with her time period that she makes writing it look easy. Her attention to detail is astounding, and she does an incredible job of putting you in both time and place.”

—LikesBooks.com

“Vivid…Garlock weaves the tale expertly.”


Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
(IA)

Contents

Title Page

Dedication

Epigraph

Prologue

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty-One

Chapter Twenty-Two

Chapter Twenty-Three

Chapter Twenty-Four

Chapter Twenty-Five

Chapter Twenty-Six

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Epilogue

Special Thanks

Books by Dorothy Garlock

Heartfelt Praise for Dorothy Garlock and her Unforgettable Novels

Copyright

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.

Copyright © 2012 by Dorothy Garlock

All rights reserved. In accordance with the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, the scanning, uploading, and electronic sharing of any part of this book without the permission of the publisher is unlawful piracy and theft of the author’s intellectual property. If you would like to use material from the book (other than for review purposes), prior written permission must be obtained by contacting the publisher at [email protected]. Thank you for your support of the author’s rights.

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