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  The Sparrow's Index5 chapters · today
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  I Kept His Books for 24 Years24 chapters · today
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  The Ledger of Lost Acres25 chapters · today
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  The Clerk of Havenwood15 chapters · today
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  The Last Sale at Thistle & Vine17 chapters · today
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  Last Call at the Wagon Wheel25 chapters · today
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  The Salt-Spray Cottage25 chapters · 2 days ago
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  The Gardener's Lie25 chapters · 3 days ago

• What the Threads RememberCh. 23It's What's LeftToday6 min
• The Sparrow's IndexCh. 5Long Before WestwoodToday6 min
• The Lighthouse Keeper's DiaryCh. 13The Quiet WorkToday6 min
• I Kept His Books for 24 YearsCh. 24Both Lines Are YoursToday6 min
• What the Threads RememberCh. 22You Paid For ItToday6 min
• The Sparrow's IndexCh. 4Sometime Isn't a DateToday5 min
• The Lighthouse Keeper's DiaryCh. 12Steering a Drunken CourseToday6 min
• The Sparrow's IndexCh. 3E.S. ApothecaryToday6 min

• Small-Town Life10 stories
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• Second-Act Revenge4 stories
• Family Saga3 stories
• Seaside & Coastal3 stories
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1. 1

   The Ledger of Lost Acres

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2. 2

   The Gardener's Lie

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   The Salt-Spray Cottage

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4. 4

   I Kept His Books for 24 Years

   43 reads · 24 chapters

5. 5

   Last Call at the Wagon Wheel

   41 reads · 25 chapters

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