02613cam a2200481 i 4500 801468006 TxAuBib 20230511120000.0 220328s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022014281 9780800740641 paperback 0800740645 paperback 9780800742652 casebound 0800742656 casebound TxAuBib rda Cabot, Amanda, 1948- After the shadows / Amanda Cabot. Grand Rapids, Michigan : Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group, [2023] ©2023. 342 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Secrets of Sweetwater Crossing ; 1 "A young widow returns to her hometown in Texas Hill Country, never dreaming that the new schoolteacher holds the key both to the mystery surrounding her father's death-and to her heart"-- Provided by publisher. Emily Leland sheds no tears when her abusive husband is killed in a bar fight, but she arrives back home in Sweetwater Crossing to discover her father has died under mysterious circumstances. Then the house where the new schoolteacher and his son are supposed to board burns, leaving them homeless. When Emily proposes turning the family home into a boardinghouse, her sister is so incensed that she leaves town. Her family name sullied by controversy, Emily is determined to solve the mystery of her father's death-- and to aid Craig Ferguson, despite her fears of men. The widowed schoolmaster proves to be a devoted father, an innovative teacher, and an unexpected ally. Can they unmask a killer and escape the shadows of their own pasts in order to forge a brighter future? -- adapted from back cover. 20230511. Abused women Fiction. Widowers Fiction. Widows Fiction. Family violence Fiction. Suicide Fiction. Teachers Fiction. Family secrets Fiction. Single fathers Fiction. Texas Fiction. Texas Hill Country (Tex) History 19th century Fiction. Christian fiction. lcgft Historical fiction. lcgft Romance fiction. lcgft Detective and mystery fiction. lcgft Secrets of Sweetwater Crossing ; 1.