Backstories to the Future
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I covered my mouth so no one could hear my anguish. My little girl had suffered so much. I had left her in that nightmare. No punishment was great enough for my sins. I wanted to reach over, hug her, take away the pain. But I had no right. Finally, I heard the words I dreaded. “Why didn’t you come back for me? I figured out why you left. He beat you. I know it. I always hoped you would come get me.” Now I covered my face, not just my mouth. The heavy weight of guilt and remorse was so great. My head moved down onto my hands on the table as I sobbed quietly. She let me sob for a couple minutes, then she moved her chair closer to me and pulled me into her arms. “I know why you left. I know you thought I was on his side. I am so sorry I hurt you, Mom.” Hearing those words shocked me to my core. She called me Mom. I was so undeserving. But she blamed herself! I released myself from her hug and looked into her eyes. “No, no, Beckie, my little love, you never hurt me, ever! You did nothing wrong. You have no reason to apologize to me. It was all me. I left you and did not return for you. I’m so very sorry for abandoning you and even if you can never forgive me, please, all I really ask of you is that you do not blame yourself. Please, tell me you can do that; don’t blame yourself, ever!” She pulled me into another hug, and I put my arms around my little girl for the first time in over ten years and we sobbed together. Thankfully, no one was at the tables close to us. Beckie stopped our hug first. “I’m sorry but I need another napkin. Here, one for you, too. Let’s leave. We’re not going to get any coffee anyway. Will you come to our house? Can we talk some more?”
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Love comes in many forms: romantic, familial, and friendship come to mind. Reunion Resort is where some broken hearts were mended, fractured relationships repaired, and crooked paths straightened. Some journeys are long, some roads are fearsome, and many journeys include heartbreak. Catherine runs Reunion Resort with her husband, Matthew, who dreamed of and created this magical place on the rugged coast of Southern Maine. This is the fourth book that brings readers to the Atlantic coastline. Book one, She Started It All introduces readers to the resort developed and run by Matthew and Catherine. In Nancy’s second book, She Will Never Know, an unbearable truth becomes a source of both pain and joy for a family member. She Has a Name tells the intersecting stories of abused, abandoned, neglected and injured women who discovered hope and purpose in their travels that led them to Reunion Resort. This newest book, Backstories to the Future, introduces new characters and brings back some familiar characters in stories they shared with Catherine about their journeys.
About the Author
Nancy’s fourth book introduces characters who ultimately find love on their journey to their time spent at Reunion Resort, a beautiful and rustic resort in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Faith, family, and friends are her greatest loves. Nancy believes in the grace of God, power of prayer, and peace that comes through forgiveness. She imagines each character she brings to readers as having the ability to grow and overcome life’s challenges and heartaches through grace, prayer, and forgiveness. It is Nancy’s hope that you find sparks of joy and hope despite challenges; and can feel the deep love she imagines in these characters you will meet in book four: Backstories to the Future. Follow me on Instagram @nancyruggaber