Barbara Raue

Rite of Marriage Barbara Raue

Dorothy Donaldson has had only minimal contact with her Mom over the past twelve years. When she receives a long letter from her, she is surprised; included in the letter is a request that she go to Boston to visit and reconnect. She is encouraged to go and to take some of her paintings with her to try to sell in Boston. Shortly after Dorothy's letter arrives, Kathleen O'Magony, the fiancé of Dorothy's son Jonathan, receives an invitation from her grandparents to visit them in Boston. Kathleen has not seen them since she was six years old so doesn't remember them at all. She has never been away from Serena, Montana, a small western town. Since it is already October, she would be away until the spring, a very daunting prospect. She would miss her parents and her fiancé. Dorothy and Kathleen travel together to Boston. They are met with challenges and chances for romance. What decisions will each make?Meanwhile back in Montana, Jonathan makes a huge mistake and has to face the consequences as he moves forward with his life.