Page 35 of A Forgotten Heart (Wind River Mail-Order Brides #5)

Elsie needed this night to go well. Yes, for the school. And for the community. But mostly for Nick. If tonight’s Christmas pageant and basket auction went well, he would be the first teacher in Calvin to raise enough money for new curriculum.

This pageant had been the talk of the town since October. Once they had announced her sister Darcy and Darcy’s husband Reuben would be performing at the pageant, she’d had nothing but positive feedback.