The Final Appraisal at the Lake House Before the Family Reckoning

“But I will not apologize for loving the woman who sat with me when the bank letters came. I will not apologize for the woman who kept your mother’s roses alive. I will not apologize for marrying Ruth.”

Diane’s head snapped up.

“Marrying?”

Mark stared.

Claire whispered, “You’re getting married?”

Ruth reached for my hand under the table.

I took it.

“Yes,” continue reading …