Stolen Holiday

What a child she had been! What an idiot child! Her mother had told her there were men with strong arms and soft black hair who were just out for a good time, and she'd found one.

With her new dress, her new face, and her new name-- Crystal Bell--Jane had to admit she had been looking for adventure before she was shut up in a boring little box as Howard's wife forever. She had run away looking for-- what? Well, she would not go back. She would find it. She was going from Quincy, Illinois, all the way to sunny St. Croix. And she would not be a child next time...not if she found herself in Tom Nelson's arms again.