The Power of Love (15 page)

“That’s not me,” he told Philip. “Don’t be fooled. It’s someone else dressed like me.” Gregory, he said to himself.

“Who is it? Why’s he dressed like you?”

They saw a pale hand move out of the shadows into the clear moonlight. The figure beckoned to Ivy, encouraging her, drawing her across the track.

The train was rushing toward them now, its headlight whitening the track beneath them, its whistle blasting in a final warning.

Ivy paid no attention to it. She was drawn to the hand like a moth to a flickering fire. It kept reaching out to her. She suddenly reached out her own hand and took a step forward.

“Ivy!”
Tristan shouted—Philip shouted.
“Ivy! Ivy, don’t!”

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About the author

A
former high school and college teacher with a Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Rochester, E
LIZABETH
C
HANDLER
now writes full time and enjoys visiting schools to talk about the process of creating books. She has written numerous picture books for children under her real name, Mary Claire Helldorfer, as well as romances for teens under her pen name, Elizabeth Chandler. Her romance novels include
Hot Summer Nights,
Love Happens,
At First Sight,
I Do,
and the romantic suspense trilogy
Dark Secrets
published by Archway Paperbacks.

When not writing, Mary Claire enjoys biking, gardening, watching sports, and daydreaming. She has been a die-hard Oriole fan since she was a kid and a daydreamer for just as long. Mary Claire lives in Baltimore with her husband, Bob, and their cat, Puck.