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  “Good. I'm glad that we had one on hand, then.”

  Crowley reached out and took a piece of cake and had his mouth open to take a bite when Elsa-May said, “What happened with that old case you were working on?”

  He lowered his hand. “Ah, that’s been a puzzling one. I could never get it out of my head.”

  “Then you should tell us about it.”

  “Maybe another day.”

  “There’s no time like the present.” Elsa-May bit into a piece of cake.

  He shook his head. “It’s too late in the day to even begin.”

  “It’s so good to see you again. We’ve missed you,” Ettie said as she scooped tea leaves into a teapot and then added the hot water. “You were never grumpy like Detective Kelly.”

  He finished chewing his mouthful. “You should feed him more cake. Cakes like this.”

  Elsa-May raised her eyebrows. “We don’t, do we, Ettie?”

  “We used to bake for him, and he was nicer back then.”

  Crowley grinned. “There’s nothing like cake to—“

  “Soften a grumpy detective’s mood?” Elsa-May asked.

  “Yes. The job comes with a great deal of pressure, lack of sleep, and a lot of worry. I’m glad I’m out of it.”

  “Pie didn’t work for Greville next door.”

  The detective leaned forward. “Did you say Greville?”

  “I did. That’s the name of our new neighbor. His wife seems lovely, but he’s mean and he doesn’t like dogs.” Elsa-May looked around. “Where is Snowy, Ettie?”

  “He followed you to your room.”

  “Oh. He must have stayed there and gone to sleep.”

  * * *

  Later that night, when Crowley had gone home and Elsa-May and Snowy were in bed, Ettie turned the lights off and peered out the kitchen window where she had a good view of the neighbors' house. All the lights were out, from what she could tell, except in the living room. She could see they had a TV on. That was all she could see between the blinds.

  Ettie shrugged off the thoughts about the odd neighbors and was left alone to ponder her life. She’d raised many kinner and all had stayed in the community but two. She’d had a good marriage to a man she was in love with and she had many friends. Closing her eyes, she said a silent prayer of thanks for her life and wondered how long she had left. At her age, she was thankful for each and every day.

  “What do you have in store for me next?” she said out loud to God.

  Thank you for reading Old Promises.

  I do hope you enjoyed it.

  Samantha Price

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  ETTIE SMITH AMISH MYSTERIES

  Book 1 Secrets Come Home

  Book 2 Amish Murder

  Book 3 Murder in the Amish Bakery

  Book 4 Amish Murder Too Close

  Book 5 Amish Quilt Shop Mystery

  Book 6 Amish Baby Mystery

  Book 7 Betrayed

  Book 8: Amish False Witness

  Book 9: Amish Barn Murders

  Book 10 Amish Christmas Mystery

  Book 11 Who Killed Uncle Alfie?

  Book 12 Lost: Amish Mystery

  Book 13 Amish Cover-Up

  Book 14 Amish Crossword Murder

  Book 15 Old Promises

  Book 16 Amish Mystery at Rose Cottage

  Book 17 Amish Mystery: Plain Secrets

  Book 18 Amish Mystery: Fear Thy Neighbor

  Book 19 Amish Winter Murder Mystery

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  Book 2 The Amish Spinster

  Book 3 The Amish Bishop’s Daughter

  Book 4 The Amish Single Mother

  Book 5 The Temporary Amish Nanny

  Book 6 Jeremiah’s Daughter

  Book 7 My Brother’s Keeper

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  Book 2 His Amish Romance

  Book 3 Joshua’s Choice

  Book 4 Forbidden Amish Romance

  Book 5 The Quiet Amish Bachelor

  Book 6 The Determined Amish Bachelor

  Book 7 Amish Bachelor’s Secret

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  About Samantha Price

  A prolific author of Amish fiction, Samantha Price wrote stories from a young age, but it wasn't until later in life that she took up writing full time. Formally an artist, she exchanged her paintbrush for the computer and, many best-selling book series later, has never looked back.

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