Years ago, Penn's lover was attacked in the woods, and most think Penn is to blame ... including Penn. Ever since, he's been a prisoner in his home and his mind. When world renowned architect Ewan Parish arrives to construct a secure, enclosed walkway through those woods, Penn is surprised, suspicious, and also fearful.<br><br>Ewan is intrigued by the mysterious, reclusive Penn, his journals, and the beautiful artwork he's drawn, which Ewan recreates in the walkway's iron scrollwork. Determined to free Penn, Ewan sets out to unravel the mystery that has resulted in Penn's imprisonment by his family and conscience all these years.

Penn's Woodland

“Or it may not,” said the lawman. “Perhaps you should take the lady back to the inn yourself.”


“Am I not a suspect?” Ewan asked acerbically.


“If even there was a crime,” Georgia said.


“I happen to know you’ve only been in town a short while, Mr. Parish.” The young man in blue wool fawned a bit. “Everyone knows that. The bones are old. Whatever happened to the flesh that once covered them, it didn’t happen by you and it didn’t happen recent.”


Chapter 13