Tiny Gifts of Peace

By Meyari McFarland

Nonna's granddaughter hated her fiancé and the upcoming marriage. Couldn't blame her. The man was a useless lump.

She'd had husbands like that. It was annoying other than the daughters they'd sired for Nonna.

Nonna's daughters hadn't inherited the means to deal with useless husbands. Her granddaughters had.

So Nonna hummed as she made wedding presents that would give them all a bit of peace.

• Language: English
• Publisher: MDR Publishing
• Release date: Jan 21, 2016
• ISBN: 9781311043726

Meyari McFarland

Meyari McFarland has been telling stories since she was a small child. Her stories range from SF and Fantasy adventures to Romances but they always feature strong characters who do what they think is right no matter what gets in their way. Her series range from Space Opera Romance in the Drath series to Epic Fantasy in the Mages of Tindiere world. Other series include Matriarchies of Muirin, the Clockwork Rift Steampunk mysteries, and the Tales of Unification urban fantasy stories, plus many more. You can find all of her work on MDR Publishing's website at www.MDR-Publishing.com.

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Tiny Gifts of Peace

By Meyari McFarland

Other Books by Meyari McFarland:

Matriarchies of Muirin:

Tales from the Dana Clanhouse

Repair and Rebuild

Storm Over Archaelaos

Coming Together

Facing the Storm

Fitting In

Mages of Tindiere:

Artifacts of Awareness

City of the Dead

Transplant of War

Running From The Immortals

Hearts of Magic

Triumph of the Artificer Mages

Debts to Recover:

The Nature of Beasts

The Manor Verse:

A New Path

Following the Trail

Crafting Home

Finding a Way

Copyright ©2015 by Mary Raichle

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Dedication:

This story is dedicated to all the women who made homes warm, welcoming and safe over the eons, my grandmother and mother included. The great discoveries of the world wouldn't have happened without your support and I know it.

Table of Contents

Tiny Gifts of Peace

Threads of Birthing

Afterword

Tiny Gifts of Peace

Nonna hummed as she opened the spice cabinet. Shifted her feet and rocked her hips enough that it was something like dancing. Just enough like dancing. When she was younger she could do more, could move and sing and bring the power within up with ease but after seventy years her body just couldn't do what she needed to pull on her magic anymore.

Little pots sat in ranks, each sealed tight with a cork to preserve the herbs inside. Despite the corks, the door wafted a rich hint of meals past and future to her nose. Cinnamon sticks seal inside their tall jar tempted from the back of the shelf. Savory oregano mixed with sprigs of thyme dried and crushed and bottled for a dark winter when the garden had gone fallow.

She tapped her bottom lip as she considered the spices, toes tapping. Adria was getting married so something sweet would be good. Nonna had plenty of parsnips to