Breach of Promise Snapshots

 

"The engine started up.  The paddle wheel at the stern began to churn up water, and a mournful, low blast from the horn cut through the sound of revelry, of wind, of evening birds and insects chirping away on land."

"Iron gates with gilt-tipped arrows on top stood open, and behind them a massive stone mansion met her eyes, turreted like a castle, surrounded by grounds so well-groomed the plants looked manufactured.

She pulled into a spot close to the house, awed at the ostentation and thinking how very, very much money it would take to build such a thing in California, on the shore of the state's most desirable lake."

Fannette Island, Emerald Bay  

"The island must be magnetic, she thought, because even out here, in this disquieting atmosphere, she could feel its tug.  She wanted very much to hop right out of the boat and climb to the top of the little hill, sit in the teahouse and take in the view from the top.  However, the cold lake below, deep with melted snow, frightened her."