It happens all the time - parents save money for retirement, and the kids call to say they can't pay their rent. The parent doesn't want grandchildren out on the street, so the money is "loaned." Then, when the money runs out, the kids stop calling. There are worse things than physical elder abuse - much worse!
Laura never told anyone the horrible truth about Danny's death, but when two old friends showed up at her house unannounced, and saw the portrait on her wall, the truth was impossible to hide.
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Marti Talbott (www.martitalbott.com) is the author of over 40 books, all of which are written without profanity and sex scenes. She lives in Seattle, is retired and has two children, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The MacGreagor family saga begins with The Viking Series and continues in Marti Talbott's Highlander's Series, Marblestone Mansion, the Scandalous Duchess series, and ends with The Lost MacGreagor books. Her mystery books include Seattle Quake 9.2, Missing Heiress, Greed and a Mistress, The Locked Room, and The Dead Letters. Other books include The Promise and Broken Pledge.