Chapter twenty: The uninhabited property was bad enough…but then… The rustic house…? The reality of her…
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Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 20)
Chapter nineteen: Kate drives Aster to Kenneth James’ property, but there’s a groove of trees and chest-high…
Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 19)
Chapter eighteen: Fortunately, the Mayne Islander Aster met knew her husband–although by another name–and where he…
Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 18)
Chapter seventeen: Aster waits for her husband at the ferry terminal. Finally, a Mayne Islander stops and…
Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 17)
Chapter sixteen: Aster envisioned Kenneth James waiting expectantly at the ferry. The ferry docked, and Kenneth James…
Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 16)
Chapter fifteen: Aster takes her worried self to the ferry and sails to Mayne Island. photo by…
Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 15)
Chapter fourteen: Desperate to escape her old life, Aster decides to join her husband on Mayne Island.…
Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 14)
Chapter thirteen: Aster is trying to live through the aftermath of her actions but isn’t doing a…
Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 13)
Chapter twelve: Aster’s toxic relationship with Devin continued until Aster lost control of her classroom and herself…
Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 12)
chapter eleven: Aster’s parent-teacher conference turned into a confrontation between teacher and parent. Who’s responsible for providing…
Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 11)
Chapter ten: Unlike Bunny, Aster maintains a well-organized classroom. A classroom in which many students–such as Elizabeth…
Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 10)
Chapter nine: Arriving early for work, school teacher Aster checks in on the neighbouring classroom. What…
Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 9)
Chapter eight: Do you believe that Kenneth James is making unreasonable demands on Aster? Do you think…
Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 8)
Chapter seven: Aster’s plan to become pregnant has hit a snag. Is it a small obstacle or…
Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 7)
Chapter six: Aster has shared her desire to have a child with her husband–which seems to have…
Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 6)
Chapter five: So she did find him. That’s a relief. He was on a bench reading about…
Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 5)
Chapter four: Aster has lost her husband on the ferry? Will she ever find him again? Or…
Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 4)
Chapter three: It’s obvious that Aster is not pleased that she ended up on a remote…
Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 3)
Chapter two: Emma, Aster’s sister-in-law, thinks Aster is foolish to live on a remote island. She advises…
Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 2)
Chapter one: Alone in her home on a remote island, Aster communes with her husband. She…
Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby by Leanne Dyck (Ch 1)
Mrs. Kenneth James Stevens Wants A Baby was inspired by remote island life and by Canadian…
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