Tragedy hits the Allenhouse family on a hot summer night in Ohio when a mother of four vanished. Eight-year-old Vada virtually grew up overnight and raised her three younger sisters while her father lost himself in his medical practice in the basement of their home.<\/p>\n Now, Vada is a grown woman, still making her home with her father and sisters. Her days are spent serving as an errand girl for Cleveland\u2019s fledgling amateur orchestra; her evenings with Garrison Walker, her devoted, if passionless, beau.<\/p>\n Dizzying change occurs the day the Brooklyn Bridegrooms come to town to play the Cleveland Spiders and a line drive wallops the head of a spectator. The fan is whisked to the Allenhouse parlor, and questions swirl about the anonymous, unconscious man.<\/p>\n Suddenly, the subdued house is filled with visitors, from a flirtatious, would-be sports writer to the Bridegrooms\u2019 handsome star hitter to the guilt-ridden ballplayer who should have caught the stray shot. The medical case brings Dr. Allenhouse a frustration and helplessness he hasn\u2019t felt since his wife\u2019s disappearance. Vada\u2019s sisters are giddy at the bevy of possible suitors. And Vada\u2019s life is awakened amid the super-charged atmosphere of romantic opportunity.<\/p>\n Read the first chapter of The Bridegrooms here<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/bridegrooms1.jpg\" "\\"The")
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