Delve into the delightful world of letters alongside Rhea, the adventurous
German Shepherd! In G.D Griffiths’ “ABC’s with Rhea: A Doggie
Journey Through the Alphabet,” young readers embark on a vibrant and
lively expedition through the ABCs. Rhea’s boundless energy and enthusiasm
turn each letter into a thrilling discovery, transforming the learning
process into an exciting escapade. From A to Z, this charming book captures
the essence of education and entertainment.
So get ready to wag your tails in excitement, as you uncover the magic of
language with Rhea, your lovable furry friend!
About the Author
G.D. Griffiths currently lives in Redondo Beach, California, with his wife,
eleven-year-old son and, of course, Rhea, the insatiable German
Shepherd.
Originally from Wales, G.D. has always loved stories and creating worlds of
imagination. Having worked with children for a number of years, he observed
that their learning process was quicker when the subject was crafted within
some type of story. This is what led to this book.
When he’s not writing, he’ll either be out exploring with his
family, floating on his kayak seeking inspiration, or brushing the
relentless amount of dog hair from his clothes and furniture.
Embark on a thrilling maritime journey with Captain Whiskers, the clever
and adventurous cat who calls the bustling harbor town of Seapaw Bay home.
Authored by the talented Témmy Francis and beautifully illustrated by
Bolaji Olaloye, “Captain Whisker’s Nautical Adventure” is a
whimsical tale that will capture the hearts of young readers and the young
at heart.
Meet Captain Whiskers, a feline like no other – he’s the proud
captain of the remarkable miniature naval ship, the “S.S.
Meowington.” Joining him on this seafaring escapade are a delightful
crew of animated sea creatures, including Sammy the Sailor Seal and Tina the
Tugboat Turtle. Together, they set sail on the sparkling waters of Seapaw
Bay, navigating through waves of excitement and discovery.
Through Captain Whiskers’ enchanting adventures, children will not only be
entertained but will also learn valuable lessons about friendship, teamwork,
and the importance of following one’s dreams. Each page is a treasure trove
of imagination, where the power of collaboration and the joy of exploration
come to life.
Captain Whisker’s Nautical Adventure is a perfect addition to any
young reader’s collection, fostering a love for reading and igniting their
creativity. With vibrant illustrations that leap off the pages, this
delightful tale promises to inspire young minds to set sail on their own
adventures, both in the world of books and beyond.
Dive into the magic of Captain Whiskers’ world – order your copy
today and let the journey begin!
About the Author
Author Témmy Francis is a debut children’s book author from San
Diego CA. When not writing she enjoys the company of her family. She is a
veteran of the U.S navy and currently studying to become a pharmacist.
Cut Through the Jargon and Finally Understand Cancer
Cancer is one of the most dreaded diseases in the world. It can strike
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latest scientific knowledge and practical strategies to prevent, detect and
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simple and easy-to-understand manner without losing scientific and medical
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About the Author
Dr. Visar Vela is a medical diagnostic assistant. His passion for cancer
research and diagnostics arose while working on his master’s thesis,
when he researched blood cancer in Adrian Ochsenbein’s lab at the
University of Bern. During his Ph.D. in biological medicine, he uncovered
the mutational landscape of a rare lymphoma type at the Department of
pathology in Basel under Stefan Dirnhofer and Alexandar Tzankov. By writing
this book, he hopes that the reader will get the best possible information
about cancer development and cancer diagnostics.
Besides having a passion for cancer research, Dr. Vela loves jogging,
sailing, and cycling. In 2019, he participated in many running and cycling
activities and covered 1000 km in each discipline. He grew up in the lovely
Swiss Alps, in the Valais. He still has his most creative phases at the
airport. He says that airports are great sources of problems that need
solving, such as cancer research.
What happens when a loving family man dies suddenly and a stranger takes
his place?
IVY HILL is a thoroughly American coming-of-age story set in the mid-20th
century. Earthy, realistic, and mordantly funny, it is rich with details of
that iconic era. It is also a timeless, universal tale of redemption,
morality and conquering adversity, with nearly-mythic elements anyone from
any century and virtually any culture would recognize: there’s a wicked
giant, a good grandmother and a bad one, a “ghost” or two, and
even, in a manner of speaking, a dark potion.
And at the center of the story, an innocent child.
Love, death, danger and fate intertwine in this novel, which was inspired
by author Arthur Ruben’s actual life. It takes place in Brooklyn from
1952-1957, then Newark from 1958-1970. Ruben’s protagonist, five-year-old
“Eddie,” is devastated following the death of his beloved
34-year-old father. He waits in vain and with a slowly breaking heart for
Daddy to return. His mother’s disastrous remarriage, plus the family’s
wrenching move from Brooklyn, NY, to the Ivy Hill section of Newark, NJ,
turns Eddie’s life inside out. Over the next thirteen years, he is
transformed from helpless brokenhearted child into an entirely different
creature. The post-war society he was born into is also transformed: the
repercussions of that potent and turbulent time, still in living memory-Viet
Nam, Woodstock, the Mansons, and especially now, civil rights-are with us to
this day, and will resonate with millions of readers.
“Our Mothers, Our Daughters”
is an extraordinary collection of inspiring essays
that illuminates
the unique bond between mother and daughter.”
Animals
have an incredible ability to become precisely what we need them to
be.
Countless extraordinary stories can be found within “Animal
Prints On My Soul.”
Our Mothers, Our Daughters
A
Divas That Care Collection
by
Candace Gish
Genre:
Women’s Fiction Anthology
The
mother-daughter relationship defines who we are, how we view
ourselves, and what we want for our lives. Much like this
multi-faceted relationship, the lessons in Our Mothers, Our
Daughters are strong, yet soft. Through a collection of curated
stories, readers journey alongside moms and daughters as they share
poignant moments and messages of an everlasting bond. A Divas That
Care anthology, this book showcases the collaboration and celebration
of women and is presented in three collections: Connection, Inner
Self, and Unconditional Love.
Contributors
to Our Mothers, Our Daughters:
Connection
Alethea3
– Jacqueline Biollo
One,
TWO! – Sheba Cummings
Me
and My Girls – Beth Draper
The
Cycle Continues – Irena Kay
Mom
Born, Birthed, Raised, Loved – Carol Koppelman
Mom
and Me: Me and Mom – Kathleen Bayes Ogilvie
My
Daughter, My Valentine – Brenda Pearce
Inner
Self
But
You’re Supposed to Love Me – Michelle Bateman
A
Flash of My Smile – Meredith Ethington
A
Relationship Not Made in Heaven – Adriana Gavazzoni
Rusty
& Jean – I threw my mother through the wall. – Jean Kanokogi
My
Biggest Cheerleader – Noleen Mariappen
Metaphysical
Musings – Peggy and Kate Neligan
A
Study in Golden Rule and Persistence – Rosanna Pittella
Rose
Simard – What I Wouldn’t Change
Unconditional
Love
Unconditional
Love: The Teenage Years – Cheryl Ashton
***Check
out the Divas That Care Podcast with special author interviews
HERE!**
Animal
Prints On My Soul
A
Divas That Care Collection
by
Candace Gish
Genre:
Non-Fiction Animal Anthology
Animals
can be our heroes, our confidantes, our coaches, and our best
examples of unconditional love. In Animal
Prints on My Soul,
we explore the human-animal bond through the experiences and stories
of women. Featuring horses, dogs, cats, birds, and more, animal
lovers will connect with these ordinary – yet extraordinary –
stories of how animals impact our lives. Heartwarming, touching, and
joyful, this book is a splendid gift for those who love animals. The
stories of Healing, Connection, and Love & Loss also encourage us
to pause and appreciate the wonderful gifts our animal friends bring
us so we’ve provided deeper-dive prompts for those who would like
to transform these blessings into inspiration for their own lives.
Contributors
to Animal Prints on My Soul:
Healing
The
Wisdom of Horses – Angie Payne
Whispers
from an Angel – Daphne McDonagh
My
Healing Journey with Animals – Diane Rose-Solomon
The
Unicorn Search – Beth Lauren Parrish
Healing
Beauty – Ginny Jablonski
Connection
A
Friend by My Side – Marla Patrick
My
First Best Friend – Deb Matlock
For
the Children – Lorie Murphey
A
Horse, a Boy, and Undying Love – Naomi McDonald
Lessons
from a Red-Tailed Hawk – Linda Roberts
A
Divine Communication – Esta Bernstein
What
It Means to Be a Red Barn Horse – Alexis Braswell
Farm
Girl Memories – Abigail Stimpert
When
God Says, “Wait.” – Hannah Stimpert
Letting
Go and Holding On – Donna Palamar
Gabriel’s
Story – Sharon Dilley
26
Marathons and My Trainer – Jo Dibblee
Leadership
in Flight – Haseena Patel
Love
and Loss
Lead
with Love – Kate Neligan
Spirit
Animals – Stef Skupin
Country
Life – Joyce Benning
Expectations:
People vs. Dogs – Katherine Jensen
Becoming
the Community Cat Lady – Kathy Lynn Mackison
***Check
out the Divas That Care Podcast with special author interviews
HERE!**
Candace
Gish is a motivator and empowering change agent who understands the
challenges women face while finding success in their everyday lives
and businesses. She is an advocate for mentorship and strong,
supportive networks.
Her
four daughters and wonderful husband have inspired her to create a
better world, thus the Divas That Care Network was born. Candace
enjoys connecting with goal-oriented women and has the commitment to
make a difference. She believes in the power of women converging to
implement change and has ensured that the purpose of the Divas That
Care movement quantifies just that.
In the era of legalized marijuana in the United States, the Chinese
government has nefarious plans to exploit America’s best and brightest
graduate students using synthetic Hallucinogens and THC compounds. To
accomplish their goal, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has partnered with
a disaffected American CIA agent who was instrumental in the CIA’s domestic
hallucinogen experiments on American citizens known as Project MKULTRA
during the Korean and Vietnam wars. The CCP have surreptitiously funded
upscale cafés in each American city where marijuana has been
legalized and there is an American university within walking distance of
their café.
In each café, the CCP secretly adds a designer hallucinogen to the
coffee. This drug opens the graduate student’s minds to the power of
suggestion and allows the baristas (Chinese security agents) to easily
question the students for technical information concerning their graduate
studies and labs. The methods used are similar to what the disaffected CIA
agent learned during his MKULTRA project missions in the 1950s and 1960s.
This allows the Communist Chinese to gain a head start on America’s
most crucial security and technological innovations.
But there is a problem. The synthetic hallucinogen is beginning to have
strange effects on some students, and these effects are being noticed. A
bright Israeli E.R. doctor and his wife (an addiction counselor) living and
working in Burlington, Vermont, have encountered some of these students
suffering from bizarre psychotic symptoms. They suspect that there is more
than meets the eye in these Chinese cafés and have started
investigating. If the Chinese plan is discovered, it will open the CCP up to
significant charges of international terrorism against the United States.
With current congressional committee hearings focused on banning Tik Tok and
other Chinese technologies, the CCP will stop at nothing to prevent this
from happening.
A SWEEPING SAGA OF THREE GENERATIONS OF EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN WHO LIFTED
THEIR GAZE BEYOND THEIR TURBULENT HISTORY, EACH TO FULFIL UNIQUE
DESTINIES.
The first is a proud matriarch who believes honouring family is worth any
sacrifice.
The second is born into a revolution and travels the world, still scarred
by her childhood demons.
The third soars to breathtaking heights on the world stage, a mother’s
selfless love beneath her wings.
The Diary of Katy Yehonala brilliantly evokes another time and place,
laying bare its drama and beauty in haunting landscapes and vivid portraits
of unforgettable women, so exquisitely narrated that they resonate long
after the final page is turned.
“… an immersive and gripping book that resonates deeply with the
reader. Throughout, the characterisation is strong, memorable and nuanced
suited to the intricate, powerful, compelling narrative.”
Rebecca
Black, AM
About the Author
Robert grew up in a small English village, the repository of 1000 years of
history engraved on the tombstones of its Norman Church. Without mobile
phones, TV or the Internet, he made up stories.
Later in life, he found himself a clearance diver in the labyrinthine,
murky waterways of the Mekong Delta, dismantling booby traps during the
Vietnam War and receiving two bravery awards. He spent much time in Asia,
and his storytelling is inspired by his life experiences living around the
world and from random meetings with strangers.
Robert’s writing paints pictures of remarkable, headstrong women set
against backstories of the significant issues of our times. His vivid
storytelling combines sharp-witted dialogue and meticulous research to bring
our human struggles to life. A citizen of the world, his love of exotic
places, their people and their love stories brings readers an evocative
sense of time and place.
The very contrary fairy sure has a lot to say about what she must do each
day. But when she decides to run away, will she make it home in time and
stay?
About the Author
When not writing books, hosting the Emmy nominated television series,
Selling Knoxville, hosting her podcast, ConnectTheKnox, or Brokering her
office, Julia can be found camping with her family, snuggling with her dog
Ripp, or cooking a gourmet meal with her best friend and partner for life,
Joe. Julia can be contacted via email at julia@justhomesgroup.com.
Dayal Singh is brilliant, quirky, & has Asperger’s. Son of parents
trafficked to East Africa from India just before independence, he knows he’s
Sikh, African, and calculus is the evidence of God.
He becomes fascinated by a broken piano. and is offered a piano to sell,
buys it and learns to play.
Mentored by his older brothers, he follows them to Singapore to further his
education, then goes to Switzerland.
He falls in love with the granddaughter of the man who bought his father.
She tells him that the situation is impossible, and that he must stay in
school as long as his way is paid.
His youth is fraught, being an other. In Switzerland, he is constantly
proselytized to, which only defines for him how he wants to live. He’s
studying physics and engineering, but finds peace in playing the piano. He
meets other students, they jam, and suddenly they are rock stars…which
Dayal never imagined could happen.
He agrees to meet Sita, the daughter of a Sikh man his father met, and
Dayal thinks they are both in agreement about how they will live and raise
children, but things gradually go downhill. When Dayal learns Sita hasn’t
been truthful with him, he has to make a decision.
Excerpt
The song I wrote, “Is This OK?” was a hit. We got it out as a
single, and added it to shows. We started in Boston and zigzagged through
large cities in Canada, the USA, and Mexico, then to Spain and France. We
broadcasted live shows to theaters around the USA, San Jose, Lima, Buenos
Aires, Sydney, Perth, and Brasilia, and Japan. I wrote the Glazer girls, but
there was no way I could see them.
At the end of the tour in
August, I flew to Dubai for a week. We hadn’t seen each other since
December! I couldn’t imagine where Sita got the idea that there was so
much to do in Dubai. Was she comparing it to Mumbai? I noticed the town was
growing. There were triple the number of buildings, many quite tall. We got
out to the desert for camel races, where I saw my first Salukis. I thought
they looked like Mara’s dogs. They ran a few races, and were so
graceful. We went out to eat, saw movies, strolled the mall, the beach, met
her girlfriends (she knew no guys and did not socialize with the
girls’ brothers or husbands), had dinner with Baba Makkar’s
other family, and we talked more about our expectations. Again, I asked her
if she had explored birth control methods, and hit a road block.
“You know, a lot of
women use the rhythm method based on their cycles and it works,” she
said to me.
“Do you know how it
works? I will use condoms, but you need to know your options.”
We had no arguments, but
our conversations were never about anything controversial or deep. She
wasn’t wearing a lot of makeup anymore, at least not when I saw her.
She told me she had started saving her allowance, and was even going through
her wardrobe to decide what clothes she would really need, as the weather
would be different in Europe.
We weren’t sleeping
together in Dubai, but we could bring each other to orgasm, and I was happy
for that.
I asked Fatima about how
the wedding planning was going, and she told me she was thinking of next
March.
Seven months more?
“Why are you delaying this?”
“Your
horoscopes… .”
“This is nonsense.
We’ve known each other over a year. I have a school break in November.
Make it for then.” I found this irritating, but when I was stressed,
and back then, it was almost all the time, everything was irritating.
I really wanted to see my
parents. I was halfway there, being in Dubai, so I asked Fatima and Sita to
come with me. Mr. Makkar agreed to pay for their flights if I would pay for
a place for them to stay, which was at Mr. Curtis’s hotel. A few other
small hotels had been built, but Curtis’ place was still the
nicest.
I surprised my parents (I
did send a telegram). I sent Sita and Fatima on several safari runs,
suggested they have my tailor create some clothes for themselves, and took
them around in the truck to see Alfred. I brought him a solar lantern, a few
books on alternative energy, and a football and badminton set for his three
children, who were giddy about the gifts.
Fatima and Sita were
surprised at how far out from Arusha Alfred lived. When we pulled into their
compound, Fatima asked me, “They speak English?”
“Alfred was in
primary school with me, and he often guides safaris, so I know his English
is good. I’m not sure about the rest of his family.” I spoke to
his wife and children in Kiswahili.
Alfred and I discussed
putting in a rain catchment system on his house. He had managed to build a
burned brick house with a cement floor and tin roof, but still had his
rondoval. His wife and daughters still had to fetch water. I told him
I’d loan him the money if he agree to pay it forward.
Sita and Fatima seemed
uncomfortable with the goats, chickens and dogs approaching us in their
curiosity. Alfred’s mum offered us chai and mandaazi, which is a fried
pastry. I saw that Fatima and Sita were hesitant, but I whispered to them,
“Everything’s boiled or fried. You won’t get
sick.”
On the way back to town,
we stopped at a Maasai encampment. I just wanted to greet them, and I had
bought them a few plastic buckets. We didn’t stay long. The flies were
too annoying, and there was no place to sit.
On the drive back to my
folks, Sita and Fatima commented how remarkable it was that people could
live like they did and be so happy. Sita asked me, “How is it you have
a relationship with such primitive people?”
Her question shocked me.
“They aren’t primitive. They’re just poor. You know, they
haven’t had the advantages we’ve had.”
“What do you
mean?”
“The Maasai like
living the way they do. They are free. Their children do all the chores. As
for Alfred, I had my older brothers to help me learn. Alfred was the eldest
child. He had nobody to help him. Also, his father had two wives, so
resources for the children were spread thin.”
My parents were cordial
towards Sita and Fatima. However, I knew from the way they were acting, that
they weren’t comfortable. There was a real class difference between us
and them. Baba pulled me aside and asked, “They knew they were coming
to Africa. Why didn’t they dress more simply?”
I remembered the time Avi
and Sodhi came home after guiding safaris one day, and were counting their
tips in various foreign currencies. Sodhi remarked that most of the tourists
on his lorry were French, and Avi responded, laughing, “Today mine
were all Italian. They always dress like they’re going to a photo
shoot. The women, always silk shirts unbuttoned to show cleavage and gold
necklaces, tight silk pants that look painted on, and stiletto heels. Not
just high heels—pointy six inch heels. They tottered and had to be
boosted into the lorry. I can’t imagine what they were thinking. That
the ground would be hard so they wouldn’t sink in?”
My future wife and
mother-in-law were dressed as if going to a business luncheon, and I
wondered if they owned any clothes that didn’t need to be dry
cleaned.
“Baba, these people
live in a tall building. They don’t even have a garden. These are
their ‘simple’ clothes.” He understood this because he had
visited my brothers.
I had been living in
Europe as a European and just accepted that some people never did any real
work. This was also why I took time to address expectations with Sita.
Hassan had brought one of his wives to live with him, and she was helping
Ama with baking. Fatima expressed surprise that my mother could bake such
amazing things over a grill in a covered pot.
About the Author
I am a retired dog groomer and have titled dogs in performance and
conformation. I didn’t go to college until I was 30 and took CLEP exams to
avoid prerequisites. I have a degree in anthropology with concentrations in
African & Indian studies and a master’s in urban planning. I was
a Peace Corps Volunteer in Malawi. I have had several short stories
published in literary journals and the pet industry press.
Long enough to get Violet through the worst, then send her through it
again. When her new husband and his friends go grave robbing, they dig up a
legend. They recover a thousand-year-old ring with a curse. When she finds
it she uses it to her advantage like the last ring she owned, and her
husband confesses to her how he obtained it. The magic flees from the ring
after killing the people it sees deserving, but when it attacks her, Violet
knows what she must do. It’s go back to grandma’s, then Misty
Falls.
When she goes back her curiosity gets the best of her and she goes with a
friend to investigate a murder in the haunted forest. Soon the forest is
haunting her, and she is met with the killer, who wants more young blood.
Though born on Friday the 13th, she believes in herself. Is she able to
escape a streak of bad luck?
Excerpt
Curtis and his friends split up into three motel rooms ten minutes away
from the cemetery they wanted to rob. They couldn’t bring them on the
plane, so they had to go to a local store and get a shovel for each of them.
The plan was to rob Jessie’s grave first and look for the famous ring
that was fashioned in hell. “I want to see this ring,” one of
them said. “I hope it doesn’t say made in hell or I will
run.” They snickered at his joke except for Curtis. All their rooms
were right next to each other. After hitting Jessie’s grave that night
they would look through other graves and the mausoleum afterwards because
there was no digging with those, then they’d go for the bigger graves,
because the families may have had more money to pay for them.
After a quick dinner it was darkening. “Can
we go now?” Curtis asked.
“It’s supposed to be late, but we will
all take the rental car and be there in about thirty minutes. It’s
getting darker at this point. I don’t think anyone will see
us.”
“Have you done this before?” Curtis
asked.
“No, I’ve stolen but not from a grave
and this will probably be the only time.” By the time everyone was in
the car it was darker, and they left. They had shovels and gardening tools
in the back.
A red glow of light began to come from over the
horizon. “I thought the sunset was over,” one of them in a black
leathery jacket said.
“It was,” said the dark blond who
appeared to be the leader. He had the most experience stealing and did not
spend one day in jail for anything.
As they got out the red seemed to get bigger.
After opening the trunk, they then got out shovels and began looking for the
one grave with the ring. There was a large, rounded tombstone straight ahead
with some fresh flowers there half dead. The leader went for that one and it
read Jessie the name they were looking for. He had died almost ten years ago
and there was a card against the stone. It was about how someone missed him
so much and how she loved him but never told him enough and it was signed
Tess. It was from his girlfriend. The leader left it open and put it back.
His friends began to dig but Curtis wandered around looking for graves to
start digging. “Go to the mausoleum,” the leader told him, and
Curtis went that way glad Violet had no idea where he was.
As the guys dug Curtis tried opening crypts with
the shovel but they didn’t come open. When he found an old one with a
big crack he decided to try that one. This person had died in the
1920’s. He hit it hard a few times with the shovel and the right side
fell off. Sliding the coffin out and peeking in he could not see well but
there wasn’t anything buried with him of value. He put it back and
tried to find another one. He kept looking for older graves because if they
were buried with anything old it could be valuable.
Curtis stepped out of the crypts and saw that most
of the sky had turned red accept a circle of black in the middle. They all
stared at it. “What makes the sky like that?” One of them asked.
No one responded.
“Guys I don’t like this,” Curtis
said.
“We are almost there,” the leader
said, and he made deep holes with his shovel. “Go look for crypts to
steal from.” Just then he smacked into the coffin with his shovel.
They dug it out and opened it. Curtis came to see. “There he
is.” Exactly, Here lies Jessie just like the tombstone said. Curtis
glanced up and the whole sky was red. It seemed like an omen to him but
there were still pretty twinkling stars shining through. The leader pulled
the ring of his finger. Examining it the design looked like hell fire and he
check on the inside. It said made in Hades. He wanted to throw it but
pawning it would be a better idea. He put the ring in his pocket, and they
began reburying Jessie.
They kept looking around the graveyard for ghosts
and zombies coming to get them for revenge, but they didn’t. If
anything, Jessie would have been glad the ring was gone and being the good
person that he wouldn’t hurt anyone. They finished covering the grave.
“Don’t worry. We’ll pawn it as fast as we can,” he
told Curtis.
“If and when we find a pawn shop,” one
of them said. Curtis was the only one uneasy and they couldn’t drive
away fast enough. He would never do this again and was sorry he broke the
man’s crypt marble.
The sky had stayed red for the rest of the night.
When morning came it seemed like a dream but they needed to find food and a
pawn shop. There were still days left in their stay in Michigan to do as
they wished after finding what they needed.
After Curtis called Violet the leader wanted to
tell them his decision. “I easily found a pawn shop in the phone book,
but it’s not close. So, I have decided we have more to steal, and we
can pawn that before we go back to Canada where we won’t get caught.
Is that ok?” he asked Curtis.
“That’s fine. It’s only a ring
and I’m not even staying with it,” he responded.
“Yes, and it must be worth so much. We can
split it just tell your little lady back home your business was doing
well.” Curtis nodded in agreement. They spent the day looking for
places to rob and eat.
While they ate Chinese food in a motel room the
leader made his announcement. “We will rob an old mansion. It’s
old but they look like they have money. Tomorrow me and Anthony will go and
see if there’s an easy way in and what they leave open or
unlocked.” All they could do was nod. “Then we’ll come
back when they’re gone and get you Sawyer. Curtis we need someone to
drive the car. You can get out, but you need to be ready to drive. Hopefully
these people are going on summer vacation. How’s that sound?” he
asked Curtis.
“Sounds fine. If we go in through the backyard
it’s harder for people to see what we are doing,” he
suggested.
“Good idea,” the leader Tristan said.
He turned on the TV while they had a beer and relaxed. “It’s
funny how rich people like to come out here thinking that it’s nice
and peaceful and then get robbed.”
About the Author
Martha has studied writing with Writer’s Digest and has an
associate’s degree in Social Services. She has also written poems and
songs and even studied screen writing and horror. She still writes and likes
getting writing prompts. Her favorite author is VC Andrews. If you purchase
and read Martha’s books a review on this web site will be greatly
appreciated. She can also be found at http://www.marthawickham.com.
M.C.V. EGAN ❧Defining Ways❧ 