Posted on July 31, 2009 by Rose
Tom Weston: Hello, Sarah, it’s good to see you again.
Sarah Pemberton: Good day, Master Weston.
Tom: So, Sarah, we probably have a few people here who haven’t had the pleasure of meeting you, or know about your story, so why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself.
Sarah: My name is Sarah Pemberton. I live [...]
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Posted on July 30, 2009 by Rose
Alexandra O’Rourke, aged 16, is not a happy camper. It’s New Year’s Eve. She should be partying in San Diego with her friends, but instead she is stuck in Boston, with just her younger sister, Jackie, for company. As if that wasn’t bad enough, she is being haunted by Sarah, the ghost of a seventeenth [...]
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Posted on July 30, 2009 by Rose
“And to drink?” asked the waitress.
“I’ll have a beer, if I may?” replied Sarah.
“Can I see some ID please?” asked the waitress. “Sorry, but we have to check.”
“She’s just joking,” interrupted Alex. “She’ll have some water, like us.”
“Surely, you are not going to drink the water?” asked Sarah. This world differed so greatly from her [...]
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Posted on July 24, 2009 by Rose
Author: Ben, what was it about Ireland that you remember best?
Ben: The beauty. The coasts are beautiful, the interior is green. And the quiet. Man. I love the solitude of the countryside. The food is great, too!
Author: I know you lost your wife to the tragedy that is cancer. Can you tell us about her? [...]
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Posted on July 23, 2009 by Rose
Benton Jessup wants his bed and breakfast to be successful. He will go to no lengths to insure that it does.
But when Kitty Beebe, a famous romance author, arrives at The Inn, his desire for success becomes a struggle of wills with love.
About the Author
Kim Smith is the hostess for the popular radio show, Introducing [...]
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Posted on July 23, 2009 by Rose
If the Beebe woman liked it, her expression of approval might bring more business to The Inn, and cement his chance at having a four star rating. He scowled. Keeping her off his mind was becoming nearly impossible.
The opportunity to gain more recognition for his business consumed him, regardless if it meant impressing someone to [...]
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Posted on July 21, 2009 by Rose
Jeffrey: Hi everybody, this interview comes courtesy of Kerry’s memory. When we found out about the assignment, we all thought the interviewee should be Dad, but Dad felt awkward about deliberately talking ’bout himself. But then Kerry remembered a heart-to-heart he’d had, in the kitchen with Dad one day, and of course he also remembered [...]
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Posted on July 20, 2009 by Rose
The planet of Cory has been enslaved by Fear, by the threat of an end to their world. Roci’s outward life typifies the plight of the Coryan people: he has no family; he has been forced into slavery; people are attempting to control him with both the threat and reality of physical violence.
Roci is [...]
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Posted on July 20, 2009 by Rose
“What are you always thinking about?” demanded Ty-ri.
Roci looked up. Ty-ri was a few years older than Roci and was fairly new to the factory. Roci began to tell Ty-ri about the people who might at this moment be trying to save the planet of Cory. He went on for quite a while—until Ty-ri cut [...]
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Posted on July 17, 2009 by Rose
I lean back and let the warm summer sun envelope me as I lazily wait outside the Pennsylvania State Liquor Store in Mount Pleasant. The main street of this little burg doesn’t appear much differently than it did a half-century earlier or from the small town farther east of here where I grew [...]
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