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Bronte a fiercely independent woman who, in her early thirties, is unsure that the life she has lead up until now is one that is built upon truth. Through a series of events and the continuous unfolding of a lifelong mystery she comes to learn things about herself, her family and love that she was never inclined to delve into before. I'm looking for all type of feedback. If you think it I'd love to hear it!

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The story is about a young man's dilemma on how his well-to-do upbringing contrasts with reality, and about the outcome of all this.

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This is a story about a young girl growing up in Virginia just before the Civil War who quickly discovers that if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. Sawyer Reynolds also discovers that the faces of courage come in all shapes, colors, and sizes. Does she see a Face of Courage when she looks in the mirror? Only one way to find out.

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This is a story about a single mother returning to her hometown and her family that she left more than sixteen years before. It is a twist on my own story, with the people in my life being portrayed -- fictionally, of course -- in the story. This is my first time submitting any of my work for "strangers" to read. I appreciate constructive criticism, but please be gentle :)

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Modobenny has been twisting my arm. She has finally convinced me to begin the process of coalescing these stories into a novel format. Some of the chapters are simply cut and paste from the Short Story postings. Others are new. As always, have at it with suggestions. Lord knows, I wouldn't let any of you off the hook. Thanks again, to all who have helped me get even this far. I couldn't have done it without you. Scott

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When Lina, a thirty-two-year-old nurse, takes a live-in job in a Seattle retirement home, her life acquires two disturbing twists: she learns that ghosts have haunted the old house since a manslaughter-suicide in the 1930s; and she finds herself falling for her mysterious twenty-something coworker Ren, who seems to know more about the strange house than he is telling. Genre note: I've recently switched the genre from "romance" to "literary fiction," but really it's a mix of those and "paranormal" and a few others--just plain old "commercial fiction" would probably be the best label. Thanks to those who have commented with the suggestions!

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A woman has died and telling the family is my job. While I don't relish the duty, it must be done with a careful choice of words and compassion. Of course, there are other ways to do it, too.

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Ferdinand Marcoux is a seemingly unintelligent and uneducated man whose first visit to a brothel leads to an encounter with Jeff, a friendly but shrewd farm worker who uses Ferdinand's naivety as an opportunity to cash in. Jeff offers to take Ferdinand to Moussac, a small village in rural France, with the promise of a job working at a farm. The farm is own by Andre Bouvin, a violent, sexually deviant man. Andre enjoys humiliating his wife Giselle, and terrorizing his daughter Gabrielle, who the villagers called "the mute". Andre and Giselle have two sons, Maurice, the eldest, an introvert and weak man who yields to his father's humiliation and whose bored, pretty but dim-witted wife betrays him at every opportunity, and Gaston, the youngest son and the cruellest of all. For the villagers of Moussac, Ferdinand has no past and no future. Never have they seen a man with so little common sense! He is a passing comet that first generated suspicion and then greed, for he is a hard worker who never counts his wages. Ferdinand becomes Moussac's idiot, harmless and even entertaining at times. They could not be more wrong.

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