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Hi there and thanks for reading my story. This is my first post so...deep breathe, here I go. I started this a couple of years ago and recently have resurrected it. It starts in a regression and I am not sure that is working out. It may be a bit confusing. But you will read for yourself. It is a story of a young couple facing a loss and how they handled it. It is incomplete and was started as a short story but is turning in to a novel. This is chapter 1. I welcome all well intentioned advice. Thanks!

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This is a rough work in progress. I had an idea that has been bouncing off the walls in my head for about 18 months now, slowly developing into a full length film, in my head. The challenge is getting it down on paper, making it flow. The whole story has played out repeatedly up here, and I just hope I can translate that on paper so that it has the same effect there. Any and all feedback on flow, punctuation, grammar, story ideas, etc., good or bad, are greatly appreciated. Just keep in mind that the next chapters may be slow to appear on paper as I need to process all the scenes I have in here, and get them on paper in some sort of orderly fashion. Thanks in advance for reading.

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Lisa Kaamp operates a small childcare business out of her home in the sleepy little town of Nogeksum, Michigan. Highly respected and known for going the extra mile for her daycare kids, Lisa thought she had handled every daycare emergency possible. But nothing prepared her for the nightmare she now faced. Lisa awakes one morning to find herself bound and gagged, four strange men in her home, and the daycare children being held hostage in the next room. Terrorized by her captors as the authorities work to meet the ransom deadline, she tries negotiating with the men for the release of the children, and soon realizes that at least one of them has no intention of letting anyone go. With the deadline quickly approaching, Lisa must do the unimaginable to protect the children and get everyone out alive.

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Will Bucklett returns home after the Civil War to find his mother dying of a mysterious illness. His father has been taken hostage by a ruthless band of traitors and Army deserters. The leader of the gang, ex-Colonel John Bullard, has threaten to kill Will’s father, Silas Bucklett, unless Silas discloses the location a certain missing alleged Government gold shipment. Outraged, Will vows to free his father and bring Bullard and his gang to justice. With his younger brother, Dain and a long time friend of the family, Booger Red, a half-breed tracker, Will sets his sights west to the last known location of the renegades, Tascosa, Texas. a sanctuary for outcast and criminals

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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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An odd 'ting, ting, ting' coming through the woods draws a passerby to have a closer look at an abandoned homestead. A woman's brooch causes the reader to say, "Hmmmmm."

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PAUL WEEKES knows all about poverty, after a harsh childhood spent raising both himself and his younger cousin Mark, who refuses to grow up. He now runs a farm on the island of Xantrope, cultivating ground provisions and marijuana for export, because he refuses to risk a return to the poverty of his past. Things get complicated when the corrupt police officer who facilitates Paul decides he wants a bigger cut of the illicit business. Worse, Mark is involved in a murder and a hit-and-run accident involving the police officer’s niece. Paul has his hands full coping with danger from Mark’s associates, orchestrated attempts to hijack his goods, keeping himself alive and pursing a romantic interest. ******For want of somewhere else to put this, I've termed it Other. It can best be described as Romantic Suspense.

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This is raw, a work in progress. I'm taking a risk here, going out of my comfort zone by putting up something that's not yet finished. I’m hoping you’ll see some growth from me in this. Sapphire Reign takes place almost 10 years after Kings & Queens. I’d appreciate reviews from readers, who've read my first book, since they can (hopefully) see what I’m doing differently and if it’s working, but anyone is welcome to read this. However, since it is a sequel, spoilers abound. So only proceed if you have no intention of reading Book 1.

My mini-sum now: In a world where wickedness is exalted and an evil agenda is corrupting the young and innocent, a 26-year-old woman, trapped in the grip of agony, receives a glimmer of hope and battles heaven and hell to reclaim the happiness that's been stripped from her. ***Minor change. I originally had this about 10 years later, then switched it to 8. Now it's closer to 10 again. I forgot I had placed Majesty's sister Skye in high school. She's 15 in this story.

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Sam woke up to find her brother Devon in a coma. It doesn't take long to find out about a mass breakout of comas across the country, mostly of kids who are Devon's age.

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This is the start of a series of stories about a young man that makes a tragic mistake but benefits from it and has to deal with the struggle between guilt and the desire to live.

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Beautiful, talented, and about to inherit – Why is Sarah’s heart in turmoil...? Sarah Miller, the new darling of the Chamber Music Society, the protégée cellist of their in-house Quartet, receives rave reviews for her first series of concerts. She has just buckled her last term at New York’s prestigious music academy of Julliard when a hit-and-run driver strikes her down and disrupts her plans. Luckily unscathed, engagements still need postponing until proper exercises can restore agility and full mobility to her bruised wrist. While the melody is interrupted, Sarah meets up with the formidable Spinner brothers. The younger Mark, handsome and charming, sweeps her off her feet. The elder Julian, black sheep, black belted, and daunting black mood enjoys badgering and humiliating her. Her wrist recovered, playing music again, Sarah wonders which exercises will mend a bruised ego and an aching heart. ...Perhaps it’s because she is unworldly, unsophisticated – an orphan raised by tutors and nannies who ran to the bright lights of New York City...only to slam into the dark heart of Julian Spinner.

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A group of boys find what they think is buried treasure using a home-made map and a made-up "Pirate's Spell". What starts out as a fun adventure between four friends soon turns into a struggle for their lives with an ancient evil. An evil that should have never been found, let alone unearthed. This will probably become my strongest start entry so any and all help is welcome. Thanks for reading and enjoy.

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"The Black Forest" is a short story about two young teenagers that are best friends. Their spirit for adventure while on their summer break is what takes them to a forbidden place know to the entire town as the Black Forest.

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When Detective Theodore Gill discovers a serial killer has breeched the small town of Chelsea, Michigan he realizes quickly that the investigation will be the hardest case he’s ever worked. Bizarre and strange things are happening to the victim’s bodies after they are murdered, and evidence simply vanishes. Mandy Steven’s has been assigned to work with Gill on the case, and together they are led down the dark path of deceit, as the man responsible for the murders taunts them, with trickery, and sometimes a treat, and before long the two of them become a part of the killer’s charade. When their world suddenly advances several months into the future over night, Mandy and Gill realize it is only a matter of time, before they too fall victims, to the dark man’s magic, and suddenly they become trapped in a game of cat and mouse when Tessa Johnson, and several of their co-workers disappear. When their investigation leads them to an old cemetery, Gill and Mandy find themselves trying to piece the clues together, about the black cats, the deserted cemetery building, and the wild bats, that the dark man is leaving behind. Soon the two of them realize, the dark man is much too powerful, and every lead they investigate, brings them closer to their own demise. What Gill and Mandy know is it is only a matter of time, before the dark man catches the two of them, and decides who’s going to live or die, and when it’s time for a: TRICKERY TREAT

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Time for another installment...I had so much fun the first time around.

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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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Taking a page from Poe...shades of The Tell-Tale Heart and The Black Cat.

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A ship loaded with iron ore comes in to dock at a steel mill. Because a crew member has a febrile illness, the company's medical director must determine if the illness is a communicable disease requiring the ship to be quarantined. Any suggestions about the Spanish (or anything else) are welcome although I don't want Joe's to be too accurate. Also, I'm concerned about some of the extraneous stuff, i.e. the Chinese flu, the Swedish ship.

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Constrast is about two female patients and the doctor that helped care for them. The rich woman had a minor problem; the poor woman had a major problem. The story deals with how they handle themselves and the young doctor's reaction to them. It is a bit long but I felt the length was needed to tell the story. If you make it through to the end, I will appreciate your comments.

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Donna Adams runs a daycare in a middle sized town somewhere in the USA. What happens to her, could one day happen to us....read on...it you dare.

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In the semi-small town of Cedar Creek, some people don’t care to lock their doors, even though the woods hold secrets and the children are terrified to venture into them. The warm sense of security is shattered for Majesty Alistair, a feisty but grief-stricken teen, when she uncovers a mass murder plot deep in the thick. She struggles to find and defeat the would-be-killers before they act, but they have an agenda far bigger than she ever assumed. Violence rocks the town, leaving residents reeling and drawing Majesty into the middle of it all. With danger always pressing, police seemingly getting nowhere and those closest to her looking guilty, she continues hunting and charges into an evil web, but the truth and her actions threaten to haunt her forever, especially since she’s left with blood on her hands, the blood of someone she loves.

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There's a doorway into the not-too-distant future. It's right there... you can see it at the end of the hall. Behind it, the matrix of thinking computers and lustful futurists bent on creating the perfect human being. Lean down and take a look through the KEYHOLE. --- AS A RESPECTFUL REQUEST, PLEASE START ANY REVIEWING WITH CHAPTER ONE. JUMPING INTO THE MIDDLE OF A NOVEL IS RUDE AND COUNTERPRODUCTIVE TO BOTH WRITER AND READER. IGNORING THIS REQUEST WILL RESULT IN MY IGNORING YOUR REVIEW, AND AN AUTOMATIC 1 RATING FOR LACK OF RESPECT.

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The murderer of a beautiful child, lost in the foggy mist.

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When Mike Foley arrives at his San Diego home to find the police ransacking it because his former lover implicated him in a murder, he and Rosemary Sanchez, his ex-girlfriend and current partner, are plunged into an adrenalin-charged odyssey filled with dirty money, high comedy and low characters. Can they stay alive and clear Foley's name while grappling with their own complicated relationship and the re-emergence of Clare Rousseau, the woman who tore them apart?

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