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Florence ordered the chicken breast broiled with almonds, steamed broccoli, and Caesar salad. She watched while Shorty ordered the 16 oz T-bone, mashed potatoes, and green beans. She decided on the white chardonnay while her partner selected the Budweiser. “I doubt if the Caesar dressing will have anchovies,” she remarked as the waitress wandered off. [...]

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Callie Houston’s second adventure involves her in a corrupt pet food supplier. Here is a short excerpt. Ketamine—nasty  stuff. A friend of mine was dosed on ketamine by a malicious date that was some years older than she was. She reported to me that at first she felt like she was floating in space, detached [...]

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Lawson Brewer glanced at his radar unit and shifted down into third. His green XJ220 Jaguar responded by leaping forward on IH 37 between Corpus Christi and San Antonio. Power poles began flipping backwards as his the speedometer crept up past 162 kilometers per hour—nearly a hundred miles per hour, Lawson estimated. He shifted into [...]

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The more Florence Duvan thought about the stranger who was interested in appraisal values, the more curious she became. He hadn’t mentioned his full name—just introduced himself as Cabot, which she assumed was his last name. She mentioned her curiosity to Mildred, the owner of the pie shop across the street. “Everybody is asking me [...]

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Grayfields was an appropriate name for this monolithic stone mansion that my Uncle Rowley commissioned to have built many years ago. It was four square stories of imposing solid granite and solemnly appeared as if it could withstand the forces of nature for all of eternity.  Sadly perched and brooding atop a mound, the walls [...]

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We’re very pleased to be publishing Valerie Dickison’s Lydia of Grayfields Series! I think you’ll get the idea if you read my review. To say that I enjoyed reading Valerie Dickison’s new book, Lydia of Grayfields,  would be a gross understatement. I think it will have all the potential for being another Winnie the Pooh. [...]

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