Charlene Newcomb
Smashwords Edition
Copyright © 2012 by Charlene Newcomb
This novel is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events or locales is entirely coincidental.
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This book is for my children, Joel, Jennifer and Jeffrey.
Acknowledgements
I must thank many people for their encouragement and support on this journey:
...my children.
...my friend Sarah Wiegard: I never would’ve published my first short story without her cheerleading.
...beta readers Nelda Elder, Jen Fitzgerald and Kimberly Gould. Nelda also scoped out the Mall in Washington, D.C., complete with pictures.