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Guardian Cats-Chapter 1 | Moonlight & printer’s ink

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In the tradition of Charles Dickens who began publishing his Pickwick Papers in installments, I thought I’d publish the first chapters of Guardian Cats while we’re waiting for the book launch. I’ll be publishing one chapter each day until then. Chapter 1: Moonlight and printer’s ink Marco stayed up until dawn, the night he discovered he could read. He never dared think the books would speak to him like they did for Lucy. He had been content to curl up next to her in the… Continue reading →

First lines that grab | from the Sherlock files

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If they hadn’t been playing the Game that day, if the ballet dancer hadn’t happened to walk by, if Xander’s dimples and big, dark blue eyes hadn’t been so appealing, and especially if Xena had waited only five minutes before reading the mysterious note, perhaps none of it would have happened. But it did. First lines from The 100-Year Old Secret, by Tracy Barrret, part of the Sherlock series about a set of twins who are the great-great-great grandkids of the famous detective. If I… Continue reading →

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