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THE LADY WHO LIVED AGAIN
THE LADY WHO LIVED AGAIN
The Sole Survivor Series #1
Thomasine Rappold
Releasing Dec 8th, 2015
Lyrical Press
Doctor Jace Merrick has fled the failures and futility of city life to start anew in rural Misty Lake. A man of science, he rejects the superstitious chatter surrounding Maddie and finds himself drawn to her confidence and beauty. And when she seduces him into a sham engagement, he agrees to be her ticket back into society, if she supports his new practice—and reveals the details of her remarkable recovery. But when his patients begin to heal miraculously, Jace may have to abandon logic, accept the inexplicable—and surrender to a love beyond reason…
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Misty Lake New York
Excerpt #1
Everyone
wished she had died with the others. Maddie Sutter had accepted this truth long
ago. But much to the small town’s dismay, she insisted on living and breathing
despite it.
Straightening
her shoulders, she lifted her chin against the barrage of eyes watching her
every move as she forged down Main Street
Maddie
had resigned herself to many things since the accident, but she’d never adapt
to the dread her presence induced in those she had known all her life—those who
had once loved and cared for her.
With
a fortifying breath, she approached a cluster of young boys on the corner. The
same wretched imps had greeted her earlier when they’d spied her arrival in
downtown Misty Lake
“Four
dead girls on the slab, on the twelfth day of May. On Friday the thirteenth,
one girl walked away.”
Refusing
to alter her course, Maddie strode straight toward them. Her lungs swelled with
triumph as the alarmed little brats scattered like mice. With another
fractional lift of her chin, she swept onward and rounded the corner.
She
entered the general mercantile, the jingling bell on the door her only greeting
as she stepped inside. Along with a handful of patrons, the store housed a
hodgepodge of scents. Aromas of charcoal and beeswax mingled with the sweet
smell of cinnamon and apples. Renewed by the boon to her senses, she enjoyed
the whiff of fond memories that came with it. She shopped quickly, spurred on
by the hushed whispers echoing through the aisles as she browsed the shelves.
Gathering
a bag of sugar, a tin of baking powder, and the other items on her list, she headed
to the front of the store, then placed them on the polished counter.
“Good
morning, Mr. Piedmont,” she said with a smile.
He
wiped his hands on his bibbed apron and took a step forward.
“Madeline.”
With
a curt nod, he lowered his somber eyes to the items on the counter and began to
tally her purchases.
Maddie’s
smile faded, her mind drifting back to the days when Mr. Piedmont’s face would
light up to see her and her friends bounding into the mercantile. The Fair
Five, as they were known back then, had charmed everyone. The girls had hardly
put away their pinafores when they first learned to use their collective wit
and beauty to full advantage. The Five always left Mr. Piedmont’s store lapping
at complimentary peppermint sticks, pressed upon them by the kindly merchant
with a playful wink.
Maddie
took a deep breath, forcing away thoughts of the past and the accident that had
snatched her friends from this world. At twenty-four-years old, Maddie was a
living reminder and the sole survivor of the worst tragedy in Misty Lake
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A three-time RWA Golden Heart nominee,
Thomasine Rappold writes historical romance and historical romance with
paranormal elements. She lives with her husband in a small town in upstate New
York that inspired her current series. When she’s not spinning tales of passion
and angst, she enjoys spending time with her family, fishing on one of the
nearby lakes, and basking on the beach in Cape Cod. Thomasine is a member of
Romance Writers of America and the Capital Region Romance Writers. Readers can
find her on Facebook and follow her on Twitter: @ThomRappold.
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