Picture it: it’s the Summer before my senior year; I’m seventeen and about to go on a blind date with a boy from a neighboring town. It’s the late nineties, Adam Sandler movies are all the rage, and apparently, so is showing up for a date dressed in a faded Def Leopard T-shirt while rocking […]
Author: Dianna Houx
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Unexpected Arrival
I stopped at a gas station two blocks from the diner I’d just left, hopefully for the last time, and pulled out my map. According to my calculations, it would take over four hours to get from Philadelphia to New York City. Once there, I would have seven days to find a new job, apartment, […]
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House on Dreary Lane
Chapter 3 As Caroline reached for the doorknob, she realized they had been so distracted by Randy’s enthusiastic greeting they never looked around at the outside of the house. Oh well, she thought they could always do that on the way out. Her hand hovered in mid-air as she took a minute to steady her […]
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Chapter 2
The drive to the house took about five minutes, which was a shame because Caroline had hoped to put a little more distance between her and her husband’s family. Regardless, five minutes was better than the five seconds it usually took for them to reach the front door of the camper from his parent’s back […]
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House on Dreary Lane
Chapter 1 “I can’t take it anymore,” Caroline said as she stormed into the camper. She bashed her knee on the dinette bench for the umpteenth time and screamed in frustration as she hobbled over to the other side to sit opposite her husband. “Well,” she prodded when he failed to look up from the […]
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Countdown to Halloween
Chapter 1 Sneak Peek “Hey, Grace, what are you doing?” Molly asked as she entered the dining room. She put her keys and purse down on the far end of the table, careful not to get too close to the project Grace was working on. Without looking up from the sign she was painting, Grace […]
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Faith in Times of Struggle
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 (New International Version) Years ago my family and I went through a very difficult time. My husband came down with a debilitating illness that was tough to get a diagnosis on and kept us out of work for months. As we […]
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Miss Scarlet, the Duke, and Moses
I just want to start off by saying that I love, love, love, love, love Miss Scarlet and the Duke. It is literally one of my all-time favorite TV shows. I love the Victorian England setting, the characters, the costumes, and especially the mysteries. However, I don’t really love the romance aspect between Eliza and […]
Is Magic Real? Most people believe that magic is an illusion. A sleight of hand meant to distract or deceive. It couldn’t possibly be real. But what if it was? What if there were creatures who existed, magical creatures that were capable of magic? Real magic. What if they were living amongst us right now? […]
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Queen’s Revenge Word Scramble Puzzle
If you like word puzzles, you’ll love this Queen’s Revenge themed word scramble puzzle! Just like our word search puzzle, all of the words appear throughout the Queen’s Revenge book. You don’t have to have read the book to play, although it is more fun if you have!