...SUSAN BRACKEN Copyright © 2010 Susan Bracken. All rights reserved. No part of this print publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, ... ..., mechanical, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the author. ISBN: 978-0-9864879-1-0 The first part of this book (excludi... ...this book (excluding the Appendix) is a work of fiction. Names, characters and events are a product of the author’s imagination and any similarity to ... ... lot to think about. Thank 40 SUSAN BRACKEN you.” That evening Lacey made lists of expenses and weighed the pros and cons. Between her part-time job ... ...ht break down completely if questioned. Jake put a stack of easy-listening records on his hi-fi, and they moved to the dining table to eat their meal.... ...m and followed him everywhere he went. 72 SUSAN BRACKEN Jake’s friend and tennis partner, David Cole, with his wife, Mary, attended. Peter and Peggy ... ... about David’s new Cadillac, the aches and pains that the players in their tennis group were suffering, whether Conrad Black was guilty, what Tony Bla... ...The ghost of Jake sat be- side her as she watched the doctor reviewing her records. He looked up. “It seems that what we have here is a tumor of about... ...ved on to happier thoughts. Ruby and Pearl had remained on the best-seller lists for a whole year and the book became a series on HBO and TMN. In 2012...

...Lacey Wilson overcomes neglect in childhood and abuse in her first marriage to achieve fame and riches as a popular author, and finds true love and happiness with wealthy entrepreneur, Jake Edmonds. Then cancer strikes. Lacey is afraid of the pain and indignity she thi...