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He swallowed visibly, then stated, "You're angry that I visit patients at the hospice. Why?"
"Because it's an intrusion. They're dying. They want to be alone with their grief–"
Alexandra Eames must face old fears while on an unexpected excursion.
Since each story builds on the previous one, it's best to read them in order: "Requited," "Gifted," the two POVs, "Matrimonial," "Sister-Time," "Inn," "Past Time," "Spring Interlude," "Legacy," "Disclosure," followed by this story.
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She made a wry face. "You do know it's disconcerting, having your thoughts read like that?"
He sighed, blinked. "I'm sorry, Alex. Habit. But it's written all over your face: 'what have I done?'"
A Facebook post by one of Alexandra Eames' and Robert Goren's friends prompts a memory. The flashback portion is a sequel to "Requited" and "Gifted" and adds some details about "what happened afterward."
Since each story builds on the previous one, it's best to read them in order: "Requited," "Gifted," the two POVs, "Matrimonial," "Sister-Time," "Inn," "Past Time," "Spring Interlude," "Legacy," "Disclosure," "Fearless," "Survival," followed by this story.
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Alex gazed at him with lowered head as if she were looking over a pair of eyeglasses.
"I thought–" He drew a breath. "When we slowed down in front of the neon place I-I thought I saw Ronald Grant's sleeper cab."
Alexandra Eames and Robert Goren have returned to the Bed & Breakfast they first stayed at in March, where a mystery from his past will be solved.
Since each story builds on the previous one, it's best to read them in order: "Requited," "Gifted," the two POVs, "Matrimonial," "Sister-Time," "Inn," "Past Time," "Spring Interlude," "Legacy," "Disclosure," "Fearless," "Survival," "Anniversary," followed by this story.
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"We can't be sorry we've done it now," Robert Goren said gravely.
"I'm not sorry!" she whispered back, stung. "Just...thinking too much."
What happens when you're suddenly the parents of a precocious but grieving child? If you're Alexandra Eames and Robert Goren, you carry on in your own fashion.
Since each story builds on the previous one, it's best to read them in order: "Requited," "Gifted," the two POVs, "Matrimonial," "Sister-Time," "Inn," "Past Time," "Spring Interlude," "Legacy," "Disclosure," "Fearless," "Survival," "Anniversary," "Choice," "Blessings," "Bookmarks," "Synthesis," followed by this story.
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"How I ended up here is complicated, and better left to in-person chat, but the short version is that Bob and Alex were summoned to Paris a little over a month ago. (We should all be so lucky, right? But, actually, not this time..."
Donna Hogarth's e-mail answer to her best friend Irené Fournier's query "Where are you and what's up?" Well, "just an ordinary day with the Gorens."
Since each story builds on the previous one, it's best to read them in order: "Requited," "Gifted," the two POVs, "Matrimonial," "Sister-Time," "Inn," "Past Time," "Spring Interlude," "Legacy," "Disclosure," "Fearless," "Survival," "Anniversary," "Choice," "Blessings," "Bookmarks," "Synthesis," "First Light," followed by this story.
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"Everything's fine," Olivia scowled. "I meet all the requirements--I looked it up! I'm doing well at school, and have friends and family. Dr. Allyson thinks I'm fine. We don't need any inspectors."
A persnickety senior inspector for the Department of Children's Services is scheduled to interview Olivia Pepin and check out her new home. Her prospective parents Robert Goren and Alexandra Eames tell her to "be herself." And so she is.
Since each story builds on the previous one, it's best to read them in order: "Requited," "Gifted," the two POVs, "Matrimonial," "Sister-Time," "Inn," "Past Time," "Spring Interlude," "Legacy," "Disclosure," "Fearless," "Survival," "Anniversary," "Choice," "Blessings," "Bookmarks," "Synthesis," "First Light," "Dear Irené," "Wayfarers," followed by this story.
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...Alex's cell phone played the mellow saxophone notes of Dave Brubeck's "Take Five."
"That's Bobby. But we just talked less than two hours ago." Phone at her ear, she asked instantly, "Bobby? What's wrong?"...[Her companions saw] Alex's previously upbeat expression disintegrate. "Oh, no!"
..."Did 911 respond?"
"The paramedics came-" And then Alex sighed. "But not in time."
With Alexandra Eames in the city at a police convention, Robert Goren and their adopted daughter Olivia anticipate a week of bookish adventures. Instead an unexpected event forces the family to face the loss of one of their own--and the repercussions.
Since each story builds on the previous one, it's best to read them in order: "Requited," "Gifted," the two POVs, "Matrimonial," "Sister-Time," "Inn," "Past Time," "Spring Interlude," "Legacy," "Disclosure," "Fearless," "Survival," "Anniversary," "Choice," "Blessings," "Bookmarks," "Synthesis," "First Light," "Dear Irené," "Wayfarers," "Served," "Family," "Destined," "Eve," "Lecture," "Show and Tell," and "Renewal," followed by this story.
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"From her point of view, another bit of her world came tumbling down," Bobby replied ruefully. "I tried to talk with her this morning, but she just gave that sigh as only a ten-year-old can and said, 'You don't understand, Papa.'"
Are the family ties still strong? Or did words destroy a relationship? Sometimes a child has fears...
Since each story builds on the previous one, it's best to read them in order: "Requited," "Gifted," the two POVs, "Matrimonial," "Sister-Time," "Inn," "Past Time," "Spring Interlude," "Legacy," "Disclosure," "Fearless," "Survival," "Anniversary," "Choice," "Blessings," "Bookmarks," "Synthesis," "First Light," "Dear Irené," "Wayfarers," "Served," "Family," "Destined," "Eve," "Lecture," and "Show and Tell," followed by this story.
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Set next to the shelving was a battered old table, where Alex stood thumbing through a box, hair partially curtaining her face, deep in thought. One of his boxes. One specific box that made him stop and take a deep breath--it had a deep crease in the side, dating from the day they'd argued over it, the day he could have lost her after finally finding her again.
Sometimes the past arises when you least expect it. When is it time to let go?
The stories in this series all build on one another and should be read in order from the opening piece "Requited." The previous story was "Expectations."
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