Heart Tales

By Carol Marlene Smith

Three Short Stories:
Denise Snider is deadly set against having children, but when her husband, Ryan, hits thirty, he starts talking kids. Denise finally gives in and tries to get pregnant, which is not as easy as she had hoped it would be. Seeing her friend, Ellen always busy with her two boys once again makes Denise reluctant to want a baby. Trouble enters the marriage when Ryan and Denise cannot agree. Can they realize in time that their marriage is worth saving?

A drunk-driver accident in which Carrie Simpson's mother is killed, leaves Carrie possibly paralyzed. At fifteen, Carrie takes a trip to the other side and returns with advice from her mother. Fighting to stay brave, while her brother and father fall apart, is hard on Carrie. But in the end she realizes something about being paralyzed that she never thought of before.

Kathy is upset when she realized that at forty-nine years old, she is expecting a baby. She hides this information from her husband, Charles, for as long as she can. But, when Charles finds out, everything changes. Can Kathy give up the freedom and independence that she was so looking forward to?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Carol Marlene Smith
• Release date: Jul 23, 2012
• ISBN: 9781476259796

Carol Marlene Smith

Carol Marlene Smith was born in Springhill, Nova Scotia on a hot August day. From an early age, writing, drawing and singing were her favourite things to do. Carol was a loner who liked to imagine her friends rather than make real ones.Today Carol spends her time writing novels and short stories and painting animals. Some of her novels are Heart of Winter, Angel's Blessing, and Heart of the Story, all set in Nova Scotia. Carol enjoys writing poetry, romance, mystery/suspense and mainstream.Carol lives in the Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia.

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