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    Marriage of Convenience (Short Story)
    Marriage of Convenience (Short Story)
    Marriage of Convenience (Short Story)
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    Marriage of Convenience (Short Story)

    By Carol Ann Culbert Johnson

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    Joliet needs her tuition paid, and James, who is 70 years old is willing to do it. Joliet is not in love with James, but she has to do whatever it takes to make her dreams come true.

    Joliet is only forty-five years old, and she wants to truly fall in love, but James isn't the one, or is he?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCarol Ann Culbert Johnson
    Release dateJul 23, 2012
    ISBN9781476037189
    Marriage of Convenience (Short Story)
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    Carol Ann Culbert Johnson

    My name is Carol Ann Culbert Johnson. I am 54 years old, and I live in a suburb of Chicago, IL, Lombard IL. Reading and writing is my passion. I am a published writer.

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