Sun, Sand and Seances

By Kathleen Gallagher

Bobbi Collins is a caring and devoted kindergarten teacher who had her world turned upside down when her fiancé died after a lover’s quarrel. Five years later, she still struggles with acceptance. Her role as an educator fills up her week, but on weekends, she longs for something more. When she stumbles across a newspaper ad for a psychic fair in the historic town of Cape May, New Jersey, it seems like the answer. Bobbi is determined to revive her once vibrant life.

Kevin Carlton a successful realtor is tired of the dating game. He doesn’t remember buying a raffle ticket, but when his co-worker announces he holds the winning number, he decides to take a chance and attend the all expense paid weekend in Cape May, at the Lady of the Sea's Psychic Fair. He hopes to find a spiritualist who has the ability to contact his late father and prove he has become a man to be proud of.

Sparks fly when Bobbi and Kevin run into one another at the fair. When strange happenings occur, Bobbi rushes into her ex-boyfriend’s arms. She never imagined having a weekend of magic, memories, and a chance to rekindle the flame with her lost love.

Can sun, sand, and séances cast a spell on their hearts and allow the reunited couple to find what they both desire, or will the spirits sabotage it all?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Decadent Publishing
• Release date: Jun 22, 2013
• ISBN: 9781613335512

Kathleen Gallagher

Kathleen Gallagher is a business reporter at the Milwaukee Jour­nal Sentinel, where she has worked since 1993. She was a member of the Journal Sentinel team that won the Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting on the Nic Volker story in 2011. She was also part of a team that won the 2006 Inland Press Association award for explanatory report­ing. She lives with her husband and two children in Wauwatosa, WI.

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Copyright © 2013 by Kathleen Ann Gallagher

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~DEDICATION~

This book is dedicated to my wonderful husband, Joseph.

&

To the memory of my late father Dick Lane, Magician.

Thank you for encouraging me to use my imagination.

Chapter One

Hurry, you have to see this! I think I found a way to reach Greg, Bobbi Collins shouted. She sat yoga-style on the floor with the newspaper spread open in front of her.

Her sister Brianna sprinted from the kitchen and hovered with both hands on her hips. What’s all the noise about? The way you screamed scared me to death. I thought someone had abducted you.

The vacation section of the newspaper contained a three-page spread about a psychic event in Cape May. Bobbi got up and went over to open a window to let some cool air in. After grabbing the newspaper from the floor, she dropped to the sofa and spread the article about the psychic fair across the coffee table. Maybe now I can get some answers.

What are you talking about? Brianna asked. Crinkling her forehead, she glanced at the pages. Have you gone off the deep end? Don’t tell me you believe people can communicate with the dead? I told mom when she went to the psychic in town it was a waste of time. They’re phonies.

A sudden thud on the front door startled Bobbi, and she craned her neck to look at her sister, hoping for a reasonable explanation. The same odd noises had occurred at her place over the past few years. She’d had enough of the thumps and knocks with no explanation that began on the anniversary of Greg’s death. She craved a night of uninterrupted sleep and a day free of strange interruptions. The gold crucifix in the archway had flown off the nail and landed on the wooden floor. With a sudden chill and uneasiness, she moved to the edge of the couch. Did someone or something not approve of the psychic fair?

For years, she’d desperately tried to find the reason behind her fiancé’s accident. The endless search for answers left her drained and uncertain of what had really happened on that horrible day five years earlier. It still seemed like only months since Greg had died. She placed one hand on her chest, touching the locket with his picture inside. Wearing it was the least she could do for the man she loved.

I can’t believe how careless the kids are today. The parents across the street should take their son to the park to play ball. Brianna snapped as she marched to the front door. She opened it and looked around. He could have broken something. Everyone today is in such a hurry. Her harsh tone made her sound like a bitter old woman, rather than thirty-eight, eight years older than Bobbi. She huffed into the kitchen.

Bobbi rolled her eyes, grabbed the article, and tagged behind. What do you think? Should I go?

Mom will be home from work soon, ask her. You two are the paranormal fans.

Brianna opened the refrigerator and took out an iced tea,