Time in a Bottle

By R. Ann Siracusa

Mona's only desire is for a job that pays the bills, but a magical birthday present delivers sweetness she thought she'd never taste again, happiness she'd long forgotten, and a future better than any wish she could possibly imagine.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Boroughs Publishing Group
• Release date: Aug 5, 2014
• ISBN: 9781941260418

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TIME IN A BOTTLE

R. Ann Siracusa

Copyright 2014 R. Ann Siracusa

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TIME IN A BOTTLE

Mona's only desire is for a job that pays the bills, but a magical birthday present delivers sweetness she thought she'd never taste again, happiness she'd long forgotten, and a future better than any wish she could possibly imagine.

TIME IN A BOTTLE

R. Ann Siracusa

www.BOROUGHSPUBLISHINGGROUP.com

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TIME IN A BOTTLE

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To Luciano, who made my wishes come true.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Shirley Wilder

Mary Galusha

Toni Noel

Stephanee Ryle

Judy Rudin

CONTENTS

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Acknowledgments

TIME IN A BOTTLE

Author Bio

TIME IN A BOTTLE

As the cliché goes, be careful what you wish for.

I never put much stock in believing wishes could come true, but since I said a little prayer that someone would catch on to my boss’s embezzling ways and then someone did, I’d learned my lesson. The resulting bankruptcy and federal indictments were the reasons I was cleaning my