Lady Catherine

By P.J. Flynn

Imagine if an apparition came to life.
Alexander King, a P.A. in a major publishing firm, initially did not believe his eyes. Yet after finding himself fully awake and alert, he is looking at the beautiful Lady cloaked in black.
The two quickly fall in love, and the story unfolds with their action-filled adventures. Should Alex stay or return to his more conventional life?
Find out what happens between the unlikely couple.... just a thought, if suddenly the love of your life appears. But it’s a ghost how would you react?

• Language: English
• Publisher: P.J. Flynn
• Release date: Oct 7, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310813023

P.J. Flynn

Until 10 years ago the author, from Northamptonshire, England, worked as a plasterer but two serious operations gave him the opportunity to pursue a challenge he never thought possible.With the help of numerous friends and family members the dream of writing a book became a reality.The author takes you on 4 different adventures about Vicky and her magic horse, where Red the magical horse learnt his magical ways.P J Flynn's last book was again about animals only this time about cats, called "Tales of a Wild Cat". His new book is called "In the Land of the Unicorn".These books are now in 20 different countries across the world and if you go to www.animal-magic-tales.com and also onto Facebook under "The Magic Horse and Tales of A Wild Cat" you will find out more about the magical tales.Books are also available in printed format on the webpage.

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LADY CATHERINE

by

P.J. FLYNN

FIRST PUBLISHED 2014

P.J.FLYNN

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THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED

To my wife Sylvia Ann who has been behind me and has given up numerous hours and a lot of patience while I have first learnt how to write children’s books and now to hopefully be a success in the adult world of literature.

And to ‘Red’.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Special thanks to my proofreader/editor, Morgen Bailey. Without her guidance and expertise this book would not have been, in my opinion, the works it is now and I can’t thank her enough.

To Mark Neale who is always at hand when I need advice computer-wise, and his printing know-how is invaluable. Many thanks for his knowledge and friendship over the years.

Through Facebook, I have gained many readers from all over the world. The books have reached as far away as New Zealand and in the USA. In fact there is not a continent they have not reached. I thank you all and as well as readers, I class you as newfound friends – a friendship that I hope will last for many years to come.

LADY CATHERINE

Imagine if an apparition came to life.

Alexander King, a P.A. in a major publishing firm, initially did not believe his eyes. Yet after finding himself fully awake and alert, he is looking at the beautiful Lady cloaked in black.

The two quickly fall in love, and the story unfolds with their action-filled adventures. Should Alex stay or return to his more conventional life?

Find out what happens between the unlikely couple.... just a thought, if suddenly the love of your life appears. But it’s a ghost how would you react?

Kathryn Nicholas ~ USA

LADY CATHERINE

Two souls combine,

An apparition introduction.

Behind the cloak and hood,

A beauty seduction.

Travelled through on a dream,

But turns true to the flesh.

A beauty locked in time,

Comes back after death.

On the prowl for a victim,

Alexander King she chooses.

Her beauty and manipulation,

Are the weapons she uses.

Visions of illusions,

Well planned out heists.

To a dagger awaiting,

A love sacrifice.

An opportunity to travel,

Back to the scene.

Of a designed life waiting,

Which starts with a dream.

Siana Holmes 2014

LADY CATHERINE

by

P.J.FLYNN

CHAPTER ONE

A GHOSTLY INTERVENTION

As I was typing away on my computer, all I could think of was the hands of the clock reaching five. I’m Alexander King, a P.A. for Bazeley Publishing Inc. Although I’m a cockney chap and very proud to be, I work with the elite of the London publishing industry, and have worked hard to get where I am today. My boss, a middle-aged lady named Barbara, had, as usual, wound me up all day, but thankfully it was nearly the weekend and I could get some respite from her carrying on about this and that, but she’s the boss, and I suppose the pay is rather good.

I was in a great mood on arriving back at my flat in the posh part of Chelsea. It’s Easter weekend and I’d booked a cottage in a village in my favourite area of England, Torquay in Devon. An early night was on the agenda as I intended to travel down in the small hours of the Saturday morning.

After six hours’ sound sleep, I jumped into my hire car and had a perfect journey of not much more than four hours. I find travelling so early far less stressful and it gives me another day’s holiday.

I was pleasantly surprised that the cottage was idyllic and its gardens perfectly formed into a suntrap that was ideal to get a bit of colour on my pasty body. I had a feeling it could be the break I needed from my, at times, dull lifestyle in the manic world of modern day London.

After unpacking and making myself breakfast, I decided to explore the countryside near to the picturesque village. I felt good that the sun was so hot for that early in the day, just as it should do at the start of a holiday.

I was in a reflective mood as I walked round a small lake, which adjoined a gigantic mansion. There were no signs saying no trespassers, so I presumed it was just a perk of living in the village that you could walk its perimeter, but I had a feeling I was being watched.

I walked cautiously along the side of the lake, and then turned to catch out the culprit, but to my relief nobody was around except a pair of swans swimming aimlessly in circles while a large fish jumped into the air and then swam peacefully away.

Shrugging, I thought no more of the incident, until a few minutes later when I suddenly came out in a cold sweat as I felt a feeling I’d never encountered before. It was as if someone or something had passed straight through my body. I was so weak that I sank to my knees, my pulse was racing and sweat rolled from my brow. The first thing I could think of was that I was having a heart attack. Surely not, I felt far too fit for that, and only in my thirties.

After a while, I had recovered enough to get to my knees and then, in turn, carefully got on to my feet, my head in a whirl. Usually I’m a calm and level-headed person but it had really shaken me up and I was scared of what had just happened. I put my walk on hold and decided the cottage was the best place and a brandy seemed the perfect plan.

Back at the cottage, I slumped into the fireside chair, drink in hand, and it wasn’t long before an eleven o’clock nap. Well, I was on holiday and boy, did I need it.

On waking, I opened my eyes, quickly shutting them again at what I saw. Surely I was still dreaming. So I opened them again with just a squint. It was no dream. Standing before me was an apparition of a young lady. She wore a black hood and cloak. Her hood was down so you could see her long black hair draped over her shoulders. The best way I could describe her was that she had just walked out of the TV advert for Scottish Widows Insurance, in fact a cross between Angelina Jolie and Halle Berry who I thought were the most beautiful women I had ever seen.

I presume everybody is supposed to be frightened at seeing their first ghost. I can’t explain it but it wasn’t in that case; I felt such a calming influence, as this lady ghost was the most gorgeous woman I had encountered in all my life.

I closed my eyes and then slowly opened them again. I don’t know what I was expecting but she was still there. I reached out to touch her but my hand went through her body and all I grasped was… nothing. I was right; it was my first ghost. My hands were clammy and I came out in a cold sweat for the second time that day.

I couldn’t take any more. I needed to know what was happening to me. Whoever or whatever it was, a ghost, or perhaps even a guardian angel, I was so mystified that I blurted out, Who are you and what do you want? She gave