Breaking New Ground

By Charmaine Gordon

When the CEO of a major construction company claims a part of Celia Brown’s property, he has no idea who he is messing with. The elderly widow and her six year old granddaughter prepare for battle. River’s Edge, the town that believes in kindness to strangers, jumps into the fray. Add romance, kids, and pride to the mix, and they are Breaking New Ground, that is for sure!

• Language: English
• Publisher: VanillaHeart
• Release date: Jan 14, 2015
• ISBN: 9781311579461

Charmaine Gordon

Charmaine Gordon writes books about women who Survive and Thrive. Her motto is take one step and then another to leave your past behind and begin again. Six books and several short stories in three years, she’s always at work on the next story. The books include To Be Continued, Starting Over, Now What?, Reconstructing Charlie, Sin of Omission and The Catch, and her series of Mature Romances, The Beginning...Not the End.“I didn’t realize at the time while working as an actor in NYC, I’d become a sponge soaking up dialogue, setting, and stage directions. I learned many tools of writing during the years watching directors like Mike Nichols and actors including Harrison Ford, Anthony Hopkins, and Billy Crystal. And would you believe, I was Geraldine Ferraro’s stand– in leg model, my first job giving me entrée into all the Unions needed to work. When the sweet time ended, I began another career and creative juices flowed.”You can reach Charmaine athttp://authorCharmaineGordon.wordpress.comAnd on her FB page http://www.facebook.com/charmaine.gordon

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Breaking New Ground

by Charmaine Gordon

Copyright 2015 Charmaine Gordon

Published by: Vanilla Heart Publishing

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Table of Contents

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

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Dedication

Breaking New Ground could not have been written without the help of my

six year old grandest granddaughter CassidyRae. While helping her with

a first grade project where she had to interview the oldest member of

the family, that’s me, folks, a story blossomed in my writer’s mind.

Ever since she was new borne, she’s been a constant in my life. Both

her mom and the two of us have had a million laughs. Honey, remember

when I taught you to hop scotch and then you made up so many games?

I’ll always remember how you hold my hand when we cross the street and

check out my library books so fast and the way you say for me to bend

my knees before I lean down so I won’t hurt my back. We’ve taught each

other so many good ways to live and will continue.

I love you always and forever, CassidyRae, Granny.

Acknowledgements

To my one and only publisher, Kimberlee Williams, a huge thank you for

your faith in me. I’ve learned so much from you in five years. Here’s

to many more glowing times together with Vanilla Hear Publishing

And a big thanks to author Evelyn Jules who came up with the title

Breaking New Ground when I told friends at WEWRIWA, our Sunday

community of Writers on the Internet, that my Work in Progress needed

a title. My friend Evelyn, you hit just the right note.

Chapter 1

When the new adults -only community was in the midst of breaking new ground, the construction company realized a little old house obstructed their plans. Already they were approved to build on this prime property in the growing town of River’s Edge. Three spec houses were almost finished, each architecturally different and now this complication came to life. The board sent two affable members of the committee to visit the owners of the outdated home. They figured they could buy out the property and relocate the owners. No problem.

So the young men drove up to the ancient abode without paying attention to the carefully tended garden filled with vegetables ready to pick and flower beds of petunias, geraniums, and towering colorful gladiolas.

Ignoring the straw baskets filled with red apples next to the door, Frank Randall rang the bell. He straightened his new tie, grinned at his associate, Max Stone, and gave him a thumbs up. Whoever lived in this old dump would be happy to move to a new house.

A trim elderly woman answered the door.

Whatever you’re selling, I’m not buying. She shut the door.

What the...? Frank raised