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    Homecoming: Romance Short Story
    Homecoming: Romance Short Story
    Homecoming: Romance Short Story
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    Homecoming: Romance Short Story

    By Clare Tallier

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    Jake is back, having beaten the cancer that nearly took his life. But can he persuade his estranged wife that he's also had a change of heart? He's hoping for a miracle.

    Jake's found a job managing an apartment house, and he's living on the property. He has no money. He has no life. He has only dreams. And it's his dreams that carry him to the house he used to share with his estranged wife, Beth, and their two sons one snowy winter day. 

    Beth is as cold to him as the weather. She might want to open the doors to their house and their bedroom to him, but she can't. His anger over his cancer diagnosis erected a wall between them. And she has their two sons to protect.  

    If you're in the mood for a Christmas miracle, this is the one for you!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTallier
    Release dateOct 28, 2017
    ISBN9781386786689
    Homecoming: Romance Short Story
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    Clare Tallier

    Clare Tallier is an award-winning journalist who most recently worked at the Austin American-Statesman and at MSN.com. She now reads, writes, and edits. Up next, after her two Montana-based romances, is a series set in the Victorian era and based on fairy tales. She also serves as Editorial Director of Self-Publishing Services LLC, where she helps writers become bestsellers and award-winners.

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