Chantell, Married or Murdered By Christmas
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Chantell Lane is about to inherit five million dollars from her great aunt's will. But there’s a catch: to inherit the five million she must be married by the Christmas of the year of her aunt’s death. Shortly after Chantell finds out about the will and her inheritance, she meets Ted Shaw. Ted wines and dines Chantell until she says yes to his proposal of marriage. He suggests that they get married by Christmas, which suits Chantell. Chantell plans on telling Ted after the wedding of the inheritance. She believes that she, her aunt's lawyer and her parents are the only ones who know about the will. When Chantell grows suspicious of Ted's motives she tries to break the engagement, but Ted will have nothing to do with a broken engagement. He threatens to harm her parents, and tells Chantell that she has a choice of either being married, or murdered, by Christmas.
Chuck Antone, Jr
Chuck with his wife Doni have been missionaries since 1981. They live on the Big Island of Hawaii. They have two children, four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. They have helped start churches in the Philippines, Hong Kong, South Africa and also Taiwan where Chuck ministers four months each year. Chuck is the Pastor of the Kona Coast Chaplaincy on the Big Island of Hawaii, and he along with Doni are the Directors of Go Spread His Word Ministries, Inc. founded in 1990.
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Chantell, Married or Murdered By Christmas - Chuck Antone, Jr
Chantell Lane is about to inherit five million dollars from her great aunt's will. But there’s a catch: to inherit the five million she must be married by the Christmas of the year of her aunt’s death.
Shortly after Chantell finds out about the will and her inheritance, she meets Ted Shaw. Ted wines and dines Chantell until she says yes to his proposal of marriage. He suggests that they get married by Christmas, which suits Chantell.
Chantell plans on telling Ted after the wedding of the inheritance. She believes that she, her aunt's lawyer and her parents are the only ones who know about the will.
When Chantell grows suspicious of Ted's motives she tries to break the engagement, but Ted will have nothing to do with a broken engagement. He threatens to harm her parents, and tells Chantell that she has a choice of either being married, or murdered, by Christmas.
Chantell,
Married or Murdered
By Christmas
by
Chuck Antone, Jr.
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P.O. Box 4404
Kailua-Kona, HI 96745
United States of America
antoneyboksu@gmail.com
Dedication
To my wife Doni for encouraging me to write fiction. Thanks, it's so much fun.
To my seven great-grandchildren...Elijah, Mehana, Oliver, Judah, Sebastian, Samuel and Noble.
And of course, to Jesus Christ the Savior of the world, who came to this earth to die so we could live with him forever.
Table of Contents
Cover
About the Book
Dedication
More books by Chuck Antone, Jr.
Acknowledgements
About the Author
DECEPTION
MISSING
MURDERED
NON DE PLUME
REVEALED
EPILOGUE
The Prayer
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You want me to tell who about You?
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"Are you ready to experience sharing Christ with the lost? Does one name keep popping into your mind? Has God been whispering in your ear? If so, be challenged, make that contact and see what God can do.
Be encouraged by just being available. Just be the instrument, the tool. Let God do the work. He is much better at it than we are, for He has had a lot more experience in bringing someone to His Son, Jesus Christ. After all, He is God, the Mighty One, the Powerful One, the Creator, Our Savior, Our Father, the One and Only God.
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要我向他傳福音嗎?
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(See previous page for details)
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YOU CAN’T BE SERIOUS, LORD.
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And then when you give in and love that person, he or she can become your very good friend.
This book will help you to understand God's special love that He has for each of us. By reviewing 1 Corinthians 13, the love chapter, and Galatians 5:22-23, the Fruit of the Spirit, not only showing us His love but the love we should have for one another.
At the end of each chapter you will be challenged to do just that. So have your writing instrument ready and be honest with yourself.
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Kailua-Kona, HI 96745
United States of America
Email: antoneyboksu@gmail.com
Acknowledgments
To my Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ who came to this world to die so I could live. A great plan for His children who believe in Him.
Doni, my wife, for encouraging me to continue to write even though at times I wonder why I do. Many thanks for your love and encouragements, and your proof-reading skills and suggestions. You have always been my one and only true love.
Also to proof-readers Paula DeFrank and Cathie Conley. To my editor Chris Wright, not only for putting all the periods, commas etc. in the right places, but going beyond by designing the cover and taking care of all the details in having this book published. Many thanks.
About the Author
Chuck and his wife Doni have been missionaries since 1981. They live on the Big Island of Hawaii. They have two children, four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
They have helped start churches in the Philippines, Hong Kong, So. Africa and also Taiwan where Chuck ministers four months each year.
They have also done outreaches in Japan, Indonesia and in the mainland USA. They have smuggled Bibles into mainland China and have hiked up mountains in the Philippines while being watched by the New Peoples’ Army, a Communist group that lives and hides in the mountain areas.
Chuck was also arrested in a third world country and faced a year in prison for teaching a seminar on how to be a witness for Christ. After three weeks he was deported and sent back to his home in Hawaii.
He says, Being a Christian is only boring when one makes it boring.
Chuck is one of the Pastors of the Kona Coast Chaplaincy on the Big Island of Hawaii, and he along with Doni are the Directors of Go Spread His Word Ministries, Inc. founded in 1990.
You can contact Chuck at:
antoneyboksu@gmail.com
or write
P.O. Box 4404, Kailua-Kona, HI 96745
Chuck’s books can also be purchased through major Internet sellers.
DECEPTION
Chapter One
The Ice Rink was busy, mostly with young adults holding hands while skating around in a circle. Some were even stopping now and then to give each other a kiss. Chantell was skating by herself, waiting for her fiancé to join her on the icy floor.
Thanksgiving was approaching soon, and then there was the wedding and her favorite time of the year, Christmas; the celebration of the birth of Jesus the Christ.
Her fiancé had suggested a Christmas Eve wedding, which was fine with Chantell, considering her aunt’s will, although, Ted her fiancé, knew nothing about her inheritance. Her aunt