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    Leap of Faith (The Guardian Angel) a Short Story
    Leap of Faith (The Guardian Angel) a Short Story
    Leap of Faith (The Guardian Angel) a Short Story
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    Leap of Faith (The Guardian Angel) a Short Story

    By Karen Stollznow

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    Claire had never felt especially lucky, but today was different. Suddenly, she seemed to be immune to the strangest of fates. Her new coworker is certain this is the divine work of a higher power, keeping her safe for a greater purpose. Claire is not so sure. What will convince her to take a leap of faith?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKaren Stollznow
    Release dateNov 2, 2020
    Leap of Faith (The Guardian Angel) a Short Story
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    Karen Stollznow

    Bestselling author Karen Stollznow's non-fiction works include Missed Conceptions: How We Make Sense of Infertility; On the Offensive: Prejudice in Language Past and Present; Language Myths, Mysteries and Magic; God Bless America; Haunting America, and Would You Believe It? Her fiction includes the anthology Fisher's Ghost and Other Stories; the novel Hits & Mrs.; and the short stories Unforeseen Circumstances; Don't Leave Me; Welcome Home; The Dark Road; I Am Me; Room for One More: Lord Dufferin's Tale; The Screaming Skull; The Way We Weren't; Leap of Faith (The Guardian Angel); and Oliver & Olivia.A host of the popular science podcast Monster Talk, she has spent many years investigating urban legends and folklore. A Doctor of Linguistics, she has taught at several universities in the United States and Australia. She was formerly a researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, and is currently a researcher at Griffith University. Karen was born in Sydney, Australia, and she currently lives in Denver, Colorado.

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      Leap of Faith (The Guardian Angel) a Short Story - Karen Stollznow

      Leap of Faith

      (The Guardian Angel)

      (A Short Story)

      By Karen Stollznow

      Copyright © Karen Stollznow 2020

      All Rights Reserved

      www.karenstollznow.com

      Front cover design: Matthew Baxter

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and events are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual people, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

      Also by Karen Stollznow

      On The Offensive

      Unforeseen Circumstances

      Don’t Leave Me

      I Am Me

      The Dark Road

      Welcome Home

      Room For One More

      Legend of the Screaming Skull

      The Way We Weren’t

      Would You Believe It?

      Hits & Mrs.

      God Bless America

      Haunting America

      Language Myths, Mysteries and Magic

      "STOP!"

      The urgent male voice boomed from behind Claire, snapping her out of her daydream.

      A semi-trailer truck barreled past, missing her by inches. She stood rooted to the spot, as if someone was holding her in place. Had she stepped out from

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