A Grant of Three

By Michele Venne

An owner of a curio shop. A genie in a cigar box. An unexpected outcome.

Doris locates interesting items for her customers. But she's never found a genie! A misunderstood wish brings Henry into her life, and Doris decides maybe she doesn't have all she ever wanted. How can two elderly characters and a jinn live happily ever after?

• Language: English
• Publisher: My Joy Enterprises
• Release date: Aug 15, 2021
• ISBN: 9781945593307

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A Grant of Three

A Grant of Three

Michele Venne´

My Joy Enterprises

A Grant of Three

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

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All rights reserved

Copyright © 2020 by Michele Venne´

Cover art created by Lilly Skye at www.lillyskye.com

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First Edition

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Published by My Joy Enterprises

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www.michelevenne.com

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ISBN: 978-1-945593-30-7

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Contents

Story

Questions to Ponder

Dear Reader

Acknowledgments

Titles by Michele Venne´

About the Author

As a teen, Doris embraced the entrepreneurial premise of providing a needed service or product without the encumberment of a large corporation or government agency. In the spirit of bypassing the need for a college education and a boss for the next forty years, she studied those she worked for at her after-school jobs. Where they received their products from, how they advertised, the way they interacted with customers and vendors, how they treated employees and the competition, and even where they invested their profits were all kept in a well-organized file. After graduation, Doris moved from a small suburb of Seattle to the San Juan Islands. Having visited during school holidays, she understood the desires of tourists and the needs of locals. Because she fell in love with Big Bull Island, she her knowledge of working in a small business and purchased a building on the main street using the small inheritance from her mother as a down payment. Hiring local contractors, she renovated the shop to serve her purpose. The glass counter cupboards, wooden shelves, and circular display cases pleasantly exhibited items procured mostly from the mainland and made available for perusal and purchase by locals and tourists alike.

The sidewalk outside Doris’s Lost Treasures, the only antique shop that also carried collectibles, curios, and rare items on Big Bull Island in the Puget Sound, was empty. Spring wasn’t the height of tourist season, but a few late Spring Breakers and regulars from Seattle, Portland, and British Columbia would make the ferry trip for a special day on the island. Big Bull boasted the longest list of specialty shops and restaurants