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By Rebecca Milton

A woman with a good sense of reality, with her feet solidly on the ground. She was the touchstone for her friends, she was not a romantic, a believer in signs. Then one very odd day, everything changed in spite of her best efforts to remain as she always was. One very strange day, like flipping a switch, everything changed.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AmorBooks.com
• Release date: Jan 15, 2022
• ISBN: 9781005289331

Rebecca Milton

Rebecca Milton writes sizzling erotica and romance for the thinking person. On her free time she enjoys taking her Alaskan Malamute for long, long walks. He enjoys it too.

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About six months before one particular day, the day when everything became, shall we say, unusual, I spent a little more money than usual on light bulbs. They were the newest design, more energy-efficient, more lumens and such but, the best part, they were guaranteed to last a lifetime. I liked the idea. Buy them, install them and then, you never have to worry about buying light bulbs again. Not that I spend that much time worrying about light bulbs. I don’t. Not like my mother.

I remember growing up, she had a shelf in a hall closet off the kitchen occupied only by light bulbs. All variety of the damn things. Different wattage, different colors. Literally, and I hate to use that term because most people use it when they truly mean figuratively, but in this case, I mean literally. I know it to be true because one rainy, summer afternoon, when I was still very young, I undertook, at my own choosing, to count the number of light bulbs on that shelf in that closet. I set about taking all the bulbs off the shelf and stacking them on the table. The oversized oak dining table that my mother loved, and polished, and decorated. Constantly.

I remember that table always being set for six, no matter what. Always the finest china and silver. Always bright flowers for a centerpiece. I cannot recall anyone ever coming to