Secret Keepers

By Elysabeth Eldering

Everyone has their secrets. Some people have secrets that are innocent. While others have deeper, darker secrets that they keep sealed up tight. But even the most innocent of secrets can have deadly repercussions. And some secrets we take to our grave. But what happens when one's secrets knock so desperately to be set free? Find out the secrets interwoven within these four tales.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Elysabeth Eldering
• Release date: Aug 12, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201256906

Elysabeth Eldering

Ms. Eldering is an award winning author.  Her stories "Train of Clues", "The Proposal", "Tulip Kiss", "Butterfly Halves", and "Zombies Amuck" have placed in a variety of contests.  Her story "Bride-and-Seek" was selected for the South Carolina Writers' Workshop (SCWW) anthology, the Petigru Review.  Her story "Train of Clues" is the predecessor to the Junior Geography Detective Squad, 50-state, mystery, trivia series.  Ms. Eldering makes her home in upper state South Carolina and loves to travel, read, cross stitch and crochet.  When she's not busy working her full-time job as a medical transcriptionist or participating in virtual classroom visits, she can be found at various homeschool or book events.  Working with the sixth grade class via the internet, Ms. Eldering has been given license to teach the point-of-view lessons, incorporating the fractured fairy tales.  She has also done several writing workshops on writing at various homeschool conferences and school librarian conferences. 

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SECRET KEEPERS

Elysabeth Eldering

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This book is a work of fiction.  Names, characters, places, events and incidents are either the work of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.  The use of names of actual persons (living or dead) and places is incidental to the purposes of the plot and is not intended to change the fictional character of the work.

DEDICATION

Dedicated to all those with secrets of their own.

BOOKS BY ELYSABETH ELDERING

Children, illustrated by Anita Fricks

A Moose in the Shower

A Very Merry Kiss Moose

Young Adult Mysteries

(both – A Kelly Watson Young Adult Paranormal Mystery – part of a series)

Finally Home

The Ties of Time

New Adult, Romance

Love Lingers

SECRET KEEPERS STORIES

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GHOST IN THE GRAVEYARD

AT THE ROOT OF IT ALL

THE WRONG PRINCE

HOLD ONTO YOUR HEART

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Ghost in the Graveyard

Gracie loved playing Hide-and-seek with her older brothers.  One day, the brothers decided not to play.  They thought it would be fun to play a different version, one played at night, where one person hid and became the ghost in the graveyard when found by the other players.  The brothers waited until Gracie was tucked in her bed and fast asleep.  Gracie tricked her brothers and snuck down the back stairs to catch up with them and play her favorite game.  She listened and found a special hiding place, a secret spot she knew about. 

When the first brother went to hiding, she watched him closely so she could be the one to find him and be the next ghost.  Grace found the brother behind a large oak tree.  The brothers were surprised