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    The Girl, The Jacuzzi, The Gardening Shears
    The Girl, The Jacuzzi, The Gardening Shears
    The Girl, The Jacuzzi, The Gardening Shears
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    The Girl, The Jacuzzi, The Gardening Shears

    By Jim Fusilli

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    When shy, studious Maria Santos rescues a high school classmate, overnight celebrity follows and her life is changed in ways she neither anticipated nor wants. When her father misunderstands the source of her unhappiness, she is thrust into another kind of crisis, one that might destroy her family forever.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJim Fusilli
    Release dateOct 25, 2022
    ISBN9798215534915
    The Girl, The Jacuzzi, The Gardening Shears
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    Jim Fusilli

    Jim Fusilli is an author and journalist.  His current novel, THE MAYOR OF POLK STREET, is available exclusively through Audible.

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      The Girl, The Jacuzzi, The Gardening Shears - Jim Fusilli

      The Girl, The Jacuzzi, The Gardening Shears

      Jim Fusilli

      Published by Jim Fusilli, 2022.

      This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.

      THE GIRL, THE JACUZZI, THE GARDENING SHEARS

      First edition. October 25, 2022.

      Copyright © 2022 Jim Fusilli.

      ISBN: 979-8215534915

      Written by Jim Fusilli.

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      They won the state championship in their division and everyone wanted to celebrate. On the rowdy bus ride back from Sacramento, Coach Holly promised a blowout when spring arrived. The members of the basketball team wouldn’t let go of it and neither would the cheerleaders and they hounded him whenever he walked past their lockers or on his way to the teachers’ parking lot. Coach Holly, when’s that blowout? Coach, I’m counting the days to the party. Hey Coach...

      Then, just before spring break, invitations arrived at students’ homes. On the front was an embossed replica of the championship trophy. Inside, the date, time and place – a mansion that had once belonged to an erratic dot.com multimillionaire who had since fled the country, having been accused of a variety of ugly, violent crimes. Overlooking the Pacific, the Tudor mansion was now available for weddings and corporate events. From the private, oak-lined road, it appeared to be a palace

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