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    The Happiest Place
    The Happiest Place
    The Happiest Place
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    The Happiest Place

    By Cheri Baker

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    Jack, a single father, takes his two young daughters on a road trip under the shadow of an apocalyptic threat. Haunted by his past and struggling under the weight of a terrible secret, he'll travel deep into California's redwood forest and toward a new understanding of love, loss, and family.

     

    This short story is 9400 words long.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAdventurous Ink LLC
    Release dateSep 3, 2019
    ISBN9781952200052
    The Happiest Place
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    Cheri Baker

    Cheri spent her formative years hiding under the blankets with a flashlight, reading everything she could get her hands on, but especially books by Stephen King, Judy Blume, Agatha Christie, and Mercedes Lackey. Her experiences in management inspired her first novel, Involuntary Turnover, about an HR manager turned private investigator. Cheri lives in Seattle with her husband of 18 years. She's working on her fourth novel.

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