{"product_id":"felicity-paperback-1","title":"Felicity - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eS. H. Marpel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Something not right here,\" I stated the obvious.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Looks like a trap,\" Sal returned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBernie heard it first and ran toward John.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat courageous dog knocked John down just as the incoming explosion hit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSal got her shield up and I returned fire, giving them what they gave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen it got quiet, too quiet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI turned around. Sal had tears coming down her face, and she didn't dare to let go of her shield. Bernie and John were both down, twisted on the ground and blood showed on both Bernie's fur coat and John's jacket. Who's blood, I couldn't tell from here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly a split-second look. Because more incoming explosives filled the air around that dome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Jude?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Yes, Sal?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I've got to get these two out of here.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Go ahead. I'll be with you shortly.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI felt them phase out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd then I let my anger out for real. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExcerpt: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn felt something out there. But he didn't worry about it. With Bernie standing guard, he knew any human soul approaching would be sensed before they could get within a hundred yards of his cabin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what he felt wasn't human - or wasn't recently. And that is what got him up, out of his comfortable writing chair.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo steps and he was at the door. By reflex, he grabbed his ball-cap off the row of hooks near it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe summer moon shone brightly. And showed a reflective glint off all light-colored surfaces. The black-and-white border collie Bernie opened his eyes at the silent opening of that cabin door.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn just nodded at him. So Bernie rose on his four legs and sniffed the air. His ears perked to detect any sound out of the ordinary hoo-hoo's of owls and scurrying feet of night creatures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What do you sense, Bernie?\" John's thoughts sent clearly to the dog, a talent he'd been refining with someone nearby who could help him master it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Nothing. What did you feel?\" The black-white collie still was at alert, all senses tracking anything out of the ordinary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A once-human. Someone I've met before.\" John looked first down the overgrown driveway and then to the cow-path trail some visitors liked to frequent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBernie started, pointing his hears and eyes down that path. Then he relaxed, and smiled as he began panting. \"Yes, they seem familiar. Not that we've met, but they know you.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn relaxed, and came over to Bernie to scratch his back. And wait.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon the moonlight showed two female forms coming down that wide cow-path. One tall and dark, the other shorter and dressed in a white, long gown. It would be some time before they got into enough light to make out their faces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe girl in white was being supported by the taller woman, as she having some difficulty walking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt wasn't Jude or Sal, thought John, as I'd recognize them by now - and they most often just shifted right inside the cabin or to the porch outside. Walking anywhere wasn't normal for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis mystery pair stopped for a moment, as the smaller woman dressed in white seemed to crumple slightly. The tall woman bent to support her for the minute she needed, then they both straightened and continued toward us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn thought to turn on the porch light, but reconsidered. This nearly-full summer moon was more than enough, and the porch light would make everyone's eyesight limited if they did. Those two women were having enough trouble walking as it was, without having to peer at the path in front of them against the glare of the porch light....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 68\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.16 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 12, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42729687908415,"sku":"9781393759447","price":17.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/72adb1eeb05b805d0d08dfd61cc93e08.webp?v=1765123196","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/felicity-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}