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    Josie's Ghost
    Josie's Ghost
    Josie's Ghost
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    Josie's Ghost

    By Jessica Reece

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    A car accident turns famous author Josephine Harper into a recluse struggling with writer's block. In an effort to overcome her writer's block and get back to normal, she decides to visit her childhood home in Western Washington. The Cottage, as it was name by Josephine at a young age, is a magical place surrounded by blackberries, roses, shrubs, trees, and a river. All is not quite as Josie remembers, however, and she soon discovers that the strange things happening around her are leading her to a mysterious revelation that may change everything she understands about the world.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJessica Reece
    Release dateOct 12, 2015
    ISBN9781310317071
    Josie's Ghost
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    Jessica Reece

    I think I was born with a pen in my hand. I wrote my first story, about a dog taking a ride on an alien spaceship to the moon, at four years old. Even from a very young age, I've felt a deep need to explain the world around me by exploring what I see, hear, think, and feel through the written word. My goal is to draw my readers into worlds that are as real to them as they are to me, and have them fall in love with the characters they get to know. I also use my writing to mentor adult survivors of childhood abuse and trauma--healing that pain, in some cases decades old, through creative writing and storytelling.

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      Josie's Ghost - Jessica Reece

      Josie's Ghost

      Copyright 2013 Jessica Reece

      Published by Jessica Reece at Smashwords

      Smashwords Edition License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your enjoyment only, then please return to Smashwords.com or your favorite retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Chapter One

      Stepping off of the ferry, I was instantly overcome by the salty tang of Puget Sound behind me and the earthy crispness of the line of evergreen trees ahead. A queer feeling of homesickness had been shadowing me all day, but now that I was so close to coming home, I was suddenly feeling anxious. It had been so many years since I’d been back, and it had just gotten harder and harder to visit as more time passed.

      I stopped at the service window to purchase a bus ticket that would take me from Bremerton to Belfair. A crooked smile crossed my face as I recalled the horror on my friends’ faces when I explained that I wasn’t taking my car with me to the Cottage. The smile quickly faded as I invariably thought of why I no longer had any interest in driving. There were nights that I still woke abruptly, the sounds of screeching metal and crunching glass echoing from the depths of my nightmare.

      Shaking my head, I turned back to the ticket booth attendant, and realized with some irritation that he still hadn’t printed my bus pass. Just as I was about to tap the window to get his attention, some high school kids, voices loud and boisterous, passed behind me. I couldn’t stop the brief stab of envy for their oblivious laughter and light-hearted antics. Once again, my thoughts drifted to the past, and a sigh escaped before I could rein it in.

      The clang of a cash drawer drew my attention back to the ticket counter. When I turned around, the man had gone back to reading his book, but my ticket was on the counter.

      Thanks, I mumbled, irritation coloring my voice, but the man didn’t respond and never looked up from his novel.

      I grabbed the telescoping handle of my suitcase and made my way over to the Park-N-Ride bus shelter. As I approached, a woman near my age smiled brightly and waved at me. I couldn’t remember if I had seen her before, but her smile was so enthusiastic, I couldn’t help but return her greeting.

      She hopped up off the bench and came walking briskly toward me. Just as she got to me, I stopped, unsure if she meant to actually hug me. I flinched involuntarily as she came another step closer, and then she walked right past me. Embarrassment flooded my cheeks, as I realized the friendly woman was actually greeting someone behind me. I laughed at myself and settled onto the bench to wait for the bus. My mind drifted back to the conversation I’d had with my best friend about my trip.

      I don’t get it Josie, Anne said. She flipped her hair back in a motion that I knew meant she was aggravated. Why are you going there?

      What’s not to get? I asked, flippantly. I just haven’t really felt like myself for a while, and I need to get away. The Cottage will be perfect.

      "But you haven’t been back there in years. How do you know it will

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