“I’m here, Mother.” She held her eyes closed, trying to recall the dream. She lay huddled and wearied in her small bed, and accepted waking with grim resignation. Jennifer reached for them, tried to hold them to her, but the voice was too strong, instinct was more powerful than desire. Sleep was rushing away from her, carrying with it the dream. Dead.Īs a balloon bursts when punctured, so Jennifer’s spirits burst, the exhilaration that had filled her spilled from her in one horrible rush. She pirouetted through the living room, bursting through the kitchen and out into the moonlight that flooded the backyard. Then, dropping it all at once, she turned full around and half-ran, half-danced from the room. She stood as though transfixed, the awesome warmth of the pillow clutched to her breast. Jennifer’s eyes filled with tears, her mouth worked wordlessly. Yes, she was dead, there could be no doubt of it. Slowly, with infinite caution, she removed the pillow that she had held so tightly against her mother’s face and stared wide-eyed at the figure sprawled ungraciously over the bed. Panting with the exertion of what she had done, Jennifer Rand felt a perverse excitement. I am deeply indebted to my friend, Heather, for all the help she has given me in getting these early works of mine reissued.Īnd I am grateful as well to Rob Reginald, for all his assistance and support. Originally published under the pen name, Lynn Benedict The Wolves of Craywood: A Novel of Terror The Wine of the Heart: A Novel of Romance The WATERCRESS File: That Man from C.A.M.P. The Sword and the Rose: An Historical Novel Stranger at the Door: A Novel of Suspense Spine Intact, Some Creases: Remembrances of a Paperback Writer The Sins of Nightsong: An Historical Novel (Nightsong Saga #3) The Pot Thickens: Recipes from Writers and Editors (editor) Nightsong: An Historical Novel (Nightsong Saga #1) Life & Other Passing Moments: A Collection of Short Writings The Green Rolling Hills: Writings from West Virginia (editor) The Glass Painting: A Gothic Tale of Horror The Earth and All It Holds: An Historical Novel The Daughters of Nightsong: An Historical Novel (Nightsong Saga #2)ĭrag Thing or, The Strange Tale of Jackle and Hyde The Curse of Bloodstone: A Gothic Novel of Terror Charms, Spells, and Curses for the Millions
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