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A few jiggles and a turn, and he had the back door unlocked. It opened to reveal an immaculate kitchen with bright yellow walls and shiny chrome fixtures. The only sign of messiness was a pyramid of frozen dinner cartons stuffed in the trash can.
"Looks like this guy is not much of a cook," Bill murmured. To his right a standard dining room, complete with a table, oak china closet, and server. But an ugly clear plastic tablecloth draped the table. Papers and junk of all sorts comprised several sizable piles on top. Bill shifted the stacks around to see more, but it | |  | | Faithful Belle Simpson’s husband left her with barely a word of explanation. Determined to get him back, she enters the mysterious world of gang violence and grand larceny, following the trail to his heart. George McDougle, a private investigator, keeps her in his sights on the pretense of helping her, but is he really? A beautiful waitress, street thugs, and a gold bracelet all come together to spin this colorful story of love.
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From Chapter 6:
George parked as far away from the South Side loading dock as possible while
still affording himself a view. Shutting off the car lights, he hoped no
one had noticed him. Grabbing binoculars from the seat beside him, he scanned
the area. Not a soul in sight!
Glittering lights reflected off the tranquil river, as the Pittsburgh city
skyline loomed, majestic and powerful on the other side of the Monongahela.
The | |  | | Tea and Chocolates On a busy neighborhood street in Pittsburgh in the early part of the twentieth century, two separate dramas play out in houses across from one another. Emily, rich by birth, is a spiritual, kind-hearted woman while Gracie has always known poverty and bitterness. Life presents opportunities for each to act out her basic nature, and in the process, the two lock horns on more than one occasion. Emily secretly opens a home for women while Gracie follows a dark path in search of success. Lies and secrets destroy any chance of an open friendship between the two. Later, fortunes turn, revealing one secret to be the biggest of all.
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font face="Arial" size="2">On a busy neighborhood street in Pittsburgh
in the early part of the twentieth century, two separate dramas play out
in houses across from one another. Emily, rich by birth, is a spiritual,
kind-hearted woman while Gracie has always known poverty and bitterness.
Life presents opportunities for each to act out her basic nature, and in
the process, the two lock horns on more than one occasion. Emily secretly
opens a hom |
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