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    Maddie's Garden
    Maddie's Garden
    Maddie's Garden
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    Maddie's Garden

    By Carole McKee

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    Maddie is single but wants a family more than anything. When she discovers the four year old twins hiding in her yard, her heart swells and opens up to them. She befriends the children and their single father, and she is more than happy to accomodate when he needs help. She learns that he is engaged and the twins don’t like his fiancée and vice versa. Growing up in a loveless atmosphere of dysfunction, Maddie knows the pain of not being loved, so she lavishes affection on the children. It is only when she learns that Adam has set the date for his wedding does she realize the painful truth that she has fallen in love with the twins’ father. She is not the only one with a broken heart. Shayla and Shawn are crushed by the fact that they may not ever see Maddie again. Using their four-year-old logic, they resort to drastic measures; but a Christmas Eve wedding is planned in spite of their efforts.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCarole McKee
    Release dateJan 13, 2012
    ISBN9781465707901
    Maddie's Garden
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    Carole McKee

    I am originally from Pittsburgh, but I now reside in Florida, with my two cats. My first attempt at writing was when I wrote a tribute to my Black Lab after he passed away. That short story appeared in a veterinarian's magazine and now appears in a paperback collection of short stories, "Forever Families" edited by Shelagh Watkins. After earning a couple of college degrees, I started writing for fun, and as a hobby. I completed my first novel "Perfect" in 2007. I entered the book in a contest and it received an honorable mention. In addition to that, I received a lot of great feedback on that first attempt, so I decided to try another. That led to my second book "Choices" and then came "The Bushes are Red" and "The Full Nelson"--a trilogy that is turning into a series, because readers didn't want me to stop there. Another book, in that series ("Consequences") was released in April, 2013. In December, 2011, "Kisses from the Heart" was published--all new characters. "Maddie's Garden" (2011) is another new story with all fresh new characters. "Second Chances" came out in 2012, and "Going Home" came out later that same year. There are many more to come. I love writing and will continue to write every day. Please email me! I answer all emails as soon as I can. carolencats@yahoo.com.

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