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    Devotion
    Devotion
    Devotion
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    Devotion

    By Barry Rachin

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    Ralph Tucker is dating a woman who favors Orvis, genuine hornback crocodile belts. The dainty accessories retails for just under six hundred dollars. If Ralph’s romance blossoms, he’s going to need a second job.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBarry Rachin
    Release dateMay 8, 2013
    ISBN9781301823383
    Devotion
    Author

    Barry Rachin

    About the AuthorBorn in Boston, Massachusetts, Barry Rachin spent several years stationed in Yokuska, Japan as a Navy medic caring for casualties during the Vietnam War. He has studied at the University of Jerusalem, lived on a kibbutz for a year and holds a degree in clinical counseling from Simmons College. A self-taught woodworker, he presently lives in Attleboro, Massachusetts with his wife and two daughters.

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      Devotion - Barry Rachin

      Devotion

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      Barry Rachin

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      Devotion

      Copyright © 2011 by Barry Rachin

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      This short story represents a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or locales is entirely coincidental.

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