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    Once Upon a Dream
    Once Upon a Dream
    Once Upon a Dream
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    Once Upon a Dream

    By Linda Swain

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    At sixteen Maggie O'Shea had a vision that remained with her all of her life. A vision that most called a fantasy. Fantasy or not - she held on to that dream and of the man she had seen in that vision for the remainder of her life. Was he real? Was it just a coincidence that she discovered a portrait that matched her vision? Finally she would discover the truth - but did she have the courage and the heart to follow her dream?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLinda Swain
    Release dateJun 5, 2011
    ISBN9781458123114
    Once Upon a Dream
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    Linda Swain

    Born in Toledo, Ohio, Linda has spent over the last twenty five years in Las Vegas, Nevada,along with her two cats and a new 'baby' named Buddy. A longtime writer, Linda has owned and moderated her own writers group as well as written both for others and scholastically.

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      Once Upon a Dream - Linda Swain

      Once Upon A Dream

      By

      Linda Swain

      Smashwords eBook Edition

      For my father, the greatest man I never knew.

      Once Upon A Dream

      By

      Linda Swain

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      Copyright © 2012 Linda Swain for Smashwords

      With the exception of quotes used in reviews, this book may not be reproduced or used in whole or in part by any means existing without written permission from author.

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      This book is a work of fiction and any resemblance to persons, living or dead, or places, events or locales is purely coincidental. The characters are productions of the author’s imagination and used fictitiously.

      Chapter One

      She sat in the same oak rocking chair where she had passed every summer afternoon. Season after season, year after year, and the old woman was as much a part of the neighborhood history as the large elm tree that shaded the street. There were some that wondered why the once beautiful woman had never married, never had a family of her own – but now, most bet that she would die in the same house in which she had been born.

      But Aunt Maggie, if you’re in one of those homes – who will come and see you?

      "We will, you dolt!"

      Maggie’s eyes may not have been the brilliant shade of green of her youth, but they were still sharp enough to notice the pointed elbow that Angel plunged into her twin sister’s ribs.

      Angel, Maggie chided softly. Christine was just worried that I would be alone, that’s all. No need to be so impolite – haven’t I taught you both how to behave as ladies?

      Looking at the young girls, all elbows and knees, they were caught in that awkward stage

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