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    The Third of July: A Romantic Holiday Story
    The Third of July: A Romantic Holiday Story
    The Third of July: A Romantic Holiday Story
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    The Third of July: A Romantic Holiday Story

    By Rusty Fischer

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    Milo Regis is the newest assistant manager at Buccaneer Bob’s Raw Bar, so it’s his job to interview the nervous applicant who’s so clearly desperate for a job. But when it’s also clear that Elliot Avery just isn’t right for the open waitress job, Milo decides to create a job for her in this romantic holiday story.

    This 4,605-word short story is 24 pages long.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRusty Fischer
    Release dateApr 21, 2014
    The Third of July: A Romantic Holiday Story
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    Rusty Fischer

    Rusty Fischer is a full-time freelance writer, multi-published ghostwriter and the author of dozens of published books across a variety of genres, from nonfiction to fiction, including his popular A Living Dead Love Story series from Medallion Press. Visit him at www.rustyfischer.com to read more!

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      Book preview

      The Third of July - Rusty Fischer

      The Third of July:

      A Romantic Holiday Story

      By Rusty Fischer, author of A Town Called Snowflake

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      The Third of July

      Rusty Fischer

      Copyright 2014 by Rusty Fischer

      Smashwords Edition

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      This is a work of fiction. All of the names, characters, places and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or, if real, are used fictitiously.

      Cover credit: © Amanaimages – Fotolia.com

      * * * * *

      Author’s Note:

      The following is a FREE short story edited by the author himself. If you see any glaring mistakes, I apologize and hope you don’t take it out on my poor characters, who had nothing to do with their author’s bad grammar! Happy reading… and happy holidays!

      Enjoy!

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      The Third of July:

      A Romantic Holiday Story

      Why me? I ask, stretching out the collar of my new special edition Third of July Barnacle Bob’s Raw Bar T-shirt.

      Eva looks at me, pug nose crinkling and bright green eyes winking with delight.

      You’re a manager now, Milo, she reminds me, straightening her red, white and blue headband. It has glittery red stars that bounce on glittery blue springs whenever she nods or shakes her head. "Time to earn your

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