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    Jazmine
    Jazmine
    Jazmine
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    Jazmine

    By Verna Clay

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    Jazmine is a sweet, whimsical, romance novella.

    Jazmine has yearned for an assignment in the human realm since she was a wee one fairy. To that end, she attends Fairies-in-Training School in Flitter Town. Even after completing her classes and passing all of her tests, she has yet to be selected for assignment. Sadly, she accepts the fact that she'll be sent back to her clan, the Fragrant Flowers, to resume her duties as a jasmyster. Yes, she loves keeping her namesakes fragrant, but a human assignment has always been her dream. Unexpectedly, she is chosen by Boss-at-the-Top for a most important task.

    Ryan Lucas is grieving the loss of his wife and unable to connect emotionally with his eight year old son. Both their hearts have holes the size of the universe in them. During a short drive from his home in Bend, Oregon to his office in Sunriver, he almost crashes into a woman following deer across the highway. He can't believe anyone would be so reckless. He screeches to the side of the road and jumps out of his car to lecture her. Her beautiful eyes keep distracting him. They're not quite blue and not quite lavender.

    Young Jake Lucas just wants his dad to spend time with him. He desperately misses his mother because she's dead. And although his father is very much alive, he spends more time at his office than with Jake. Since his father ignores him, Jake turns his attention to his new neighbor. After he sees her spying on him, he decides to spy on her. Snagging his dad's binoculars and hiding in his tree house, he watches her through her dining room window. Maybe she's with the FBI or CIA? Actually she's pretty boring until he witnesses an impossible feat. Then he wonders if she's a witch, which makes him wonder if she's a good witch or a bad one.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherVerna Clay
    Release dateSep 15, 2014
    ISBN9781310063381
    Jazmine
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    Verna Clay

    "2020 Finalist - Readers' Favorite International Contest (Paranormal Romance) for SOMEWHERE by the Sea.""2014 Gold Medal Winner - Readers' Favorite International Contest (Historical Romance) for Abby: Mail Order Bride."My perfect day: coffee shop; laptop; latte; characters demanding their stories be told; a plot that comes together; and hours to live in an alternate reality.Seriously, I have always loved reading, and now I love writing. As a preteen, I devoured Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys Mysteries. When I reached my teen years, the romance genre became my favorite and that has never changed. After years of procrastinating, I tried my hand at writing and I've been doing so with a passion ever since. I have written over thirty romance novels and novellas in the genres of contemporary, contemporary western, historical western, fantasy, and paranormal. Because I hate saying goodbye to characters who have lived with me for months, I usually create a series so they can be revisited from book to book. I have also written a Young Adult novella titled "Fragile Hearts" using the pen name of Colleen Clay.

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      Jazmine - Verna Clay

      Jazmine

      Sweet Whimsical Romance Novella

      Verna Clay

      Jazmine

      Copyright © 2011 by Verna Clay

      Copyright © 2014 by Verna Clay (2nd edition)

      All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever.

      For information contact:

      VernaClay@VernaClay.com

      Website: www.VernaClay.com

      Published by:

      M.O.I. Publishing

      Mirrors of Imagination

      Cover Design: Verna Clay

      Picture: artshock at CanStock

      This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      Preface

      Jazmine is a story I wrote several years ago that has become part of my backlist. I simply adore the little fairy that yearns for an assignment in the human realm. To that end, she attends Fairies-in-Training School in Flitter Town. After three classes, she has yet to be selected for assignment. Sadly, she accepts the fact that she'll be returning to her clan, the Fragrant Flowers, to resume her duties as a jasmyster. Yes, she loves keeping her namesakes fragrant, but a human assignment has always been her dream. Unexpectedly, she is chosen by Boss-at-the-Top for a most important task.

      Ryan Lucas is grieving the loss of his wife and unable to connect emotionally with his eight year old son. Both their hearts have holes the size of the universe in them.

      During a short drive from his home in Bend, Oregon to his office in Sunriver, he almost crashes into a woman following deer across the highway. He can't believe anyone would be so reckless. He screeches to the side of the road and jumps out of his car to lecture her. Her beautiful eyes keep distracting him. They're not quite blue and not quite lavender.

      Young Jake Lucas just wants his dad to spend time with him. He desperately misses his mother because she's dead. And although his father is very much alive, he spends more time at his office than with Jake. Since his dad ignores him, Jake turns his attention to his new neighbor. After he sees her spying on him, he decides to spy on her. Snagging his dad's binoculars and hiding in his tree house, he watches her through her dining room window. Maybe she's with the FBI or CIA? Actually she's pretty boring until he witnesses an impossible feat. Then he wonders if she's a witch, which makes him wonder if she's a good witch or a bad one.

      Jazmine has been revised and reedited. She has also received an amazing book cover. I hope you enjoy the endearing misadventures of this fairy in human form as she tries her best to complete her assignment to reunite father and son.

      Verna Clay

      Table of Contents

      Preface

      One

      Two

      Three

      Four

      Five

      Six

      Seven

      Eight

      Nine

      Ten

      Eleven

      Twelve

      Thirteen

      Fourteen

      Excerpt: Christmas Kisses

      (Romance on the Ranch Book 5)

      Novels and Novellas by Verna Clay

      One

      Here…here…listen up, fairies-in-training, I have your human assignments from Boss-at-the-Top.

      At the mention of Boss-at-the-Top's name by Teacher-fairy, the fairies-in-training gasped and rushed to their appointed toadstools—their hard work was about to be rewarded. Ten specially chosen fairies-in-training would receive human assignments. For some, like Jazmine, this was a last chance to visit the human realm. So far, Jazmine was the only fairy from her clan who had succeeded in making it to Fairies-in-Training School in Flitter Town. Even so, making it this far did not guarantee a human assignment. Although Jazmine had completed three trainings, the maximum number allowed, she had yet to be chosen by Boss-at-the-Top for a real assignment. If she wasn't chosen this time, she would return to her clan, the Fragrant Flowers, and continue her work to ensure that her namesakes maintained their sweet fragrance. It wasn't that Jazmine didn't love her job as a jasmyster; it was just that, in her heart-of-hearts, she had always longed to experience the mysterious world of humans.

      Teacher-fairy opened a rose petal and cleared his throat. Hmm…hmm....

      Jazmine crossed her fingers and held her breath.

      He called loudly, The first assignment goes to…goes to…Honey Dew!

      A squeal erupted from Honey Dew and she jumped off her toadstool to run and stand before Teacher-fairy.

      Teacher-fairy squinted at the rose petal again, and said, Your assignment is in—goodness, goodness—it's in New York City.

      Honey Dew let out another squeal because New York City was coveted by all fairies hoping for assignment among humans. Previous fairies who had trans-located to that city had returned with amazing tales of its grandeur, and swore they would always treasure their time spent in the Big Apple.

      Honey Dew's face lit with excitement when she was given the details of her assignment by Teacher-fairy.

      You will become a hotel maid at the Waldorf Astoria and befriend a young, single mother working in the laundry room. She is lonely and impoverished. It is up to you to make sure she meets the nephew of the hotel manager. His uncle is training him to assume the running of the hotel. The young man is also lonely. Boss-at-the-Top believes these two will be very happy together. Can you be ready to leave at first-ray-of-sun tomorrow?

      Oh yes, Teacher-fairy, I'll be ready.

      Good…good. Meet me at the raspberry boundary of Flitter Town. He scanned his pupils. In fact, anyone who receives an assignment must meet me there at first-ray-of-sun. Understood?

      Yes, Teacher-fairy, the class replied in unison.

      Good…Good. Teacher-fairy perused another rose petal and called another name. "Pink Petunia,

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