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    The Kidnapper
    The Kidnapper
    The Kidnapper
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    The Kidnapper

    By Marcia Carrington

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    Katie walks home from work to her apartment every day, and visits a small supermarket on the way home. On two occasions she encounters a duo of petty criminals outside the supermarket who eye her, and kidnap her one late afternoon. Will the valiant Katie's life come to an untimely end at the hands of her kidnappers, or will this be a meeting of the minds in a most unexpected way for her, and them?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMarcia Carrington
    Release dateJun 1, 2015
    ISBN9781311324306
    The Kidnapper
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    Marcia Carrington

    Marcia Carrington writes about the human condition, exploring what makes people tick, but in an upbeat and optimistic tone. She writes in a variety of genres, mainly romance but also, comedy, suspense, crime, paranormal, mystery, YA and NA. Her collection of thirty-four books vary in length from full-length works to novellas, novelettes to short stories. Marcia's latest books are short story romance THE FUNERAL, released in September 2019, and venturing again into science fiction/paranormal territory with DREAM STATE, a novelette released in December 2019. Apart from writing and reading, Marcia also has a great love for coffee. The morning coffee has always been a staple for Marcia, and something which she cannot do without. There is just something about the fresh aroma of coffee early in the morning, and anytime for that fact, which proves irresistible to her. Marcia can be contacted on Twitter, and you can also visit her on her Blog at http://marciasbooktalk.wordpress.com/ and on Pinterest.

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      The Kidnapper - Marcia Carrington

      The Kidnapper

      Marcia Carrington

      Published by Marcia Carrington at Smashwords

      Copyright 2015 Marcia Carrington

      https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/MarciaCarrington

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      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or deceased, is purely coincidental.

      Credit for the cover images, from top clockwise:

      (C) - Georgii Dolgykh: Dreamstime.com

      Chapter One

      That’ll be five dollars and fifty cents Miss, the lady at the counter said to Katie. Katie looked in her purse to find the money, and found a ten dollar note, which she handed to the woman.

      Thanks, the assistant said, as she clicked on the cash drawer, handing Katie the change, and her small bag of groceries. Katie smiled at the assistant, who did the same, and took her bag, exiting the shop. It had been a demanding day at work, and Katie savored the chance to pick up some things from the small grocery shop close to where she lived. They sold wonderful hot meals which Katie loved to pick up when she did not feel like cooking at home. Her resistance down, Katie opened the bag and relished the lasagna’s aroma, which was like a breath of fresh air to her. A sensation in her stomach alerted Katie that something was not right quite right. Katie had the feeling that someone was watching her, and quickly closed the bag, and looked up.

      Katie saw two young men staring at her, both wearing bandanas, sitting outside the shop. They were laughing and carrying on, and it seemed they were talking about her. Katie looked away from them, but the one man foisted his eyes upon her, and would not let her look the other way. His sparkling brown eyes beckoned her to come closer to them, but she had a strange impression settle in her stomach, and knew she should turn away now, and go home. Nervously, Katie gathered her items, and walked away from them, and into the night. Generally, Katie would immediately go straight home to her apartment after visiting the store, but today these young men had taken her time, and she knew next time that she would be more cautious.

      Every so often, Katie would look behind her to see if they had followed her, but, they were nowhere to be seen. She tried to be anywhere that was well-lit, and with people

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