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    Special Of The Week (Short Story)
    Special Of The Week (Short Story)
    Special Of The Week (Short Story)
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    Special Of The Week (Short Story)

    By Susanne Marie Knight

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    Science Fiction Short Story. 4,300 words.

    The new restaurant in town has delicious food. Eat at your own risk!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSusanne Marie Knight
    Release dateJul 28, 2015
    ISBN9781310754852
    Special Of The Week (Short Story)
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    Susanne Marie Knight

    Award-winning author and seven time EPPIE / EPIC eBook Award Finalist Susanne Marie Knight specializes in Romance Writing with a Twist! She is multi-published with books, short stories, and articles in such diverse genres as Regency, science fiction, mystery, paranormal, suspense, time-travel, fantasy, and contemporary romance. Originally from New York, Susanne lives in the Pacific Northwest, by way of Okinawa, Montana, Alabama, and Florida. Along with her husband and the spirit of her feisty Siamese cat, she enjoys the area's beautiful ponderosa pine trees and wide, open spaces--a perfect environment for writing. For more information about Susanne, visit her website at www.susanneknight.com.

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      Special Of The Week (Short Story) - Susanne Marie Knight

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      SPECIAL OF THE WEEK

      A science fiction short story by Susanne Marie Knight at Smashwords

      This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents 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.

      Copyright © 1990, 2006, 2015 by Susanne Marie Knight

      Cover Art copyright © 2015 by S. M. Knight and its licensors.

      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.

      Romance Writing with a Twist

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      SPECIAL OF THE WEEK

      Short Story by Susanne Marie Knight

      Walking down Main Street, I noticed a new sign on Larry’s old diner. DELICIOUS, it said. That was certainly a change from the generic name: DINER. Tastier, too. Did that mean new owners? Probably, for Larry didn’t have the money to spring for

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