Yellow Peonies
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In this sweet follow-up to Lucky Starflowers, Sam juggles his love for Theo with his passion for professional poker. The long journey from a far-away poker tournament lets him think up ways to fix his rookie florist mistake, which now became a major headache.
Even though Theo loves Sam's compromise of living in Pittsburgh yet following his poker playing passion, he still works hard to fix Sam's rookie error: Sam took an order for wedding flowers so rare, they might as well not exist.
Enjoy this heartwarming tale of love and clever thinking outside the box as Sam tries to clean up his own mess while showing Theo his love and desire for permanence.
SHORT STORY - a follow-up to Lucky Starflowers.
Olivette Devaux
A winner of numerous "Writers of the Future" Honorable Mentions and various genre awards, Olivette Devaux writes stories of all lengths and on a variety of topics. If you like urban fantasy, science fiction, crime fiction, and romance, you will find many a good read in her repertoire! Please pay careful attention to keywords, cover branding, and story summaries. All these will hint as to the genre, mood, and your emotional take-away. Olivette gave up her vagabond ways to settle in Pittsburgh, where she shares a home with her family and her numerous imaginary friends.
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Yellow Peonies - Olivette Devaux
YELLOW PEONIES
Lucky Starflowers 2
OLIVETTE DEVAUX
Yellow Peonies ©2016 Olivette Devaux
Mugen Press
Pittsburgh, PA 15209, USA
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This book is a work of fiction. All characters, places, and events are the products of the author’s imaginations and any resemblance to real persons, places, or events is purely coincidental.
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YELLOW PEONIES
OLIVETTE DEVAUX
July heat wrapped around Sam like a living thing as he gunned his red Porsche up Route 79, heading home to Pittsburgh. He kept the windows open, letting the strains of techno blared as wind buffeted his ears. Changing up the sensations between the silent, cooled air of closed windows and sensory overload of wind and music kept him alert behind the wheel. The pounding, hypnotic rhythm synchronized with the mile markers flashing by. He kept a lead foot on the gas as he powered through the curved uphills of the beautiful – yet humid – West Virginia landscape. Six hours down. And six more to go.
He couldn’t wait to see Theo again.
The sweet, snarky Theodore who had given him a temporary place to sleep in February, a shared bed in an attic apartment two floors above the Lucky Starflowers florist shop. His temporary home became permanent by mutual accord. He’d never thought he’d settle down, let