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    Cautionary Tales: romance
    Cautionary Tales: romance
    Cautionary Tales: romance
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    Cautionary Tales: romance

    By Felicity Jones

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    We're all subject to temptation, but sometimes guys and girls should know better.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRoryMacbeth
    Release dateNov 26, 2018
    ISBN9781386073147
    Cautionary Tales: romance
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    Felicity Jones

    Felicity Jones is a literary agent, artist, and avid golfer. 

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      History of a love affair. Literary romance. Law firm setting, in part. Recommended.

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    Cautionary Tales - Felicity Jones

    Cautionary Tales

    by Felicity Jones

    Copyright © MMXX by J. J. Brearton

    AvantLifeGuard Books

    All Rights Reserved

    Book One

    Breakfast At Giza

    Book Two

    Miami

    Book Three

    Evil Jackson

    Book Four

    Real Estate

    One

    BREAKFAST AT GIZA

    1

    Come along. Take a trip to places we’ve never been, Rinaldo said.

    That seems too general, Olivia objected. Could you be more specific?

    Breakfast at Giza, was all he said.

    She pondered this last remark. At first she thought it frivolous but, of course, it was not. She knew he had every intention of going to Egypt.

    Is Giza where the pyramids are? she said.

    Yes, the Sphinx too!

    Olivia pressed her fingertips against her forehead. She had a slight headache. She despised deserts. She had grown up in Tombstone, Arizona and had vowed long ago never to see such scenery again.

    But I thought we might go to Switzerland, she said.

    Switzerland? Why Switzerland?

    The Alps.

    The Alps?

    Yes, and it’s so close to so many other countries. The center of Europe.

    I have no interest in Europe. It is too old.

    Too old? What about the pyramids? Aren’t they old?

    No, Olivia, very young. The pyramids are very young. Very young and new.

    You always repeat yourself when you find out you’re wrong. Did you know that?

    Shut up, Olivia. We’re going to Giza. It’s settled.

    Like hell it’s settled. I will never go to Giza.

    With that, Olivia was set free.

    Olivia’s spirits picked up as soon as she drove downtown and bought some sandals.

    When she arrived back at her apartment, she found it empty. Rinaldo had taken all her furniture. She’d known he was a world traveler, but she’d never suspected he was a thief. For a moment her heart pined for him. She had discovered another facet of Rinaldo that she hadn’t explored. But he was gone. She decided not to give him another thought.

    Since the apartment was empty, she saw that it was in a perfect condition to be painted. In a few hours Olivia had arranged the paint cans, brushes, turpentine, old sheets and a small stepladder.

    As it was already eleven, she thought that she would start early the next morning. It was a Friday night. She stood in the middle of the room for a few minutes and tried to fight off the desire to go out. She didn’t like to go out alone, witness her recent companionship with Rinaldo, whom she went out with out of sheer boredom.

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