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    Cherry Blossom Petals
    Cherry Blossom Petals
    Cherry Blossom Petals
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    Cherry Blossom Petals

    By Leah Cutter

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    Jackie needs to find out if Brandon is The One. But her stupid mother grounded her, and she cannot get to the park, cannot fall asleep with the first of the cherry blossom petals in her hair, cannot dream of her one true love. Two weeks' wait, right? What harm would there be sleeping with older petals instead of new ones? Jackie soon learns the power of the older petals, and the teeming magic just waiting to be called. "Cherry Blossom Petals" takes a new superstition and adds the kind of twist that only Leah Cutter could imagine!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLeah Cutter
    Release dateMar 21, 2019
    ISBN9781386288428
    Cherry Blossom Petals
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    Leah Cutter

    Leah Cutter--a Crawford Award Finalist--writes page-turning fiction in exotic locations, such as New Orleans, ancient China, the Oregon coast, ancient Japan, rual Kentucky, Seattle, Minneapolis, Budapest, etc.  Find more fiction by Leah Cutter at www.KnottedRoadPress.com. Follow her blog at www.LeahCutter.com.

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      Cherry Blossom Petals - Leah Cutter

      Cherry Blossom Petals

      Cherry Blossom Petals

      Leah R Cutter

      Contents

      Cherry Blossom Petals

      About the Author

      Also by Leah R Cutter

      About Knotted Road Press

      Cherry Blossom Petals

      What do you mean I can’t go to the park this afternoon? Jackie asked her mom, trying to keep her voice reasonable and not to show just how pissed she was. While Mom had that whole Buddha-like serenity thing going on, her mood could change directions faster than the spring wind, at least according to Dad.

      What part of ‘grounded for the next two weeks’ was unclear to you? Mom asked, her tone sweet and cheerful. She didn’t even bother to turn and face Jackie, instead, continued to meditatively rinse off the dishes in the sink and put them in the rack to dry.

      Jackie did not grind her teeth or roll her eyes. That would probably just get Mom to add another week. "But I need to go to the park this afternoon! The cherry blossoms have just started blooming."

      The cherry blossoms will still be there in two weeks, Mom declared, a crack starting to form in her peaceful exterior. She no longer had an easy smile on her face, and her tone was definitely much harder.

      Jackie knew she shouldn’t push anymore. Or it really would be three weeks before she got out of the house on her own again. Maybe four.

      Still…Jackie sighed expressively. But the first of the blossoms will be long gone by then, she complained.

      Mom blinked, obviously not expecting that reply. She wiped her hands dry on a dish towel before turning

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