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    Almost Amy: Ghost Hunters Mystery Parables
    Almost Amy: Ghost Hunters Mystery Parables
    Almost Amy: Ghost Hunters Mystery Parables
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    Almost Amy: Ghost Hunters Mystery Parables

    By S. H. Marpel

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    "Whoa, what's that smell?!?"

    I just gestured toward the mercenary "agents" who had kidnapped me. "They have some problems with their digestion."

    Bound and gagged, the agents in question had very miserable expressions. Sitting on the floor, tied together, the visible pools of filth beneath each agent were spreading wider.

    My three friends who came to "rescue" me were chuckling out loud at my handiwork.

    That wasn't intended to make the agents feel better.

    I explained further, "They weren't being nice or polite, so I took your advice and used my natural talents."

    But I hope those agents and their friends got the message this time and left me alone for good.

    After all, I could have set them on fire while I was at it – but I only wanted them to learn from their mistakes, not be hurt by them...

     

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    When I first sensed her coming up the road, I knew there was something different about her.

    Shifters like me can use our canine senses to hear and smell much further than we can make out by vision. And there are other "senses" that human forms can't utilize – and are hard to explain I human terms. So you're going to have to trust me – there was something very different about this girl.

    Something very right, very needed.

    She was Amish-dressed. Long black dress, plain and with long sleeves. She was wearing her long brunette hair down, no bonnet or covering. And the breeze was keeping her cool, making her long wavy hair seem to caress her back and shoulders. And barefoot. Like me.

    That same breeze was somehow turning around to bring me her scent. And it was more than just soap and human scent that came back. Again, it's hard to describe – but her scent brought her character to me.

    And I liked what I was smelling. Honesty. Open-ness. Care for all living things. A connection to the elements – and that was very strange for humans, who were normally so closed off. Arrogance, is how my human Joe used to describe them.

    She was a jewel in the rough. She was only using the breeze to keep her cool, when she could literally use it to fly from place to place. Or simply shift there.

    So this was another for Joe to train and mentor, was my understanding.

    That means Joe will be happy to see her. Like he was showing with all the others.

    And my tail wagged at that thought, my face "smiling".

    I was just sitting under that big oak tree by our home. Waiting. Comfortable. Letting moments flow into their next passage...

     

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLiving Sensical Press
    Release dateDec 10, 2021
    ISBN9798201967550
    Almost Amy: Ghost Hunters Mystery Parables
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      Book preview

      Almost Amy - S. H. Marpel

      Almost Amy

      by S. H. Marpel

      This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.

      ALMOST AMY

      First edition. December 10, 2021.

      Copyright © 2021 S. H. Marpel.

      ISBN: 979-8201967550

      Written by S. H. Marpel.

      Table of Contents

      Title Page

      Copyright Page

      Dedication

      Almost Amy (Ghost Hunters Mystery Parables)

      I

      II

      III

      IV

      V

      VI

      VII

      VIII

      IX

      Book Universes Notes

      Did You Find the Strange Secret in This Story?

      Related Books You May Like

      Don't Miss Out!

      Did You Like This Book?

      Further Reading: Ghost Hunters Anthology 01

      Also By S. H. Marpel

      About the Publisher

      To all our many devoted and loyal fans: 

      We write and publish these stories only for you.

      (Be sure to get your bonuses at the end of the book...)

      - - - -

      From the editor: This book is part of a continuing series, and has subtle references to earlier material. Book Universes Notes have been included in the back just to help you with  a character list, referenced books, and point out some easter eggs...

      WHOA, WHAT'S THAT SMELL?!?

      I just gestured toward the mercenary agents who had kidnapped me. They have some problems with their digestion.

      Bound and gagged, the agents in question had very miserable expressions. Sitting on the floor, tied together, the visible pools of filth beneath each agent were spreading wider.

      My three friends who came to rescue me were chuckling out loud at my handiwork.

      That wasn't intended to make the agents feel better.

      I explained further, They weren't being nice or polite, so I took your advice and used my natural talents.

      But I hope those agents and their friends got the message this time and left me alone for good.

      After all, I could have set them on fire while I was at it – but I only wanted them to learn from their mistakes, not be hurt by them...

      I

      MY FEET STOPPED AND turned me up that graveled driveway.

      And graveled meant some time ago, so it was now two thin strips up the slight rise toward a small, single-story house, with a worn red barn off to the side – in back.

      My feet didn't want to be argued with. So I followed them up the rise and they only let up when I saw the cute collie-mix under that massive oak in their yard.

      He was looking at me with his eyes in a way that meant he wanted to be friends. His tail would wag, then stop, then start – I don't know what that meant, but it was his eyes that finally got me to crouch down where I could let him smell my hand, and then scratch him just behind his ear. That's when his eyes closed and I knew I'd found a spot that needed it.

      When I did quit, he licked that hand a few times.

      But looking into my eyes got his tail started again.

      "You know, you've got eyes like a human.

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