Thompson Sisters Anthology E-Book

Charles Sheehan-Miles

• Herausgeber: Cincinnatus Press
• Kategorie: Gesellschafts- und Liebesromane
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2017

Beschreibung

The tragic and heartwarming saga of the Thompson Sisters has endeared readers worldwide, with more than a quarter million copies sold in six languages.For the first time, the entire saga -- six full length novels plus two bonus novellas -- are under one cover.Adelina Thompson, the hated matriarch and diplomatic wife who has her own tragic secrets.Meet Julia Thompson and Crank Wilson -- the star crossed couple who meet at a anti-war protest in Washington, DC. Alexandra Thompson and Dylan Paris -- can Alex restore love and help heal her war-wounded love?Carrie Thompson and Ray Sherman -- a senseless accident reveals dangerous secrets no one ever expected. The Rachel's Peril trilogy: will Andrea Thompson's secrets destroy her entire family?The Thompson SistersA Song for JuliaJust Remember to BreathThe Last HourRachel's PerilGirl of LiesGirl of RageGirl of VengeanceBonus novellas:Falling StarsA View From Forever 

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Table of Contents

Books by Charles Sheehan-Miles

A Song for Julia

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

CHAPTER EIGHT

CHAPTER NINE

CHAPTER TEN

CHAPTER ELEVEN

CHAPTER TWELVE

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

CHAPTER NINETEEN

CHAPTER TWENTY

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

Thank you

Playlist

Copyright

Just Remember to Breathe

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

CHAPTER EIGHT

CHAPTER NINE

CHAPTER TEN

CHAPTER ELEVEN

CHAPTER TWELVE

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Playlist for Just Remember to Breathe

The Last Hour

Dedication

White (Carrie)

Chapter Two: The First Hour

Are you the wife? (Carrie)

A dream? (Ray)

Chapter Three: The Second Hour

Nothing to play with (Carrie)

A thousand times worse (Ray)

Chapter Four: The Third Hour

Life is cheap (Ray)

Chapter Five: Nine Months Ago (First Date)

Are we doing okay? (Ray)

Snazzy (Carrie)

Chapter Six: Nine Months Ago (Shadows)

Shut up. Kiss me. (Ray)

Um… blueberry (Carrie)

Chapter Seven: The Fifth Hour

No respect at all (Ray)

Routine (Carrie)

Chapter Eight: The Sixth Hour

All that was left (Carrie)

It’s Doctor Babe to you (Ray)

Chapter Nine: Eighteen Months Ago (The Comet of Badakhshan)

Good one, man (Ray)

Comet (Ray)

I’m moving, damn it (Ray)

Chapter Ten: The Seventh Hour

She can have the belt (Carrie)

Army Wife (Ray)

Chapter Eleven: Eight Months Ago

Not everybody gets a second chance (Carrie)

Chapter Twelve: Eight Months Ago (New York)

Tell the Army I said hi! (Carrie)

Just a Guy from Southie (Ray)

Chapter Thirteen: Eight Months Ago (Parting)

Forever (Carrie)

Keep Him Safe (Carrie)

Chapter Fourteen: The Eighth Hour

Half-Cocked (Ray)

I’ll go to hell with him (Carrie)

Chapter Fifteen: The Ninth Hour

You can’t help Ray anyway (Carrie)

Chapter Sixteen: The Tenth Hour

Shut up. Yes I did (Ray)

I’m waiting for you (Carrie)

Leave my sister alone (Ray)

Chapter Seventeen: The Eleventh Hour

Not over yet (Carrie)

Sarah was gone (Ray)

Chapter Eighteen: Seven Months Ago

Little bits (Carrie)

Chapter Nineteen: Six Months Ago

Falling (Ray)

The Red Queen (Carrie)

Free to go (Ray)

Chapter Twenty: Six Months Ago (Two)

Don’t look back (Carrie)

Out of your system (Ray)

Chapter Twenty-One: Six Months Ago (Three)

My life is falling apart (Carrie)

Would it help if I got out and pushed? (Ray)

My Home (Carrie)

Chapter Twenty-Two: The Twelfth Hour

You need to know (Carrie)

Something to hope for (Ray)

You look like death (Carrie)

Chapter Twenty-Three: The Eighteenth Hour

Just ignore them (Carrie)

You’re awake (Ray)

I don’t see how (Carrie)

Chapter Twenty-Four: Four Months Ago

Including me (Ray)

No more questions (Carrie)

Well, did you? (Ray)

Chapter Twenty-Five: Four Months Ago (Two)

Come to Washington (Carrie)

How come your girl just throws pillows? (Ray)

I can make this whole thing go away (Carrie)

Chapter Twenty-Six: Three Months Ago

It’s a secret (Ray)

Why can’t I just wear shorts and a t-shirt? (Carrie)

Chapter Twenty-Seven: Three Months Ago (Two)

They’re coming (Ray)

It ain’t right (Carrie)

Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Twentieth Hour

Fading (Ray)

I don’t either (Carrie)

Let’s play army (Ray)

Almost toxic (Carrie)

Chapter Twenty-Nine: Four Days Ago

We ready? (Carrie)

Grounds for an appeal (Ray)

Chapter Thirty: Four Days Ago (Two)

Sherman went nuts (Carrie)

What about you, college boy? (Ray)

It’s … a letter (Carrie)

Chapter Thirty-One: The Twenty-Fourth Hour

Is this your real hand? (Ray)

What are they telling you? (Carrie)

What I had to do (Ray)

Chapter Thirty-Two: The Last Hour

You tell the truth (Carrie)

I wish (Ray)

Epilogue

The thing I’d been waiting for (Ray)

Author’s Note

Acknowledgements

Copyright

Girl of Lies

Dedication

Cast of Characters

Prologue

Part One

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Part Two

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Part Three

Chapter Twenty-One

Chapter Twenty-Two

Chapter Twenty-Three

Chapter Twenty-Four

Epilogue

Acknowledgements

Copyright

Girl of Rage

Dedication

Prologue

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty-One

Chapter Twenty-Two

Chapter Twenty-Three

Chapter Twenty-Four

Chapter Twenty-Five

Chapter Twenty-Six

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Epilogue

Author's Note

Copyright

Girl of Vengeance

Dedication

Cast of Characters

Prologue

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty-One

Chapter Twenty-Two

Chapter Twenty-Three

Chapter Twenty-Four

Chapter Twenty-Five

Chapter Twenty-Six

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Epilogue

Author's Note

Copyright

Falling Stars

Chapter One: She Hates Me

Your personal effects (Crank)

Botulism? (Crank)

Talk to me (Julia)

Chapter Two: Head on Collision

I can’t hear you (Julia)

Just a little (Crank)

Chapter Three: Life in the Fast Lane

Nothing like you (Julia)

You Wouldn’t Understand (Crank)

Chapter Four: Where the Wild Things Are

Little Bastard (Julia)

Chapter Five: Magic Carpet Ride

Don’t be snarky (Crank)

Big brother (Julia)

Falling Stars (Crank)

Chapter Six: Mon amie la rose

I’ll talk to him (Julia)

You can’t do that (Crank)

Chapter Seven: The Game of Love

Not the response I expected (Crank)

They’re both seventeen (Julia)

Chapter Eight: The Road I'm On

I could live here (Crank)

You can’t be too careful about radiators (Julia)

Playlist for Falling Stars

Author’s Note

Acknowledgements

Copyright

A View From Forever

Chapter One

No politics on the first date (Dylan)

What could go wrong? (Alex)

Chapter Two

Mom's gone off her meds (Alex)

With the dawn of redeeming grace (Dylan)

Chapter Three

Love is Fleeting (Alex)

Alex Thompson’s eyes (Dylan)

Chapter Four

Let me see your eyes (Dylan)

Wasn't Jewish Enough (Alex)

Chapter Five

Leave her alone (Dylan)

He’s not a bad boy (Alex)

Chapter Six

Peer Pressure!

And if so… if … I mean (Alex)

Chapter Seven

Why wasn’t I invited? (Dylan)

Sleepy? (Alex)

Chapter Eight

That was awkward (Dylan)

It already is (Alex)

Chapter Nine

Must not hate (Dylan)

I hate everyone (Alex)

Nothing but Drama (Dylan)

Chapter Ten

Then there’s Dylan (Alex)

Sorry, man (Dylan)

Chapter Eleven

In’shallah (Alex)

Different worlds (Dylan)

Are we getting serious? (Alex)

Chapter Twelve

Dear Mom (Dylan)

A guy? A girl? (Alex)

Chapter Thirteen

A view from forever (Dylan)

That song (Alex)

Chapter Fourteen

Goliath (Dylan)

Nickel Mines (Alex)

Chapter Fifteen

Stupid (Dylan)

It wasn't in Atlanta (Alex)

Except I don't (Dylan)

Chapter Sixteen

You look acceptable (Dylan)

Via Dolorosa (Alex)

You’ll find a way (Dylan)

Chapter Seventeen

Rachel Grace (Dylan)

You’re Crying (Alex)

What do you want to do? (Dylan)

Chapter Eighteen

Because I love you (Alex)

Forgotten ghost (Dylan)

It's her (Alex)

I Promise (Dylan)

Nickel Mines

(Crank and Julia Wilson, 2006)

Going Home

(Dylan Paris, December 2007)

Books by Charles Sheehan-Miles

The Thompson Sisters

A Song for Julia

Just Remember to Breathe

The Last Hour

The Thompson Sisters / Rachel's Peril

Girl of Lies

Girl of Rage

Girl of Vengeance

Thompson Sisters Novellas

Falling Stars: A Thompson Sisters

A View From Forever

Fiction

Nocturne (with Andrea Randall)

Republic: A Novel of America's Future

Insurgent: Book 2 of America's Future

Prayer at Rumayla: A Novel of the Gulf War

Nonfiction

Saving the World On $30 A Day: An Activists Guide to Starting, Organizing and Running a Non-Profit Organization

Become a Full-Time Author: Practical tips, skills and strategies to turn your writing hobby into a career (with Andrea Randall)

Table of Contents

A Song for Julia

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

CHAPTER EIGHT

CHAPTER NINE

CHAPTER TEN

CHAPTER ELEVEN

CHAPTER TWELVE

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

CHAPTER NINETEEN

CHAPTER TWENTY

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

Thank you

Playlist

Copyright

Just Remember to Breathe

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

CHAPTER EIGHT

CHAPTER NINE

CHAPTER TEN

CHAPTER ELEVEN

CHAPTER TWELVE

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Playlist for Just Remember to Breathe

The Last Hour

Dedication

White (Carrie)

Chapter Two: The First Hour

Are you the wife? (Carrie)

A dream? (Ray)

Chapter Three: The Second Hour

Nothing to play with (Carrie)

A thousand times worse (Ray)

Chapter Four: The Third Hour

Life is cheap (Ray)

Chapter Five: Nine Months Ago (First Date)

Are we doing okay? (Ray)

Snazzy (Carrie)

Chapter Six: Nine Months Ago (Shadows)

Shut up. Kiss me. (Ray)

Um… blueberry (Carrie)

Chapter Seven: The Fifth Hour

No respect at all (Ray)

Routine (Carrie)

Chapter Eight: The Sixth Hour

All that was left (Carrie)

It’s Doctor Babe to you (Ray)

Chapter Nine: Eighteen Months Ago (The Comet of Badakhshan)

Good one, man (Ray)

Comet (Ray)

I’m moving, damn it (Ray)

Chapter Ten: The Seventh Hour

She can have the belt (Carrie)

Army Wife (Ray)

Chapter Eleven: Eight Months Ago

Not everybody gets a second chance (Carrie)

Chapter Twelve: Eight Months Ago (New York)

Tell the Army I said hi! (Carrie)

Just a Guy from Southie (Ray)

Chapter Thirteen: Eight Months Ago (Parting)

Forever (Carrie)

Keep Him Safe (Carrie)

Chapter Fourteen: The Eighth Hour

Half-Cocked (Ray)

I’ll go to hell with him (Carrie)

Chapter Fifteen: The Ninth Hour

You can’t help Ray anyway (Carrie)

Chapter Sixteen: The Tenth Hour

Shut up. Yes I did (Ray)

I’m waiting for you (Carrie)

Leave my sister alone (Ray)

Chapter Seventeen: The Eleventh Hour

Not over yet (Carrie)

Sarah was gone (Ray)

Chapter Eighteen: Seven Months Ago

Little bits (Carrie)

Chapter Nineteen: Six Months Ago

Falling (Ray)

The Red Queen (Carrie)

Free to go (Ray)

Chapter Twenty: Six Months Ago (Two)

Don’t look back (Carrie)

Out of your system (Ray)

Chapter Twenty-One: Six Months Ago (Three)

My life is falling apart (Carrie)

Would it help if I got out and pushed? (Ray)

My Home (Carrie)

Chapter Twenty-Two: The Twelfth Hour

You need to know (Carrie)

Something to hope for (Ray)

You look like death (Carrie)

Chapter Twenty-Three: The Eighteenth Hour

Just ignore them (Carrie)

You’re awake (Ray)

I don’t see how (Carrie)

Chapter Twenty-Four: Four Months Ago

Including me (Ray)

No more questions (Carrie)

Well, did you? (Ray)

Chapter Twenty-Five: Four Months Ago (Two)

Come to Washington (Carrie)

How come your girl just throws pillows? (Ray)

I can make this whole thing go away (Carrie)

Chapter Twenty-Six: Three Months Ago

It’s a secret (Ray)

Why can’t I just wear shorts and a t-shirt? (Carrie)

Chapter Twenty-Seven: Three Months Ago (Two)

They’re coming (Ray)

It ain’t right (Carrie)

Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Twentieth Hour

Fading (Ray)

I don’t either (Carrie)

Let’s play army (Ray)

Almost toxic (Carrie)

Chapter Twenty-Nine: Four Days Ago

We ready? (Carrie)

Grounds for an appeal (Ray)

Chapter Thirty: Four Days Ago (Two)

Sherman went nuts (Carrie)

What about you, college boy? (Ray)

It’s … a letter (Carrie)

Chapter Thirty-One: The Twenty-Fourth Hour

Is this your real hand? (Ray)

What are they telling you? (Carrie)

What I had to do (Ray)

Chapter Thirty-Two: The Last Hour

You tell the truth (Carrie)

I wish (Ray)

Epilogue

The thing I’d been waiting for (Ray)

Author’s Note

Acknowledgements

Copyright

Charles Sheehan-Miles

Cincinnatus Press

South Hadley, Massachusetts

Acknowledgements

I want to take this opportunity to thank Sarah Hansen for creating such a beautiful cover for A Song for Julia, and my editor, Lori Sabin, for being so patient with me as we worked through all of the various problems in the manuscript.

Thank you also to the wonderful beta readers who helped out. Your suggestions, questions and feedback helped me shape this into a much stronger book. Jackie Trippier Holt, Jennifer Mirabelli, Stephenie Thomas, David Leibensperger, Darcie Sherrick, Wendy Wilken, Kerri Williams, Carol Davis Luce, Shaina Salisbury-Abbs, Rich Perez, Bryan James, Amy Burt, Elle Chardou: thank you all.

Veronica, Khalil and Amirah: thank you for giving me the space and time to focus on my writing. This has been a truly life changing year for me, and wouldn’t have been possible without the three of you.

CHAPTER ONE

Suburban Princess (Crank)

October 26, 2002

Maybe it’s just me. But I would have thought that a girl at the center of the biggest anti-war protest since the Vietnam War might not have had such a gigantic stick up her ass.

But no … there she was, her mouth moving, and I didn’t understand a word. To be fair, she was wicked hot, even if she did dress like a librarian; she wore a floral knee-length skirt that hugged her thighs and a pastel colored sweater with what looked like a thousand bangles and bracelets running up her right wrist. Her eyes were a striking pale blue, framed with dark brownish-blonde hair. She had this schoolgirl look about her that made me want to lick the back of her neck. It was the hostile stream of words out of her sexy little mouth that caused me to step back, both irritated and defensive.

“What was that?” I asked, hoping to get the torrent of words to just stop.

She took a deep breath and closed her eyes. I grinned.

“What I said was, you guys can’t set up here just yet. Mark Tashburn is about to go on … then there’s a fifteen-minute break. You guys can set up after that.”

I rolled my eyes. “And we go on at the end of the fifteen minutes?”

She smiled, her face relaxing a little. I don’t think she liked me that much. Her smile looked fake. Those ice cold eyes? Her smile never reached that far. I wondered what a genuine smile from her would look like.