Please welcome my dear friends and fellow eXtasy Books authors Taryn Jameson and Gabriella Bradley, and their newest short story UNFRUCTUOUS, which is on preorder at eXtasy Books now. It looks like it's going to be a great read, so get a copy now!
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Unfructuous
by Taryn Jameson & Gabriella Bradley
Genre: Sci-fi Romance, Holiday Short
How did Thanksgiving in their new home turn into the worst nightmare of her life?
Gilina had everything she could have ever wanted in life. A good job, a
husband, a new home. The only thing missing was the joy of a child.
Until Thanksgiving took a dreadful turn, leaving her shattered in ways
she had never dreamed possible.
The path to salvation is a treacherous one and sometimes the heart and soul must be fractured to
understand that true love is a precious gift. But will Gilina allow the
pain of her past destroy the hope for the future?
Gilina had everything she could have ever wanted in life. A good job, a
husband, a new home. The only thing missing was the joy of a child.
Until Thanksgiving took a dreadful turn, leaving her shattered in ways
she had never dreamed possible.
The path to salvation is a treacherous one and sometimes the heart and soul must be fractured to
understand that true love is a precious gift. But will Gilina allow the
pain of her past destroy the hope for the future?
Gilina could barely contain her excitement. For the first time in years, she felt as if her life was coming together. Love, marriage, and a baby carriage. She couldn’t wait to fill their new home with the laughter of children.
The housing unit she and Darren had originally rented had been much too
small for entertaining guests. This place was much larger and had come
fully furnished. It was perfect—not just for entertaining, but also for
the family they were desperately trying to start.
She frowned. They’d been married ten years now. Eight of those long years they had
been trying for a baby, but so far it hadn’t happened. In the first two
years of their marriage, they had been far too busy going to the academy
and studying. Then they had decided not to wait to have a baby,
especially since Darren’s mother had offered to babysit when Gilina
returned to work after her maternity leave.
Gilina poured herself a glass of red wine and leaned against the kitchen island. Five
more minutes and the turkey would be finished. The vegetables were
ready, the mashed garlic potatoes were done, all kept hot in the warming
oven. She had even made a delicious gravy from some of the turkey
drippings, and she’d made some stuffing. And for dessert, there were two
pumpkin pies made from scratch to go with French vanilla ice cream that
she had managed to find. All that was missing now were her guests and
her husband.
Seven p.m. and Darren still hadn’t come home. She
tapped her wrist and texted him but got no response. Neither had his
parents or their friends arrived, and not a call from any of them. Was
it a coincidence that they were all late?
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