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The Reluctant Avenger
Code for Karma
Meet Kay Manning, a single mom who has struggled to raise two daughters with minimal help from her prosperous, yet borderline-deadbeat ex-husband, Dave.
When Cory, their older daughter, now a struggling single mother herself, is faced with an expensive, but necessary, surgery. Kay swallows her pride and contacts Dave to ask him to split the bill with her, 50-50. To Kay's unexpected surprise, Dave agrees.
But during the uncomfortable remainder of her conversation with Dave, Kay receives a disturbing text message from Cory. It's a picture of a brand new SUV purchased for Dave Jr. in honor of his homecoming from college. The photograph is a painful reminder of Dave's shortcomings as a father to Kay's girls. In an angry moment she seizes an unexpected opportunity to trick him into footing the entire bill.
Shocked yet thrilled by her daring behavior, Kay savors her easily-won revenge...that is until the growing pangs of her hurting conscience send her back to the phone for one more pivotal conversation with Dave.
When Cory, their older daughter, now a struggling single mother herself, is faced with an expensive, but necessary, surgery. Kay swallows her pride and contacts Dave to ask him to split the bill with her, 50-50. To Kay's unexpected surprise, Dave agrees.
But during the uncomfortable remainder of her conversation with Dave, Kay receives a disturbing text message from Cory. It's a picture of a brand new SUV purchased for Dave Jr. in honor of his homecoming from college. The photograph is a painful reminder of Dave's shortcomings as a father to Kay's girls. In an angry moment she seizes an unexpected opportunity to trick him into footing the entire bill.
Shocked yet thrilled by her daring behavior, Kay savors her easily-won revenge...that is until the growing pangs of her hurting conscience send her back to the phone for one more pivotal conversation with Dave.
24 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 9, 2013
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About the author
Delora Dennis
4 books9 followersBelieve it or not, Delora Dennis was born in a funeral home in Belen, New Mexico. Just like the family in the HBO series, Six Feet Under, her family lived in the funeral home established by her grandfather in 1936.
Delora launched her writing career in 1965, at the tender age of nine, with the production of her play (with a long-since forgotten title) by her elementary school's Home and School Association. Of course, the trajectory of said launch didn't exactly follow a straight path. Detours along the way included stints as a human resources manager, assistant funeral director,legislative analyst,speech writer, state fair exhibit manager, and independent video producer.
Delora returned to the path in 1993 and since then has been writing in one form or another - video scripts, website content, how-to books, product reviews, informative articles, blog posts, press releases, etc. Looking back now it's clear all of this was preparation for the type of writing she knew she had to try, but resisted like crazy.
"I've discovered writing fiction is like playing with a new toy. Once you've mastered the basics, the real fun comes from finding new ways to play with it. I'm having a ball."
Delora launched her writing career in 1965, at the tender age of nine, with the production of her play (with a long-since forgotten title) by her elementary school's Home and School Association. Of course, the trajectory of said launch didn't exactly follow a straight path. Detours along the way included stints as a human resources manager, assistant funeral director,legislative analyst,speech writer, state fair exhibit manager, and independent video producer.
Delora returned to the path in 1993 and since then has been writing in one form or another - video scripts, website content, how-to books, product reviews, informative articles, blog posts, press releases, etc. Looking back now it's clear all of this was preparation for the type of writing she knew she had to try, but resisted like crazy.
"I've discovered writing fiction is like playing with a new toy. Once you've mastered the basics, the real fun comes from finding new ways to play with it. I'm having a ball."
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