Was Jenny Possessed wondered Doug?!!

FROM LOOSIANA~LAND OF PASSION :

As soon as they were in their bedroom Doug said,

            “Your French has really come to the fore!  I’m jealous knowing you have at least three languages which seem to come to your tongue as quickly as they are needed….but glad too…you are truly a treasure.” He embraced her and planted a warm kiss on her lips.

            « Vous êtes telle une romantique….vous sais j'aime que vous! » [1] Jenny told Doug soon after the kiss was over.

            Doug stood back several feet from his wife and perused her carefully…..trying to decide whether it was still Jenny or someone else who had taken over her body once they entered the plantation. 

            “Ok, Jen…..now you’re scaring me.  First of all, I know enough French to know that you are addressing me as though we are only cursory friends…..you used vous, not tu, which is the familiar term.  Also, you have absolutely no English or American accent when you speak French the last couple days.  Tell me what’s going on?” Doug had a serious and raised voice to his questions.

      Jenny washed her hands and coming back into the boudoir she sat facing their balcony and Doug who leaned against the French Doors.  She then admitted,

Jenny's Bride Ghost

            “I too felt so strange after coming into the plantation just now.  It was as though I was in a dream or on heavy drugs.  Also, the French comes to me so easily and I understand what I’ve said unless I stop and reflect on it…..then I can’t recall without running the words through my mind again…..I’m beginning to think there is someone who is either having fun with me or just wants you enough to take me over to accomplish that.  What can I do?” Jenny pleaded.

            Doug thought a minute and then said,

            “Let’s ask Marie if there is a ghost known to exist here or not and maybe that will at least tell us who it might be if she is using you.  If we need to move we will do that too, even though we’re having a great time here….I don’t want you to be the plaything of a ghost. And even though it sounds exciting to have two women at once……I have no need for that when I already have that in you before we came here!” Doug admitted.

            Jenny laughed out loud at that admission.     

[1] You are such a romantic…you know I love that about you!

Chapter Three...New OP(portunity)

Since Doug hadn’t yet read Jenny into the OP he decided to do so while they drove to Memphis, knowing he’d have plenty of time and that much of the land along the route was pretty redundant.

            As soon as the couple was on the main highway to St. Louis which was the first leg of their trip, Doug began explaining what he knew of their impending job.

            “So, the reason we’re needed in New Orleans is because Jim’s been directed to find whether or not the Saints are in violation of the NFL rules concerning paying the players to injure on purpose the opposing quarterbacks or running backs.” Doug briefly explained to Jenny.

            “Isn’t that what they are supposed to do and don’t they already get paid more than they should?” She asked confused.

            “Yes, but rumors say they are to “injure to death” if necessary and the pay was to come on top of what they already are under contract to be paid and anymore is in clear violation to the NFL rules.  Anyway, it’s the NFL I will technically be working for, though Jim is hiring me sort of as a sub-contractor under him, since he’s their main Security/Investigator.  You know he was with the FBI until he retired five years ago when they offered him enough to take him away from Uncle Sam.  Because I’m clean cut, love football, appear to be a jock and also know the FBI terminology which Jim still holds important, it seemed to him I might be persuaded to come on board undercover.” Doug further explained.

            “How will he introduce you?” Jenny asked.

            “I’m supposed to be a recruiter in from the field for the holiday season.  You are who you are…..a gorgeous new wife who also enjoys her husband’s field and will be there to mix with the wives and try to find what you can from their conversations, just in case they have learned of these bonuses being offered.” Doug continued.

            “I would imagine that at least a few of the wives would be opposed to such brutality…..but nowadays it’s sometimes hard to find sympathy for other humans in the most endearing looking women.  Of course I’ll do what I can.  At least I have the advantage of getting from folks what they don’t intend telling….reporting for so many years has honed that talent for me.” Jenny told the truth.

            “I know you’ll do fantastic darlin’.  Are you ready to stop here near St. Louis?  I could use a tea or something just to get out the kinks.” Doug offered.They had stopped in Chesterfield and then had to maneuver from I-70 to I-55.  The GPS said they had 291 miles to reach their goal in Memphis at the Peabody Hotel, even with their planned stop at Jenny’s brother’s home first.

Kansas Plains Blogpost focusing on ANNE....

MONDAY, JULY 9, 2012

“SERENIA’S KANZAS” UNFOLDING

Serenia’s story, first told in Serenia’s Kanzas, unfolds with the publication of Anne, by author Kathleen Boston McCune. (Remember, during the tumultuous time of the Civil War, Serenia’s family left Missouri to move to the new territory of Kansas?)

ANNE is the first child to live after Serenia loses three (including a set of twins) after homesteading on Thompson Creek, Ellsworth, Kansas. Anne is predictably spoiled until the next child is born….three years later, but is quick witted, red haired (like her Pa, Perry Campbell) and follows her Pa around their land, learning how to distill whiskey, read maps, tend cattle and sow crops before her Ma takes her in hand when her older sister Huldah marries a Doctor and leaves the family’s chores totally on Serenia. This story includes Anne’s discovery of emotion for a handsome cowboy named Lon Boston who works the largest horse ranch in the area. Her Uncle tries to woo him to their cattle/horse ranch and Anne sets her sites on Lon for her future as well. This story begins in 1872 and ends during the depression of the 1890s. It is available in hardback and Kindle with the hardback version in nearly every store and online at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and most bookstores with online availability. The book’s cover is an actual photograph of Anne when she graduated college.

Anne has been recently published. Read more at http://kathleenbostonmccune.blogspot.com.

ANNE now avail in Hardback or Kindle

ANNE, the sequel to SERENIA'S KANZAS is now available in both Hardback and Kindle on Amazon. The true pioneer story of the Campbells and Johnsons who left a lucrative and thriving business in Southern Missouri to flee for their lives, homesteading in Kansas midst the still savage Indians and weather that would test the hardiest of souls.  Their determination to make a go of the freedoms found only in America where land could be had if one could improve it and stay on it at least five year,s proved to be almost more than humans could endure.  However, the Campbells and Johnsons had also come for religious freedom and their indomitable faith is what keeps them stalwart and successful in their goals.  ANNE, the first of Serena's children to live more than a month after their move to Thompson Creek in Ellsworth, is spoiled but strong and smart and a worthy Heroine for this family or any other.  Her love for Lon Boston is steadfast and true and brings his handsome but shy self eventually to admit his love for her.  Both books are available in Kindle Version for your summer reading convenience.

Jenny and Doug face fear and attraction in Mexico..

Jenny and Doug find themselves thrown together on an exciting though dangerous job in Mexico.  The heat of their feelings for one another is only exceeded by the actual temperatures on the beaches near Valle Hermoso and the firing bullets of the drug cartel members.

Excerpt from the book: 

"As Jenny downed the last of her coffee she heard a scuffle coming from the library above where she sat in the Atrium.  She looked up to see a man in a Federal Police uniform cuffing a young peasant boy who was cursing frantically in Spanish and explaining his family would be killed if he couldn’t complete his mission.

            Doug and Ricardo had both run at top speed up the stairs and were at the scene within seconds.  Ricardo was obviously also an agent for the AFI because he began questioning the young man in Spanish with great authority.  The little maid who could have doubled for Demi Lovato for looks was dressed in a tiny maids costume with her long, long black hair pulled up to a pony tail and wore more makeup than any real maid.  However, this young man was not thinking about that detail when he ventured to reach for the book with the note he was told to take to his contact for the Coast Cartel.  He saw what looked like an innocent, but very sexy maid and figured she was just a maid who would not know he was not a part of the household. 

            Roberto Garcias was no more than a goat for the Coast Cartel.  He was threatened that his family would be murdered if he did not carry the book in the library of his boss to a contact he would find in nearby Valle Hermoso. " 

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PublishAmerica Presents With Arms Wide Open by Kathleen Boston McCune

Frederick, MD November 8, 2011 -- PublishAmerica is proud to present With Arms Wide Open: About Kathleen Boston McCune by Overland Park, Kansas author Kathleen Boston McCune.

“From the hot and arid wheat fields of Salina to the deserts of Arizona and the bayous of Baton Rouge, I spent my life to date exploring the challenges ever present in our America,” McCune said. “The eldest of six children, I accepted responsibilities early, relishing the results of a job well done.  Learning too of the rich strains in our heritage inspired me to heights which might otherwise have felt too high to reach.

“Beginning my career as Deputy Treasurer for the State of Kansas was a political apex which encouraged me to continue in the field of budgets, investments and computerization at a time in America when these areas of management were and still are the integral part of whether we as a Leader in the World will continue in that coveted role or not.

“Perhaps in the reading and enjoyment of my life, those who are also pivotal in these roles or could be, might too take away the compulsion to keep the United States as the Leading Nation our forefathers and foremothers oftentimes gave their lives to achieve, if not for them, for us and our children and grandchildren……a Nation which not only is formed with the religions and nationalities of all Nations, but one which educates her children to the utmost of knowledge already history and the scientific possibilities of what may be learned in the future.”

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Serenia's Kanzas

Enjoyed signing my books at meeting with fellow students from High School and College recently in Topeka, Kansas.  I was overwhelmed by the lauds given me for having published my book of Kansas and AT FIRST GLANCE on Kindle.  Proud to be a part of such a warm hearted caring group of Kansans who are beautiful people in their own right.

I can now autograph your ebooks using Kindlegraph!!!!!