I Remember (Remembrance Series) (47 page)
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Authors: Cynthia P. O'Neill
For the first time in weeks, I started to feel relaxed and comfortable with life. I was alive, in love and planning a wedding to my destined soul mate.
The doorbell rang and a delivery truck pulled away.
“So who’s the package for?” I asked.
“It has our names on it, in care of your mother. Let’s open it.” Gregory suggested.
He brought it over to where I was sitting and placed it gently between our two laps. I quickly honed in on the return address. It was from Ray.
“Look at the return label, Gregory,” I whispered. His eyes widened as he read it.
I was glad that our parents were in the family room still talking about the wedding.
We began to open it and discovered the next piece of our puzzle. Gently wrapped was a gentleman’s Revolutionary War, three-cornered, hat and a lady’s intricately detailed lace neckerchief.
I was a bit perplexed since I had only had one brief vision of this era. Then I noticed the note:
Gregory was intrigued by the hat, as was I, with the neckerchief. We both had a deep fascination for history. He picked it up to examine more closely at the same time as I reached to touch the ornate lace.
As soon as my hand touched the delicate fabric, I was transfixed on a vision where I was wearing a fancy light blue, Sack Back Gown and matching petticoat.
I was talking with a dashing young gentleman. As soon as he turned, I recognized him as Gregory, wearing the hat he just received, and his hair tied back in a leather thong.
The neckerchief dropped from my hands as Gregory dropped his hat into the box. We both looked into each other’s eyes. “Hannah?”
“Aaron?”
In unison we said, “I Remember!”
It would only be a matter of time before the next chapter of our journey, ensued…
To my wonderful husband, son and mother: You have encouraged me every step of the way, telling me to never give up on my dream to write. I couldn’t have done this without you.
To the memory of my father, who taught me to go after anything I put my mind too. I miss you dearly, but will forever hold you close in my heart.
To my mother and father in-law: The support you have given; means everything to me.
To Stacy, (It Started with A Book Blog), my beta reader, book blogger, and good friend. Your belief in my writing means more than you will ever know. I am so glad our paths crossed!
To my mommy friends: If not for the conversation with you on writing, I might have never taken the leap to do this book.
To Tawdra, Mandie, Jessi, Julie, Raine, Kimberly, Kelly, Melissa, Christine, Stephanie, Danielle and Audrey: Your words of wisdom and guidance helped me find my way along the path of writing.
To Carol: Your encouragement kept me moving forward.
To all my Facebook and Twitter followers, who have wished me well during the whole process of writing.
And above all, Special thanks to God for guiding me in life and giving me the opportunity to put my thoughts and words onto paper.
Cynthia P. O’Neill grew up in Clewiston, Florida and moved to Central Florida to attend college. There, she married her friend, love, and soul mate and still resides there with their amazing son, and a feisty, four-legged little boy.
In her books, Cynthia draws on her background in healthcare and business, along with her husband’s engineering knowledge.
Several years after she got married, she started dreaming about the characters in
I Remember
. It took eight years before she decided that it needed to be told. With the encouragement of family and friends, she decided to bring Jordan and Gregory to life in a series of Young Adult, Paranormal Romances with a Historical bent.
I Remember
is the first in a series.
For more information about Cynthia and her books, visit:
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