...quamarine eyes and witty commentary made him a more attractive guest than most. His fame, eventually, had compelled him to open up his own firm at th... ...fying episodes. In the extreme, if unchecked with treatment, they could become paralyzing events, forcing people to remain in their houses for years... ... the attacks, his treatment was to totally immerse the patient into the anxiety producing event, causing - J.Cross/Stone 59 them to experience a... ...f it. His mind involuntarily drifted into the past, still feeling mystified at the tragic event and the miraculous outcome. But that was then, and t... ...’t thinking. Jose always assumes when I bring a lady that he must make it in to a special event. Unless, I tell him otherwise, we’ll have a trio wit... ... gentle, and the clouds were being painted in to an orange red as the sun dipped into the horizon. Susan removed the urn from the bag, and stood mot...

... book (excluding the Appendix) is a work of fiction. Names, characters and events are a product of the author’s imagination and any similarity to actu... ...hor’s imagination and any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, or events, is entirely coincidental and not intended by the author. The inform... ... she didn’t have to go to school anymore, paralyzed by sorrow and despair. Eventually the tears stopped, as they always did. The sound of laughter dri... ...the oceanic size of the water, and by the thousands of islands dotting the horizon. “Well, they don’t call it the thirty thousand islands for nothing!... ...re of all his patients, he was usually able to empty his mind of the day’s events as he headed home. He knew it was because of the daughter, Jana. Her... ..., and that she would be breaking some law of nature if she killed herself? Eventually she got out of bed and went down the hall to the lounge. She sat...

... read off the day’s business, the Pontiff’s mind drifted off into the strange event of the night before. After experiencing a visitation, worthy only... ...twenty-five years. Before anyone arrived, Alexander went over in his mind the events of the day before. After his meeting with Father Salvi, he ... ... then gave him a hardy handshake. Still bewildered by the astonishing turn of events, Walter was only able to crack a small smile. Alex then walked ... ...g the olive trees behind the house, Antonio called the Pope. He recounted the events of the night before with horrific detail. Pope Francis' respons... ...mis could mean only one thing: Gallucci had shared some, if not all, of the events of the night before. What Antonio had construed as somber was i... ... have never lost a son," Brand said sullenly, and stared off into the distant horizon where white, billowy clouds touched the blue ocean. "I have l... ... The talk of another Russian revolution was gathering like dark clouds on the horizon. The old KGB and the disgruntled military against the Russian ... ...as testing him. "Are you expecting a storm?" "There are always storms on the horizon. Especially in our business, eh, Michael." "Storms come, sto... ...ar soaking his shirt from the inside out. Suddenly, a volley of shots strafed horizontally across the room. Brand aimed at the flashes coming from th...