The Consequential Heart

A Novella (Clean Romance, Murder Mystery, Suspense)
There was a time JoAnn felt Jim was attracted to her, before he met Lexie, but Lexie broke his heart and married someone else. Was there the least bit of chance, JoAnn pondered wistfully, that she might replace his lost love and capture and mend his broken heart? The way to his heart was clear. But he would first have to open its door and let her in.

Excerpt:
...Jim and Harold's law firm often represented the embezzled corporation in legal suits. JoAnn and both lawyers and their secretaries were called to the precinct to represent the firm after E.J. Stanton, the company's president, discovered and reported to the authorities a $100,000 dollar unexplained deficit, and accused Alliston, the bookkeeper, of embezzlement, but Jim felt Stanton's evidence against Alliston was dubious and decided to represent the accused Treasurer. No such money was found deposited into any account relating to Alliston's personal finances. The man swore he was innocent. But he was the most likely suspect since he handled all the company's finances. Jim hired a P.I. to investigate. Although the P.I. found no authentic proof that would stand up in court, he did lead Jim to form certain conclusions about who might have been the actual embezzler.

"And you remember who I mentioned in my notes," Jim whispered.

"Yes, I do." JoAnn answered. "But those suspicions were never made public."

"Nevertheless, my office was broken into and files searched. Nothing was discovered missing except the file I carried with me in my briefcase."

"Alliston's," JoAnn said, shakily."

Jim nodded.

"We are all in danger, aren't we?" JoAnn said.

"Yes we are," Jim said. "There's already been one murder committed relative to this case."....

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The Consequential Heart

A Novella (Clean Romance, Murder Mystery, Suspense)
There was a time JoAnn felt Jim was attracted to her, before he met Lexie, but Lexie broke his heart and married someone else. Was there the least bit of chance, JoAnn pondered wistfully, that she might replace his lost love and capture and mend his broken heart? The way to his heart was clear. But he would first have to open its door and let her in.

Excerpt:
...Jim and Harold's law firm often represented the embezzled corporation in legal suits. JoAnn and both lawyers and their secretaries were called to the precinct to represent the firm after E.J. Stanton, the company's president, discovered and reported to the authorities a $100,000 dollar unexplained deficit, and accused Alliston, the bookkeeper, of embezzlement, but Jim felt Stanton's evidence against Alliston was dubious and decided to represent the accused Treasurer. No such money was found deposited into any account relating to Alliston's personal finances. The man swore he was innocent. But he was the most likely suspect since he handled all the company's finances. Jim hired a P.I. to investigate. Although the P.I. found no authentic proof that would stand up in court, he did lead Jim to form certain conclusions about who might have been the actual embezzler.

"And you remember who I mentioned in my notes," Jim whispered.

"Yes, I do." JoAnn answered. "But those suspicions were never made public."

"Nevertheless, my office was broken into and files searched. Nothing was discovered missing except the file I carried with me in my briefcase."

"Alliston's," JoAnn said, shakily."

Jim nodded.

"We are all in danger, aren't we?" JoAnn said.

"Yes we are," Jim said. "There's already been one murder committed relative to this case."....

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The Consequential Heart

The Consequential Heart

by Paula Freda
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A Novella (Clean Romance, Murder Mystery, Suspense)
There was a time JoAnn felt Jim was attracted to her, before he met Lexie, but Lexie broke his heart and married someone else. Was there the least bit of chance, JoAnn pondered wistfully, that she might replace his lost love and capture and mend his broken heart? The way to his heart was clear. But he would first have to open its door and let her in.

Excerpt:
...Jim and Harold's law firm often represented the embezzled corporation in legal suits. JoAnn and both lawyers and their secretaries were called to the precinct to represent the firm after E.J. Stanton, the company's president, discovered and reported to the authorities a $100,000 dollar unexplained deficit, and accused Alliston, the bookkeeper, of embezzlement, but Jim felt Stanton's evidence against Alliston was dubious and decided to represent the accused Treasurer. No such money was found deposited into any account relating to Alliston's personal finances. The man swore he was innocent. But he was the most likely suspect since he handled all the company's finances. Jim hired a P.I. to investigate. Although the P.I. found no authentic proof that would stand up in court, he did lead Jim to form certain conclusions about who might have been the actual embezzler.

"And you remember who I mentioned in my notes," Jim whispered.

"Yes, I do." JoAnn answered. "But those suspicions were never made public."

"Nevertheless, my office was broken into and files searched. Nothing was discovered missing except the file I carried with me in my briefcase."

"Alliston's," JoAnn said, shakily."

Jim nodded.

"We are all in danger, aren't we?" JoAnn said.

"Yes we are," Jim said. "There's already been one murder committed relative to this case."....


Product Details

BN ID: 2940045560962
Publisher: Paula Freda
Publication date: 01/04/2014
Series: Adventure Romance
Sold by: Smashwords
Format: eBook
File size: 139 KB

About the Author

About the Author
Dorothy Paula Freda, is also known under her pen names Paula Freda and Marianne Dora Rose. Her
books range from Fiction and Non-fiction Adventure, Romance, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Poetry, Articles, Essays and How-to-Write Instructional complete with Lessons and optional assignments.

Homemaker, mother of two grown sons, and former off-the-desk publisher of a family-oriented print small press, (1984 thru 1999), The Pink Chameleon, that she now publishes on line, Paula was raised by her grandmother and mother, and has been writing for as long as she can remember. Even before she could set pencil to paper, she would spin her stories in the recording booths in the Brooklyn Coney Island Arcades for a quarter per 3-minute record. She states, "I love the English language, love words and seeing them on display, typed and alive. A romantic at heart, I write simply and emotionally. One of my former editors kindly described my work, '...her pieces are always deep, gentle and refreshing....'" Paula further states, "My stories are sensitive, deeply emotional, sensual when appropriate, yet non-graphic, family fare, pageturners. My hope is that my writing will bring entertainment and uplift the human spirit, bring a smile to your face and your soul, and leave you filled with a generous amount of hope."

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