Together Alone

487 Pages·2009·1.47 MB·English

by  Barbara Delinsky

TOGETHER ALONE
by
BARBARA DELINSKY
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Books by Barbara Delinsky
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A Woman's Place
Shades of Grace
Together Alone
For My Daughters
Suddenly
More Than Friends
A Woman Betrayed
Finger Prints
Within Reach
The Passions of Chelsea Kane
The Carpenter's Lady
Gemstone
Variation on a Theme
Passion and Illusion
An Irresistible Impulse
Search for a New Dawn
Fast Courting
Sensuous Burgundy
A Time to Love

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acknowledgments
For their help in the researching of
this book, my heartfelt thanks go to
It. Jack Hunt of the Needham Police
Department, Martha Shepardson of
the Rivers School, and all those at the
National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children. I take full blame
for any errors that may have been
made in the transition from fact to
fiction. one HE WASN'T GOING TO
LIKE IT. HE HATED THE RITUAL