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    Jackson's Mark
    Jackson's Mark
    Jackson's Mark
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    Jackson's Mark

    By Josephine Kent

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    Marcia has had a major problem for a long time. His name is Jackson Cole. She's tried fighting back, and she's tried ignoring him. But that's the trouble with problems. They won't just go away.

    He's her nemesis, but he's also her best friend's brother. So when Jackson's latest scheme upsets his sister, Marcia confronts him on her behalf. Their feud was private, and he should leave Claudia out of it. Jack's not playing by the rules this time. He'll only take down the pictures of the chili eating contest that he's posted online, if Marcia agrees to spend the traditional three days of Thanksgiving with him, and then some.

    Jack is tired of his intentions being misinterpreted where Marcia's concerned. He hijacks the feisty woman for the holidays, hoping she'll stay put long enough for him to show her how he really feels about her.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJosephine Kent
    Release dateJul 27, 2013
    ISBN9781301037513
    Jackson's Mark
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    Josephine Kent

    Josephine Kent is single, and a bit cynical, but, she's an ever hopeful, romantic. Having yet to meet Sir Lasting means that he could be anyone. While Josie's not necessarily hunting for Mr. Lifetime Worthy, she knows that the world is full of awesome guys, and is enjoying the view as she wonders just what her own T. Love might really be like; and what type of woman could really love him. When she's not falling for the guy she happens to be writing about, the truest loves of her life are daily lunch dates with Bob Ross, cooking pretty petite edibles, and conversations with her six nephews. In her dreams she is a great mathematician, a budgeting diva, a do-it-yourself maven, and a bohemian fashionista. In reality, she's numerically dyslexic. She always ends up spending the money saved from budgeting. Her do-it-yourself fails are often epic. And she still hasn't quite mastered the art of mixing prints. If you'd like to contact her, please do so at JosieKentWrites@gmail.com or on her blog at http://josiekentwritesromance.blogspot.com. She'd love to hear from you. Please, feel free to leave comments when possible.

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      Jackson's Mark - Josephine Kent

      Jackson's Mark

      by Josephine Kent

      Romance/Short Story

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright ©2012 by Josephine Kent

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      Thank you for downloading this ebook. You are welcome to share it with your friends. This book may be reproduced, copied and distributed for non-commercial purposes, provided the book remains in its complete original form. If you enjoyed this book, please return to Smashwords.com to discover other works by this author. Thank you for your support.

      This book is a work of fiction, and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.

      Dedication

      To Si and J.C.. We all have friends, but not everyone has sisters. I don't even want to consider what my life would be like if I didn't have you. So, here's to those moments when the world stops circling, and the universe comes in order long enough for us to spend time with our best friends and sisters. I'm writing this series for that African safari, Si. And that month in runaway to Australia, J.C.. And that birthday trip I've been longing for, to see Thunder in Las Vegas. You ladies ROCK!

      Chapter 1

      "I'm going to go ghost on TimeLine from now on," Marcia promised, dusting the crumbs off her fingers before crossing her heart.

      Claudia coughed. Ghosting? Is that some new App that I haven't heard of yet? She took another bite of her lunch, and before Marcia could answer, said, I swear, if another twelve year old becomes a dot-com millionaire in one month, I'm just going to roll over and die.

      Marcia chuckled. The older folks are taking away our Social Security, and the kids are monopolizing the cash. At this rate we'll be living under a bridge by the time we're fifty.

      True that! Claudia laughed. "But tell me about this ghost business. What has Timeline done to you this time?"

      Both incensed and embarrassed, Marcia sought a way to name the source of her ire. Only one word summed up her trouble. Jackson.

      Claudia's brows shot high. "My brother, Jackson?"

      Yes. Jackson was the cousin that Claudia's parents had adopted as their own when he was fifteen. Three years older than the girls, Jackson got along famously with his sister. His relationship with Marcia however, was another story. The decade and a half that they'd known each other was filled with legendary battles. Marcia was over the whole 'war-with-Jackson' agenda; but he had developed more experience in pushing her buttons than he had invested in his chosen career - a career that he was extremely passionate about. Apparently, old habits were even harder to kill if you actually enjoyed them.

      What did he do?

      Marcia looked away from her friend. Have you logged in today? When Claudia shook her head 'no', Marcia exhaled loudly. I posted a few recent pictures last night. Close-ups.

      Oh, yes! Claudia exclaimed. The portraits. I saw them just before I logged off. Jackson couldn't possibly find anything bad to say about them. They were gorgeous! But, Claudia knew her brother. Jackson was notoriously excellent at insulting Marcia.

      "Your brother, Marcia growled in a frigid tone, memories resurrecting her anger. When she was calm enough to speak clearly, she continued, Your brother saw the photos and decided to comment."

      No further words were necessary, as Claudia's expression moved from curiosity, to worry, to horror.

      He didn't!

      Oh, yes. He did! Marcia emptied her glass of champagne in one gulp. Hear this, she said, pulling out her cell-phone and logging into her page. 'Marc,' She scrolled and squinted. No matter how I tell him that M-A-R-C spells Mark and my name is Marcia, he insists on using that dreadful nickname. 'Marc,' he says. 'Nice pic. Congratulations! Looks like you've lost a whole other person since I saw you last.'

      Claudia coughed wine through her nostrils. "He didn't!"

      I just read it to you! Marcia shoved her phone under her best friend's nose. I swear Claudia, if I didn't love you before he came along, I'd have stopped being your friend the moment your mother brought that scruffy mutt home.

      Well, what did you do when you saw it? Claudia asked eagerly. Whatever Marcia had done was bound to be good. But, since Marcia had refused to continue the feud with Jack after the Fiasco of Last Thanksgiving, her responses to his antics were now a little boring.

      Marcia scowled. I deleted the post of course. Her look said anything less would be uncivilized. "I've got six hundred guys on Timeline thinking that I am and have always been a size two. Now he comes along and ruins it. Her scowl deepened. Worse still. He didn't let it end there."

      Hold on! I've got to see this for myself.

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