With Heart to Hear

  The granite walls disappeared. A rainbow arc rolled out beneath her, and surrounded by shimmering color, she slid down the bow into the dark.

  She fell in silence; even her scream made no sound.

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  Frankie Robertson writes horror, fantasy, and romantic fiction with an otherworldy twist. She brings a varied background to her writing, including experience as a paranormal investigator. She lives with her husband in the desert southwest and their backyard is visited by lizards, bunnies, bobcats, quail, and hawks.

  For more information about what Frankie is up to, visit her website at:

  http://www.FrankieRobertson.com.

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  WITH HEART TO HEAR

  Copyright 2011 Frances R. Gross

  Cover: Rae Monet, http://raemonetinc.com

  Editor: Adele Brinkley, http://www.withpeninhand.net

  Formatting: Lucinda Campbell, http://www.lkcampbell.com

  An earlier version of WITH HEART TO HEAR was previously published in SUM 3: The 2006 Zircon Anthology of Speculative Romance.

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  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, products, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

  Published by Castle Rock Publishing.

  http://www.CastleRockPublishing.com

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