Love Leaps: A Short Story, Karen Jerabek [snow like ashes TXT] 📗

me again. “Can I ask you one more thing?”

“Of course,” I say with a smile.

“Will you marry me, Emma?” he stammers as hedrops down on one knee.

“Yes!” I exclaim, as tears trickle down mycheeks. “I've loved you from the moment I met you, Gray, and I willlove you for the rest of my life.” Getting off his knee with abroad smile on his face, he kisses me and swings me around. I wrapmy arms around the man I've always known I was meant to be with.The roses in the Rose Garden are in full bloom and the smell is asintoxicating as our love.

“She actually said yes!” Gray exclaims andthe other people in the park start clapping for us as he kisses meagain.

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Thank You

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As an added bonus for mye-readers, I've included a free sample of my debut novel,Helping Karma.

Much Love,

Karen

Other Books by KarenJerabek

Tuned In to Love: a short story

Karen's debut short storyis an Amazon Kindle's Bestselling book. If you enjoyedLove Leaps, you'll besure to love this shortie, which is perfect for a quick read at thebeach, pool or even your lunch break. You'll meet Bree, a smart,confident real estate agent living in Raleigh, NC. She has a greatcareer, great house, great best friend and is totally unconcernedabout the state of her love life. Well, that is, until she meetsBilly, a scruffy musician who whisks Bree off on a midnight drivethat's sure to shake up her life and leave her wondering whether totrust her head or her heart. Tuned In toLove is available in e-book format atAmazon, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords, iTunes and manymore.

To go directly to theAmazon page, please click the link: http://www.tinyurl.com/TunedIn2Love

Helping Karma: anovel

Karen released her debutnovel in November 2011. If you enjoyed Love Leaps, this longer Chick Litfiction book will sure to keep you captivated right up till thelast page, with twists, turns and an unforgettable ending. You'llmeet Meg, a vivacious young woman who'slife gets turned upside down when a twist of fate reveals herlover's lies. Her three best friends rally around her, offeringtheir shoulders to cry on and a few pitchers of margaritas. WhileMeg tries to rebuild her life, she can't help but wonder when herex will get a well-deserved karmic kick in the pants. Growingimpatient, she decides to take matters into her own hands and givekarma a helpful little nudge. You'll laugh and cringe as Meg plotsher revenge while her friends try their best to encourage her tofocus on the life that's passing her by. Helping Karma is available in e-bookformat at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords, iTunes and manymore. A free sample of Helping Karmafollows on the next couple pages.

To go directly to theAmazon page, please click the link: http://www.tinyurl.com/HelpingKarma

The Mini Marriage: 5 Bite Sized Memoirs ofYoung Divorce

Karen co-authored The Mini Marriage: 5Bite Sized Memoirs of Young Divorce with four amazing women who consider themselves divorcesisters because they forged their friendships while they werenavigating difficult divorces. She co-wrote it with the purpose ofcrusading for the millions of mini marriage alums in the world whoare misunderstood, stereotyped and judged by people who simplydon’t understand them. The MiniMarriage is available in paperback ande-book formats at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords, iTunes andmany more.

To read more about it,please visit our website, http://www.TheMiniMarriage.com

Or to go directly to theAmazon page: http://tinyurl.com/minimarriagebook

FREE SAMPLE

Helping Karma

written by: Karen Jerabek

Chapter 1

I must be having an out of bodyexperience. My hands are freezing cold. Everything seems to bemoving in slow motion. I sit at my desk, unable to focus. Mythoughts are foggy and I have to remind myself to breathe. Instinctsets in. I pick up the phone, and dial a number. I’m not sure whowill answer. I just know it’s the one number that I can remember atthis moment.

“Hello,” says a friendlyvoice.

“Hello?” I ask, not quitesure who I’m talking to.

“Meg, is that you? Honey,what’s wrong?”

“Kate?”

“Yes, Meg. It’s me. What’swrong?” she asks. Her voice is growing more alarmed, but that’s notreally registering with me right now.

“Oh Kate, it’sover.”

“What happened?” Katewhispers.

“I haven’t fully processedit yet,” I sigh. “I really need one of our weekends. Can you callthe other girls and see if they can come over later?”

“Of course I will. I’llcome over as soon as I can get out of here.”

“Okay,” I say and pause,lost in my own thoughts or non-thoughts as they mightbe.

“Meg,” Kate says gently.“You’re going to be okay. Everything will be okay.”

“Maybe,” Imutter.

“You need to go home. Gotell your boss that you’re sick and need to leave.”

“You’re probably right. Ireally don’t need to be here when this starts to sinkin.”

After I hang up the phone, I sit therefrozen for what seems to be an eternity but it’s really only aboutfive minutes. I need to pull myself together just long enough toget out of the office. I take a deep breath then grab my stuff andstop at my boss’s office on my way out.

“Hey, what's up?” Samanthaasks while studying some paperwork scattered on herdesk.

“Well,” I say andpause.

She glances up at me and the smilefades from her face. “Are you sick?”

“Yeah, I think I'm comingdown with something.”

“There's nothing urgent,so just go home and get some rest,” she offers while studying myface.

“Thanks,” I say with aweak smile.

“I hope you feel better,”she says. “Call me over the weekend if you need Monday offtoo.”

On my way out of thebuilding, several other people tell me I look awful and ask if I'msick. I nod and hurry past them as they tell me to