by Lee Strauss
“What do you mean?”
“A window opened to another space.”
I frowned. “Like a literal window?”
Her eyes widened with excitement. “Not literal, Mars. More like an apparition!”
“An apparition? Like a ghost window?”
“Like a portal to another place and time!”
My eyelids fluttered as I registered this news. It wasn’t that I doubted her. It was that I believed her.
She caught my eye for a moment before flipping her laptop open.
I jumped. A translucent window-type image appeared only three feet from where we stood, hovering in the air. I could see through it into a room. Not my living room, which was adjacent to where we stood. Another, sparser room.
My voice scratched. “What is that?”
“I don’t know. I think it might be the future.”
“Or another realm?” I believed in alternate universes, but time travel? Once upon a time I would’ve found the idea crazy, but nothing seemed crazy anymore.
Sage shrugged one shoulder and pursed her full lips. “It could possibly be another realm.”
“Did you try to go through it?”
“No. I wanted to…”
“But?”
She smiled softly. “I wanted to do it with you.”
My heart leaped foolishly with something that had to have been close to joy. She might as well have proposed. She took my hand and I was almost knocked over by a surge of energy that pulsed between us. I tried to pull free, but our palms were sealed together, like super-strong magnets. A shimmery, translucent ribbon sprouted from our fingertips. It quickly took on the shape of a dome, growing, growing, growing until it was large enough to cover my house. We were literally figures in a huge snow globe, minus the snow. Not only could we see into the other room. We were in it.
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Books by Lee Strauss
The Perception Series (dystopian/sci-fi/romance)
Ambition (short story prequel)
Perception (book 1)
Volition (book 2)
Contrition (book 3)
Playing with Matches (WW2 history/romance)
Playing with Matches
A Piece of Blue String (companion short story)
A Nursery Rhyme Suspense (mystery/sci-fi)
Gingerbread Man
Life is but a Dream
Hickory Dickory Dock
Twinkle Little Star
About the Author
Lee Strauss is the author of A Nursery Rhyme Suspense (mystery thriller), The Perception Series (young adult dystopian), and young adult historical fiction. She is the married mother of four grown children, three boys and a girl, and divides her time between British Columbia, Canada and Dresden, Germany. When she's not writing or reading she likes to cycle, hike and practice yoga. She enjoys traveling (but not jet lag :0), soy lattes, red wine and dark chocolate.
Lee also writes younger YA fantasy as Elle Strauss.
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Acknowledgments
Three cheers to my readers who took a chance on A Nursery Rhyme Suspense! Thank you!
As always, my hat goes off to my faithful beta readers, Wendy Squire and especially Angelika Offenwanger – thanks for being part of my team
Eternal thanks to my husband Norm Strauss who not only helped me birth the original idea, but continues to be a stalwart supporter and worthy partner in crime.
A nod to my son Jordan Strauss and Diana Balcaen, who helped me brainstorm plot.
I light a special sparkler for my faithful reviewers, especially Mandy Anderson of I Read Indie. Also to Steven Novak for another great set of covers and to Marie Jaskulka for editing.
Again, I am grateful to my friends and family for their love and encouragement and to God who keeps me balanced and sane through all the craziness that is independent publishing.
Life is But a Dream
A Nursery Rhyme Suspense
By Lee Strauss
Mystery Sci-fi (Romantic Suspense)
Cover by Steven Novak Illustrations
Copyright © 2015
ISBN: 978-1-927547-39-7
This is a work of fiction and the views expressed herein are the sole responsibility of the author. Likewise, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are represented fictitiously and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual event or locales, is entirely coincidental.
All rights reserved.
This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form without permission.
ISBN: 978-1-927547-39-7
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