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FORGOTTEN CHILDREN

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Reviews

- Davis lays down the plot in such a way that the reader descends deeply into this mesmerizing story.The book is diicult to set aside, and even more diicult to orget. 5/5 stars, Night Owl Romance

- !ith a master"s touch, this author delves into a suspenseul story that literally knocks you on your

butt and keeps you guessing rom start to inish. 4.5/5 stars, Love Romance & More

- The plot is a complicated page#turner that keeps the book in your hand until the very last word... $

honestly believe that the two stories $%ve read by Davis are as good &possibly verging better in a

romantics opinion' than those o some o today%s great iction 4/4 stars, We Write Romance

-(a splendid read that kept me captivated)$t is on the edge o your seat entertainment. The cast ocharacters make this a powerul story that engages beyond words. 5/5 stars, Fallen ngel Review

Blurb

Li!e in the small r"ral town o! Lawton, # is ever$thing $o" can imagine% woner!"l 'eo'le, (ea"ti!"lvistas, an a 'eace!"l environment to raise $o"r !amil$, e)ce't !or one thing. *he gree an vanit$ o! a

!ew men has e)acte a heav$ toll on the comm"nit$, an those whose lives have (een !orever a!!ecte

have no iea. No one +nows, e)ce't ara. -n her s"(conscio"s min, the nightmares that invae her slee'

show the con!"sing tr"th an !ee her !ears. "t she never ver(alies the ha"nting images to her h"s(an.0ntil the tr"e sinister nat"re o! the clanestine 1W o'eration is reveale an the co"'le is !orce to

str"ggle !or their lives.

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From outside the ence, *ara watched the children rolicking in the playground. *he walked

toward the entry and pushed, but the gate wouldn"t budge. $t was her ault, she had waited too long. The

hinges were rusted with neglect and age, rozen solid. *he pressed with all her weight, but it washopeless. *he kicked at the ence again and again until inally it moved enough or her to s+ueeze onto

the yard. *he moved toward the merry#go#round and stopped. *omething was dierent inside her. *he

reached down and rubbed the swelling in her abdomen. Finally it was there, what she wanted or so long,and she smiled.

!ith her hands resting on the bulge, she watched the children twirl on the merry#go#round. *he

was absorbed in their beautiul young aces, but there was something strange. s the children circled,they began to change. The laughter disappeared. Their tight skin and beaming aces morphed with each

rotation, until they became wrinkled and old, the eyes pressed outward, the hair vanished, replaced by

vein#tracked scalps.*ara lurched away, looked down at her stomach, and then back at the wrinkled shells o bone and

lesh where the children had played. *he tried to call out, but there was no sound. *he scanned the

playground or help, but no one was there. The children were let alone to wither and die, orgotten by

everyone, and she could do nothing but scream or them in silence.ara was 6olte awa+e ($ the alarm cloc+. he stare at the ceiling an watche the vision o! the

'la$gro"n !lash li+e a (eacon, warning o! something. "t what7 Was it 6"st a terri(le ream7 he t"rne

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o!! the alarm an sat "'. -t too+ several min"tes to wash the images !rom her min. he reache over an

stro+e her h"s(an8s arm. *ime to get "'.

Mar+ gr"m(le as he rose, loc+e in a 'ost sl"m(er ae. ara watche him, thin+ing a(o"t theream. -t was the same nightmare she8 enco"ntere (e!ore. he o'ene her mo"th to tell him, to share

her con!"sion, the ist"r(ing images, ("t sto''e. -t was 6"st a ream, no sense "'setting him. Mar+

scratche his ("tt with (oth hans an sh"!!le to the shower.

-n the im morning light, she stare o"t the winow an trie again to !orce o"t the visions thatechoe in her tho"ghts.Damn it, stop this silliness. $t"s -ust a dream, my imagination working overtime.

he stoo "' an heae !or the +itchen. - nee a (ig c"' o! co!!ee.

EXCERPT 2

9e$ Moose, what o $o" thin+ o! these (oots Mom (o"ght me7

9e t"rne !rom the com'"ter screen to see ara staning with her leg "' on the co"ch an herhan 'ointe to the (oot on her right !oot.

#er$ nice, Mar+ re'lie, intentionall$ ignoring the enticing view o! ara8s (are thigh. 1)ce't !or the

(oots, the onl$ other attire ra'e on her tin$ !rame was one o! his *:shirts. Mar+ t"rne an contin"e to!oc"s on his st"ies.

Moose, - thin+ $o"8re missing the (oat here. *r$ another ganer at these (a(ies, ara o!!ere ina ver$ all"ring voice.

Mar+ wo"ln8t (ite. - +now where $o"8re going with this, ("t - have to st"$. lease.

!ter a moment o! silence, the *:shirt came arching over Mar+8s hea an lane ato' his screen.

Listen $o" little vi)en. - see the (ait, ("t -8m ("s$. Mar+ trie to voice his contention with as

m"ch sincerit$ as he co"l, given the sit"ation.*here was another 'a"se an then his vision (l"rre as ara '"lle her 'anties own over his

hea. Onl$ her attem't was incom'lete, leaving the le!t e$e e)'ose an the right !"ll$ covere.

Mar+ t"rne ;"ic+l$. *hat8s it, $o" sill$ wench. - can no longer tolerant s"ch !ooler$. to' an t"rn aro"n. he 'ivote an was greete with the vision o! her 'arents a(sor(e

in the activities ta+ing 'lace in the small living room. he8 !orgotten that she8 given them a +e$ in theevent the$ were near ($ an she wasn8t home.

9ello, ?a$. ara ;"ic+l$ reache !or the co"ch 'illow. 9ello, Mom. Mar+ searche !orsomething to cover with, ("t there was nothing s"ita(le within reach. 9e "se ara8s 'anties that were

still on his hea, trie to cover what he co"l, ("t it was a !"tile gest"re given his c"rrent state. 9is onl$

co"rse was to "se ara as a shiel, so he ste''e (ehin her.

3hrist, on8t $o" two ever o an$thing else7

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Martha loo+e at the !loor !or a moment to hie her grin. Finall$, she o!!ere a re'rieve to the

$o"ng lovers. -t8s all right. -8ll tal+ to $o"r a. ara, - s"ggest $o" get a (olt loc+, an Mar+, - reall$

li+e $o"r hat ("t it a''ears a (it small. Martha t"rne an h"rrie own the hall a!ter 9an+.*he $o"ng co"'le listene to the lo" e)change 6"st o"tsie the oor. 9an+, the$8re $o"ng an in

love.

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Fiels voice 6"m'e two octaves. how me a 6o( where - can ma+e this m"ch mone$ at m$ age

an -8ll ;"it toa$. M$ Ao man, we8re earning three times what we8 get an$where else. - tol $o" there

was a ar+ sie to this wor+. -8m reall$ getting tire o! this isc"ssion. Arow "'.Fiels inserte his sec"rit$ (age into the -N 'a ne)t to the soli steel oor. *he massive

sec"rit$ oor sw"ng o'en with a whoosh. !ter several secons, nrews senses aa'te to the (l"e tint

cast ($ the overhea lights an the sterile, scentless air '"rring !rom the !iltering "nits recesse into the

wall.nrews sat at the console an s"rre'titio"sl$ scanne the !o"r visitors waiting at the rear o! the

room. *he$ sat li+e stat"es, motionless, with stoic "n!orgiving e)'ressions. 1)ce't !or the one in the

center, with the three:'iece s"it. 9e im'atientl$ ta''e the ti' o! an enormo"s "m(rella re'eatel$ on theconcrete !loor. 9is hollow 'iercing stare remine nrews o! the (lac+:e$e ragons in the vieo games

he "se to 'la$Cwhen li!e was !"n.

nrews loo+e awa$, a!rai to ma+e vis"al contact with ?ragon 1$es, 'erchance he might 'iercehis wea+ armor an see insie, +now his instinct to !lee. No, not to r"n, to tell the "nthin+a(le things the$

were oing here.

*he (al man staning ne)t to the com'"ter 'lace the cli'(oar on to' o! the console annervo"sl$ "se a +n"c+le to '"sh his circ"lar glasses "' the (rige o! his nose. 9e leane towar the two

la( assistants an whis'ere, Where the hell were $o"7 =ones (ellowe.

9e sna''e "' in his chair an cleare his throat.

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=ones8 mo"th was o'en, ("t there were no wors. 9e was istracte ($ a ee' g"tt"ral moan.

"enl$ the man on the g"rne$ o'ene his e$es an (egan a violent, s'astic:li+e trem(ling. *he test

s"(6ect screame as i! ever$ nerve in his (o$ were on !ire.?amn it, - tho"ght $o" sai he was seate, ?ragon 1$es sai, an t"rne to his le!t, a+er,

ta'e his mo"th. - can8t stan that howling.

a+er stroe to the es+, remove a roll o! ta'e !rom the rawer, an trie to sec"re the mo"th o!

the man on the g"rne$, ("t the victim8s conv"lsions were too strong.?on8t 6"st sit there, a+er $elle. Aet over here an hol him own.

man 6"m'e "' !rom his seat. *he ta'e m"!!le the screaming, ("t the s'asms contin"e. *he

two men remaine at the g"rne$ holing the s"(6ect own.to' the test, =ones orere. h"t own the e)change, immeiatel$> *he 'rocess is

accelerating. 9e8s going into a total '"rge.

No. Eee' going. No sense wasting all that mone$, ?ragon 1$es insiste, an ever$onecom'lie.

nrews watche in horror as the test s"(6ect mor'he into a missha'en ar+ (rown mass. !ter

several min"tes, a grotes;"e irreg"lar sha'e, li+e a irt$ three:!oot sla( o! 6ell$ with a cr"ste shell,remaine where the man once la$.

What a !iasco.