The American Wife. Kristina McMorris

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      Every Time We Say Goodbye

      Kristina McMorris

      Copyright

      This novel is entirely a work of fiction.

       The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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      First published in the U.S.A by Kensington Publishing Corp

       New York, NY, 2012

      Kristina McMorris asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

      EVERY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE. Copyright © 2012 by Kristina McMorris. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

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      Source ISBN: 9781847562425

      Ebook Edition © JANUARY 2012 ISBN: 9780007452477

      Version: 2018-07-23

      Dedication

      For those whose voices stayed silent

       so that one day others could sing

      Contents

       Cover

      Title Page

      Copyright

      Dedication

      Part One

      Chapter 1

      At the sound of her brother’s voice, flutters of joy…

      Chapter 2

      Cigarette smoke at the Dunbar swirled, adding to the fog…

      Chapter 3

      It was on nights like this that Maddie missed her…

      Chapter 4

      “Shhh.” With a finger to his lips, Lane reminded his…

      Chapter 5

      The song had died. TJ scuffed his spikes on the…

      Chapter 6

      Apprehension reverberated through Maddie’s body, a concerto plucking away the…

      Chapter 7

      “Kern!” Coach Barry’s voice shot over the departing spectators at…

      Chapter 8

      Maddie stood on the Pier, searching, searching. Though unbuttoned, her…

      Chapter 9

      “Got any idea what you’re lookin’ for?”

      Chapter 10

      Lane wasn’t aware his mind had been wandering until something…

      Chapter 11

      Dreariness hung in the air, rivaling the pungency of medications…

      Chapter 12

      Hunched over the kitchen table, TJ attacked the page with…

      Chapter 13

      The morning crept by, chained at the ankles. Lane stole…

      Chapter 14

      Free hand curled into a fist, TJ waited for the…

      Chapter 15

      From the far corner of the lawn, Lane stared at…

      Chapter 16

      She couldn’t stand the wait anymore.

      Part Two

      Chapter 17

      Two days and still no word from him.

      Chapter 18

      TJ lost all awareness of his surroundings until someone gripped…

      Chapter 19

      As Lane entered his house, the smell of smoke greeted…

      Chapter 20

      Impossible hand positions on stubborn strings nearly drove Maddie to…

      Chapter 21

      What a load of bull!

      Chapter 22

      The unfathomable had become reality. President Roosevelt had signed an…

      Chapter 23

      “C’mon. Just try a little.” Maddie heard the words through…

      Chapter 24

      How was it possible? Plenty of food in the pantry…

      Part Three

      Chapter 25

      Rolling onto the graveled lot, the Buick digested its last…

      Chapter 26

      From the urgency of Bea’s entrance, Maddie tensed for disastrous…

      Chapter 27

      TJ waited for the target with his finger on the…

      Chapter 28

      Lane didn’t know what he’d been expecting, but it wasn’t…

      Chapter 29

      Engines awoke in the distance, a stagger of roars that…

      Chapter 30

      Entering the room was even harder than TJ had expected,…

      Chapter 31

      “You don’t know what you’re talking about!” The guy shot…

      Chapter 32

      Life was becoming an endless requiem of good-byes.

      Chapter 33

      Clock ticking, a twinge of dread set in. TJ knelt…

      Chapter 34

      Maddie’s entire future hinged on this performance. She rehearsed the…

      Part Four

      Chapter 35

      Aside from missing Maddie, hunger was all Lane could think…

      Chapter 36

      Beverly Hills. That’s what they called the segregated living area…

      Chapter 37

      “Put a sock in it, ‘Ravioli,’” TJ grumbled from his…

      Chapter 38

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