A huge thank you to fellow author, Carol Oats, who was kind enough to call upon her Irish heritage to help me make some sense out of the beautiful but incredibly complicated pronunciations of Irish Gaelic. Big hugs are also due to one of my best virtual friends and queen of my online support system, Angela Cook, whose passion, drive, and positive attitude never fail to impress me.
Finally, to my amazing husband, without whom this book would still have huge plot holes, nameless characters, and a missing chapter. Your endless support is the only reason I am able to do this at all, and not a day goes by that I am not amazed by everything you have done to help my dreams come true. You’ve read, plotted, sacrificed, listened, re-read, listened some more, changed diapers, fed kids, and eaten cereal for dinner more nights than any grown man should ever have to. Anything I need, you find a way to get it for me, and anywhere I need to be, somehow you always get me there. Thank you for believing in me and making me the luckiest woman in the world.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Julianna was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and spent the majority of her educational career convinced she would be a musician. However, after receiving her music degree from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, she realized that she’d been born in the wrong era for her dreams of singing jazz to adoring fans clad in zoot-suits and flapper dresses to come true, and began to wonder if her true calling might be elsewhere.
While Julianna had always excelled in writing throughout school, she’d never considered it a career possibility until about three years ago, when she’d gotten her first story idea and decided to go for it. She grabbed her laptop, started typing away, and has never looked back.
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STRANGE CHEMISTRY
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Strange Chemistry #8
A Strange Chemistry paperback original 2013
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Copyright © Julianna Scott 2013
Julianna Scott asserts the moral right to be
identified as the author of this work.
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UK Paperback ISBN: 978 1 90884 442 2
US Trade Paperback ISBN: 978 0 90884 443 9
eBook ISBN: 978 1 90884 444 6
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This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and
Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or
localities is entirely coincidental.
Contents
The Holders
Dedication
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Imprint