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First Summers at Whispering Pines - 1980
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Her heart will never forget that first magical summer at Whispering Pines.
Tiny details linger.
Coarse beach sand and cool muck of the lake bottom squishing between her ten-year-old toes. Netting slippery minnows with her baby sister. Munching on toasted marshmallows, fingers sticky under a star-studded sky. Heart racing as spooky ghost stories are told around the fire while shadows dance along the tree line. Squabbling sisters forging secrets they’ll take to their graves. Crushing on her big brother’s cute new friend.
Even as a child, Renee sensed the rare solitude of Whispering Pines: a laughter-filled escape from the outside world with the slightest hint of danger lurking on the fringe.
The resort belonged to her aunt. Celia was like a movie star to young Renee; rich and glamorous, an independent woman. Shadows of pain and regret in her aunt’s eyes only added to the intrigue. Renee vowed to be just like Celia when she grew up.
As the years passed, Renee seldom thought back to that time, but her heart would hold those precious memories as safe as the time-capsule they created that first summer.
Immerse yourself in a refreshing time of innocence in this bonus novella, only available to Kimberly Diede’s newsletter subscribers. Come along with Renee and her siblings as they build sandcastles on the beach. Eventually, they’ll come to realize life can be as transient as those sandcastles, but change can also be a blessing.
Tiny details linger.
Coarse beach sand and cool muck of the lake bottom squishing between her ten-year-old toes. Netting slippery minnows with her baby sister. Munching on toasted marshmallows, fingers sticky under a star-studded sky. Heart racing as spooky ghost stories are told around the fire while shadows dance along the tree line. Squabbling sisters forging secrets they’ll take to their graves. Crushing on her big brother’s cute new friend.
Even as a child, Renee sensed the rare solitude of Whispering Pines: a laughter-filled escape from the outside world with the slightest hint of danger lurking on the fringe.
The resort belonged to her aunt. Celia was like a movie star to young Renee; rich and glamorous, an independent woman. Shadows of pain and regret in her aunt’s eyes only added to the intrigue. Renee vowed to be just like Celia when she grew up.
As the years passed, Renee seldom thought back to that time, but her heart would hold those precious memories as safe as the time-capsule they created that first summer.
Immerse yourself in a refreshing time of innocence in this bonus novella, only available to Kimberly Diede’s newsletter subscribers. Come along with Renee and her siblings as they build sandcastles on the beach. Eventually, they’ll come to realize life can be as transient as those sandcastles, but change can also be a blessing.