© 2014 by
SANDRA D. BRICKER

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, businesses, companies, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Published in association with the literary agency of WordServe Literary Group.

Edited by Cara Peterson

Interior design: Ragont Design

Cover Design: DogEared Design, LLC

Cover images: iStockphoto / #21653965 / #19965140 / #29826458

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Bricker, Sandra D.

 Rise and shine / Sandra D. Bricker.

   pages cm

 Summary: “Shannon Malone thought she’d found her happy ending when she married Edmund Ridgeway, but a diving accident on their honeymoon left her in a coma. Waking up to the news that she’s thirty years old would have been daunting enough, but she also learns that Edmund has lost his interim battle with cancer and the world has marched on without her. Her gorgeous doctor, Daniel Petros, seems to know everything about her and becomes Shannon’s tour guide into a whole new world of madness where reality television has taken over the planet and everyone’s life appears to revolve around a tiny screen on their cell phones! As Shannon struggles to navigate through the changes—both in the world and in her—she also must discern real memories from imagined ones. Did she really ever wear capris pants and entertain in her living room, or was that Laura Petrie from her favorite classic TV show? And where is her beloved dog, Freeway? Oh, wait! That was Jonathan and Jennifer Hart’s dog, not hers. Shannon’s three elderly aunts flit through her life in true Sleeping Beauty style with her well-being always a priority. And Edmund’s sister Millicent descends like the Evil Queen she is, trying to extract Shannon from any claim on the Ridgeway family fortune. When a tornado moves through town and Shannon is knocked unconscious, will Daniel’s kiss awaken her once and for all?”—Provided by publisher.

  ISBN 978-0-8024-0630-9 (pbk.)

 1. Widows--Fiction. I. Title.

 PS3602.R53R57 2014

  813’.6--dc23

  2013050248

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