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    Brigid's Dilemma
    Brigid's Dilemma
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    Brigid's Dilemma

    By Laura Joyce Moriarty

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    ...is unable to shield Brigid from a ravaging stranger, a man nearly twice her age, who uses the young girl’s desperate desire for love to seduce her.

    Once she learns her daughter is pregnant, as if tempting fate, Rosemary suffers a final altercation. She sends Brigid away while secretly condemning her husband to prison.

    Rosemary’s scheme was to save Brigid from a pitiless society that oppressed unwed mothers during the early days of the 1900s. But she frightens her in the process. As a result, vestiges of her fear and caution keeps her desire for a husband perpetually fettered--- and then each time she is ready to fall in love, fate intervenes.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLaura Joyce Moriarty
    Release dateMar 4, 2012
    ISBN9781465895615
    Brigid's Dilemma
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    Laura Joyce Moriarty

    Laura Joyce studied Political Science at Emory University and went on to the University of Georgia to complete a Masters in Public Administration. She then worked at Emory University in Information Technology for seventeen years. During part of that tenure she wrote extensively on various technology topics and was the chief editor of a scholarly journal entitled, A Publication on Information Technology from Emory University [POINT]. Many of her papers on information technology can still be found on the Internet.She has completed a trilogy:The Secrets of Nine Irish Sons I – The BeginningThe Secrets of Nine Irish Sons II – The Rose OisínThe Secrets of Nine Irish Sons III – The Forces of StonesShe is now retired and living in Florida.Extended Bio at: http://www.fourrosesandbrownpublishing.com/aboutlaura.htm

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      Brigid's Dilemma - Laura Joyce Moriarty

      Brigid’s Dilemma

      By

      Laura Joyce Moriarty

      Copyright 2011 by Laura Joyce Moriarty

      Registered U.S. Copyright Office

      All rights reserved.

      Smashwords Edition

      Permission for reproducing in any write-able format for any purposes must be sent to:

      tsonis@thesecretsofnineirishsons.com

      753 Vineyard Way

      Poinciana, Florida 34759

      http://www.thesecretsofnineirishsons.com

      About the book . . .

      After Rosemary O’Connor finds her abusive husband sneaking into her young daughter’s bedroom, she spends the next few years physically fighting him off to protect her beautiful Brigid. In the end, Rosemary saves her from her father, but is unable to shield Brigid from a ravaging stranger, a man nearly twice her age, who uses the young girl’s desperate desire for love to seduce her.

      Once she learns her daughter is pregnant, as if tempting fate, Rosemary suffers a final altercation. She sends Brigid away while secretly condemning her husband to prison.

      Rosemary’s scheme was to save Brigid from a pitiless society that oppressed unwed mothers during the early days of the 1900s. But she frightens her in the process. As a result, vestiges of her fear and caution keeps her desire for a husband perpetually fettered--- and then each time she is ready to fall in love, fate intervenes.

      Brigid’s Dilemma is part of the Novella Series, a set of stories taken from the lineage of the Trilogy, The Secrets of Nine Irish Sons.

      About The Beginning, the first book of The Nine Irish Sons.

      "Part thriller, part mystery, part impossible deceptions---an Irish woman’s supernatural gift becomes the obsession of a vicious assassin. Accused of murdering her husband, Mary Elizabeth O’Malley is imprisoned for two decades while her kidnapper waits for his father to die so he can inherit his fortune and find the woman he believes will help him control a vast criminal empire.

      Back in Ireland, her nine sons grow up intent on discovering the truth behind their father’s murder and mother’s disappearance. On the way, they discover ruthless and massive corruption and such unspeakable scandals that the CIA, FBI, and Scotland Yard have teamed up to help them uncover a criminal network of massive proportions.

      For Kathie

      Life is a constant oscillation between the sharp horns of dilemmas.

      H. L. Mencken

      Part I

      He was under the stairs in the crawl space where his mother stored her few pieces of good china, and where he hid his catcher’s mitt. It was the envy of many of the boys, so he kept it buried under sheets of newspaper when he wasn’t using it. He wouldn’t even let his younger brother play with it.

      He wasn’t really afraid that it would get stolen---only that it could be lost, or forgotten and picked up by a stranger who might want to sell it in town. He had heard such stories----people selling things that had been bought in the States. He hid a few other items in the same place, so every once in a while felt the urge to check up on his stash to make sure everything was in order.

      Today, he had overheard that his uncle was coming over to visit. It was thrilling news. He loved his Uncle Tom and looked forward to playing baseball with him. He’d been lost in thought daydreaming about the fun he would have when he realized the house had filled up with chatter.

      Usually, one or two of his aunts would stop over in the morning, but from the noise, all of them must have come. They were congregating at the kitchen table right across the room from the staircase. When he looked through the crack of the little door right before he was about to exit, he saw at least a half-dozen pairs of aging ankles sitting around the table and the thought of being found hiding frightened him. The aunt’s morning get-together never lasted that long---in and out after a cup of tea or coffee and a rehash of the neighborhood news. So he decided to give his few baseball cards some attention and squished back down into the crawl space. Suddenly, he heard his aunt’s voices drop to whispers and he heard Brigid’s name. He froze in place.

      I think there’s more to this story than we’ve heard so far---maybe even murder, said Nellie.

      You’re a bit of an alarmist, said Irene.

      Irene. I think you’re right about Nellie’s overreactions in most cases, said Polly with a ludicrous sense of authority. But this time, I’m not sure. If there is nothing to this recent . . . she had softened her voice to the point where it was so low that Michael couldn’t hear what she said.

      It may be just a rumor. Everyone’s hyperventilating because Rosemary’s dead. She could have died from any number of things. In fact, I used to wonder why she hadn’t died sooner. She looked like death warmed over and recently like she could hardly breathe. No one can take all those beatings and not show the effect, she whispered as the thought of Rosemary made her choke up. Still, we have to wait until we hear the truth, said Michael’s mother.

      I’ve lived here all my life and I’ve never heard a rumor that didn’t turn out to be true, said Nellie, even idiotic ones. The problem is that this time it’s serious.

      Yes this is serious. What we have been told so far is that the police think a woman committed suicide, so we are all guilty of neglecting her cries for help, said Kate.

      Or was murdered, said Polly once again sounding terrified and way too loud.

      But she didn’t cry for help. She never reported a thing on him. We surely did our share of calling the Bobby on her behalf, said Sheila. Strange things have always gone on in that house, but we can’t jump to conclusions. The most important thing we can do is see that Brigid is safe---just in case that man . . . again Michael couldn’t hear.

      She’s always the most level-headed one, thought Michael as he was almost holding his breath so he wouldn’t be heard. He was so stiff now that he was afraid of getting cramps in his legs.

      Strange in what way? asked Mary in her quietest voice, but completely unaware that her son was just a few feet away from her hiding behind the white plywood door that her husband had hung to cover the crawl space.

      I’ll tell you what’s strange. It’s strange that so many police have been questioning so many of us. After all, what happened shouldn’t be any surprise to them, said Sheila.

      That’s absolutely right, said Irene. We called the police on that man enough times. They were more than well informed about the situation over there. I can’t figure out why they are bothering us. It’s so stressful.

      You have to be polite and remain calm. They’re suspicious of everyone now. Don’t over react to their questions. It’s their responsibility to figure out what went on without inferring this or that nonsense, said Mary.

      What are you talking about? You’re not in charge of the neighborhood or even this family, said Nellie. We have every right to infer whatever we want.

      Well she should be in charge. Your busybody habits have gotten us in enough hot water before, said Polly with a sneer.

      I resent that---the police wouldn’t have even come around if it wasn’t for me.

      That’s the truth Nellie . . . and if you hadn’t carried on and on about Polly’s husband, he might not have lost his job. Employers hate it when someone in their business is accused of something---even if it’s discovered to be untrue, said Irene. "What goes on in other people’s homes is not your business unless someone is breaking the law---or asks for your help.

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