When the Lights Go Out
()
About this ebook
Nicole approaches the Christmas holiday with sad nostalgia after a recent breakup with her girlfriend Emma. But much to her surprise, she finds herself attracted to a woman in her forties who her grandfather has been dating.
During her holiday visit, a storm takes out the power, and in the resulting black-out, romance blossoms between Nicole and Poppi’s “friend.” Then Nicole’s former partner shows up to complicate things.
Will this holiday drama end in heartache, or will Emma and Nikki get a second chance?
Ginna Wilkerson
Ginna Wilkerson has been writing almost since she could read, and often teaches writing as an adjunct professor. She has a Ph.D. in English from the University of Aberdeen in Scotland and discovered a love of travel later in life. She has long been fascinated by the supernatural as it appears in ordinary life. Ginna has two adult children and one grandson, and lives with her partner and their cats.
Read more from Ginna Wilkerson
Buried Secrets Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhen the Lights Go Out Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSnowed In: Naomi and Reeta Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIf You Can't Stand the Heat Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to When the Lights Go Out
Related ebooks
Jingle Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Snow Angel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBetter Than Now: Better Than This, #2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHidden Bodies: (A You Novel) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dirty Little Promise Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Snowbound Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5You Will Be Mine Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Mummy for Christmas Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Future Memoir of Ann Jones Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBetter Than Now Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Valentine to Remember Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Whisperer of Bubbly Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Red Velvet Box Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMs. Scrooge and the Wedding Clause Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lonely Heart Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOut of Darkness Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSecond Chance With My Bad Boy Ex Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEmergent: Alison Rising: The Alison Hayes Journey, #4 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBeautiful Abyss: California Dreamers, #3 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFalling in Love with Her Husband Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Teenage Psychic on Campus Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Threads Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNot an Elf: Jake and Boo, #4 Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Alpha's Ward: Aspen Ridge Pack: The Alphas, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSkid Out (Heavy Influence Trilogy #0.5) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Edge of Falling Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How Good It Can Be: 10th Anniversary Edition Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsReluctant Mail Order Bride - Historical Western Romance Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Hush (a LUSH novel) Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Falling for the Girl Next Door Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Lesbian Fiction For You
Girl, Woman, Other: A Novel (Booker Prize Winner) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5City of Laughter Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Measure: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Priory of the Orange Tree Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5On a Woman's Madness Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Road to Dalton Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Empress of Salt and Fortune Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Our Wives Under the Sea: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Female Man Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Emmanuelle Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Footprints in the Sand Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Love and Pleasure: A Steamy Lesbian Romance Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Zombie: A Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Nest Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Any Man: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Sapphic Affair Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Whole Lesbian Sex Stories: Erotica for Women Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5We Were Witches: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Trondheim Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Truthspoken Heir: The Stars and Green Magics, #1 Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5salt slow Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5We Are Water: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Shut Up You're Pretty Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Gilda Stories: Expanded 25th Anniversary Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Club Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5RE: Trailer Trash Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Strange Weather: Four Short Novels Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Molten Death Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related categories
Reviews for When the Lights Go Out
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
When the Lights Go Out - Ginna Wilkerson
When the Lights Go Out
By Ginna Wilkerson
Published by JMS Books LLC at Smashwords
Visit jms-books.com for more information.
Copyright 2017 Ginna Wilkerson
ISBN 9781634865012
* * * *
Cover Design: Written Ink Designs | written-ink.com
Image(s) used under a Standard Royalty-Free License.
All rights reserved.
WARNING: This book is not transferable. It is for your own personal use. If it is sold, shared, or given away, it is an infringement of the copyright of this work and violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
No portion of this book may be transmitted or reproduced in any form, or by any means, without permission in writing from the publisher, with the exception of brief excerpts used for the purposes of review.
This book is for ADULT AUDIENCES ONLY. It may contain sexually explicit scenes and graphic language which might be considered offensive by some readers. Please store your files where they cannot be accessed by minors.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are solely the product of the author’s imagination and/or are used fictitiously, though reference may be made to actual historical events or existing locations. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
Published in the United States of America.
* * * *
When the Lights Go Out
By Ginna Wilkerson
Chapter 1: The Invitation
I take my lunch dishes into the tiny kitchen and rinse them off, to be washed later. I’m doing some decent writing for the first time since Emma kicked me out, and I don’t want to lose momentum. As I resume my position in front of my computer on my sister Ashley’s comfy couch, I check my text messages. Just in case…
And there is a message from Emma:
Hey, Nik. Do you by any chance have my short-sleeved black sweater? I don’t care, really—just wondered.
What the fuck? This is the first I’ve heard from her for over a month, and she’s asking about a damned sweater?
I text back:
Em—no. No sweater. I didn’t take your stuff.
Reply:
Okay—just asking. Wanted to wear it to the office party next weekend.
I send no reply. How insulting and thoughtless. As I obsess about the coming holiday, a commercial for holiday cruises comes on the muted television. I feel like punching those smiling people…
I know Christmas is coming up, but I really don’t want to think about it. Honestly, I’m barely holding on to a bit of sanity living back here in Tucson with my little sister, Ashley. Plus, it’s hard to be in a festive mood when I just broke up with the girl I thought was the love of my life. I would be really fine with skipping the entire holiday season this year.
So when Ashley comes in from work with the mail, including a mysterious blue envelope from our grandfather, I admit I’m less than enthusiastic. If it’s some kind of invitation. I already know I don’t want to go. I want to see Poppi, but not so much the rest of my family. And I’m definitely not up for meeting anyone new.
Ashley tosses the mail on the couch next to where I’m sitting, watching Jerry Springer with no sound and trying to write. See, I’m determined not to let Emma’s abrupt departure from my life put a damper on my career. Only a few months ago, my world was especially wonderful. I had a screenplay accepted by an indie film company at the age of twenty-eight, and my grandfather said he was proud of me for the first time in years. Everyone went to see the film when it came out. I got a hefty check, and I shared a trendy apartment