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    Merry Christmas, Henry: A Chicago Christmas
    Merry Christmas, Henry: A Chicago Christmas
    Merry Christmas, Henry: A Chicago Christmas
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    Merry Christmas, Henry: A Chicago Christmas

    By Aubrey Wynne

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    Henry, a shy and talented artist, moonlights as a security guard at a museum and loses his heart to a beautiful, melancholy woman in a painting. As his obsession grows, he finds a kindred soul who helps him in his search for happiness. On Christmas Eve, Henry dares to take a chance on love and fulfill his dream.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAubrey Wynne
    Release dateNov 6, 2016
    ISBN9780997184143
    Merry Christmas, Henry: A Chicago Christmas

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      This story has a very unexpected ending. It is a story of a young man whom had a troubled childhood who eventually finds a love that transforms him.

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    Merry Christmas, Henry - Aubrey Wynne

    Merry Christmas, Henry

    Merry Christmas, Henry

    A Chicago Christmas 3

    Aubrey Wynne Owner

    Plato Publishing

    Copyright © 2013 by Aubrey Wynne

    All rights reserved.

    Names, characters, and incidents depicted in this book are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental and beyond the intent of the author or the publisher. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Published in the United States of America.

    Editing by The Editing Hall, Sherry Merry

    Cover Art by Imagination Uncovered, Taylor Sullivan

    ISBN: 978-0-9971841-4-3

    Created with Vellum Created with Vellum

    Dedication

    To Danny, my loving husband and Rock of Gibraltar. To Mindy, my sister, best friend, and constant muse.

    Contents

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    Preface

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    Chapter 3

    Author’s Note

    About the Author

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    Preface

    Merry Christmas, Henry

    Henry, a shy and talented artist, moonlights as a security guard at a museum and loses his heart to a beautiful, melancholy woman in a painting. As his obsession grows, he finds a kindred soul who helps him in his search for happiness. On Christmas Eve, Henry dares to take a chance on love and fulfill his dream.

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    T he museum will be closing in five minutes. Please make your way to the nearest exit.

    Henry tore his gaze from the painting, and looked around at the weekend crowd hurrying by. No one noticed him. He always blended into the background. Henry the Trifling—that would have been the title of his self-portrait. A soft sigh escaped as he pulled his gray coat over the frayed cuffs of a cotton shirt. There were extraordinary people and there were ordinary people. Henry considered himself less than ordinary. He was insignificant.

    You’ll never amount to nothin’. Just like your worthless father.

    He shrugged off the memory of his mother’s nagging image and looked toward the last group of art enthusiasts headed in his direction.

    This was his favorite part of the day. In a crush of people, everyone was equal. No one stood out in the sea of indistinguishable faces. There was no pressure to make witty or charming conversation. Henry liked people but had never been good at interaction. The anonymity of a crowd gave the illusion of belonging. For a man as painfully shy as Henry, it was the only way to mingle in a city like Chicago.

    Casting a last wistful look at the

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