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Leap of Faith
Leap of Faith
Leap of Faith
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Being a reporter, Amy’s life was always based on fact and the pursuit of a good story; which hasn’t left much room for much of anything else. However, when her mentor and chief editor dies suddenly, Amy is in the thick of her world turning upside down when she meets Josh. Josh is a cowboy, in every sense of the word. Handsome and intelligent, he has a good heart, but lives his life free of any real and lasting responsibility. When an interview causes Amy and Josh to cross paths, it is obvious that there is something special brewing between them; something that could possibly be life-altering. Each has what the other needs, even if at first, they refuse to admit it. Will Amy and Josh come to the realization that each possesses the strength that the other is lacking, or are they both too stubborn to find the love within each other and take a leap of faith?

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Release dateNov 7, 2017
ISBN9781386658306
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    Leap of Faith - Amelia Rose

    Leap of Faith

    Myla Ryder & Amelia Rose

    Contents

    Chapter One

    Chapter Two

    Chapter Three

    Chapter Four

    Chapter Five

    Chapter Six

    Chapter Seven

    Copyright

    Chapter One

    Amy liked order, which was why she became a reporter. Journalism was a fact-based account of a real-life situation. It was what was happening in the here and now and what people needed to know in order to continue with their daily lives.

    Reporting, to Amy, was as important as any of the actual stories that were covered. If people did not know the truth of a situation, there would be mass panic and that was unacceptable to her. Reporting worthwhile news meant promoting the flow of information, which propagated the order of the world...and that was acceptable.

    Piecing together the puzzle to find the ultimate answer to that story was what made her job exciting, but seeing that finished article or segment was what made her job worthwhile. The timing of a breaking story and the exhilaration she received from seeing the project that she had worked on for so long become broadcast over the airwaves and internet in order to enlighten her fellow man was Amy’s true passion.

    Ultimately, Amy loved being a reporter because, to her, it meant making a difference in the world and at one time, she thought she was making that difference.

    However, lately, she felt that the one thing that was out of her control was now the sole reason she was being held back.  Amy sighed as she stared blankly at her computer screen as she worked on yet another monotonous project. Then, almost unwillingly, her eyes traveled over to the picture next to Jack’s office and Amy was overwhelmed with emotion.

    Why now? She thought, feeling the tears well up inside of her again, blurring her vision. How could you leave me?

    Amy was too far away from the inscription below the commemorative picture to read the plaque, but she knew it all too well. That plaque represented both the honor that a dear friend deserved and an ending that came far too quickly for such a great man.

    Although well into his seventies, Jack Brocko, the former Chief Editor of their news platform, was sharp as a tack and seemed to never get sick. That is, until the day that he did get very sick and never got any better.

    Apparently, the indestructible Jack had succumbed to complications from an aggressive strain of pneumonia. Working in the news business for as long as she had, she knew the statistics of that happening to a man of his age was extremely high. She had personally written a story about that very subject for their news platform’s health and wellbeing section a few days before Jack had gotten sick.

    He read it; maybe he should have listened to it. Amy thought cynically, but doubted that there was anything that could have been done.

    Another thing that the news had taught Amy was that there was nothing that could be done to change what had already been decided, in fate or in other major aspects of life. A reporter’s job was to report the present, not try to change what they should only be relaying.

    According to Jack, everything had a natural order and that order was to be served. Reporters reported the news; policeman saved people and informed reporters to the best of their ability. Bank robbers robbed banks, kittens got stuck in trees, children were always hungry somewhere and that was the natural order of life. Through the eyes of the elder reporter, this would never change.

    Something about that helped Amy to take comfort in knowing that there was nothing that could be done. As much as Amy liked order, she had been callused to death and in turn, had accepted it as an unchangeable, natural order.

    However, even though she had come to terms with Jack’s death, Amy had yet to fully come to terms with the fact that their relationship was over.

    The news is always happening, Jack would say, Just remember that and you will never get hung up on a story or situation. There will always be news and although it may still bleed, it is different blood than that of yesterday, so you need a fresh perspective. In order to have truly objective journalism, you must be able to hold on to what you have learned from previous stories, but leave all of the baggage that comes with that knowledge behind as soon as the story is printed.

    This method of burying hurtful baggage in the pile worked to

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