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    Grandma Robot
    Grandma Robot
    Grandma Robot
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    Grandma Robot

    By Fay Risner

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    Author Karen Warwick was satisfied her move to the country was a good one when her parents decided to sell the century old Crane family farm house. She has more peace and quiet in the country than she'd realized was possible. That all changes when her scientist friend, Amy Brown, asks Karen to try out a robot maid as a favor to her to see if the robot was working well enough to sell on the market. Karen has regrets from the get go after she says yes. She takes home a young woman robot, named Henie, that acts like a teenager, and the next morning finds a senior citizen robot in her kitchen making bread and homemade chicken soup. Not only was there that unexpected transformation, Karen finds out from her mother that Henie was the nickname for Henrietta Crane, Karen's great grandmother. If that wasn't enough of a coincidence, Henie mentions facts about Crane family life on the farm and in Karen's house that she shouldn't have programed into her. Stunned yet drawn to Henie, Karen lets Grandma Robot stay while she tries to figure out just why Henie knows so much about her family.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFay Risner
    Release dateMar 20, 2015
    ISBN9781311896766
    Grandma Robot
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    Fay Risner

    Fay Risner lives with her husband on a central Iowa acreage along with their chickens, rabbits, goats and cats. A retired Certified Nurse Aide, she now divides her time between writing books, livestock chores, working in her flower beds, the garden and going fishing with her husband. In the winter, she makes quilts. Fay writes books in various genre and languages. Historical mystery series like Stringbean westerns and Amazing Gracie Mysteries, Nurse Hal's Amish series set in southern Iowa and books for Caregivers about Alzheimer's. She uses 12 font print in her books and 14 font print in her novellas to make them reader friendly. Now her books are in Large Print. Her books have a mid western Iowa and small town flavor. She pulls the readers into her stories, making it hard for them to put a book down until the reader sees how the story ends. Readers say the characters are fun to get to know and often humorous enough to cause the readers to laugh out loud. The books leave readers wanting a sequel or a series so they can read about the characters again. Enjoy Fay Risner's books and please leave a review to make others familiar with her work.

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      Grandma Robot - Fay Risner

      Grandma Robot

      Fay Risner

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      All Rights Reserved 2015

      Fay Risner

      Published by Fay Risner at Smashwords.com

      Copyright (c) 2015

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      By Fay Risner

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or used fictitiously, and any resemblance to the actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events or locals are entirely coincidental. Excerpts from this book cannot be used without written permission from the author.

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      Chapter 1

      One spring morning, author Karen Warwick found a missed call on her cell phone after she placed two grocery sacks in the back of her car. A call that was about change her life. It would liven up her days and give her cause to wonder what happened to her loved ones in the afterlife.

      The call came from Karen's friend, Amy Brown. Amy worked at the science experimental laboratory on the outskirts of Lockridge, Iowa.

      Karen was in town to buy groceries to stock the kitchen of the century old country house she'd just bought from her parents. Karen's parents, Helen and Sid Warwick, were content living in Lockridge so they didn't want the house.

      As luck would have it, her father put the acreage up for sale, and she asked if she could buy it. Her mom and dad thought she was crazy to move to what her mother called the sticks. Karen knew she'd like the peace and quiet that country life would afford her.

      Besides, her parents let her pay for the acreage by the month which was a plus. She wasn't sure how much income she'd have from year to year from books she'd written.

      That kept her from having to go through the bank to get a term loan with interest. If she was late with a payment her parents would wait until she had the money. So this was an ideal situation for her.

      Since she'd go right by the lab on her way home, Karen decided to see what Amy wanted instead of calling her. After she stopped her car in the laboratory parking lot, she rifled around in her purse for her mirror and comb. The breeze had been hard on her flighty, honey shaded hair.

      Amy had given Karen a tour of the lab once so she knew her way to her friend's office. As she walked along the long hall, she looked in the large windows of the rooms on either side. Lab technicians, in white coats, didn't look up from tables they leaned over, busy with projects.

      Karen spotted red haired Amy in a room not far from her office. Karen pecked on the window. Amy waved as she walked across the room to let her in. As Karen waited, she surveyed the tables. Arms, legs, hands and feet were strewn out on two tables and torsos laid on two more. Heads were beside the bodies. The room looked like a morgue after a horrific bomb explosion.

      Good morning, Amy greeted. What a nice surprise. I just called so I didn't expect you this quickly.

      I happened to be in the grocery store when I missed your call. I'm on my way home now so I dropped by to see what was up, Karen explained. Do you want to go for a bite to eat tonight and a movie?

      Amy groaned, I know we talked about doing that one evening soon, but I haven't got time right now. I've put in long hours here already and still have a few more days to go before I can cut back. We're on the downhill side of our latest experiment.

      Karen glanced at the tables and brought her focus back to Amy. Looks like you've been dissecting human bodies. That's illegal you know.

      Amy's peal of laughter brought two lab techs heads up from their work. Relax! None of the body parts you see are real. They're part of the experiment. I can't think about anything else until I get this project out of the way. What I need is help with it. Amy paused and faced Karen. The next words came out fast. That's why I thought of you.

      Karen looked dismay. I'm not a scientist, and I don't want a job. What could I help you with?

      Well, I don't need a scientist, I need people to test our projects and see if they work like we want them to, Amy said cautiously.

      What kind of projects? Karen asked.

      We've invented robots to hold jobs as maids and butlers. They do housekeeping and any duties servants do, Amy said tentatively. She turned her pretty blue eyes into a beseeching mode. This could really be a help to you as well as us. Please consider it for me, old friend.

      What makes you think I need a robot maid to do my housekeeping. Karen studied her friend, trying to figure out the catch.

      Amy stuck her hands in her lab coat pockets and shot back, You forget I’ve seen the way your apartment looks. It's usually a cluttered mess. I'm just saying you need some serious housekeeping done, and I have the solution for you right here at the lab.

      So what's your solution? Karen asked.

      We've been working on experimental robots perfect to use as maids and butlers, but we need volunteers to try them out. I thought of you right away, Amy said.

      Now why would I want to be one of your volunteers? Karen protested.

      Amy's rote speech sounded as if she had

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