title: The Revenge of the Big Bad Wolf
author:  Lynda Faye Smith 
description: Lynda Smith discovered while teaching that children of all ages as well as adults like an exciting story and stories that are fun to read. She decided to try her hand at writing in the year of 1996. She is a Teacher Assistant for the Yazoo City Municipal School District and the mother of one daughter. She enjoys writing short stories and skits. Writing is a passion for her and comes easily. Being around children inspired her to write stories for them.
zlib_text: Merlyn	hated	him	immediately.
  Of	course,	he	couldn't	have	known	that	she'd	be	standing	in	the	middle	of	the	hall	at	twelve	o'clock	at
  night.	On	the	other	hand,	she	hadn't	expected	him	to	blow	in	from	a	horrible	thunderstorm	and	knock
  her	down	on	the	carpet.
  "Why	don't	you	watch	where	you're	going?"	she	shot	at	him.	"You	were	moving	like	a	freight	train!"
  The	eyes	she	could	barely	see	under	his	heavy	eyebrows	seemed	to	throw	off	sparks.
  "Who	the	hell	are	you?"	he	demanded,	moving	toward	her.
  "Now,	now,"	she	cautioned,	stumbling	backward.	"Temper,	temper.	You'll	hurt	yourself."
  "Not	damned	likely,"	he	said,	darkly,	and	kept	coming.
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  Chapter	One
  Merlyn	Forrest	Steele's	eyes	were	the	same	shade	of	green	as	her	father's,	but	Jared	Steele's	had	a
  twinkle	that,	at	the	moment,	she	was	too	angry	to	match.	She	glared	at	him	from	the	plush	white	depth