“Why would I ask her? I never ask for input before something is finished.” It ruined the process, and my gut instincts hadn’t failed me yet, anyway. “I cannot believe I actually signed a contract giving someone who’s not even in the industry final approval.” And yet I’d do it again just for the challenge….
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Chapter 23 – The Things We Leave Unfinished Novel Free
“Come on, Noah. I’ve never known you to shy away from a challenge. Hell, you seek them out. Pick up the phone and use that legendary charm to get your foot in the proverbial door. Then get to listening, buddy. Now, I have to shower before a meeting.” He headed toward the revolving door. “I’ve…
Chapter 24 – The Things We Leave Unfinished Novel Free
“I know that now!” I pinched the bridge of my nose, searching for a way forward when it looked like we were at an impasse. “Do you honestly want your gran’s story to be sad and mournful?” “She wasn’t sad. And this isn’t a romance!” “It should be. We can give it the ending she…
Chapter 25 – The Things We Leave Unfinished Novel Free
“Good,” Scarlett answered. Seeing that the bottom of her skirt already bore bloodstains, Scarlett muttered a curse and wiped her hands clean on the fabric of her uniform. “Drive faster, Constance. Jameson’s going to be on the board.” … Scarlett wasn’t tired after one watch, so she took a second, replacing another filter officer who…
Chapter 18 – The Things We Leave Unfinished Novel Free
That was the real stuff, right there. I signed my name on the contract and clicked enter, sending it off to the publisher as Mom walked in with the drinks, smiling from ear to ear. She handed us our lemonade, and I retrieved two coasters from the desk drawer-not that there was much condensation to…
Chapter 19 – The Things We Leave Unfinished Novel Free
She filed the after Jameson in the same category as after the war. Both were obscure enough concepts that she refused to waste her time examining either of them, especially now. Since the Battle of Britain, as Churchill had called it, had begun a few weeks ago, and the Germans had begun bombing various airfields…
Chapter 20 – The Things We Leave Unfinished Novel Free
He nodded, then shut the door once she was in, wishing she’d have preferred Constance, Christine, or even Howard drove instead of him so he could have tucked her in tight against him in the back seat. Instead, he took the wheel and began the drive to the airfield. This was always when the mood…
Chapter 16 – The Things We Leave Unfinished Novel Free
“Noooo!” Hazel gasped, her mouth dropping open. “He’s engaged?” “He is, according to the seventeen text messages I’ve gotten today. Thank God for do-not-disturb.” The future Mrs. Damian Ellsworth was now a twenty-two-year-old blonde with much bigger breasts than the ones filling my healthy C cup. I shrugged. “I expected it, seeing as she’s due…
Chapter 17 – The Things We Leave Unfinished Novel Free
“I think if you’re going to be writing Gran’s story, you can call me Georgia.” I brought my gaze to meet his and noted, to his credit, that he wasn’t staring at the shelves of rare books or even the infamous typewriter that Gran had sworn by in the middle of the desk. His eyes…
Chapter 13 – The Things We Leave Unfinished Novel Free
“Because the idea was so preposterous that I was certain you were kidding!” This had to be a joke. At any moment, he’d pull her from the cockpit and tease her about her reaction. “I never joke about flying. Okay, I have the radio set to the training frequency, so I’ll be able to hear…