Sample Chapter: Discoveries

The next morning, they both braced themselves for awkward questions, challenges about their precipitous exit, but they encountered none, principally because the rest of the household slept late into the morning and emerged, when they finally emerged, in slight and fragile capacity. The day after the ball was as quiet in the manor as they…

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Sample Chapter: The Dinner

Upon entering the grand foyer of the house, Lilani spoke a series of quick orders to the butler in Faenish, which he received with nothing more than a stiff bow, and then he turned to address Josheb, who despite himself was still staring at the towering luxury around him. “Josheb, yes?” “Yes,” said Josheb, tearing…

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The Ride

An excerpt from the new novel, Outsiders, by William Collier It is one of those peculiarities of military air travel that, in a cargo aircraft, one often sits with one’s back to the side bulkhead, facing perpendicular to the aircraft’s direction of travel, such that as it accelerates or decelerates, one is thrown sideways into…

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Meeting the Parents

An excerpt from the new novel, Outsiders, by William Collier Doran had offered to drive, which meant that he would be picking her up. They had been dating now for several months, and the thought of him still made a very girlish part of her go giggly. Waiting for him now only exacerbated it. That…

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