Have a Happy New Year, everyone!!!!
I figured that since the first 20% of my book is free to view when you visit Smashwords (where you can obtain an e-Book copy: link to follow), that I could do the same thing on my site. So, over the next few days, I'll run the "free" part of my book for all of you. I hope you enjoy it.
I am also very proud to announce that I am now a contributing author to Operation e-Book Drop.It is a group of independent authors who donate their ebooks to deployed coalition troops.
“Well, that’s it then,” Bob said as he wearily removed his glasses. “I can’t believe he’s gone. You know, Paul, I feel like it’s my fault that this happened.”
Paul leaned forward and said, “Hey, we’ve been through this a thousand times already. You did everything that you possibly could to get him out of there. It’s not your fault that he was too stubborn to leave.”
“I know, Paul, it’s just that in the back of my mind, I feel that I could have done something more, that’s all.”
Bob eased himself from his highly polished walnut desk and turned to look out the window. His law office was located on the twelfth floor of a twenty-story office tower that overlooked the ocean. It amazed him that he ever got involved with the old man to begin with. It seemed like just a simple thing at first; this guy comes into the office to get his affairs in order, the will is written, witnessed, and the bill is sent: end of story. Yet, there was something about the older gentleman that spoke to Bob. Was it the way he talked, with that unique New England accent, or the fact that there seemed to be some sort of urgency in the way he was going about settling his affairs.
While Bob stared at the sailboats plying around the bay, he remembered that meeting like it was yesterday:
