Protected: The Zhanshi – Prologue – Chapter 5
Prologue The doors to the princess regent’s chambers opened of their own volition. Or so it seemed. Servants were invisible to her. She passed through that doorway and…
Prologue The doors to the princess regent’s chambers opened of their own volition. Or so it seemed. Servants were invisible to her. She passed through that doorway and…
Chapter 16: The Perfect Choice – January 26Perfection comes in all shapes and sizes. And personalities too. I have evidence to prove it. My eldest son. My daughter. My middle child. The elder of my…
Chapter 11: The Assignment – January 19 “Lyric, I have a job for you,” I corner my future son-in-law – a mother can dream – at the end of his game.He…
Chapter 6: Pepper – January 19Pepper could not look less like the dark substance after which she was named even if she tried her very best. Short spiky white-blond hair…
Chapter 1: All Is Not Fair in Love and Acting – January 11 – 14 My children all return to school too soon. Our lovely Christmas/New Year’s holiday is over…
Epilogue “Oh, Joshua, you’ve outdone yourself this time! That was just…splendid.” Sydney beamed at her husband as she settled his manuscript on her lap. He chuckled as he pulled their car into…
Chapter 43: Sundering Secrets – Day 231 – Thursday, October 1 The colonel sat, utterly content, holding the object of his affection for quite some time. Satisfying seconds rolled into mesmerizing…
Chapter 34: Not Easily Replaced – Day 229 – Tuesday, September 29 “Madge?” Corc approached the young woman softly the next morning as she was picking apples off a tree several…
Chapter 26: The Unexpected Gift – Day 227 – Sunday, September 27 As Conrad thought on it, he arrived at a solution. And set his plan in action. Sending a servant…
Chapter 19: Becoming – Day 224 – Thursday, September 24 The next afternoon, curious to see if the colonel was again waiting for her, Ivy crept into her gazania garden. And…