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Chapter 14 Halley had been editing her manuscript and starting to make headway with it after she met with Bart, Major Leopold, and Bern Dexter, and it unnerved her that they were all waiting for the other shoe to drop now. They were waiting for Tomás Maduro to make contact about Halley buying back her … Read more
Chapter 13 The morning after she’d been detained by the police, Halley woke up feeling as though she had been beaten up. Every inch of her body ached, though they hadn’t laid a hand on her or been rough with her. She looked like what she was. A respectable, expensively dressed woman, middle-aged by technical … Read more
Chapter 12 The Warners had dinner at the Fontaine de Mars, Ryan’s favorite restaurant. It was a high-end typical French bistro, with delicious food, which Bart always enjoyed too when he visited. They skipped dessert and finished early, because Véro wasn’t feeling well. She had just started having morning sickness at odd times, mostly in … Read more
Chapter 11 The morning of New Year’s Day was quiet on the boat. Most of the guests remained in their cabins until nearly noon. Valerie was an early riser so she came up for coffee and toast while Seth was still asleep. It had been fun the night before, and the end of a beautiful … Read more
Chapter 10 It took Halley an hour at the embassy to fill out the forms to cancel her stolen passport and order a new one. Millie sent copies of her last passport and driver’s license to her new phone, so at least she had some form of ID. No one had turned in her stolen … Read more
Chapter 9 The cab stopped just outside the Grand Palais, a splendid antique glass structure she recognized immediately. She had gone to an exhibit of photographs there with Robert. It was near the river, and the Petit Palais, where she’d been to art exhibits of the work of famous artists, was across the street. The … Read more
Chapter 8 Valerie was already at the breakfast table outdoors when Olivia showed up, wearing dark glasses and a pink sundress over a matching bikini. Valerie was wearing a darker pink one, and smiled to see her twin. Their four friends had already eaten and gone ashore to shop before they left for their next … Read more
Chapter 7 Their last day on the boat in St. Bart’s was idyllic. They’d been there for almost a week and knew their way around. They had been to the best restaurants, and had excellent meals on the boat. They ate dinner at L’Isola, the best and most elegant restaurant on the island, on the … Read more
Chapter 6 On the morning of Christmas Eve, Halley had everything ready for her trip. The clothes she was taking were hanging on a rack in her bedroom, ready to put in her suitcase, with all the accessories laid out to go with them, bags and shoes. She was taking casual clothes, since she wasn’t … Read more
Chapter 5 As usual, Halley’s estimate of her work was accurate. She had finished the first draft of her new book just before Thanksgiving, and she completed the second draft, making changes and corrections, at two in the morning on the same day that Seth, Valerie, and Olivia flew to St. Bart’s to meet the … Read more
Chapter 4 As always when they were about to leave, Sunday morning was hectic. At one point, Seth took refuge in the kitchen, to escape the confusion of the twins trying to figure out what to take with them and what to leave at their mother’s and who was taking what, carrying armloads of clothes … Read more
Chapter 3 With her usual determination and discipline, Halley finished the rough first draft of her book three days before Thanksgiving. It had gone more smoothly than usual, which always worried her and made her wonder if she had left something out, some vital piece of a character’s history, some plot twist she’d written in … Read more