Chapter 4 The Lassiters “Congratulations, Jonatha,” Edwina said.  “It seems you’ve inherited your mother’s remarkable ability to ensnare the opposite sex.” Joe gripped the arm of  his black leather club chair and dropped his jaw.  His daughter would only turn sixteen in a few months and already Edwina was applauding her skills as a seductress.  […]

Chapter 3 The Strangers “I would prefer for you to call me Anthony,” requested the priest. “‘Father’ is so restrictive.” “Then you are a man of the new cloth,” replied Vincent. “The cloth doesn’t age, only the man wearing it.” “That depends on the man.” Anthony Love and Vincent Savage stared at each other and

Chapter 2 Coming Home From the window of her private jet, Madeline Love could see the top of Nightwind.  She could see the two rooftop garrets that were positioned diagonally across from each other on the rectangular roof and overlooked the Atlantic Ocean on one side, and the town of Nightfall on the other.  Whenever

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This morning I made a mistake.  No, I did not forego my regular breakfast of OJ and Activia Vanilla Greek yogurt.  I watched a bit of The Today Show after taking a break for several weeks.  And man am I suffering because of it! After Currygate, I decided that I needed to step away from

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