No, I haven’t abandoned all the folks on Gambler’s Folly. It has just been very busy around here lately.

But just to prove I’ve been doing something, here’s the first few paragraphs from Old Flame.

Old Flame

Chapter 1

Kort Behrens stepped out onto the front porch of his elegant home late in the afternoon. With its tall windows facing the setting sun, the house sat back into the mountains of the Sierra Nevada range in Northern California. 

“All right, Ernie,” he told his estate manager. “I’ll be back in about a month, depending on how things shake out. You know how it is.”

“Indeed I do, sir,” the man of about forty-five told him. “Have a nice vacation.”

“Thanks, Ernie.”

Folding  his six foot eight inch frame into the limo, Kort relaxed back to enjoy the drive.

Two hours later, his driver let him out at the Reno Hyatt and passed his luggage to the concierge. Though the limo was comfortable, a long drive always made him stiff. Maybe it was age creeping up on him. He’d turned fifty-five this year after all. Even doing his best to stay in shape, the stress of his life took its toll. Still, he looked good for his age, his light brown hair only now beginning to show some gray at the temples.

Sinking into the comfortable bed, he dozed until the soft chime on his com woke him at six-thirty. After a warm shower and change of clothes, he took the lift down to the third floor dining room. Raised voices caught his attention as he entered the room and breaking his contemplative mood.

A  few tables away, a woman with shoulder length blond hair looked beaten under the verbal assault from the man who stood across the table. There was no reason for this sort of altercation in public, especially in a place like the Hyatt. Time to intervene.

And the story begins.

How does it end?

With a happily-ever-after, of course.

If you haven’t read the previous books in the Gambler’s Folly series, go on over and catch up! They’re on Amazon, Smashwords, and most other major book retailers.

So don’t despair. There are more books coming to the series.

And as always,

Don’t Forget…

…to Share the Romance…