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heartbeat began to slow, Jill realized how silly she’d been, since she’d never see that gorgeous guy named Adam Stone again. Her eyes had nearly devoured the name on the check. It was a wonder they’d left no scorch marks. Of course she had no idea that the love bug had stung Mr. Adam Stone just as hard.
    He came back the following day to cash another check. Again, Jill felt her heart ping pong against the walls of her chest as he approached. “Hello, Ms. Daniels,” was all he said, and her insides began to liquefy. “I need to cash this check. I also have a favor to ask of you.”
    Her heart was pumping so much blood; she could hardly hear the man’s voice over the noise. “Favor? We don’t give out samples in this bank.”
    The Viking god gave out a throaty chuckle. “I’m in town for a few days on business and have no one to have lunch with. If I promise to be on my best behavior, would you meet me for lunch at the Italian restaurant across the street?”
    Jill couldn’t say no, and that lunch had led to dinner. By the end of dinner, she knew she was crazy in love with Mr. Adam Stone from New York. Their flame of love burned so brightly that they decided to get married six months later. She gave notice to the bank and married Adam in front of the justice of the peace. The only person present was Lynne and a guy that Adam worked with named Scott Breyer. Of course her parents never showed. Why would they? They had never accepted Adam. To them he was an embarrassment.
    After Jill married Adam and moved to New York, Lynne couldn’t bear to listen to her parents go on and on about their stupid daughter and how she had betrayed her people and her race. Her parents had turned love into a race crime. Lynne had had enough of their rancor and decided to move to Phoenix. It had been a bold step, but she had applied for a real estate job that would help her obtain a license. There she met Haywood Wish and fell in love. When Lynne married Haywood, also white, the Daniels were all but devastated. Of course, they blamed Lynne’s marriage on Jill, but still cut Lynne no slack. Both daughters were stricken from their wills.
    Because Jill trusted Lynne’s advice, she used her as a sounding board. She’d often discuss her book with her, bouncing off ideas and asking advice whenever she got stuck. Lynne understood why she hadn’t told Adam about her secret project and promised to keep it to herself.
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    Now, nearly eight months later, Jill felt that her story, Never Leave Me , was finished, self-edited, and ready to be sent out into the world. She knew the hardest part would be to find a prominent publishing house willing to read her manuscript. Most of the large New York–based houses didn’t accept non-agented work, so she decided her best avenue to break into publishing would be to acquire an agent. She’d researched those agencies looking for new clients and picked out an agency that was seeking stories similar to hers.
    After saying a silent prayer, Jill emailed a query letter containing the first three chapters of her completed novel and a synopsis, or detailed plotline, to a prominent New York agency, hoping they’d want to read the rest of her story. She immediately called Lynne who wished her luck and then it was off to bed.
    Adam was sound asleep when Jill slipped under the blanket. She wished she could tell him that she had written a book and had sent it out to an agent. It would be nice to have him hold her hand in support as she waited to hear back from the agency, but Adam was so wrapped up in his career that she doubted he would care. Yet he’d have to know if her book was ever sold. What a nice ring those words had , she thought. Lynne had said to her on the phone earlier, “I think it’s time to tell Adam, Jill.” Maybe she was right.
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    When Jill got home from work two weeks after sending her query, she immediately checked her email, as she did every day, hoping for a response from the agency.