Krimson Spark

Book two of the Krimson Empire releases Monday, April 20th!

Here's a snippet:

Quinn stepped into her quiet apartment. The kids were still at school activities, so she had it to herself for a few minutes. She set her bag on the couch and scratched the ears of the caat stretched across the back. Sashelle, the Eliminator of Vermin, endured the attention with a bored look, but nudged Quinn’s hand with her head when the human stopped scratching. 

“Everybody wants something,” Quinn said. “Even you, eh, Sassy? I just wish I knew–” she broke off. Heaving a sigh, she pulled up the saved message on her comtab. 

Lou’s voice sounded grim, even though the words were innocuous. “Hi Quinn. We had a visitor last week. I wish you could have met them.” Or maybe the grim tone was her imagination. The idea of a message from Lou made Quinn feel nervous.

It was the code she and Tony had set up when he left her on N’Avon. She hadn’t realized he’d shared it with Lou. Did that mean Tony was in trouble? Or was Lou simply calling in the favor Quinn owed her? And how had Francine known Lou called yesterday? Was it a coincidence she’d come looking for Quinn this morning?

She closed the message and tossed the comtab on top of her bag. She couldn’t do anything until Lou called again–the ship captain hadn’t left any contact details.

If she was lucky, maybe Lou would never call back…but luck, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.