The Fall: The Rift Book I
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She put the image of the corpse out of her mind and made her way back to her lover’s side, bathing in his body heat for comfort. “We’re on our way,” she whispered into his ear. Josh bobbed his head and squeezed her tight. Dimness spread through the interior of their new home of canvas and wood, which meant dusk wouldn’t be too far behind.
“What now?” she asked.
Josh smiled and said, “We take the road less traveled.”
The small wagon train climbed the highway and headed south. Kyra snuggled into Josh’s lap and closed her eyes. Their journey was just beginning. With any luck it would be a safe one, but she knew that optimism was misplaced. No one knew what lay around the next bend. They were now driven by blind faith: faith in their survival instincts, faith in each other, and faith in a young man she was starting to love but didn’t really know all that well. It scared her immensely, but when she looked up and saw him gazing down at her with his kind, brown eyes, her apprehension dwindled, at least a little bit.
“Sunshine state, here we come,” he said.
“How long before we get there?” she asked.
He shrugged. “Couldn’t tell you. But hey, life’s a journey, right?”
Yes, indeed, it is.
NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR
Thank you, my dear friends, for taking this journey with me. I appreciate your interest in the world I’ve created. I hope beyond hope that I have entertained you, and anticipate that this re-edited (and free!) version of The Fall: The Rift Book I fixes many of the problems that have bothered me since I originally released it in April of 2010. If you enjoyed this book, please look out for the original sequels, Dead of Winter, Death Springs Eternal, and The Summer Son, all of which are currently available. Or, if you would like to read the updated version of this series, it is now available in two separate volumes, The Rift Volume One and The Rift Volume Two, completely re-edited and with ten thousand words of added content.
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We look forward to hearing from you!
Peace.
Robert J. Duperre