I twisted back to her. “Join me where?”
She stood up from the chair and said, “In your bed, dummy!”
I didn’t say anything. She must’ve seen the confusion on my face.
“Look here. I don’t like you much, but it’s been a long time comin’ since I had some attention. I’m sure it’s been a while for you, too. So I’m offerin’ us both a chance to get some release, see.”
In the course of her talking, her hands by some means had made their way to my belt, which she slipped off with the ease of someone who had a lot of practice taking the belts off men.
I stood outside the door like a chump as she went into the bedroom, slipped out of her dress and propped herself on top of the bed in a position that could only be described as pornographic.
“Make sure to shut the light off when you come in. I don’t want to look at that face of yours,” she said.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I would like to thank my wife, Heidy, and my family, as well as my editor, Jennifer Letwack, for all her help in making this book happen.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
GRANT BYWATERS has worked as a licensed private investigator. He is currently finishing his bachelor’s degree in psychology at Portland State University. Bywaters lives outside of Portland, Oregon. The Red Storm is his first novel. You can sign up for email updates here.
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Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
A THOMAS DUNNE BOOK FOR MINOTAUR BOOKS.
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THE RED STORM. Copyright © 2015 by Grant Bywaters. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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