Originator

by Joel Shepherd

  Jane took a deep breath. “Guess it couldn’t hurt. For a while at least.”

  “Auntie Jane!” yelled Kiril and came running to hug her. Then Svetlana, then Danya, progressively more restrained but no less heartfelt. Jane picked up Kiril and put an arm around Svetlana, and they all walked together back into the colourful crowd.

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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  Joel Shepherd is the author of five previous novels in the Cassandra Kresnov series—Crossover, Breakaway, Killswitch, 23 Years on Fire, and Operation Shield—and four previous novels in the Trial of Blood and Steel series—Sasha, Petrodor, Tracato, and Haven. He is currently midway through a doctoral program in International Relations, and has also studied film and television, interned on Capitol Hill in Washington, and traveled widely in Asia.

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