Irene thought that ultimately, that was what would kill her. That tiny sound. That sound is what she should have been fearing all these years.
That was the sound of permanence.
She tried to smile up at Owen when he put his suit coat over her shoulders, but she’d forgotten what a smile was.
Matthias pulled back the vertical blinds and pulsing red light from the driveway filled the room.
About the Author
Elizabeth Engstrom is a sought-after teacher and keynote speaker at writing conferences, conventions, and seminars around the world. She has written thirteen books and edited four anthologies, and she has over two hundred fifty short stories, articles and essays in print. Her latest book-length work of fiction is Baggage Check, a suspense thriller. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her fisherman-husband and their dog where she is on the board for Wordcrafters in Eugene, puts her pen to use for social justice, and is always working on her next book. She is on faculty at the University of Phoenix. www.elizabethengstrom.com
Connect with the Author Online
You can email the author or find out more about her through her website:
www.elizabethengstrom.com
You can also connect with the author through the publisher's website at the following URL:
http://www.ifdpublishing.com
Other eBooks from IFD Publishing
You can find the following titles at most distribution points for all ereading platforms.
Novels:
Beyond the Serpent’s Heart, by Eric Witchey
Lizzie Borden, by Elizabeth Engstrom
Lizard Wine, by Elizabeth Engstrom
Northwoods Chronicles: A Novel in Short Stories, by Elizabeth Engstrom
Siren Promised, by Alan M. Clark and Jeremy Robert Johnson
To Kill a Common Loon, by Mitch Luckett
The Blood of Father Time: Book 1, The New Cut, by Alan M. Clark, Stephen C. Merritt & Lorelei Shannon
The Blood of Father Time: Book 2, The Mystic Clan's Grand Plot, by Alan M. Clark, Stephen C. Merritt & Lorelei Shannon
Candyland, by Elizabeth Engstrom
How I Met My Alien Bitch Lover: Book 1 from the Sunny World Inquisition Daily Letter Archives, by Eric Witchey
Baggage Check, by Elizabeth Engstrom
Death is a Star, by Christina Lay
D. D. Murphry, Secret Policeman, by Alan M. Clark and Elizabeth Massie
Novelettes:
The Tao of Flynn, by Eric Witchey
To Build a Boat, Listen to Trees, by Eric Witchey
Children’s Illustrated:
The Christmas Thingy, by F. Paul Wilson. Illustrated by Alan M. Clark
Short Fiction:
“Brittle Bones and Old Rope,” by Alan M. Clark
“Crosley,” by Elizabeth Engstrom
“The Apple Sniper,” by Eric Witchey
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