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In addition to our book club (which we highly encourage you guys to participate in!!) we will be posting the free e-books that we post on our site each day to this group.

We hope this will encourage participation and that maybe you guys can find some good reads from it too!

Make sure to check back for updates and check our site for details and more free e-books each week.

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My award-winning novel One Blood, about a supernatural curse tormenting a group of people unaware of their hidden connections, is FREE today 10/15/12 http://bit.ly/M7D4ph! Get it while you can! If you miss the promo, the book is only .99 regularly.

Thanks, QA

The Dark Lake Psychological suspense, free 01/09/13

The Dead War Series is still free until 01/12/13. Join the war against the walking dead for free now! http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006YEKJXO

Hi everyone, my illustrated children's book The Chatswood Spooks: A Frightful Recipe is currently free to download: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AV1LL9C/

My publisher, A-Argus, is sponsoring a free eBook from 15th to the 20th of April. My book, Sea Lavender, is available totally for free as an eBook download.

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Storytime consists of eight tales, some of which have originally been published and credited in genre magazines in Finland (the original language is Finnish, and the stories were later translated and professionally edited for the international publication).

These stories are from years before Petteri started writing the Fargoer fantasy trilogy. Between the covers of Storytime you will find the following stories:

Plants
Our Time
The Old Man
In About Hundred Words
A Childhood Memory
The Museum
Grandmother (credited in Fog Magazine's short story competition)
The Man Of The Land

Storytime

Hello everyone,

My novel, Terror On The High Seas will be free for Kindle, June 15th and 16th.



Blurb;
It started as a vacation. It became a nightmare.

When Craig Summers and Mike Kavanaugh retired from the Navy, they decided to sail around the world with their wives on a private luxury yacht. But then came the distress call. “Help us,” the voice said. “Our boat is sinking.” So they did what the Navy does best. They went to help.

But the call was a trap. The yacht was hijacked by pirates. And everyone was taken hostage.

But all is not what it seems. The pirates are working with an Al-Qaeda cell, hell-bent on avenging the death of Osama Bin Laden. They’re on a countdown. And nothing will stand in their way.

So when the terrorists discover Mike and Craig are retired Navy SEALs, they fear their mission is compromised. And when a brutal interrogation goes wrong and Mike gets free; he does what SEALs do best.

And what started as a hijacking becomes all out war.

Now, while the terrorists plan their final mission, Craig and the wives use their wits to stay alive. And Mike Kavanaugh's got less than twenty-four hours to rescue his friends and prevent another 911 from sailing onto America’s shores.

Terror On The High Seas;

Two SEALs,

Forty-seven terrorists,

Fifty-thousand bullets!

Here's the Amazon link;
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Enjoy,

David

Fargoer by
Petteri Hannila

Come, wanderer and sit by the fire. Let the burdens fall from your shoulders and allow me to entertain you with a story near the crackling flames. Fargoer, my debut novel set in mythic Viking Age is free today and tomorrow on Amazon (18th and 19th of June).
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Nic Taylor's novel 'A Plague of Dissent' is free to download from Amazon at the moment. The book has 11 ratings in UK and 8 in US, with an average of 4.6 / 5 stars. I'm currently reading it myself, and recommend it to any fan of suspense or thrillers.

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Five Times More Jesus (Last free day today, July 05):

This is a book aimed mostly at progressive Christians, trying to convince them they (and the rest of us too) would be better off if they stopped using the Old Testament.

It would be so very cool to have someone review this book who had actually read it....

My debut novel, The Last Navigator, is free on Amazon this weekend, August 2-4, 2013. Get it here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D35TQNQ

Book Blurb:
A legend thought only to be a myth.
A tradition that was nearly lost forever.
A spirited young whale who changes everything.

As a young, vivacious whale, Lani should be busy flirting with the local boys but instead, she finds herself daydreaming about the Navigators—a mythical tribe of whales thought to be extinct. Against the will of her elders, Lani leaves behind her friends, her family, and her duties as a female and sets out on a quest for knowledge and truth. On her journey through the deep blue waters of the Pacific Ocean, she discovers her destiny and changes the history of whales forevermore.

A story of strength, self-discovery, love, and legacy, The Last Navigator resonates with anyone who has ever desired to know more or become more in life. It speaks to the hearts of young and old, inspiring us to follow our dreams.

I have a Nook and IBooks. Is there any way to download and read the Free books from either?

Title: One Minute Stories
ASIN: B00E5R1CEM
Length: 27 pages
Free download date: Friday 8/9/2013
Link: http://www.amazon.com/One-Minute-Stor...

My book will be available for free on Friday, 8/9/2013 through Amazon. If you have time to write a review, that would be greatly appreciated, otherwise enjoy the short shorts! Thank you!

Description:

This book contains a mixture of 50 different very short stories (Slice of Life / Snippets / Short Shorts) from a child's perspective.

Samantha sat on an old park bench surrounded by daisies, eating her ice cream and swinging her feet. The park bench said, “Would you like to hear a story?” Samantha nodded. “Yes, please.” The bench said, “This used to be a farm, and there was a schoolhouse over there. A boy and a girl would meet before class, and share warm buttered bread from the bakery. Sometimes, after school, they would have a picnic on the grass, eating grapes and cheese and crackers. And often, at night and under the stars, they would kiss and hold each other for many hours.” Samantha smiled. “That’s a nice story. Tell me another one.”

...and thus begins One Minute Stories.

This digital book is a work of fiction by Christian Blake and is approximately 7,000 words in length.

Excerpt:

#2 – She Likes Pink Boots

Stacie slipped on the icy stairs at school in the early afternoon. She was lucky she didn’t break an ankle. The teacher said, “Those pink shoes are worthless in the ice and snow. You should buy a pair of boots.” But boots were clunky and ugly. Boots were for boys, and Stacie wasn’t a boy. Her mother asked, “Why won’t you wear the snow boots I bought you? Why do you insist on wearing the wrong shoes?” But her favorite shoes were the right shoes; they were pink with pink lace. They were perfect. “Mom! I want to look like a girl, not a boy!” Her mom finally understood and immediately took her to the shoe store. The next day at school, Stacie proudly showed her friends her new pink boots with slim pink laces and fluffy white fur at the top.

#8 – He Wore Blue Shoes To School

David’s dad wore fancy suits and colorful ties to work every day. He also wore shiny leather shoes: Brown shoes, black shoes, and, on occasion, a pair of blue shoes with white laces. David loved the blue shoes. They had a fuzzy feel to them. One day, he snuck his dad’s blue shoes into his backpack and took them to school. He asked the teacher for the hall pass to use the restroom, and he took the shoes with him and put them on. When he came back to class, the other kids laughed and jeered. But David didn’t care. He loved those blue shoes. When the teacher tried to take them off, she couldn’t. They were stuck on his feet. David laughed. “They won’t come off,” David said. “I squeezed super glue on the laces.”

One Minute Stories

Hi. I launched my book two weeks ago and I am currently giving away 10 Kindle editions of my book, "The Shadow Guardian".

Rachel Stephens was living the good life when it all came crashing down around her. After losing her job and ending a toxic relationship with a handsome doctor, she has to find a way to jump start her life again. But not before she has a near-death experience and receives a shocking midnight visit from someone she never thought she would see before. The daunting visitor brings Rachel a message – one that can’t be ignored. Now Rachel must find a way to stop the spate of bad luck the omen brings, before there’s no turning back.

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Hello all,

My book of poetry, "Chiu's House of Lovely Animals: Confessional Poetry Written by a Ridiculously Funny Asian American Manic Depressive," will be free to download on 11/29/2013.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DFCHYMM


The poems explore the peculiarities of everyday life living with an insane politically incorrect husband and a taco-eating cat. Irreverent, sometimes funny, sometimes dark, these personal poems deal with identity, marriage, wearing the wrong underwear, and bad Chinese food.

My bio:
Priscilla Lee is the author of Wishbone and Chiu's House of Lovely Animals. Her awards include a Poetry Book Award from The Association for Asian American Studies, an Emily Chamberlain Cook Poetry Prize from UC Berkeley, and the San Francisco Foundation's James D. Phelan Literary Award.

Her poems have appeared in Ploughshares, The Kenyon Review, ZYZZYVA, and anthologies such as Yellow as Turmeric, Fragrant as Cloves, Proposing on the Brooklyn Bridge, and The Place That Inhabits Us: Poems of the San Francisco Bay Watershed. She lives in San Francisco (where absolutely no one eats Rice-A-Roni) with her husband and two black cats.

A sample poem:
Homage to Boy George


At night I’d drink blue cough syrup and lie down
to listen to Boy George croon, “Do you really want to hurt me?”
That year I was sixteen and had his poster of “Kissing
to be Clever” tacked to the wall of the room I shared
with my sister in the Sunset district where Chinese families
moved after doing their time in Chinatown.


Every morning I’d pack my school bag with spray-on fuchsia
hair color, jeans from Goodwill, and Dad’s sweater vest,
and wait on 19th Avenue for the 28 Bus to take me to school
where I could make my transformation and escape my life
of being a good Chinese girl who carried chickens for Mom
when she went shopping in Chinatown or translated for her
and her friends at the unemployment office.


At Lowell High School I was a disaster—the weird girl
with a ski slope on her head held up with a pound of V05.
Peer pressure from the very, very cool Chinese-American girls
in their wavy wedge platforms and Members Only jackets
didn’t stop me from wearing Dad’s ratty avocado sweater vest.
In the girl’s bathroom every morning, I drew in my black eyeliner.


My family realized God had found the ultimate way to torment
them in America. The first love of their precious pearl’s life
was Boy George, a man with perfect make-up wearing a dress.
Late that spring, my extended family called a conference
for an intervention. Uncle Bing said, “That’s how it all starts.
The funny people will recruit her, thinking she’s one of them.”
Dad wondered why couldn’t I be normal, put up a picture
of Mick Jagger. My sister chimed in, “The kids
in our science class think she’s a misfit and don’t know
we’re related.” Auntie Agnes was concerned that the Emporium
might not let her exchange the sweater she got me
at half price. It was the eighties. They didn’t know.
I was just the first kid to grow up in my family in a time
before Chinese men started wearing pink.


If you could post reviews, that would be great!

I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!
Thank you!
Pris

Lance’s Travels –UK is Currently Available Free!

Hi there,

I’d like to let you know that my book Lance’s Travels –UK is currently part of a free giveaway.

Here’s the blurb:

“With a few of beers coursing through his veins and an upcoming 30th birthday on his mind Lance felt the need for one last bout of foolishness, so the next day he quit his job and gave notice on his flat. His plan was simple: spend the summer travelling the length and breadth of the UK in a bid to get to know his homeland. Four weeks later he departed, armed with little more than an antiquated Ford Mondeo, an unreliable Sat Nav and a genuine 1980s caravan.

In an attempt to absorb as much as possible from the journey he compiled an extensive and eclectic list of things to see and do. Travelling the nation ticking tasks from his list took him from the childhood home of Paul McCartney to the summit of Ben Nevis via standing shoeless on the shores of Loch Ness. He uncovered fascinating tales about the nation’s natural beauty, world-changing history, explosive battles and revolutionary innovation – whilst taking time to sample the nation’s best fish and chips and sup a pint at the oldest pub. Follow the adventure as Lance seeks directions to a tree from royalty, helplessly watches as his transport slowly disintegrates and is warmly welcomed to Scotland with handcuffs and a police dog.”

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I hope you take up the offer up, and I hope you enjoy the book!

Lance

Merry Christmas!
My novella, The Monsters Within, is available for free on Amazon, today and tomorrow (Dec. 25-26). I am looking for reviews for my story and would appreciate any kind of feedback. I would prefer for reviews to be posted on Amazon, but appreciate all reviews. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Please share this with your friends so that they can download this book for FREE! Thank you very much and have a Merry Christmas!

Synopsis:
The Holloway family recently moved from their Los Angeles home to a decaying Victorian mansion. As they begin to settle into the strange manor, their beliefs become challenged by unearthly events. Strange whispers echo throughout the house. Unseen forces hold them in place and decrepit hands reach for them from the dark corners of the chilling house. As the Holloway family is haunted by the dark inhabitants that reside in the estate, they begin to discover the house has a mysterious connection to their past. A dark secret that lurks just beneath the surface. A secret that may uncover the mysterious history of the nightmare they are now residents of.

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Thank you for your time and God bless,
Corvus Winchester

Lance’s Travels –UK is Currently Available Free!

Hi there,

I’d like to let you know that there are only two days left to get my book Lance’s Travels –UK for free!

Here’s the blurb:

“With a few of beers coursing through his veins and an upcoming 30th birthday on his mind Lance felt the need for one last bout of foolishness, so the next day he quit his job and gave notice on his flat. His plan was simple: spend the summer travelling the length and breadth of the UK in a bid to get to know his homeland. Four weeks later he departed, armed with little more than an antiquated Ford Mondeo, an unreliable Sat Nav and a genuine 1980s caravan.

In an attempt to absorb as much as possible from the journey he compiled an extensive and eclectic list of things to see and do. Travelling the nation ticking tasks from his list took him from the childhood home of Paul McCartney to the summit of Ben Nevis via standing shoeless on the shores of Loch Ness. He uncovered fascinating tales about the nation’s natural beauty, world-changing history, explosive battles and revolutionary innovation – whilst taking time to sample the nation’s best fish and chips and sup a pint at the oldest pub. Follow the adventure as Lance seeks directions to a tree from royalty, helplessly watches as his transport slowly disintegrates and is warmly welcomed to Scotland with handcuffs and a police dog.”

You can get a free copy from Smashwords here: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...

A discounted copy from Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/Lances-Travels-...

And read more about the release here: http://lancestravels.wordpress.com/

I hope you take up the offer up, and I hope you enjoy the book!

Lance

Hey folks, in the interests of shameless self promotion, my book in now available on the Kindle platform.

“Since granddad died and Anna rejected me the world seems broken, all I have left is putting frozen lasagne in microwaves. The doctor says I have depression.

At least I have Eric.

Eric is the voice inside my head.

Eric says everything will be all right, so long as I do what he says.

I hope so.”

In the winter of 2011 E. was overtaken with alcohol abuse, insomnia and a deeper malaise, the start of a violent depression that would leave him on the brink of suicide.

E’s Complaint is a journey into emotional chaos and despair, a darkly humorous glimpse into the madness of depression from someone caught within it.

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“Janina is a quick-tempered young woman, and an extremely emotional and romantic person who has tendency to build castles in the air. She never runs out of words, and certainly makes her opinion to be heard as well as seen.
Janina has been running the whole year from bar to bar after the mister right one, however without any success so far. Finally she has had enough of searching for a suitable husband candidate. She decides to take up some totally other entertainment, so she joins Scouts. In the middle of nature with children she would not need to give men a second thought!
This is what Janina decides, but how long can she keep her decision when the broad-shouldered and energetic Troop Leader steps in the picture. He is so funny, witty, self-confident, handsome…, but also so annoying!
When furthermore another man comes to mess up her train of thought, there is no day without feelings surging up. And as Janina happens to be of that type whose feet do not keep on the firm ground the order of the pack of cards is a great mystery even to herself.”

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Hi

Just to let you know that my book 'Uprising' will be FREE on Amazon for Kindle/PC download from Monday 6th to Friday 10th March 2017. All I ask is that you tell your friends and leave a review.

Set in a dystopian future; all wealth is in the hands of the Corporations, the 1% whilst the 99% live in economic debt or poverty on sink estates in the North. Terry works for Relocations, his job is to relocate undesirables to these estates. Unfortunately for Terry he is late for work once too often and is himself relocated to a sink. But Terry is not all he seems. Why is he there and who does he really work for?

Sample below:

Cramming the last piece of toast into his mouth Terry Jones grabbed his jacket and left his apartment for the office. He’d had the option of a high-rise within walking distance when he was first assigned to Relocations; his reasons for turning it down had seemed sound; cost = astronomical, space = minimal. Now, and not for the first time, he wished he’d taken it. That morning he’d set his alarm earlier than usual in the hopes of beating the rush hour traffic, problem was he never really managed to keep to his schedule (poor time management or lousy schedule?) and he found himself, yet again, bumper to bumper and yet again, late for work.
Brian Olsen made the final adjustments to his tie, jacket and hair before leaving the men’s room and heading to his desk; all the while diligently maintaining an erect 6ft 6in posture, a copy of today’s Times clamped under his right arm, his brief case gripped firmly in his right hand, and as he strode he repeated his mantra over and over in his head ‘today I will excel, today I will exceed all expectations, today I will excel, today I will exceed all expectations….’

Rain Morgan, stared at the free drinks machine for a few moments before selecting a cappuccino with sugar. Her actual name was Rainbow Sunset, her mother having one her odd moments, but she preferred Rain. She was quickly joined by Debby Jenna and Phillippa Djukovic; just time for a quick debrief of Phillippa’s date with Simon Brookes from Finance.
Peter Illyffe, the divisional manager for Relocations 1, left his office and headed for the usual 8:30 briefing in meeting room 3, aka the cupboard due to its lack of size and windows. His staff fell in behind, a well-rehearsed troupe, that is everyone except Terry Jones who was still driving fruitlessly round and round the car park.

The room filled quickly; those lucky enough to get in the door first grabbed a seat at the table, Peter at their head.

“Morning everyone,” he said, to which there were the usual responses of “morning, morning Peter,” a few nods and coughs and a silky “morning, Boss” from Brian, tall even when sitting down. “No Terry, I see?”

This too was greeted by the usual responses, initial silence, then embarrassed coughs or ums…. followed by a clear and unequivocal “he’s not in yet, Boss” from Brian. Peter made a note in the top corner of his meeting notes, as usual.

“Ok, everyone got a copy of today’s agenda?” general nods everywhere, “good, ok – item one then – the recent merger with Alderson’s. As per our meeting yesterday morning I’ve checked up the line and can confirm that Alderson’s Relocations are being wound down and we will ‘inherit their workload’.”

“Relocations are being relocated.” Phillippa’s quip was not altogether unexpected; there were a few groans.

“Thank you Phillippa,” said Peter.

“How big a workload we talking?” asked Rain.

“Approx half again our existing workload,” replied Peter.

“Will we be getting more staff?” Rain again.

“No,” said Peter.

“But how are we meant to cope with that?” asked Debby, saying what the others were thinking.

“By ‘working smarter’,” Brian jumped in, borrowing one of Peter’s ‘phrases of the moment’, “and if some people spent less time at the coffee machine talking then we’d get a lot more done.”

“Who’re you on about?” demanded Debby, realising too late that by asking the question she had singled herself out. Peter made another note at the top of his meeting papers.

“Moving on” said Peter, sounding tired, “there will be a further meeting at 2pm today with the team from Alderson’s so we can ‘manage the handover’ smoothly. Rain and I will attend that. Another quick point, the company will no longer be providing free drinks.”

There was a collective gasp, then “Why’re they changing it?” asked Debby, “I mean we’ve had free coffee for years now.” For some reason her mouth seemed to be working overtime this morning, in the absence of Terry it could be deemed she had assumed his mantle.

“As you all know we’re facing ever ‘stiffer competition’ out there, which is one of the reasons we’ve been merged with Alderson’s. The Efficiency Department has identified that the company could save almost £100,000 a year by moving to a ‘pay for your own’ drinks environment.”

“Can we bring a kettle and make our own drinks?” asked Phillippa.

“No,” replied Peter, “that would mean providing kitchen facilities – an added expense.”

“What about a flask?” asked Brian.

“Flasks are OK,” said Peter, flashing him a grateful smile.

“If you can drink anything from a flask,” muttered Rain.

“Everyone, now, come to order, please.” Peter was becoming irritated and the strain of not showing it was telling on his stress levels. At that point Terry opened the door and slipped into the room, “Ah! Mr. Jones, glad you could join us.”

“Sorry I’m late,” said Terry “couldn’t find anywhere to park.”

“There were loads of spaces when I got here at 8:00,” said Brian.

“I got held up in traffic,” offered Terry, his expression hopeful.

“Then might I suggest you leave earlier,” replied Brian, “we all make the effort to be here on time, it’s only ever you who’s late.”

“Thank you, Brian,” Peter interceded. “OK the final point, we’ve had a report from C.I.T, the Counter Intelligence Team,” he elaborated, staring pointedly at Phillippa over whose head most things of import were known to sail, “that we have a ‘heightened terror threat’ as a result of our merger with Alderson’s.” He waited for the information to sink in then continued by way of explanation, “Apparently we’re now the 3rd largest provider of labour resource in the EU so it makes us an even bigger target.” Phillippa looked on the verge of tears, possibly at being singled out for the stare, the rest were demonstrating variously dismay or affected disinterest but no-one spoke. “So everybody please ‘stay alert, stay vigilant’ and re-watch the compulsory DVD ‘Terror and Counter Terrorism’. Remember, ‘we’re all in this together’ and it’s up to each and every one of us to …‘keep the workplace safe’.”

Terry winced; he was convinced that Peter’s insistence on speaking in inverted commas and quoting the company watchwords at every opportunity had a damaging effect on his psyche.

“Did anyone see the news this morning?” asked Rain, too brightly. “There was an explosion in the town centre.”

“Yeah,” chipped in Debby, “near Macheson’s.”

“They said something about 20 casualties,” Rain added, “it’s awful”.

“Did they say who it was?” asked Terry.

“It’s a bit early for that kind of info,” snapped Brian.

“I dunno,” defended Terry, “they sometimes give a warning.”

“That’s the Red Freedoms,” said Debby, “the Black Hands don’t give a warning.”

“Which could imply the Black Hands,” said Terry, settling in for a natter on the merits and demerits of one terrorist organisation’s way of doing business versus another.

“OK,” interrupted Peter, forestalling further chat, “Any questions?”

“Parking,” said Terry, opportunistic as ever, “when are they doing something about parking?”

“As we said yesterday and the day before and, oh yes, as we’ve been saying every day in all these months since you joined us, they aren’t going to do anything about the parking, thank you, Terry.” Peter stared round the table, lingering on Phillippa, as if daring any more utterances.

“When are they going to fix the tower clock?” she asked, making a sterling effort to fight back tears.

“And they aren’t going to fix the clock, either, Phillippa. As we’ve already said it will cost too much to repair. Any more questions?”

Silence.

“Good, back to work all of you, except you Terry, if you could just stay back a minute.”
The others filed out of the room and closed the door behind them.

“You were late again Terry.”

“I know but it was the traffic….”

“Traffic is not an excuse, Terry,” said Peter, “you should know to factor that in to your plans. Also, as I recall, Human Resources offered you an apartment close by when you joined us, a much sought after facility that had only come available due to the unfortunate demise of your predecessor.” He fell silent, possibly in recognition of human frailty and the fact that the previous occupant had thrown himself ungratefully off the 7th floor balcony of the much vaunted facility. “You are paid to be here between the hours of 8:30 and 5:00. It’s up to you to get yourself here on time.”

“Yes,” said Terry, for once recognising a time when the less words said might be the better.

“Everyone else manages to be here. I have to come from further away than you so I leave earlier. Brian always gets here at 8:00.”

“I know,” Terry murmured, humbly, while thinking 'yeah but Brian hasn’t got a life…'

“And he doesn’t leave his desk until 5.45 whereas you are packed and out the door by 5:10 if you can get away with it.”

Again, Brian hasn’t got a life …“I always do my hours…”

“Do you want to see your clocking in sheet?” asked Peter. Terry ducked his head; he knew what it would show. “The thing is Terry, it’s not working out for us; I think we need to move you on.”

Terry grimaced “I’m sorry Peter, I promise I will get here earlier in future.”

“I’m afraid it’s too late, Terry, Galaxy has already collated your data and raised it with Human Resources. They’ve spotlighted you and put in the transfer request.”

“You mean I’m already on the List?” asked Terry. “That was quick.”

Peter gave him a look; he was a strange one and no mistake, “Should come through in a few days. …Obviously you can’t be on site when it comes through, that would create a conflict of interest so your employment with Peter Brookes will be terminated this morning.”

Terry placed his head in his hands; his date with Cathy in Finance had just gone down the pan.

“I’m sorry, Terry but you knew your stats were in the system. It was only a matter of time before Galaxy highlighted you. You know the drill; it’s out of my hands.”

“I know, I know,” said Terry.

“I’m afraid I have to escort you off the premises.” Terry nodded. “Straight from this meeting.”

“Right now? Don’t I get to say goodbye to anyone?”

“Afraid not, you will be clocked out …” Peter flicked through his paperwork, “5 minutes from now. Sorry but there’s nothing I can do.”

“Yeah, I know,” said Terry, “I know how the system works.”


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