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ARC open: The Exit Strategy, a forbidden workplace slow burn you can finish in two hours
Hello. I'm Ayla, and this is the fourth and last book in The Cold Open Series.
Here's the opening, so you can decide quickly whether it's yours.
Greta Bauer has run an institution for nineteen years and can defend every decision she has ever made. Anton Sterling is the outside counsel who turns up to examine her contract archive, asks for eight days, and leaves the first meeting with a case he never opened.
Before he says a word, he notices she moved a chair four inches to manage the room.
She gives him two weeks instead of eight days. …
ARCs open: The Unlogged Variable, a 72-hour off-limits slow burn
He was sent to stay neutral. She made that impossible.
ARCs are now open for The Unlogged Variable, Book Three of The Cold Open Series. It releases 6 October, so this is an early read, and you can claim a copy today.
The setup
Edinburgh. Two architecture firms, one contested design, and a file timestamped eleven days out of place. Then the mediation is suspended and the courthouse is ordered empty for seventy-two hours. Two people don't leave.
Two voices, one building
"I have attended forty-one of these in twelve years. I have never been surprised by one." Thomas, …
Behind the Scenes: The Quarantine Clause
Hi friends,
I've been dying to share this one with you.
Maya and Julian never actually said what they were to each other after the chalet. That was the deal, unspoken but understood, until a twelve day travel advisory locks them into one apartment together and the deal stops working.
A forty eight hour deadline is about to surface the one thing Julian's never told her. And Maya, who has spent her whole career keeping other people's secrets safe, finds herself living with the one person she can't file away and forget about.
No emergency left to hide behind. Just …
Thank You, First Readers
Hi!
The first review for The Alpine Pitch is in, and it's warm, thoughtful, and honestly a little emotional to read. Thank you. The Quarantine Clause is already on pre-sale, launching 8 September. If you enjoyed The Alpine Pitch, I'd love for you to be there for it. To the rest of you still reading: no rush, no clock. Whenever the words come, I'd love to hear them.
Ayla F. Xx
A new chapter for The Alpine Pitch
Hi!
Quick note: I've uploaded an updated version of "The Alpine Pitch". Based on early feedback I added a new chapter - the moment Maya and Julian's three weeks of restraint finally breaks, by the hearth.
If you haven't started, the latest version is ready for you; if you're already reading, no need to start over, but the new chapter is worth going back for. One heads-up: it takes the book from closed-door to a single on-page scene, still more restraint than heat. Thank you for being here! No pressure on timing or reviews.
- Ayla F. Xx
