Page 15 of Wolfish Player (Steamy Latte Reads Collection #2)

THE AUTHOR

HEATHER

“ O h my god, you will never believe this!” Joanna bursts into my place Sunday night like she owns it. “I have some major book tea to share with you.”

“I don’t want to hear it.”

“It’s about you.” She smiles. “It’s amazing!”

“Can you just…save it for later, please?”

Her smile fades. “Even if it’s the best news in the world?”

“Yeah.” I let out a breath. “I can’t handle any author news or anything for a while.”

“Why?”

“Because after working at Grey Wolf, I’m really starting to see how I fell short of every deadline, every promise—everything,” I say. “I just…I just don’t want to talk about my career, okay?”

Joanna’s lips part like she wants to argue, but she catches herself. Slowly nodding, she lets out a soft sigh. “Okay.”

“Want to help me with some work I had to bring home?”

“Depends on how bad it is.”

“Stuffing envelopes from fans who think threatening the publisher will make certain authors faster.” I hold up one. “This person threatened to bomb the parking lot.”

“I’m totally down for that.”

“Thank you.”