Chapter 295

“Oh, honey, it’s what I can do for you. I received an email today from someone insisting that I publish your new novel because, in his words, ‘it’s the best fucking thing I’ve read in a lifetime and if you don’t publish it then you’re a moron.’” Lisa sat heavily on a couch, not quite able to believe what she was hearing. “He wants you to publish it?” she asked to clarify what she was hearing. “He was pretty damned forceful about it,” Juliet said, her tone breezy, “and I have to say, I agree with him. I’ve read it, from front to back and I know this is going to be your break-out novel.” Lisa exhaled long and slow. She felt like she’d been holding her breath for nearly two days since she’d emailed the book to Mason. Juliet kept speaking, but Lisa didn’t hear the rest of her words, she was far too caught up in the fact that Mason had emailed her book to her editor and given her the go-ahead to publish. Did that mean he had forgiven her? A commotion at the door distracted her and she looke