The work on Book Four has just passed the 100 page mark. Here are some extracts:
Chapter Two:
"From
the moment the funeral was over, Virgil Haskins was transformed. He was now a
landowner, with all the responsibilities that entailed. He also owned several
dozen slaves, but not nearly as many as the Pope’s Creek or Stratford Hall
estates nearby. The Haskins farm did not need as many field hands, as the
farm’s primary product was horses. Horses to work the fields. Horses for
hunting and jumping. Horses to race against other horses. Most of the slaves
were responsible for caring for the horses; the rest were house servants at the
beck and call of the Haskins family."
Chapter Three:
"The
Kimball party was less than halfway across the river as the outbound tidal
current began to flow through the narrows with considerable force. At about the
same time, a storm squall ran up the river from the southeast. The combination
of the outgoing tide and the wind coming from the opposite direction made the
river conditions immediately dangerous, especially for such an overloaded craft
already listing to the upstream starboard side."
Chapter Four:
"He
examined her further and discovered that her lymph nodes were also knotty and
hot to the touch, indicating the cancer was spreading throughout her body. The
doctor knew that Caroline was not long for this world and that the pain would
soon become unbearable, beyond the dulling of the laudanum. All they could do
at this point was make her comfortable. He did not inform Caroline what he had
discovered; he had sensed for some time that she already knew her days
remaining on the Earth were few."
Happy Reading!
Michael Paul Hurd
Author/Publisher
"Lineage" Series
Lineage Independent Publishing
https://amazon.com/author/hurdm
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