Lowen ask about his wife, and Jeremy says she was in a car accident. However, Jeremy ask to talk to Lowen alone. Lowen does some quick math - and after Corey’s cut (15% industry standard) and taxes, it would leave her with a little less than $100K total, which means she’d get $50,000 post-tax per year - which is okay, but not great. They’re offering $75,000 per book (no royalties), to be completed in 24-months’ time. Lowen pieces together that Verity must be Jeremy’s wife. The author in question is Verity Crawford, a very well-known writer. Lowen would also have to do any associated publicity. Amanda explains that one of their authors is unable to fulfill their contract (for medical reasons), and they’re looking for a writer to complete the three remaining books in her book series. Soon, Jeremy enters the room along with Barron Stephens (a Pantem lawyer), and Amanda Thomas (the editor). She was hoping to be offered a contract renewal today, but Corey says the publisher has something else in mind. As a result, Lowen is stressed about her current financial situation. They spent the last of her mother’s money helping her mother to live her last few months more comfortably. The last few weeks she didn’t leave at all.Ĭorey offers to connect Lowen with Edward, the lawyer at his literary agency, in case she needs help with the will, but Lowen know she won’t need it. As she does, she thinks about how she’s spent the last few months barely able to leave the apartment because her mother relied on her for everything. When Corey shows up, she tells him that her mother passed away last week. It turn out that the person Lowen is supposed to meet with is Jeremy, and Jeremy’s wife is a writer as well. Soon, Jeremy leaves, and Lowen heads up to meet with Corey - her literary agent who is also her ex - and an editor at Pantem Press.Īs Lowen heads up to the Pantem Press offices, she runs into Jeremy again. Lowen notices the wedding ring on his finger. In response, Lowen tells Jeremy that her mother died from cancer last week. Jeremy tells her that his 8-year-old drowned in a lake five months ago. He offers her his shirt since hers is bloodied. A man, Jeremy Crawford, helps her into the nearby coffee shop to get cleaned up. In Manhattan, Lowen Ashleigh sees a man get hit by a truck, and the blood splashes on her. If this summary was useful to you, please consider supporting this site by leaving a tip ( $2, $3, or $5) or joining the Patreon! However, the book ends with her being unsure as to whether the letter was true or just another manipulation from Verity. She also writes about how Jeremy knew about the manuscript and had forced her into the "accident" because of it.Īfterwards, Lowen destroys the letter. The letter describes how Verity wrote the manuscript as a writing exercise to practice her antagonistic point of view that she uses for her novels. As they clean out the last of the stuff, Lowen discovers a letter that Verity wrote after her accident. Months later, Lowen is pregnant and they are all living in a new house. Jeremy then attacks Verity, and Lowen at first tells him to stop, but then she advises him to make it look like an accident. Jeremy confronts Verity who finally admits to faking it. However, when Lowen thinks she sees Verity move, she tells Jeremy in order to protect him and Crew. By now, she and Jeremy are sleeping together, and discussing a possible future together. Lowen is initially unsure whether to tell Jeremy about the manuscript, knowing it will only hurt him more. She purposely took Crew and Harper out on a canoe, caused it to capsize and then only saved Crew. Verity then admits to murdering Harper six months later. Chastin and Harper had been at a sleepover together when it happened. When Chastin is 8, she ends up dead from her peanut allergy. Verity also admits to loving one of her daughters ( Chastin) more than the other ( Harper), and she has a dream that Harper will someday kill Chastin. In the manuscript, Verity describes resenting her daughters because Jeremy loves them more than her. In Verity's office, Lowen also discovers an autobiographical manuscript that Verity wrote that reveals Verity's dark nature. Lowen starts to read Verity's book series called The Noble Virtues, which are all written from an antagonist's point of view. Strange occurrences also make Lowen suspect that Verity is faking her medical condition. Lowen quickly finds herself attracted to and falling for Jeremy. Verity's husband, Jeremy, and young son Crew also live there. Lowen moves into the Crawford house to go over Verity's notes, where Verity is being cared for by her nurse, April. The accident happened soon after the deaths of Verity's two twin daughters. The original author, Verity Crawford, was in an accident a short while ago and is now alive, but unresponsive. Lowen Ashleigh is offered a job completing the last three novels of a popular book series.
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