First-edition Books Novels & Stories

The trailer above is for my next book! Tell me what you think? >< A P P R E C I A T I O N FIRST, we did it. Like, we finished the book and this is my first book ever. I'm so happy and so, so grateful for those who read this book till here. I've edited this book a lot because I'm not a person who is always sure of herself. - O R I G I N -

, I was never going to get in a habit of the mojo he does. “Well I went up there to bring this book for you, I know you are doing English major in your university and I also got to know you are a big fan of Jane Austin so I thought to give you a present of Pride and prejudice first ever edition, trust me it is very limited”, fir the first time I could see the spark in Elvin eyes when he giving me the book. “So you were there when it got published”, I asked with so much excitement for the first time both of us were excited, “I’ve had my ways”, he chuckled.

"Mmh. Come, let me show you." I led him through the various sections, telling him all about my favourite books. Eventually, we came to a section filled with first-edition books, with the oldest dating back to the eighteenth century. There was only a small collection, but each one was as rare as the next. Some of them were only available for renting. I reached for a copy of Oliver Twist. “Have you ever read Oliver Twist? Sean looked at the cover and shook his head. “Nope. Is it good?”

"I saw this and instantly thought of you ... soo I just had to get it for you" I smile and quickly open it, impatient to see what he got me. I gasp when I see the content. I take it out as if it is a rare and fragile treasure, which it kind of is, opening the cover, gasping again. "Oh God, Tom is this for real ?" "Yeah". He bites his lip. "I know it's your favorite novel, and it isn't often that a first edition comes on the market, so I had to buy it ... do you like it ?"

I said. "I had to be sure that you were not being followed by anyone." He said. "Do you have the information I asked for? " I asked him. "I don't know if you will have all the information you want but I think that you can find something here." He said. "Fine, what do you have for me?" I asked him. "Well I have three books. They were in the archives in the old library, I am not even supposed to touch them. These books are thousands of years old, they are first editions and rather priceless.

The warm glow is enough for me, as my feet shuffle towards the books. All first collections. My fingers reach for their spines as I go from row to row, my eyes getting even wider as I move. Jane Austen’s first collection. To Kill a Mockingbird. Pride and Prejudice. Crime and Punishment. Ulysses. The Great Gatsby. These had to have cost a fortune. I reach the end of the top row and grab a book. Jane Eyre. A door cracks open in a corner, but it sounds so far away that I don’t move. Until a second later when I hear footsteps right behind me.

The spine was faded but I could still read it, and when I read it I sat very still on the edge of the bed and read it again. It was my favorite novel. Not a new copy, not a nice edition. The original publication. A first edition, the year it was first printed, and I knew enough about books to understand what I was holding and roughly what it meant in terms of — everything. In terms of effort and intention and the specific kind of attention required to find something like this. My hands were not entirely steady.

I said. “Vampires?” She looked at the shelf. “I read that book several years ago. I don't think you got rid of it, did you?” Nancy asked her. She quickly shook her head. “That book is one of the oldest books we have. It is said that one copy was sent to each pack during the early days of the packs. The first elders who served the royals wrote it. We still have Silverstone's copy.” “So where is it?” “Please come with me.” The librarian gestured us to follow her, as she walked towards the desk. She pulled open a drawer and took a clearly old and worn out book. Just as Nancy had described, its pages were falling off.

12 chapters left in this book, and two more chapters will be coming today. Book one is getting ready to go to print on August 4th and I will be doing more giveaways in my group. The first 5 winners of the first drawing, your editor edition books will be sent out Friday! My husband will be doing another special reading in my group on August 4th (we call it Textual Tension with Mr. H.), and at the end we will do a big giveaway drawing for a signed copy of book one, and a bunch of other goodies.

I know it's been too long and you probably forgot the plot of the story itself (lol) but I knew it was my responsibility to complete this, so you can reread to refresh your memory and I hope you enjoy the journey. A Night With The Billionaire is my first book, one that opened so many opportunities for me and it'll always hold a special place in my heart. It may not be the best in term of editing, but I truly cherish this book and I promise to go back and re-edit both part one and two so it'd make a smoother and more enjoyable read for incoming readers, as well as those who'd be rereading.