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A text from an unknown number. *Dear Dr. Zanetti, I'm Clara Benson, Senior Editor at Meridian Books. I read your thesis abstract online and was incredibly impressed. I'd love to discuss the possibility of publishing it as a monograph. Are you free for a coffee next week?* Keira stared at the screen, her heart hammering. Meridian Books. One of the most respected independent publishers in the UK, known for their beautifully produced academic titles and their commitment to emerging voices. They'd published books she'd cited in her thesis. Books that had shaped her thinking.

Her heart, which usually beat with a dull, anxious thud, suddenly kicked into a frantic rhythm. The Radical Review. It was a small, gritty literary journal based in a converted warehouse in Brooklyn. It published avant-garde poetry and essays on urban decay. It had absolutely nothing to do with Cross Industries. It had no board of directors, no stock price, and certainly no connection to Damian Cross. It was a lifeline.

Intentional. It had Sophia written all over it. I stood by the window of my penthouse office, the city lights glowing beneath me, the invitation still in my hand two hours after Lila had walked out and shattered what little denial I had left. The paper felt cold. Fragile. As if one wrong move would tear it in half. I read it again. Lancaster Designs Presents the Inaugural Collection UNSCRIPTED Next Saturday Evening The Old Metropolitan Depot, Tribeca There was no RSVP card.

Am I at the right place? Well I am. The receptionist cross-checked my invitation card against the list of guests. The London Eye glitters like a giant platinum ring, and the Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster, gleaming like gold against the evening sky! What a view! I don’t mind the chill. November isn’t a bad time to be in London. Table number four it is. Four is my lucky number! But just thirty tables? Makes sense. It’s not crowd, it’s The Crème.

London, 1863 A new morning in London, as cold as foggy as only the British Isles could be, the smell of baked goods, wet pavement, carriages making their rounds and the children screaming in the streets trying to sell the morning paper. And did they ever have the most intriguing of headlines to keep the readers interested "Lord Reginald found dead under mysterious circumstances" What a hook for readers that was, apparently one of the Queen's richest of friends was found dead it was impossible not to grab a copy.

London. Wait, London?

"Something happened. Something serious. And I'm not going to pry, but Lyra... you need to take care of yourself." Before Lyra could respond, her phone buzzed. She glanced down and saw a message from an unknown number. Unknown: Hi Lyra. It's Julian Ashford. I got your number from the gallery contact list - hope that's okay. I wanted to reach out about the London collection viewing. It's scheduled for next Friday. Would you be interested in coming? All expenses covered. I think you'd find it invaluable for your acquisitions strategy. -Julian Mei leaned over and saw the message before Lyra could hide it.

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“Last time, we featured the budget-friendly stuff. The family itineraries. Big Ben, free museums, lunch under fifteen pounds. But what if we flipped it?” They’re watching me now. The kind of silence that means I have their attention, and I better not mess it up. I push forward. “Let’s do indulgent London. The decadent, exclusive, hide-your-credit-card London. Hidden luxury suites. Underground tasting rooms. Personal stylists at Harrods. Afternoon tea that costs more than my health insurance. A moody, cinematic take. Something lush. Sexy. Chaotic-rich energy.” One of the designers murmurs, “That could actually work.”

--- The response that mattered most arrived in April. It was not a review. It was a letter—a handwritten letter, forwarded by the publisher, from a woman in the north of England who had read the book in February when it had appeared in her local library. The letter was written on blue paper, the kind that was sold in packets at stationery shops, the paper with the watermark that indicated it was good quality without being expensive. The handwriting was careful—the handwriting of someone who had taken time to form the letters correctly, who had perhaps written multiple drafts before settling on the final version.