DISCLAIMER: This is a SERIAL, not a book, novella, or short story. Each section will be approximately 10,000 words, some more, some less. This serial should be read in the correct order. I am planning on releasing each new section 3-5 weeks apart. This is a Romantic Thriller that contains adult language and violence.
THE EDGE OF HONOR
BY
KT BRYAN
Copyright © 2014 by Katherine Bryan
Cover art and design by S. Martín Lopez (@martinlopezfl)
All rights reserved.
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or have been used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, actual events, locale or organizations is entirely coincidental.
Copyright © 2014 by Katherine A. Bryan
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. As permitted under the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the author or publisher.
Author website: https://www.KTBryan.net
First eBook Edition: April 2014
ISBN: 9781310901010
Dedication
This book is dedicated to my dad and hero, Donald A. Lucas. May you rest in peace and know that I love you now and always. You told me I could, and so I have. I miss you beyond measure.
I would also like to include my loving thanks to my husband David, and to my amazing children, Michelle, Tara, Evan, and Ben. More thanks go to Amelia, John, and Paulette for their unwavering support. You all rock my world and add endless joy to my life. Because of you, I am, and will always be, incredibly blessed.
To my sister, Ginger, and my brother-in-law, Phil, you have not only my heart but my gratitude. Randa, Ronni, Rae Ann, and Merlina – thank you for being such a special part of my life.
To Samantha Lopez, Lisa Moore, Donna Harris, Shelly Browne, and Becky Salter just because I love you!
Last but not least, I’m going to include my German shepherd, Harley, my partner in crime--who I’m sure is determined to kill me--unintentionally of course.
I love you all.
Acknowledgments
To my very own amazing TEAM of critique partners and beta readers: Margery Scott, Lala Corriere, John Earle, Don Kent, and Michael Sherer -- huge thanks!
More thanks to Lila Munro for her banking and vault expertise, Howard Salter, Wood Lathrop, Ray Wykowski, and Robert Davis for all their computer help. Any and all errors are mine.
I would also like to extend my heartfelt thanks to the brave men and women of the Armed Forces, at home and abroad, for your unwavering courage, service and sacrifice. I salute you all.
By
KT Bryan
(PART ONE)
“Mine honour is my life, both grow in one. Take honour from me, and my life is done. Then, dear my liege, mine honour let me try; In that I live, and for that I will die.” — William Shakespeare
Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end. – Seneca