The reality of her life came crashing down on her. Her mother was dead, her debts were huge and she was now tied to the sickening Mr. Cheever, a man who had controlled her late mother’s life.
Cheever’s offer for a future was deplorable and yet, she felt, unavoidable. She felt trapped, cornered and now she would have to follow in her mother’s foot steps, a life she dreaded to even think about…
Written by Rebecca Milton
Published by AmorBooks
She lived in the Excelsior. Room four seventeen. Take a left off the elevator, to the end of the hall, turn right, pass the fire doors, second door on the right.
At one time, the Excelsior was a high-end hotel, located just on the fringes of the city. That was a selling point, a luxury hotel, close enough to the city to enjoy its nightlife and tourist hot spots, but, at night, it was a retreat from all the noise and bustle. For over fifty years, the rooms were filled with couples and families from the suburbs adventuring into the city and enjoying the fact that at night, they could escape back to the fringe and rest easy. Rest in style, comfort, and quiet. All was well. All was right at the Excelsior. Until it wasn’t any longer.
The fringes of the city soon became too frayed, and the neighborhoods grew seedy and somewhat…
