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    The Prize
    The Prize
    The Prize
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    The Prize

    By Rita Schulz

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    Terrified orphan, Annabel, flees to a steam punk London one step ahead of a man determined to imprison her. 

    From deep in her soul Annabel dreams of becoming the world’s greatest magician and alchemist and vows nothing or no one will stop her. 

    Will the forces aligned against her destroy her or will she win The Prize she seeks?

    LanguageEnglish
    Publisher53rd Street Publishing
    Release dateJun 15, 2016
    ISBN9781533791863
    The Prize
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    Rita Schulz

    Rita lives on the Sunshine Coast in British Columbia with, Russ, her husband, who is also a fiction writer. She has written for years and is an alumnus of the Oregon Writers Network, and the Greater Vancouver Chapter of the Romance Writers of America. Her most recently published stories are Fire in Their Hearts with R.G. Hart from Champagne books, and Ladies of the Jolly Roger and Tales of the Fantastic, from 53rd Street Publishing. Please visit her website at http://www.ritacrossley.com to view her other works.  

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      Book preview

      The Prize - Rita Schulz

      The Prize

      Rita Schulz

      Published by 53rd Street Publishing

      Copyright 2016 Rita Schulz

      All rights reserved

      Cover art © Canstock– prometeu

      Cover designed by R. Edgewood

      Cover design and layout copyright 2016 by 53rd Street Publishing

      53rd Street Publishing

      Head office: Gibsons B.C. Canada

      www.53rdsteetpublishing.com

      This is a work of fiction. Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental.

      Dedication

      For Russ

      The Prize

      The fire in the old black woodstove would be going out soon. The smell of dust and rot was everywhere. Soon I would hear Mother call for me to get more wood. It would be easier if I just got it now. Why did I wait?

      It was a cold winter and it seemed Bromley, an outer borough of London, was especially hard hit with snow. My stomach ached with hunger. I can’t remember the last time I had a full meal.

      I drew my limbs close to my body to gain warmth but it didn’t help; I still shivered. The fire was so small it hardly threw any heat into the kitchen. My bare feet were cold; it felt like they were freezing solid to our hard, dirt floor. I pulled my dark gray shawl closer around my shoulders. Getting up, I went outside to bring in a few pieces of precious wood. I would put water on the stovetop to boil. It would be nice to have hot water this morning. Mother would like that.

      I looked toward the cot where Mother lay huddled under the blankets. She hadn’t moved very much last night, and not at all this morning, but at least her coughing had stopped. There were only the two of us; we depended on each other.

      I got up—my arms and legs were

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