Dear Readers,

While you were keeping up with the Sword chapters, I was sending out futile query letters to 50 agents. Only one agency asked to see the manuscript, and they managed to lose it.

Time to move on and think about what I really wanted for the book. I decided I wanted to give it to friends who would appreciate it, but I didn't want to spend time marketing and selling it. So I printed up a small number of copies, beautifully designed by Bob Tinnon, and have been giving them away. I'd be pleased to send one to anyone who contacts me here (until all the books are gone.)

In place of Sword chapters, we'll be posting short stories or work-in-progress chapters from time to time.

Barbara

Books by Barbara Cherne

		A Sword Wrought for Guile A love story, a story of revenge and growth of character.
		Bella Donna In Fifteenth Century Florence, the wife of a wealthy merchant is found dead, and her sister-in-law is arrested for the murder. The family cook, Giuditta, sets out to find the real murderer.
		Looking Glass A young man from the Midwest, attempting to recreate himself in Sixties' Los Angeles, loses his romantic illusions.