The Price
A Novel
Chapter One
"Blackthornes and Creeds are like oil
and water," Luke Creed told his brother
Sam. "They just don't mix."
"If that were true, Mom wouldn't have
married a Blackthorne after Dad died,
would she?" Sam replied as he stuffed
his mouth full of blueberry pancakes.
"I take it back," Luke said, pouring
blueberry syrup over the newest batch of
pancakes his sister-in-law had dropped
onto his plate. "Oil and water don't mix,
but at least they can coexist in the
same space."
"Big brother is always right," Sam said.
"I -"
Luke waved his fork to cut off his older
brother. "Blackthornes and Creeds are
more like gasoline and matches. Put
them together and you end up with one
helluva blaze."
Too often in his youth, Luke had seen
the deadly conflagration bur ... read full excerpt from The Price: A Novel ebook
