I smile. “I, um, don’t have any plans for a sequel. At least, not in the foreseeable future.” I pause. “It took me three years to write Buried Secrets. These characters have run their course.” I look to where Philip stands in the corner; a playful grin stretches across his handsome face. I wink back at him. I turn to the audience. “Thanks for the questions. Now shall we sign some books?”
My hour lecture turns into two, and scrawling my signature to the last loyal reader in line, I stand to leave, thanking Sara and Ben on my way to the front door to meet Philip. But I am interceded by Philip’s longwinded secretary, Cora Hastings.