“…a powerful piece about friendship, loss, death, and secrets.”–Kristine Kathryn Rusch
How well do we really know our friends? Their secret lives? Their hidden pain? Liz, Deb, Mikki, Anna, and Meg believe they know everything about each other – but one of them carries too many secrets – secrets that tear at her heart and eat at her friendships. Secrets she will kill to protect.
A “Hit Lady for Hire” novelette.
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I have to admit, Meg’s character (first introduced here, in With Friends Like These) intrigued me – and the introduction in this short story just wasn’t enough; I wanted to get to know this character better. In writing Conflict of Interest, I discovered a woman with demons – the kind of demons that drive her to use the earnings from her less-than-legal activities to fund small businesses in underprivileged communities, or coach other women in the art of self-defense while honing her own fighting skills – so that none of them will ever be victims again.
In a strange way, I’ve come to like Meg, and even think of her as a friend – though I’d never want to be on the receiving end of one of her judgment calls…
– Lauryn