Chapter 35“He wants to see my book!” Rachael waved the letter at Rosa.
“It's good, no?”
“Yes. Dennis DeBaer said the people who published my other books are interested in Sea Cliff. They want everything I've finished so far.”
“Que buena, chica,” Rosa said, twirling a cleaning rag in the air.
Rachael read further. “Oh, my,” she said suddenly.
“Que?”
“I have to give them a tentative date when Sea Cliff will be finished. They want outlines of my next two books.” She looked up, breathless. “Rosa, this is more than I expected.”
“Por que no? You work too hard.”
“Finally.”
“We celebrate, no?”
“Oh, no, Rosa,” Rachael said. “Not until the royalties roll in.”
Rachael sat down at the kitchen table and leaned back in thought. “I've got a little more than two weeks left at ConverTech,” she s
