Helix Nexus by Chris Lofts (read e books online free .TXT) 📕

fetching and carrying wood or tending to the animals. SJ and another woman rocked in chairs on the porch of the dining hall, patchwork blankets draped over their laps as they knitted and chatted. At the side of the hall, a thin weathered man leaned into a clay bread oven, slipping out loaves the size of rocks, tapping their bottoms to check if they were done. Next to that, charcoal smoke rose from a pit, a pig on a spit above, pork fat fizzing and hissing as it dripped into the embers. He closed his eyes and let the sounds and smells etch the image into his mind.

A rumble from the schoolhouse, chairs being pushed back, heralded the end of the day’s lessons. Helix peered over the brow as the door swung open and Gabrielle stepped onto the porch. Calling goodbye to each kid by name, she radiated health and happiness as they streamed out, leaping down the steps, scattering in all directions, slipping and tripping back towards their homes and evening chores. Cocking her head, her hand hesitated towards the school bell. She cupped the small plastic unicorn, suspended from the clapper, in her hand.

Helix’s bergen felt weightless on his shoulder as the broad smile broke across her face. He froze mid-step, her eyes pinning him in place. They stood for a moment, each caught in the other’s gaze. The door cracked shut as it slipped from her hand, the sound like a starting pistol. They ran towards each other. Helix dropped his bergen and gathered her in his arms.

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Also by Chris Lofts

Helix Genesis - On Amazon - Also available in paperback.

2039 GREAT BRITAIN is socially fractured. The London elite enjoy a life of privilege, comfort and plenty, while those outside for age, hunt and dig for survival.

MAJOR NATHAN HELIX has survived twenty years of service to his country at the cost of one brother and almost the second. Doctor Gabrielle Stepper, wife of the Chancellor and venerated scientist credited with defeating the virus, craves normality and anonymity. Her dream is shattered along with her reputation when she is accused of murdering of her lover.

HELIX IS ASSIGNED to investigate. Stepper’s revelations about a genetically engineered pathogen point to a spurned former colleague with a score to settle. Con fronted by his own demons, Helix fights for his and Stepper’s survival in the shadow of a Government conspiracy, a lust for revenge and the threat of another global catastrophe.

Also by Chris Lofts

Life Untenable - On Amazon - Also available in paperback.

PANDORA STRAFER’S consuming passion is her art. Celebrity is within her grasp. However, a terrible secret she shares with her despised brother Tobin threatens to destroy everything she has worked for.

BUT PAN KNOWS something Tobin doesn’t – there is a witness. With their livelihoods and liberty in jeopardy, both will do almost anything to conceal their side of the story. Tobin’s increasing paranoia and desperation drag Pan deeper into his sinister world.

PAN FIGHTS BACK with the only weapon she has: her art. She has the time, the talent and the opportunity. But can she find the killer instinct?

Author’s Note

Thank you for reading Helix Nexus. I hope you enjoyed it. Why not join my Readers’ Club to be amongst the first to received news and updates about my forthcoming books and other giveaways? In return you’ll receive a free eBook of interviews with the two main characters from Helix Genesis and Helix Nexus: Nathan Helix and Gabrielle Stepper.

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Acknowledgements

I would like to extend my thanks and appreciation to the following fantastic people who have provided expertise, help, support and encouragement.

My beta readers: Hayley Parker and Dave Lofts. Thanks both for giving up your time to review the earlier drafts and for the honesty of your feedback.

A huge thank you to my editor, Debi Alper, for her continued wisdom, clarity of feedback and generous words of encouragement.

I take full responsibility for the errors and omissions contained herein. If you haven’t enjoyed the book, please tell me. If you have enjoyed the book, please tell the world by leaving a review.

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