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The Agent Hunt

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So far my last query blitz has resulted in:
2 full requests
3 partial requests
4 rejections
plus about 12 queries outstanding

All the responses came back within five days max. I’m wondering if that’s the way of things. Do agents tend to respond right away if they’re semi-interested and the non-responses are either waiting to be rejected or no response = not interested.

Anyway, I’m quite pleased. This is the first time my requests have outnumbered my rejections, at least for now. And of course, I’m trying to guess what tipped the scales. Is the new opening working better? Do the contest finals I listed actually make a difference? Or is the snazzy new blurb just a tad bit catchier?

You just can’t take the scientist out of me.

Great read for a good cause

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“Oh Goddess ” by Gwen Hayes

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ISBN: 978-1-60504-367-8
Length: Short Story
Price: 2.50
Publication Date: January 27, 2009
Cover art by Tuesday Dube

Born to protect women’s hearts, her own beats longingly for a mortal. Oops…

Ondina, one thousand years a goddess, doesn’t think much of mortal men. Probably because her sole purpose in life is to protect the hearts of women who don’t want to fall in love. And now one of those blasted men—Jack—has shattered her sacred chalice, trapping her in a mortal body.

Jackson Nichols, on the partner track at his law firm, is the first to admit he always follows his head. Never his heart. Dina is infuriating, messy, condescending, sexy, beautiful and…well, just about everything that doesn’t fit into his meticulously planned life.

Neither expects to find many redeeming qualities in the other. But when push comes to love, which will Dina choose? Her newly human heart…or one thousand years of duty?

*All author and editor proceeds from the sale of Oh Goddess will be donated to the Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis. You can find out more about the foundation at www.coalitionforpf.org.

Warning: Recent studies show that consuming beverages while reading this story can cause damage to computer monitors, clothing, and sometimes nearby walls. Reader agrees to hold both Samhain Publishing Ltd. and Gwen Hayes harmless in case of accidental spewing caused by laughter.

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