UNRIDDENStuds in Spurs, Book 1 Excerpt (G) “So? What did you think?” Much like an accused man watches the faces of the jury returning with a verdict, Jenna Block held her breath as she studied her literary agent’s expression and tried to determine the answer to her question. Marge Collins of the Collins Agency had a reputation for not pulling any punches. Swallowing hard, Jenna guessed Marge’s tightly pursed lips and hesitation were not good signs. She had a feeling her delicate writer’s ego was about to get a lesson in humility. The manuscript sat on the desk between them like an eight-hundred-pound gorilla. Her agent sighed. Another bad sign. Suddenly feeling like a child seated in front of the wide desk, Jenna straightened her spine. Was her chair lower than Marge’s? That sneaky, power-grabbing ploy on the part of her agent wouldn’t surprise Jenna one little bit. Marge peered over top of her reading glasses. “Jenna, there’s really no market for straight contemporaries right now.” Jenna frowned, confused. She’d assumed the sale of this book would be a slam dunk. “There was a market last year when you sold my last straight contemporary. In fact, you had no trouble […]