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The Retreat

Kelly St Clare
Chapters (39)
  1. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  2. PROLOGUE
  3. CHAPTER ONE
  4. CHAPTER TWO
  5. CHAPTER THREE
  6. CHAPTER FOUR
  7. CHAPTER FIVE
  8. CHAPTER SIX
  9. CHAPTER SEVEN
  10. CHAPTER EIGHT
  11. CHAPTER NINE
  12. CHAPTER TEN
  13. CHAPTER ELEVEN
  14. CHAPTER TWELVE
  15. CHAPTER THIRTEEN
  16. CHAPTER FOURTEEN
  17. CHAPTER FIFTEEN
  18. CHAPTER SIXTEEN
  19. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
  20. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
  21. CHAPTER NINETEEN
  22. CHAPTER TWENTY
  23. CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
  24. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
  25. CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
  26. CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
  27. CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
  28. CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
  29. CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
  30. CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
  31. CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
  32. CHAPTER THIRTY
  33. CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
  34. CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
  35. CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
  36. CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
  37. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  38. BOOKS BY KELLY ST. CLARE
  39. HAVE YOU ENJOYED THIS BOOK?

THE RETREAT

- The After Trilogy, Book I -

Kelly St. Clare

Copyright 2016 by Kelly St. Clare

First Published: 30th August 2016

Publisher: Kelly St. Clare

The right of Kelly St Clare to be identified as author of this Work has been asserted by her in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in retrieval system, copied in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise transmitted without written permission from the publisher. You must not circulate this book in any format.

All characters in this publication are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

To following your dreams, even if they are a world away.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I slid my foot farther over the science fiction threshold for this novel, a little dubious about just how much research it was going to require. To my surprise, I’ve loved every second of it—learning about space, global warming, even the physics. My high-school teachers would fall down dead if they knew.

But my study could only take me so far before I required the help of people significantly more intelligent than myself. To Declan, who corrected my use of inertia, and to Bianca and Anna, my environmental scientists, a large high-five for the lot of you. Thank you for taking the time to give The Retreat a touch of authenticity. My beta readers: Barbara, Michelle, Hayley, and Kayla. You are all authors I respect, and it was an honour to have your feedback on this novel. I can assure you, the snakes are now venomous, not poisonous.

The polish-and-shine crew has been just as amazing in this series.

To Tracey at Soxsational Cover Art for the gorgeous cover. To Robin for her copy-editing skills. And to Melissa Scott, my content editor, who does a fabulous job taking out my italicised and capitalised words that I always try to sneak in.

I would like specifically mention my friends and family, who have accepted my absence from many social gatherings. For my readers who are familiar with The Tainted Accords, you’ll know I’ve written this book and the fourth in my other series at the same time. The support and understanding from you all during my Octopus Author phase was noted. And much appreciated. Pizza’s on me!

To my husband, Scott. I doubt anyone will ever know how much you ground me, providing the utmost support with your unwavering presence. We’ve been married for a year now and so far I haven’t regretted it.