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    Falling Softly
    Falling Softly
    Falling Softly
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    Falling Softly

    By Michael Kingswood

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    An assassin and his partner embark on the biggest job of their careers. The payment if they succeed is enough to set them up for life, potentially allowing the assassin to get out of the business and finally live a normal life. But even succeeding in a high profile job like this carries its own danger.

    This is a short story, about 3,000 words long.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSSN Storytelling
    Release dateApr 12, 2019
    ISBN9781386448181
    Falling Softly
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    Michael Kingswood

    Michael Kingswood has written numerous science fiction and fantasy stories, including The Pericles Conspiracy, The Glimmer Vale Chronicles, and the Dawn of Enlightenment series. His interest in scifi/fantasy came at an early age: he first saw Star Wars in the theater when he was three and grew up on Star Trek in syndication. The Hobbit was among the first books he recalls reading. Recognizing with sadness that the odds of his making it into outer space were relatively slim, after completing his bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from Boston University, he did the next best thing - he entered the US Navy as a submarine officer. Almost seventeen years later, he continues to serve on active duty and has earned graduation degrees in Engineering Management and Business Administration. Fitting with his service onboard Fast Attack submarines (SSNs), he does his writing on Saturdays, Sundays, and at Night. He is married to a lovely lady from Maine. They have four children, and live wherever the Navy deems to send them. Sign up to receive email announcements of Michael's new releases and other exclusive deals for newsletter subscribers here: http://eepurl.com/eND22 .

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      Falling Softly - Michael Kingswood

      Falling Softly

      Falling Softly

      Michael Kingswood

      SSN Storytelling

      Contents

      About This Book

      1. Falling Softly

      Message From The Author

      Mailing List

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      About The Author

      More Books By Michael Kingswood

      About This Book

      An assassin and his partner embark on the biggest job of their careers. The payment if they succeed is enough to set them up for life, potentially allowing the assassin to get out of the business and finally live a normal life. But even succeeding in a high profile job like this carries its own danger.

      This is a short story, about 3,000 words long.

      Enjoy the book! After you’re done, please come to Michael’s website and sign up for his mailing list. Guaranteed to be spam free, he uses it to announce new releases and special promotions for his fans.

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      Falling Softly

      Through his spyglass, the assassin watched Lord Padmar disembark his carriage. He was dressed in his best: a dark

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