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The House in Henderson: A Desert Money Novella
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Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Nov 3 2026
Pages: 76
Weight: 0.20
Height: 0.20 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
She poured him coffee for six months before he asked her name. He already knew it.
Las Vegas, 1946. Mae Doyle came west because Chicago smelled like a man who left without a word. Now she pours coffee at the El Cortez counter at six in the morning, keeps her kid brother out of trouble, and keeps her hands steady.
Then Sal Ferri sits down at her counter in his one good suit, orders black coffee, and pretends he has never seen her before.
Sal is Chicago's eyes in a desert town, the man who counts what goes home on the train. Three years ago he had a ring in his pocket and walked away instead. He knows exactly what he is. He just can't stop coming back for coffee.
But Mae's brother owes the wrong people, and Chicago always sends someone to collect.
A slow-burn, second-chance historical romance and the prequel to The Count Room Bride. Closed door, about 20,000 words, with a guaranteed happily ever after.
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