Rivals and Retribution (33 page)

Since childhood Shannon Delany has written stories, and in 2008 her greatly abbreviated version of
13 to Life
won the grand prize in the first-ever cell-phone novel contest in the Western world. Previously a teacher and now a farmer raising heritage livestock, Shannon lives and writes in upstate New York and enjoys helping aspiring authors discover their stories and voices.

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

RIVALS AND RETRIBUTION.
Copyright © 2012 by Shannon Delany. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

www.stmartins.com

Cover images: Couple by Rob Wood—Wood Ronsaville Harlin, Inc.; forest and wolves by Shutterstock

ISBN 978-0-312-62518-4 (trade paperback)

ISBN 9781250015907 (e-book)

First Edition: August 2012