I was given a writing challenge by @alannalp on her Magdalena Tarot blog (and via Twitter). According to the rules, I had to go to the 7th page of your manuscript, count down 7 lines and post the next 7 lines. So, here they are (not the most exciting lines in the book):

He let Lacey precede him through the revolving doors which opened onto a wide foyer with marble floors and tall ceilings. The interior had the look of a law firm. In reality, the building held all manner of businesses—all of them prestigious.

Inside, they invoked the cone of silence. Anyone in here might work for the investment firm, so he and Lacey avoided all business talk until they’d been escorted into a Maroon Partners’ conference room. As they waited in the room, Roth plugged his laptop into the power cube in the center of the expansive wood table and connected the projector. He opened his….

And now, as per the requirement, I challenge these 7 writers:

@brzaks
@SongMagick
@cbhalverson
@bookstoregirl
@muliebris
‏@DMDomosea
@jennfarrar7