Chapter 11
Chapter 11 Jordan “Iron Pen” McMillian, the toughest editor in the business, sat authoritatively behind her enormous oak desk. Beyond her was the New York City skyline and with a corner office on the 107 th floor, the sheer amount of light from the myriad windows in the office gave Jordan’s visitors a sense of exhilaration and fear. As she slowly read the dense manuscript in her powerful hands, she thought about all her success and how she got to be a named partner at the world’s most prolific publishing company. Jordan never took any flak from anyone and she always spoke her mind – heck, she even thought that Shakespeare could use a good Iron Pen red line review. Reaching the last page of her current read, she huffed and slammed the manuscript on the desk. “Are you kidding?” she scoffed over her delicate reading glasses. “What is this garbage?” Bulldog, who had patiently waited in silence while Jordan scrutinized his life’s work, stood up and walked to a m