“What do you propose, sir?” He held her astonished gaze as he went down upon one knee. “Why … I propose. Will you do me the honor of becoming my wife, so that I may accompany you to San Francisco de Asis and help you stop this war?” Gloria Meriwether-Astor, determined to end the invasion…

I’ve just added an excerpt from the beginning of Fields of Iron to the already published Fields of Air, so I thought I’d better put it up here, too! I’ll put the next two snippets in my release alert newsletter (which is the only kind I have), so if you haven’t joined the flock, I…