Guilt

by P.D. Atkerson, M. L. Milligan (editor)

Death seems to follow Gregory everywhere he goes, whether friend or foe, and he’s not sure how much more he can take without breaking. The demons inside of Gregory’s head aren’t as easy to ignore as he wished they were, and it might take the help of an unexpected friend for him to make it through.

54 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 1, 2024

About the author

P.D. Atkerson is a homeschooled writer, living in Montana, who may or may not be a secret agent. She spends almost as much time in the worlds she creates as she does the real one.
When she’s not reporting the stories of her agents, she’s learning different languages, or traveling to different worlds through the portals of books.
She has a black belt in sarcasm and a master’s degree in useless facts.

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Reviews

[Lydia Willcock · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars.
Aww... this was exactly what we needed after Training. There's a time jump between each Deadlock book, so sometimes these in-between stories are far more than fillers, they're necessary to the whole series. And in this case... this is a moment in Gregory's life we didn't know how much we needed. While the "unexpected friend" was introduced in TDL, this is where he begins to become the major part of Gregory's life that we know he is. It was so sweet, and I love him so much! Their original exchange was hilarious, too... I love them together. Poor poor Gregory though... he's been through way too much! :( I'm glad he's got a friend at last who can actually be there all the time. The ending was so perfect... I feel like this story holds a LOT of the backstory to AKASL and other books, and I love it.
In a way, Guilt is almost like an epilogue to TDL, so don't miss it! I can't wait for the next book, and in the meantime, I really need the story of G-Force. ;)

Recommended Reading Order for the Simon Lee Universe books (SLU):
Note: This is the order I've put together after reading and rereading almost all of these books, sometimes at once. While there are different opinions on which series should be read first, this is the order I personally feel is best for a first-time reader. It is NOT the chronological order - and I strongly recommend that a first-time reader does NOT read these books in chronological order. That's great for rereads, but the most will be got out of the SLU books by reading them loosely in the following order
Phantom Thief
Nicholas Bishop
Gregory's Epilogue (blog short)
Christmas Hostage
Guardian Eagle
Murphy Lawson
Ghost Hunter
Most Wanted
Winnie Winfield
Not Enough
Rebel Mind
Talking Turkey (blog short)
Killian Young
Domestic Conflict (Seize the Fight)
They Call Her Ella
Deadlock
First Christmas
Exploit
Choices
License
Training
Guilt
My Name is Anastasia
Night Crier (blog short)
Only For a Moment (blog short)
Christmas Bear (blog short)
Everything
Sick Leave (blog short)
Water Boy (Classified Files)
Школьник (blog short)
Bank Robber (Classified Files)
Blinded (blog short)
Room Escapee (Classified Files)
Dare (blog short)
Wrong Number (blog short)
Minor Detail
Unwanted Services
Off the Rails
Smoke Screen
Lost Time
Web of Lies

[Cyber · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this SO MUCH!!!

[TheRoer · Rating 5 out of 5]

🥺 Aww Evan. This is such an emotionally gripping short story. I hated what Gregory had to go through and my heart broke for him. Once again, PD’s best. 💔