For Want of a Nail: A Marketplace Short Story    by Laura Antoniou
Price: $0.99 USD. 9470 words. Published by Circlet Press on March 18, 2011. .
At the Long Island mansion where elite slaves of The Marketplace are trained to serve the masters and mistresses of the world with impeccable grace, Grendel and Alexandra are hosting a dinner party. Their latest trainees--as well as the patience and resourcefulness of their majordomo Chris Parker--will be put to the test. Originally published as a "bonus story" in the Luster Editions ebook.