Mertales Anthology Wyvern Publications "I suspected all along that it was impossible for any man to rescue me in that blustery hurricane. I should have trusted my instincts, but the idea of it was so bizarre that it boggled my mind. I wish I had summoned the courage to ask him, for now I’ll be left daydreaming of what could have been. All I can think of is returning to Innis beach next year to search for a fish that turns into a man." Rise of the Necromancers Pill Hill Press "The hoof beats startled Alaria from her daydreams of her new found love. She glanced up from the tomato patch, curious and a little annoyed as a rider crested the ridge. He rode toward her with reckless abandon, trampling the crops and stirring up wheat dust in his wake. The man slumped in the saddle, the reins falling from his hands. Her irritation turned to concern." Aurora Wolf Anthology Aurora Wolf Publications "The surf churned bubbles in the sand, and whale-sung elegies rode the wind. Marina peered through the seashell charms hanging in the window of her beach hut and watched her brother’s fishing boat disappear over the horizon, riding the tidal waves out to sea. He’d been reckless before, but this time he tempted the gods with foolish abandon. Emptiness rose in the pit of her stomach with the ill omens. She knew she’d never see him alive again." Skulls and Crossbones Bedazzled Ink Publishing “I don’t want to go to another Maritime Museum.” Clare finally said it out loud. She was working on being more assertive and it took the entire two-hour drive to get that out. “Come on, Clare. Stop complaining. This one has a pirate display, complete with swords, a restored cannon, and reenactments. Besides, we’re almost there. It’s really neat, and you’re going to enjoy it.” Clare added in her head, whether I like it or not. Tara was obsessed with pirates. Ever since those silly movies came out, she’d been dragging her to every pirate event in New England. “You’re not going to make me dress up and act anything out this time, are you?” Tara laughed. “Not if you don’t want to, no. I’m more interested in the legend of Ravishing Robert, dashing Pirate King of the Seven Seas.” “Oh, no, here we go again. Not another lusty pirate.” |
