Greetings my friends and a happy Friday to you. The weekend is close at hand and I know I'm looking forward to it. You want to know what else I'm looking forward to? The Epic Return of Roxanne! Next Friday, May 20th, the tale Merciless: A Grimm's Reaper Short will be part of an anthology called Twisted and Sinful Stories. In fact, my story will be the very first one, kicking off this awesome assortment of mischief.
I know what you guys need - a free sample. Well, ask and you shall receive:
My second ale had been poured
when another entered the establishment.
It was a lady, but she wasn’t dressed like a proper wench at all. She wore an open tan shirt with leather pants
and proper pirate boots. Attached to her
belt was a long thing sword, a rapier I believe they’re called. She took off her hat and put up one
finger. Without a word, she sat down
next to me.
Red hair cascaded down her
pale face. There was something of
amusement in her eyes as she kept gaining my attention. After her first sip of ale, “Argus Fletcher,
I’ve been watching you.”
I tipped my cup towards her
and drank as well. “Well met my
lady. And who do I have the pleasure of
sharing a beer with?”
Her laugh was angelic, not
fitting her figure at all. “Honestly, I
doubt you’d believe me. For the
meantime, please just call me Roxanne.”
Roxanne, a name fitting an
angel or a devil. “A pleasure to meet
you miss Roxanne.” I saw she was empty
as was I. Finnegan remedied the situation
for us. “I’ve not seen you on the island
before; did the bad weather bring you this way?”
The first sounds of the
hurricane echoed across the harbor, the wind starting to pick up. I looked worried as did the barkeep, but
Roxanne drank as if nothing was out of place.
“I’m here because of the weather, yes, just not in the way you think.”
“I’m intrigued and that doesn’t
happen often enough.” I leaned in
closer. “Care to share your twisted
words?”
She waved her hand and
everything around us froze in time.
Finnegan was in mid-pour, the beer hanging in the air unnaturally. “There are certain truths you’ll have to understand. For one, I’m not human as you just put
together.”
“Bloody hell…”
That's just a snippet of the fun you can expect. But wait, that's not all! When you grab this Twisted and Sinful Stories Anthology, you will get the first look at Oz's story. Chapter 1 of The Witch Wars: Jacoby's Revenge will be inside too.
Like I said, look for the anthology next Friday on Amazon and to keep things on the up and up, it'll only be listed at 99 cents. Along with my stuff, Jeremy Croston, Jeff Trelewicz, and Morganna Williams will have their own works in there. Hell, maybe you'll find another author that you'll enjoy. Anyways, that's it for today. I'll be back next week at some point. Until then, keep it real.
-Jack
