Close the door!”The woman quickly shut the door and I heard the lock turn. I smiled. Like a flimsy door lock would stop a Royal. “So what exactly are you saving me from, devil woman?”The perfect lips tightened. “My name is Brina. You would do well to respect me, halfling. I may be all that saves ...
I experienced a sense of déjà vu as my dream from the previous night lurked in my mind. Glancing up at the sky as I emerged from the Viper, I saw the same strange ribbons of clouds skittering rapidly over the same fat moon. I shivered, causing Emo, who had come up beside me and was tucking a long...
Standing in the musty smelling, dimly lit foyer, I wondered at the change in atmosphere from the last time I’d been there. A quick search of the main level showed me that the only way up was the staircase I’d climbed to Deaver’s office.With a feeling of foreboding that surprised me a little, I re...
He hadn’t given me a chance to tell him about my newly charged battery so he believed he could hold me with a little magic.Wouldn’t he be surprised when I got loose and went to kick his ass? Lovingly of course. He deserved it for tying me up. And for thinking I was too weak or stupid to escape. H...
Once I got started I’d had trouble stopping. I bought purses for two of my friends, a smaller shoulder bag for myself, and then couldn’t resist getting one of the pretty straw hats for sunbathing. Then Lena showed me her collection of light cotton sun dresses, handmade and hand beaded by local wo...
I climbed into the Viper and pushed the directional lever to climb straight up until we cleared the traffic flow and touched a few clouds. I slammed it into hyper speed and sat back, taking deep breaths to try to push the tension out of my chest. I decided that I would have to take a more direct ...
If you enjoyed this fun collection of stories, I hope you’ll check out the full series, highlighted below:Book 1: Bedeviled & BeguiledVisit: http://www.samcheever.com/bedeviled&beguiled.htm for buy links and an excerpt.Astra Q Phelps is on the side of the good guys in the war between goo...
I’d recently moved to the new place when the aftereffects of fighting off an Agar in my old place became too much for me. No matter how many times I’d cleaned the place I could still smell the aroma of garbage wrapped in electrical charges the Agar had left behind. Plus the thing had really screw...
He would be filing his report from the latest job and organizing his desk. For the last couple of months, since the strain had begun to really show between us, Emo had become scrupulously tidy and almost obsessively organized. I had assumed at first that he was just trying to keep tension to a mi...
Even as the Serpent’s power engulfed ours, I could see the light from Darma’s strand brightening and pulsing in an effort to shrug it off.I pulled every ounce of energy I had into my power core and redirected it into the strand that reached for my sister. Between the two of us we were able to gro...
A moment later, a head with longish curly black hair and the most amazing hazel eyes with long lashes popped around the doorframe. “Hey, Astra. How’s it going? You okay?”I smiled at Ralph. He and Bob had gone out of their way since I’d joined them, making sure I was safe and comfortable. It might...
Mother and Father have gone into battle. I’m scared. I haven’t heard from them in several slides of the sun across the sky.I climbed out of bed and headed for the personal hygiene room to shower. Are you coming to get me?I’m nearly there.See you in a few minutes then.Thank you, mother halfling.I ...
“Why are we skulking around in the dark, again?”Ida Belle turned to me, her face unreadable in the low light. The outline of gray poodle curls around her small face made her look like a geriatric daisy. “We need to create a distraction to give Tiny a reason other than Fortune for being whipped up...