Four Short Stories
Jun 21, 2025 7:57 pm
Hello Happy Readers!
This week I have been working on four short stories to submit to competitions. The submissions asked for varied themes and content so this is what I have come up with so far:
- About a dragon holding a woman captive until he is more confused than vengeful.
- About a queen cursed by the forest spirits who doesn't care about the humans until one man enters her life claiming he knows how to break the curse.
- About fated mates who must kill each other out of mercy or protect each other from a horribly painful death.
- About Angels vs Vampires where an amulet broken into five pieces is the key to everyone's existence. The race to find the pieces first makes them arch enemies unless the vampire discovers that the angel woman sits on the key to finding them.
And if none of these gets picked up by the companies, then you will be the lucky readers in September.
I'm still working on Villainous Wings, book 2. And I am still reading Two Twisted Crowns. It's been slow progress but when I have the time I indulge myself.
What are you reading now? I'm interested to know what you like.
Until next time,
Therese
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