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Contemporary Fantasy

Thursday Escapes: The Earworms

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Thursday Escapes: The Earworms

Kari Kilgore’s Appalachian fantasy The Earworms is available free on this site for one week only!

What if your whole town had to face the music?

Estonoa, Virginia. A lovely little town tucked deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Hiking and ATV trails. Kayaking along the scenic Clinch River.

A thriving community focused on the future.

Erin Evans loves her hometown, except for one thing.

The Earworms.

Will Erin find the answer before the music drives her and everyone else crazy?

Check back next week for Jason A. Adams with his historical Moulin Rouge, and happy reading!

Thursday Escapes: Reflections

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Thursday Escapes: Reflections

Kari Kilgore’s fantasy tale Reflections is available free on this site for one week only!

A beloved family home, abandoned and broken.

A so-called adult life, not much better off.

Jessica’s hopes of finding her joy fade as soon as she steps through the door.

Sometimes fear of staying the same hits harder than fear of the unknown.

Can facing her fears, and her memories, make Jessica’s life right at last?

Check back next week for Malaya by Jason A. Adams, and happy reading!

Thursday Escapes: The Green Knight

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Thursday Escapes: The Green Knight

Jason A. Adams’ modern take on a very ancient story indeed is available free on this site for one week only!

What if old myths and legends carry a grain of truth?

Gavin Baddock discovers this for himself when a strange client enters his life and changes it forever.

A shyster and a resilient con-man play the world for suckers.

Until the day Gavin learns the old myths and legends err in certain very important ways.

Join Gavin and Carl for a darkly humorous romp through the highs and lows of chicanery.

Just make sure you don’t lose your head…

Check back next week for Reflections by Kari Kilgore, and happy reading!

Thursday Escapes: Little Five

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Thursday Escapes: Little Five

Kari’s fantasy short story Little Five, a follow-up to Terminalia, is available on this website for one week only!

Barry Evans: An oddball in the oddest land of all.

A gray-suited accountant navigating colorful hair, crazy clothing, and questionable businesses.

After three months in Little Five, nothing surprises Barry anymore.

Until the day he meets a true stranger in town.

What happens when numbers meet magic?

Check back next week for another Atlanta-based tale with Jason’s The Green Knight!

Thursday Escapes: Wicked Bone

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Thursday Escapes: Wicked Bone

Kari Kilgore’s eerie Contemporary Fantasy short story Wicked Bone (starring Spiral Publishing’s own gorgeous black cat) is available free on this site for one week only!

Katie fell in love with Pashmina at first sight.

Luminous green eyes. Silken black fur. A purr like a belly full of bumblebees.

Pashmina, of course, knows which humans to trust. She shows her trust like all cats. With offerings from her hunts.

And like all cats, Pashmina keeps her secrets to herself.

Find out what happens when Katie learns Pashmina’s favorite secret.

Travel to New Orleans next week with Jason’s Historical Mystery Angel of Mercy.

Thursday Escapes: The Seeds of Love

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Thursday Escapes: The Seeds of Love

Kari Kilgore’s Contemporary Fantasy / Near Future Science fiction short story The Seeds of Love is available free on this site for one week only!

Virginia Evans and her best friend Maggie grew up together. From shy girl and wriggly puppy to confident woman and gentle old soul.

Now Maggie must go where Virginia can’t follow.

Unless a strange visitor holds the key.

A touching tale of woman’s best friend.

Check back next week for GS-304 by Jason A. Adams, and happy reading!