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Who I Envision When I Develop My Characters – The Pure Ones

I keep a “journal” of sorts on all of my characters and flesh them out over time. If you don’t want to be influenced by my vision of what each character looks like, DO NOT PROCEED. But if you’re curious how they look in my head, here are some of the Pure Ones. Feast your… Continue reading Who I Envision When I Develop My Characters – The Pure Ones

Dark Longing: Novel Excerpt, Pure/ Dark Series, Uncategorized

Chapter 2 (Part 2)

Olivia had heard some of their hushed words.  The woman would stay for hours talking soothingly to the dying man.  She’d hold his hand and smile at him with understanding and care. On the second night that Olivia was there, the night before her release from the hospital, she’d heard them speak of the Contract.… Continue reading Chapter 2 (Part 2)

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Chapter Two (Part 1)

“Thou shalt not covet thy human subjects, nor the Pure Ones who are thy slaves.  Subjects must be held at an objective distance, ruled by a fair hand.  Slaves must be leashed with tight control, mastered by a strong will.” —Excerpt from the Dark Laws, verse twenty-one of the Ecliptic Scrolls   Chapter Two  … Continue reading Chapter Two (Part 1)

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Chapter One (Part 4/4)

Gabriel collected a sleeping Benji from his next door neighbor and landlady, Mrs. Sergeyev, in apartment 5B when he returned from the hospice. The elderly woman gave him a brief hug and a wet kiss on the cheek upon seeing him on her threshold, an almost excessive amount of emotion for the reticent Russian.  She… Continue reading Chapter One (Part 4/4)