Teaser time!
So here’s a snippet of the new story I’m writing for the Genie in a Bottle anthology! I hope you all love it.
Cats are famously particular creatures. Our territories must align with our preferences; food should be prepared and placed in our preferred serving dishes; water needs to be readily available from the faucet of our choice; and above all, every soft, squishy surface is ours to claim. The hairless servants must provide at least one exclusive soft perch for us felines, ideally positioned by the most sunlit window.
After all, our ancestors were Gods; apex predators of the hunt; our prowess eradicates pests, and to peek at our elegance was a privilege only given to the most loyal and accommodating of humans.
It is our birthright to be awed and admired, and our standards, especially once we have claimed a most suitable abode, are the very minimum to be achieved.
Thus, I give my human the highest compliments for almost achieving my exacting needs.
I was prepared for peasant dishes of tried, mildly flavored kibble, but instead, she graced me with moist, velvety salmon-flavored terrines for dinner. Throughout the day, she would greet me with small chunks of freshly cut meat that would then be added to my meal, and I would devour each morsel.
Each morning, I would be blessed with a freshly scooped litter box, thus negating the need to defecate on her carpet as proper punishment for neglect.
I slept on whatever blanketed surface I could find, kneading and chewing on blankets and pillows until they were christened with my scent, and not once did my human shoo or scold me. She even got me a tree with a perch high enough to reach the heated and bright middle of the big window overlooking the city.
Before, I was dying in the alleyways, covered in mud and no different from trash.
Now, I was rightfully above the rabble below. In all of my lives, I never knew my true place in the world. I am finally where I am meant to be.
Anthologies I’m In
Of course you all know about Red’s Familiar but I’m also in more!
They all release this year so check them out and you’ll hear more about each in upcoming emails from me! I’d love to know which you are most excited for, so let me know!
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Featured Book
Sacrifice is a dark romance with some themes that some people may find upsetting. Please check the trigger warnings before reading.
All alone in a new place, Alicia was sent away by her own coven for an arranged marriage, although she had no clue what she would be walking into.
Alicia suspects her soon-to-be husband and his coven are practicing dark magic. But it gets worse. He’s an arrogant arsehole that can’t stand to be in the same room with her, yet he stirs all these unfamiliar feelings from within her, and she can’t help but be drawn to him.
Surrounded by darkness and with no one who will answer her questions, Alicia needs to make the biggest decision of her life before it's too late…
Book Fairs
Hope you enjoyed reading this week and found an amazing book or two to read this week!
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