Wednesday, December 8, 2021

An excerpt from Southlands

 


An excerpt from Southlands:

Unger leaped forward, knocking the larger man to the ground. Both of them lay stunned momentarily. Then they struggled to their feet, glaring at each other.

The tall man spit blood, shaking his head. “It will be a shame to kill you.”

Twisting his head to either side, Unger replied, “You’ll need to try harder.”

Shem Rahn yelled, “Try this!” He swung his axe down towards the youth’s head.

Unger sidestepped, slashing at the larger man’s side.

However, the shield blocked his attack. “Not good enough!”

The youth ducked an axe swipe and then dove forward, knocking the man off his feet.

Striking the ground hard, Shem Rahn struck his assailant in the face with his shield.

Falling to the side, the youth managed to roll out of the way as the axe came down.

The bigger man struggled to his feet. “Stay still!”

Unger got to his knees, absorbing the blow with his shield. He swung his club at the large man’s groin.

Jumping back, Shem Rahn bellowed, “You’ll have to do better than that!”

The youth lunged, swiping at the man’s gut.

Suddenly, there was a flash of light.


Southlands is available here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09N6PYLXR



Wednesday, March 3, 2021

An excerpt from Medley of the Mind

 


Cover art by Jeffrey Kosh: www.jeffreykosh.wix.com/jeffreykoshgraphics

An excerpt from Biting Back, part of Medley of the Mind:

The coaster climbed slowly at first, and then it dropped suddenly, racing down the track. "Faster! Faster!" the guy in front of her cried.

Mary's eyes filled with recognition. She knew that voice... "Benny?"

He turned to reveal long, sharp fangs, dripping with saliva! "Hello again, Mary."

She heard his voice clearly, despite the whipping wind and the screams of the other riders. Mary blinked, hoping that she was hallucinating. "This is not happening!" she shouted.

"Oh but it is, my dear!" the fanged freak yelled. Everyone else on the ride seemed oblivious to the two.

The speeding coaster headed upward.

"Benny?" Mary pleaded. "I didn't do it, Benny! You know that. It was Jimmy!"

"What you did or didn't do is not my concern, silly girl. You see, I've got this list. And yours just happens to be the next name on it."

As he said this, the coaster passed the next rise, hurtling downward. The other passengers screamed with delight.

Mary could feel her stomach diving with the force of gravity. "Benny? Okay, okay. Maybe I share just a teensy bit of the blame for what happened to you. And I'm sorry about what happened. Really I am. Hey, how did you survive the fall anyway?"

He ignored her question. "I feel the need for speed, baby!" The coaster jumped forward at the sound of Benny's voice, its momentum carrying it upward.

Time and space grew disarrayed, as the coaster hurtled down the track. The wind forced Mary's head backward and she wondered how they could be going so fast, and yet not reach the end of the ride...


Medley of the Mind is available here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XTVTHKS


Sunday, January 3, 2021

An excerpt from Toothsome Girl

 




                                        Cover art by Jeffrey Kosh: www.jeffreykosh.wix.com/jeffreykoshgraphics

Angie observed the young woman sleeping on her side, with the covers pulled up. Well, we can’t have that. She carefully exposed the sleeper’s neck. I’m sure now you regret what you did, but it’s too late to make amends. She opened her mouth wide.

Joanie’s eyes opened and she turned to look at her attacker. “Who’s there?” She became still, staring up into those bright blue eyes which seemed to shine in the dark. “Angie? Is that you?”

“Shh. Just relax.” She frowned, speaking softly. “You know what you did was wrong, don’t you?”

The young woman stared up at her, confused. “I must be dreaming. This can’t be real.”

Angie grinned. “Oh, but it is. But don’t worry,” she assured, “this won’t take long.” She opened her mouth wide and bit into the girl’s neck.

Joanie moaned in pain, unable to cry out. She shook as the teeth pierced her skin.

Angie could feel the warm fluid enter her mouth and greedily swallowed it. She ingested more, as the young woman’s life flowed into her. Yes. More. I want more.

The victim tensed beneath her, and then slowly grew still. Angie sucked aggressively, determined to drain as much of the girl’s blood as possible.

After awhile, she released the corpse and leaned back on her haunches. Oh, yes. Oh, that was good. I’m so glad we could have this talk. She wiped her lips, licking her fingers clean. But now, I really must go.

Toothsome Girl is available here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RY8CFPJ