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  • The Dragon’s Realm

    Chapter 1 Anthony                                   Know what sucks worse than dying? Dying twice. Both times, totally not my fault. I blame the first time on that ginormous winged thing Arietta called a netherbeast, but the second time from a unicorn? Seriously, I thought they were supposed to be all rainbows and prancing, not murdering monsters. So, one minute I’m just standing there, trying to get the demon out of my head. Getting ready to meet my demise, I could almost hear Mom in my head. “Anthony, if you ever see a brilliant light, head toward it. God will be there waiting for you.” I don’t know if she was kidding or forewarning…

  • Peppermint’s Christmas Miracle-chapter 3

    Chapter 3 Peppermint Peppermint repeated his name quietly to herself. Delbert. She would love to roll it off her tongue out loud. Probably sounded as sweet as cotton candy. Santa motioned for them to step behind the church where he used a bit of magic and whisked them to the back of Miracle Inn. Peppermint straightened her forest green dress and tried to smooth her unruly hair. She’d tried to use a flat iron on it, but the humidity only sprung it back into a curly mess. Mom always told her to be grateful for what the good Lord blessed her with. Sure, she could say that since her hair…

  • Peppermint’s Christmas Miracle-Chapter 3

    Chapter 3 Peppermint Peppermint repeated his name quietly to herself. Delbert. She would love to roll it off her tongue out loud. Probably sounded as sweet as cotton candy. Santa motioned for them to step behind the church where he used a bit of magic and whisked them to the back of Miracle Inn. Peppermint straightened her red dress and tried to smooth her unruly hair. She’d tried to use a flat iron on it, but the humidity only sprung it back into a curly mess. Mom always told her to be grateful for what the good Lord blessed her with. Sure, she could say that since her hair was…

  • Peppermint’s Christmas Miracle-Chapter 2

    Chapter 2 Delbert Oh, lawsy, that pretty little filly across the aisle from Delbert was the gosh-darndest lookin’ woman he’d ever laid eyes on. From her blond hair and bluest ever eyes to the freckles on her little button nose, she set his chest a thump-thumpin’. Dang, Wink’s sister was a might bit on the gorgeous side. Too bad about Wink not getting any of those good looks. Pastor Williams started speaking, but be darned if he wasn’t hearin’ a word being said. That gal over there had pruttenear clogged up his ears. All he could hear was the buzz of Cupid’s sitting on his shoulder right now. It was…