AVENGER: Star Trek Fan Fiction, Chapter 11

For your reading pleasure.

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https://www.wattpad.com/617018346-avenger-a-star-trek-fan-novel-avenger-chapter-11

Facebook Party! Celebrating Christian Fiction -- You ARE Coming, Aren't You?

What could be more fun than ending the year talking about BOOKS?
Come to the Christian Fiction Lovers Facebook party on FRIDAY, talk with authors, learn fun inside details, win prizes, meet other readers.
Did I mention PRIZES?

Here's the link --  https://www.facebook.com/events/541848979650669/ -- you need to sign up to come, then post about the party on Facebook and other places to earn your chances to win. What a dilemma -- either an Amazon gift card or books. How can you choose?
Maybe you don't have to .... Come celebrate books with us!

Off the Bookshelf: A GATHERING TEMPEST, by Catherine Jones Payne

This short story is a great way to get quickly immersed in the undersea world created by Catherine Jones Payne.

No pun intended.

Alexander is a kid from the wrong side of the tracks -- or in this case, the canal, in the undersea city of Thessalonika. His father is a drug addict and there's never any money for things like food or school supplies. Alexander is smart and could make something of himself, if the stratified society of his world would just give him a chance.

His best friend in school is Jade, heroine of one of Catherine's full-length books. Jade is upper class and her father is an important man. The social unrest that divides the undersea world directly impacts Jade and Alexander, their friendship, and his plans to make a better life for himself. He has to make some painful choices. Will they work out?

That's all I'm gonna tell you. Get the story, read it, and give in to the temptation to buy one of the full-length books and return under the sea. This ain't your granny's Little Mermaid by a long shot (well, at least not the Disney version... Thank goodness!)

AVENGER: Star Trek Fan Fiction, Chapter 10

For your reading pleasure.

Now appearing on Wattpad:

https://www.wattpad.com/617016676-avenger-a-star-trek-fan-novel-avenger-chapter-10

Off the Bookshelf: HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE, by Dianne Wynne Jones

When several people in a row  from different sources all talk about the same book and recommend reading it, and even refer to it as a favorite or a source of inspiration -- well, duh! -- it's time to get hold of that book and read it.

Of course, finding the time to read is a lot harder than remembering to buy the book in the first place! I finally sat down to read ... and ended up devouring. What a fun romp!!

I'm a fan of fantasy books where people have a good idea of the "rules" of magic that populate faerie tales, such as the youngest child has the adventures and ends up marrying the prince or princess, and the oldest child messes up the worst or has a totally boring life.

Sophie is well aware that as the oldest, she won't have a happy ending. She's convinced she isn't beautiful, she doesn't have any magical talents, and she won't fall in love. So she lets herself become overlooked and timid, until a witch walks into her hat shop, upset over something Sophie did. Sophie has no explanation, and no chance to defend herself. When the witch turns her into a shriveled old crone, she decides to get out of there. Before she knows it, she's on an adventure.

The moving castle of the title is just that. Howl the wizard has a reputation that makes him dangerous to young girls, so Sophie figures she's safe when she's caught out in the middle nowhere and the only shelter is -- you guessed it -- Howl's castle, trundling by. She finagles her way inside, and soon she's cleaning up the place, organizing it, and driving Howl and his apprentice crazy. As Sophie tries to fix things, somehow she makes a bigger mess. Or does she? Howl turns out to be entirely different from what she expected -- and when the witch is dealt with, Sophie ends up as a surprise for Howl, too.

There are more Howl's stories. Looking forward to finding them and devouring them, too!

AVENGER: Star Trek Fan Fiction, Chapter 9

For your reading pleasure.

Now appearing on Wattpad:

https://www.wattpad.com/617016160-avenger-a-star-trek-fan-novel-avenger-chapter-9