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Cal’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Cal’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Cal Black
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Happy Book Birthday, No Land For Heroes!
My first published novel is now available on amazon! No Land For Heroes - A Gaslamp and Western Fantasy began as a silly story for friends, then ended up winning a Wattpad Watty award, then sat for half the pandemic as I thought about how to rewrite it and make it better.
It's a book I wanted to get right, not only because it was my first, but because it was about something that was important to me Read more of this blog post »
It's a book I wanted to get right, not only because it was my first, but because it was about something that was important to me Read more of this blog post »
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"This short story is a fantastic, bite-sized horror for this time of year. What I really love is how Hastjarjanto manages to capture the historical aspects, the societal expectations on both sides of a marriage and how that plays out in both their rel"
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"It was a delight to return to these stories of the Dressmaker and her clients, and I felt that this one was even better than A Dress to Kill for. This was a more personal tale in some ways. Yes, there was the same exploration of historical expectatio"
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The Everlasting
by Alix E. Harrow (Goodreads Author) Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee in Readers' Favorite Fantasy |
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"I did not expect that ending!!
Very quick read (short story? Flash fiction?) that seemed simple enough on the surface, but the dread grows throughout, until we hit the exciting climax. Two lost souls, shackled by their circumstances, are ready to do " Read more of this review » |
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“Even after all these years, Fred’s words could knock the air from her. Millie grit her teeth, refusing to let him see just how deeply that had cut. Ryan wasn’t like that, she wasn’t like Fred at all.
“No masters,” Fred said. “No kings. Remember?”
“You don’t get to say that,” Millie snapped.”
― No Port in a Storm
“No masters,” Fred said. “No kings. Remember?”
“You don’t get to say that,” Millie snapped.”
― No Port in a Storm
“Even after all these years, Fred’s words could knock the air from her. Millie grit her teeth, refusing to let him see just how deeply that had cut. Rhiannon wasn’t like that, she wasn’t like Fred at all.
“No masters,” Fred said. “No kings. Remember?”
“You don’t get to say that,” Millie snapped.”
― No Port in a Storm
“No masters,” Fred said. “No kings. Remember?”
“You don’t get to say that,” Millie snapped.”
― No Port in a Storm
“Gilbert had cut his teeth working for international financiers in Newhaven, where he learned the trade of rubbing two coins together to produce a third. He could have chosen a life of comfort and security by staying the employee of one of the large firms, but why settle for comfort when he had a chance at luxury?
‘Settling’ only entered Gilbert’s vocabulary when it came to two things: lawsuits and land claims.”
― No Land For Heroes
‘Settling’ only entered Gilbert’s vocabulary when it came to two things: lawsuits and land claims.”
― No Land For Heroes
“Gilbert had cut his teeth working for international financiers in Newhaven, where he learned the trade of rubbing two coins together to produce a third. He could have chosen a life of comfort and security by staying the employee of one of the large firms, but why settle for comfort when he had a chance at luxury?
‘Settling’ only entered Gilbert’s vocabulary when it came to two things: lawsuits and land claims.”
― No Land For Heroes
‘Settling’ only entered Gilbert’s vocabulary when it came to two things: lawsuits and land claims.”
― No Land For Heroes
“That won’t be a problem, will it, Sheriff Collins?” Isaiah asked. He grinned, his attempt at a beard made him look like he had mange. “You keep your attack dog over there with your furry friend, and I’ll be happy to pay you with a good time.” He reached down with his free hand and wiggled his belt buckle suggestively. Ryan made a face at the suggestion.
“You bring a babysitter with you?” Millie ‘the attack dog’, asked.”
― No Land For Heroes
“You bring a babysitter with you?” Millie ‘the attack dog’, asked.”
― No Land For Heroes
“Even after all these years, Fred’s words could knock the air from her. Millie grit her teeth, refusing to let him see just how deeply that had cut. Ryan wasn’t like that, she wasn’t like Fred at all.
“No masters,” Fred said. “No kings. Remember?”
“You don’t get to say that,” Millie snapped.”
― No Port in a Storm
“No masters,” Fred said. “No kings. Remember?”
“You don’t get to say that,” Millie snapped.”
― No Port in a Storm
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