Death, Sweet Suitor Mine

by Chris Anne Wolfe

Chris Anne Wolfe is often called one of the most beloved feminist fantasy authors of our time. Her Amazon saga and endearing romances speak to the heart of women all over the world. Before her death from cancer in July of 1997, Ms. Wolfe gave several unpublished manuscripts to Windstorm Creative and asked us to release them at the proper time. This story was one of those manuscripts. A story that's powerful, disturbing, and utterly true to the struggle and attitude Ms. Wolfe had of her long courtship with death.

"Please," I begged, even as my mouth pressed against hers. "I can't."
I tried and just barely broke our kiss. But somehow I couldn't abandon her more than that, and I found myself open-mouthed and hungry… biting her shoulder. Her laughter was a low throaty sound. I squeezed my eyes shut, yet still I clung.
"Can't or won't?" Devon challenged. She drew back a little, looking down at me with a mixture of fondness and exasperation.
I swallowed. The motion hurt, a pain I deserved. Naked and imprisoned within her arms, it was a battle to grasp at coherent though. Carina. Even after she saw the seduction Devon planned for me, I had promised not to leave.
"She'll understand."
I blinked. Devon's dark eyes had turned gentle as she watched me in my confusion. I forgot how easily she knew my thoughts. "She will," and her voice was as tender as her hands upon my skin. My arms cooled as she stroked them. The sweaty dew of our loving had already drenched the sheets. "She more than half expects it."
"No," I whispered hoarsely. "She fears you, but she still trusts me."

Paperback

First published December 1, 2010

About the author

Chris Anne Wolfe grew up in rural N.Y. where they counted cows instead of people for voting districts. She weathered a few cultural shocks to the “real” world and then finally settled in L.A.’s “not-so-real” world with a PH.D. in clinical psychology.
Before her untimely death from cancer in July, 1997, Chris Anne Wolfe had published four novels, romantic fantasies Roses and Thorns and Annabel & I, and Amazon adventure stories Shadows of Aggar and Fires of Aggar. The story of Beauty and the Beast was always a favorite of hers and she was quite proud to see her unique and moving interpretation of the story in print. She had many friends world-wide and is missed by all.

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This brief visit with the author leaves me pondering for weeks and then again and again. Choosing life.....