Buttons (A Deadly Curiosities Adventure, #7)

Deadly Curiosities Adventures #7

by Gail Z. Martin

Cassidy Kincaide runs Trifles & Folly in modern-day Charleston, an antiques and curios shop with a dangerous secret and an immortal silent partner. A hungry ghost haunts a dead man’s journals, and Cassidy and Sorren must destroy the spirit before it exacts its price in blood.

This series of adventures spans over 500 years, from the 1500s to modern day as a small cabal of vampires and their human helpers battle supernatural enemies to find and destroy dangerous magical items and keep the world safe from dark forces.

Genres: Fantasy, Magic, Vampires, Urban Fantasy

25 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 29, 2013

About the author

Gail Z. Martin discovered her passion for science fiction, fantasy and ghost stories in elementary school. The first story she wroteat age fivewas about a vampire. Her favorite TV show as a preschooler was Dark Shadows. At age 14, she decided to become a writer.

She enjoys attending science fiction/fantasy conventions, Renaissance fairs and living history sites. She is married and has three children, a Maltese and a golden retriever.

Gail Z. Martin is also Morgan Brice, which is her pen name for urban fantasy MM paranormal romance.

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Reviews

[Dolorianne · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've already read the first novel, Deadly Curiosities, but I wish I would have started with this one. It was a great introduction to the series and gives the immediate set up to Cassidy's world and powers by way of a small item. We meet Teag too, and it seems he hasn't realized his gifts yet, so this is clearly the start of the modern day stories at Tiffles & Folly.

I just love the world, the characters, and the whole idea. I look forward to seeing them evolve through each short story until the become who they are in first full length novel.

[Sara]

Author and/or editor should have caught that the word luminal was used repeatedly instead of the correct word of liminal. Kinda threw me right out of the story as I kept wanting to reach for a virtual red pen.

[Jessie H. · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/5 Stars

[Lillian Francis · Rating 4 out of 5]

A quick read starring Cassidy, Teag and Sorren from Deadly Curiousities and a case of a shadowy curse.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another enjoyable short in this series.

[Erin Penn · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the Deadly Curiosities Adventures short stories, Button captures what is best of this series.

Starting with the efficient standard background of what the shop is and who the character are, Ms. Martin creates a short story that can be stand alone. The standard background does get boring if you read too many of the stories in a row, having more variation would be nice. The story then moves into the mystery for this urban adventure - Buttons from the Civil War having a little dark clinging to them. Cassidy and her team follow the mystery back through legwork of interviews, papers, and antiques until arriving at a skull and the dark which claimed it. (Perfect cover for the story by the way)

Unlike several of the stories, the gifts Sorren brings from the greater group of the Alliance's protector-hunters are not so much to feel godlike or out of place within this manuscript. Two coins to oppose a coin and a button. A good balance.

If you like a good paranormal mystery, the Deadly Curiosities Adventures are great short reads and Buttons is one of the best.

[Dr susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was blundering around on Amazon in a daze after finishing Shaman Rises trying to find something different to read, and I saw Deadly Curiosities. My library does not have it yet, so I read the shorts.
Buttons is a good story with an interesting cast of characters, a great setting, and a fast plot. I am looking forward to reading the book.
Another story, The Final Death, is currently available for free on Wattpad.

[Cindy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love these - this is a short story set in this world!