The Devil's Affair: A Short Story

by E.N. Chanting

When Katerina Grimaldi, known as Kat to her friends, gets a frantic call from her mother she drops everything to rush to her aid. It seems Kat’s stepfather is not such a good guy and Kat’s mom wants a divorce. At any age it’s a difficult process, at 67, Kat doesn’t know if her mom is up for it. Especially when she considers his narcissistic personality.

Detective Lincoln Vann becomes involved from an innocent, random inquiry, and he thinks Kat’s stepfather might be much worse than anyone suspects. Once he meets Kat, he has a lot more at stake when all he wants to do is protect her, and maybe kiss her. Linc finds instant chemistry with Kat, he wonders if she’ll even notice while she deals with her family crisis.

Despite the mix of tragedy, mayhem, and downright evil, if Kat and Linc can survive the devil, they may have a chance at a happily ever after.

Genres: Amazon

47 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 28, 2024

Reviews

[The Plot Thickens Book Club]

Reviewed by Dee Layton on behalf of the Plot Thickens Book Club.
Title: Devil's Affair
Author: E.N.Chanting
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
This short story was absolutely the best thing I have had the opportunity to read. It is a suspense/Thriller, and very fast pace. It starts out strong with Katerina aka Kat helping her mother find out about her stepfather's multiple affairs. She then helped her mother start the divorce proceeding cause she was scared of him, they just didn't know the extent of how bad the stepfather past with his other now deceased wives. Things continue then this is when a detective named linc comes in and the story starts to take a wild turn. I will say this just when I thought I had things figured out a curve ball was thrown my way. I was shocked that Kat's mother became one of the stepfather's victims but it led Kat to her forever person. This was an amazing short story and I look forward to reading more from E. N. Chanting in the future.

[Judith]

Too rushed and underdeveloped.

With a bit more background, it could’ve been a sweet story, but instead it just comes off as kind of creepy.

The texts and conversations between the main characters felt so random—I kept rolling my eyes.

I mean… she’s going through a really hard time, and what he says is "Don’t be mad, the note on my windshield is from an ex-girlfriend do you want to go on a date with me??" WTF?

[Elise Ballard]

The Devil’s Affair by EN Chanting was a very fun and fast read for me.

I could read this again without any issues and honestly as short as it is I will probably pick it back up in a year or two as the memory of it starts to fade.

I love the story line being a thriller but my favorite part is how EN mixes in the romance.

Even though this one isn’t very spicy it still very hot. Very few women don’t dream about a hot detective. I love how her description of each character is bet realistic compared to the standard dream of each gender.

Having all these factors together is what really makes the story 5 stars for me. That am I am a thriller junkie and I feel like this could easily be an episode to a show.

I hope she will continue to produce some amazing stories just like this one.

[Rhiannon Cheyenne]

The Devil’s Affair - E. N. Chanting

I really enjoy thrillers, especially ones with serial killers or murder mysteries. And I really liked the family aspect of Kat wanting to help out her mom and later helping out with the murder and getting justice. Kat and Linc had a great chemistry and I would definitely love to read either a longer novel with these two or just more thrillers written by this author. The writing is just phenomenal.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / Out of 5 Stars ⭐️

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# of Pages 🌙 47 pages

Release Date 🌟 6/28/24

Format 💫 Digital

Series 🌙 Unknown/Not Applicable

Genre/Tropes ✨ Romance, suspense, thriller, murder mystery

Favorite Character ☀️ Kat

Favorite Line 🌟 ‘We can’t wait to see the devil burn.’

[Mandy Britt]

​The Devil’s Affair is a masterfully executed, high-impact thriller that delivers both pace and depth.
​E. N. Chanting expertly fuses a compelling murder mystery with a mature and realistically portrayed romance. The strong chemistry between protagonist Kat and Detective Linc is a highlight, enhanced by grounded characterizations that move beyond genre clichés.
​The writing is phenomenal, delivering a complete and gripping narrative in just 47 pages. This concise structure and exceptional quality grant the novel high re-read value. For its professional execution, successful genre blend, and overall satisfying plot, The Devil’s Affair is a definitive 5-star read.
​Rating: 5/5 Stars
Recommendation: Highly recommended for thriller enthusiasts.

[Dee]

Good read.

This is a super fast pace short story. I thought it was going to be 1 thing; and it turned out a different way. I was captured from the beginning to find out what was going to happen next. This read was not a disappointment for me. I look forward to get into more work from th author.

[Megan Russ]

Family secrets and tragic affairs

This murder mystery will have you on the edge of your seat. When a certain Dick gets too greedy his past comes to life and one determined daughter won't rest until the truth comes out. Thankfully she has a hot cop to help uncover the truth.

[Jennifer Wolf]

Based on reading some other work by this author, I thought I knew how this story would go... and it did not go as expected, but in a really good way! I enjoy being surprised, and this book nails it!

[nandiireadss]

3.5⭐️