Of Flint and Fortune

by Camille Duplessis

Thirteen months of idyll have transpired since reformed petty criminal Alastair Gow moved in with pub landlord (and gifted seer) Paul Apollyon. When de facto marital bliss gives way to preternatural weirdness, unflappable Paul is unwilling to let Alastair face his past alone.

First, a regular customer delivers words of caution from a ghost. Second, Paul has a spate of ominous visions. Third, the new maid finds a dead crow hanging from the pub’s front door.

As though that’s not enough to be dealing with, a former colleague of Alastair’s arrives without warning, maintaining Alastair owes him. The new chaos seems connected to a past good deed—Alastair can admit to the deed itself. He just doesn’t want to own what it enabled him to do. As he and Paul find themselves forced into an absurd search for lost smugglers’ loot, proper vulnerability proves more daunting than prospective peril. But Alastair doesn’t expire from telling the truth, and Paul is as steadfast as ever.

Then, another poor corvid serves as a sinister message... and the man who leaves it will stop at nothing to have Alastair for himself.

221 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 26, 2025

About the author

Camille is a thalassophile who sadly spent too long residing in Chicago, where there’s just a very large lake and no sea. Their stories are often called things like dreamy, evocative, or liminal; things are rather dark and generally take place by an ocean. Inspired by folklore, theatre, and romantic and literary fiction, Camille is always playing with expectations. Once you explore the depths with them, you may not want to emerge.

Reviews

[Joanne Mildenhall · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is such a beautifully written narrative with a slow burn, dreamy atmosphere that pulled me in. It’s character driven and is really intimate to read- the especially emotional moments are so closely written and the dialogue so present that the story feels more and more involving. The supernatural elements don’t overwhelm the human-ness of the book, which I really love. Not going to leave any spoilers- go read it for yourselves!.

[Michael Acosta · Rating 5 out of 5]

Elizabeth Duplessis has crafted a well written and entertaining story in "Of Flint and Fortune". This book was my introduction to her work but I certainly plan to go back and read some of the previous adventures that include these engaging characters.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Lyn D Rose · Rating 5 out of 5]

This second book in the Threads of Wyrd series was a well written slow burn LGBTQ fantasy romance. I enjoyed this engaging, character driven, intimate emotional story with its supernatural elements. I recommend reading.