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Dangerous Dames
Re-released as an Athena's Daughters Kickstarter bonus, containing six short stories with twists on urban fantasy.
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First published January 1, 2015
About the author
Jean Marie Ward
37 books36 followersJean Marie Ward writes fiction, nonfiction and everything in between.
Her first novel, With Nine You Get Vanyr (written with the late Teri Smith), finaled in two categories of the 2008 Indie Book Awards. Her short stories appear in numerous anthologies, including the award-winning Hellebore and Rue, The Modern Fae’s Guide to Surviving Humanity, and Tales from the Vatican Vaults. Her short story “Lord Bai’s Discovery”, which appeared in the Eppie-nominated anthology Dragon’s Lure, was shortlisted for the Washington Science Fiction Association’s Small Press Award.
She is also known for her art books, Illumina: The Art of J.P. Targete and Fantasy Art Templates. She edited the web magazine Crescent Blues for eight years and now writes for other online venues, including BuzzyMag.com.
Ms. Ward has written for daily and weekly newspapers, and published government journals. She served as the public relations officer for the Defense Finance and Accounting Service for five years, and managed the development of some of the first Department of Defense web sites. Her resume also includes a stint as an assistant producer for the local access cable program Mystery Readers Corner. A Washington DC native, Ms. Ward now lives in Virginia with her cartoonist husband Greg Uchrin (creator of Intravenous Caffeine), a very gracious cat and hordes of ninja squirrels.
More information, links and free fiction can be found at her website: JeanMarieWard.com),
Her first novel, With Nine You Get Vanyr (written with the late Teri Smith), finaled in two categories of the 2008 Indie Book Awards. Her short stories appear in numerous anthologies, including the award-winning Hellebore and Rue, The Modern Fae’s Guide to Surviving Humanity, and Tales from the Vatican Vaults. Her short story “Lord Bai’s Discovery”, which appeared in the Eppie-nominated anthology Dragon’s Lure, was shortlisted for the Washington Science Fiction Association’s Small Press Award.
She is also known for her art books, Illumina: The Art of J.P. Targete and Fantasy Art Templates. She edited the web magazine Crescent Blues for eight years and now writes for other online venues, including BuzzyMag.com.
Ms. Ward has written for daily and weekly newspapers, and published government journals. She served as the public relations officer for the Defense Finance and Accounting Service for five years, and managed the development of some of the first Department of Defense web sites. Her resume also includes a stint as an assistant producer for the local access cable program Mystery Readers Corner. A Washington DC native, Ms. Ward now lives in Virginia with her cartoonist husband Greg Uchrin (creator of Intravenous Caffeine), a very gracious cat and hordes of ninja squirrels.
More information, links and free fiction can be found at her website: JeanMarieWard.com),
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Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews
July 31, 2016
Twisted, bizarre, lovely little collection of flash fiction and two longer stories, both of which were wonderful. "Fixed" in particular is great. I'm really glad I came across this chapbook and this author from the Athena's Daughters, Vol. 1 Kickstarter campaign.
June 26, 2017
A collection of previously published flashes and shorts by Jean Marie Ward: District Coincidental, The First Stone, Burning Down the House, Clear as Glass, About the Flies, and Fixed.
Burning Down the House takes up 40% of the Kindle book and Fixed takes up 55% of the book, with the other four stores using up the other 5% - so four flashes and two short stories. I have read Burning Down the House before, but the rest were new for me. These are quick, enjoyable stories but nothing mind-bending or shocking - a good beach read.
District Coincidental - Contemporary political thriller flash.
The First Stone - Contemporary medical thriller flash.
Burning Down the House - Urban Fantasy short story with a wizard battle, fire elemental, and club dancing.
Clear as Glass - Contemporary cozy murder flash.
About the Flies - Urban Fantasy (demon) flash.
Fixed - Urban Fantasy short story with fae, shifters, and veterinarians.
Note: The formatting in the copy I received was bad. This might not be a problem for other people who receive this collection through other means. In fact the formatting is so bad, I am deleting this off my Kindle.
Burning Down the House takes up 40% of the Kindle book and Fixed takes up 55% of the book, with the other four stores using up the other 5% - so four flashes and two short stories. I have read Burning Down the House before, but the rest were new for me. These are quick, enjoyable stories but nothing mind-bending or shocking - a good beach read.
District Coincidental - Contemporary political thriller flash.
The First Stone - Contemporary medical thriller flash.
Burning Down the House - Urban Fantasy short story with a wizard battle, fire elemental, and club dancing.
Clear as Glass - Contemporary cozy murder flash.
About the Flies - Urban Fantasy (demon) flash.
Fixed - Urban Fantasy short story with fae, shifters, and veterinarians.
Note: The formatting in the copy I received was bad. This might not be a problem for other people who receive this collection through other means. In fact the formatting is so bad, I am deleting this off my Kindle.
January 9, 2021
actual rating: 2.7
★★☆☆☆ District Coincidental
★★☆☆☆ About the Flies
★★★☆☆ The First Stone
★★☆☆☆ Clear as Glass
★★★☆☆ Burning Down the House
★★★★☆ Fixed
Got this as a bonus for a Kickstarter I backed years ago and finally got around to reading it. Burning Down the House and Fixed were the only stories here that were over 700 words long and I think most of the shorter stories definitely suffered because of that. The First Stone managed to capture my attention with an interesting idea in that short amount of space but the others not so much. Not a bad read overall and I did really enjoy Fixed, but then again I do always love a faerie story.
★★☆☆☆ District Coincidental
★★☆☆☆ About the Flies
★★★☆☆ The First Stone
★★☆☆☆ Clear as Glass
★★★☆☆ Burning Down the House
★★★★☆ Fixed
Got this as a bonus for a Kickstarter I backed years ago and finally got around to reading it. Burning Down the House and Fixed were the only stories here that were over 700 words long and I think most of the shorter stories definitely suffered because of that. The First Stone managed to capture my attention with an interesting idea in that short amount of space but the others not so much. Not a bad read overall and I did really enjoy Fixed, but then again I do always love a faerie story.
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