Betwixt

by Alexandra Christian

Patience, Seth and Abner have been inseparable since childhood. Seth, an orphaned foundling suspected of powers no natural child should possess, and Abner, the firstborn son of their Puritan village’s minister, shouldn’t have even been friends. But they are bound together by their mutual love for Patience, or “Pitty,” as Seth insists she must be called. When her father sends her to Boston to be married to someone else, their circle is shattered. Seth leaves the village and then the colonies in search of answers about his heritage, and Abner follows the path laid out for him by his own father all the way to ruin. But when their beloved Patience is threatened with a charge of witchcraft, the circle comes together again. Abner wants only to save her from the inquisition he unwittingly began. But Seth will use his powers and the magic of their mutual bond to seek a dark revenge—and to bind them together forever. PLEASE This story includes fantasy black magic and adultery against an abusive spouse (no direct description of abuse).

Short Extra steamy historical (M/F/M) – colonial America

37 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 3, 2015

About the author

Alexandra Christian is an author of mostly romance with a speculative slant. Her love of Stephen King and sweet tea has flavored her fiction with a Southern Gothic sensibility that reeks of Spanish moss and deep fried eccentricity. As one-half of the writing team at Little Red Hen Romance, she’s committed to bringing exciting stories and sapiosexual love monkeys to intelligent readers everywhere. Lexx also likes to keep her fingers in lots of different pies having written everything from sci-fi and horror to Sherlock Holmes adventures. Her alter-ego, A.C. Thompson, is also the editor of the highly successful Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series of anthologies from Mocha Memoirs Press. A.C. will also pen several Shadow Council Archives novellas starring everyone’s favorite sidekick, Dr. John Watson, coming soon from Falstaff Books.

A self-proclaimed “Southern Belle from Hell,” Lexx is a native South Carolinian who lives with an epileptic wiener dog and her husband, author Tally Johnson. Her long-term aspirations are to one day be a best-selling authoress and part-time pinup girl. She’s a member of Romance Writers of America and Broad Universe—an organization that supports female authors of speculative fiction. Questions, comments and complaints are most welcome at her website: http://lexxxchristian.wixsite.com/ale...

Reviews

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ooh La La!

I may be a little biased because I love everything witchy. This story was well crafted, flowed nicely, and really made me want to punch Abner in the face. Definitely one of my favorites from Little Red Hen so far!

[Lucy Blue · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun, short witchy romance--Salem never sounded so sexy. All three main characters are unique and appealing, and the connection between them is both heartfelt and deliciously twisted.