Masquerade

by Robin Goodfellow

Long ago, there was a witch who brought the aristocracy to its knees. Blood sacrifices, massacres, and slavery flourished under her reign. However, a fearless hero rallied the nobles and defeated the witch, bringing about an era of peace. Even to this day, he is loved by all.

Rose is a young woman attending a party to celebrate the anniversary of when the aristocracy was liberated from the witch's control. Nikolai is the hero that everyone adores. But even so, a dark obsession lingers between the two of them, all in the form of a bloody kiss that'd happened so many years ago.

13 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 22, 2017

About the author

Robin Goodfellow first became interested in writing when she was three, scribbling all over her parents' walls and imagining herself in old fairytales while walking in her father's garden. Since then, she has published in journals such as Faith, Hope, and Fiction, the Haiku Journal, and Nature Writing, as well as Black Poppy Review and the Danse Macabre. She is now a proud blogger for Hollies, Health and Happiness, as well as the founding editor to the Rosette Maleficarum.

Masquerade is her first story.

Reviews

[Ray Simmons · Rating 5 out of 5]

Masquerade by Robin Goodfellow is a fun and interesting read. Witches are a fascinating topic for me anyway and the author did not disappoint. The version I read is short but I found it deep and absorbing. It displays a sure and adept facility in use of language to convey a mood or to get an idea across. I like that. The characters instantly come to life and you get an immediate feel of their personalities. The dialogue is subtle and com complex. The characters don’t waste words and neither does the author. Robin Goodfellow wields the pen like a surgeon does a scalpel. The result is a desire to keep reading in anticipation of where this storyteller is taking you. I give it a five just on the unique and expert use of the language alone. Robin Goodfellow is a writer to watch and I anticipate seeing more of Rose and Nikolai. I feel that Masquerade is but a prelude to greater things.