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Chicago Circle: A City Circle Story
Aiden Byrne is living history--
Or, to be more precise, undead history.
He came over on the boat from Ireland quite a while ago, and made a small name for himself teaching English to the citizens of nineteenth-century Chicago, until one of those students killed him, then brought him back.
Aiden and his maker, a 14-year old street teenager named Cian, build up their earthly fortunes and find blood where they can, but their last mark a Mr. Colin O'Brian, might well teach them a thing or two about life, death, and yes, love.
And then there's also a great fire on the horizon that will test all three.
The City Circle stories tell the making of a vampire at a formative event in a city's history, then tells that being's story in the same city in the present day, in alternating chapters. They are all standalone stories with no cliffhangers.
Or, to be more precise, undead history.
He came over on the boat from Ireland quite a while ago, and made a small name for himself teaching English to the citizens of nineteenth-century Chicago, until one of those students killed him, then brought him back.
Aiden and his maker, a 14-year old street teenager named Cian, build up their earthly fortunes and find blood where they can, but their last mark a Mr. Colin O'Brian, might well teach them a thing or two about life, death, and yes, love.
And then there's also a great fire on the horizon that will test all three.
The City Circle stories tell the making of a vampire at a formative event in a city's history, then tells that being's story in the same city in the present day, in alternating chapters. They are all standalone stories with no cliffhangers.
100 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 29, 2017
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Kathy Griffith
21 books50 followersI'm a child of the Sixties--born and raised in Southern California. I escaped that craziness, and made my own brand of crazy in Colorado--where my husband of 46 years and I raised three lovely daughters and helped with six grandchildren. I have a soft spot for LGBT issues (naturally) and zero tolerance for blind hatred.
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December 4, 2017
CHICAGO CIRCLE is a neat little tale of an Irish vampire and his 130 years of lament and loss and finally love. Set in Chicago of the past and present, this charming novella tells the story of Aiden, a devilishly handsome young vampire; his sire Cian, ironically much younger than he is; and of three other men—Marco, Michael, and Colin—who each lends his own measure of depth and dash.
Author Griffith has a flair for humor, dark and deep. Interwoven in a tale of vampires is a charming homage to the Irish, to the urban legend of the famous Chicago fire, and even to the vampire tradition itself.
The technique of rotating from past to present keeps the plot arc fresh and compelling, as is the switch between first person and third person voices. Let’s just say that the tale, and the climax itself, come full circle.
CHICAGO CIRCLE is story that is as unique as it is deeply satisfying. Give this gem five stars for its mischief and mayhem, and for characters who…as always in a Kathy Griffith creation…leap from the page and make you love them.
Author Griffith has a flair for humor, dark and deep. Interwoven in a tale of vampires is a charming homage to the Irish, to the urban legend of the famous Chicago fire, and even to the vampire tradition itself.
The technique of rotating from past to present keeps the plot arc fresh and compelling, as is the switch between first person and third person voices. Let’s just say that the tale, and the climax itself, come full circle.
CHICAGO CIRCLE is story that is as unique as it is deeply satisfying. Give this gem five stars for its mischief and mayhem, and for characters who…as always in a Kathy Griffith creation…leap from the page and make you love them.
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