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For #BookQW, Essendra and Ursa demonstrate one way to deal with condescending, annoying men.

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“I don’t believe I’ve seen either of you two here before,” he began, smarming like thick oil. “If you need the care of a safe pair of hands—” “We’re good, thanks,” Essendra said, looking away. “I’m just trying to look out for you, you know. Getting established can be hard if you don’t know the right people.” There was a mocking tone to his words. He tried to slide into one of the free chairs but Ursa gently tripped him as he tried to sit. He fell on his rear and banged his head on the chair on the way down. Essendra leaned over to him. “Are you okay?! Do you need any help getting up?!” she shouted in his face. “What? Stop shouting!” “I thought you must be hard of hearing, because you didn’t seem to hear what I said before.”
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It's Book Quote Wednesday and the word is HELP. Writing alternate history helps me give Matthew Hopkins exactly the fate he deserved, but you'll have to hear me read a longer extract at benjeapes.substack.com to get it all. #bookqw #matthewhopkins #englishcivilwar benjeapes.com/index.php/novels…

The New World Order | Ben Jeapes

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Book Quote Wednesday #BookQW has come around again. Today the word is HELP. Jack escapes his pre-ordained death by helping a starving kitten.
Last Days Forever, a time-travelling disgraced Guardian Angel.
Can History Ever Recover.

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A flyer for the book Last Days Forever. An Angel flies over a Texan Oil Field of Nodding Donkey type wells. Text reads:The cat leapt for the bin as my foot took the next step towards death. It’s jump missed the edge and it tumbled in, treading water in the shredded packaging. It squalled, unable to get a foothold and sinking fast. Alarm shot through my pity-party. Without thinking, I dashed to the rescue. Grabbing it by the scruff, I fished the poor thing out. The cat, little more than kitten size, hissed and swiped a claw at my hand. Surprised more than hurt, I dropped the cat on the ground. It scarpered under the fire escape. “And you’re real welcome, kitty.” I’d come to expect that not everyone danced happy dances when they got helped. A half-eaten meal had lured kitty to its fate. To stop it trying again, I fished out the Styrofoam tray and set it on the ground near the fire escape.

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Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'help' #BookQW
Back to the beginning, where prison guard Gaspard Atarex, driven by reawakened faith, submits himself to a terrible thing keep another safe.

Starborn Vendetta and its sequel are available now. The third Cluster Cycle book, The Murderer's Lament, is coming soon.
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He sickened at the thought of their last encounter, that ugly welt in his mind that until now closed his heart. But what else could he do? Nothing, though he might rack his brains for hundred years. An hour later, in one of the interview rooms on the Factory Level, Gaspard paced up and down with nervous expectancy. He stopped and turned as Echo was pushed inside. The prisoner, a brown-haired Feles with platted locks emerging from his mane, stared at Gaspard for several minutes as the shackles were taken from his wrists and the other guards left. Once the door shut, Echo gave a smile that to all but the knowing would come off as friendly. Gaspard felt sick upon seeing it. “Nice to see you again, Gaspard Atarex. It’s been so very long since that little issue I helped resolve. I’ve barely seen you since then. I’d almost think you were avoiding me.” “I’m not here to talk about that. You said back then that if I never needed a favor related to one of the prisoners, I should come ask you about it. You stick by that?” “Depends. Say what it is.” “There’s a human female being sent down here. She’s new, and she’s gotten on Witton’s bad side. Make sure no-one down here lays a finger on her and get her onto the easier work schedules wherever possible.” Echo frowned, fingering one of his locks. “Tricky. I’ll see what I can do—though I’ll need to get several of the guards in on it. And she might not cooperate.” “Are you kidding?” “Just messing with you.”
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