I hope you enjoy today's chapter.
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Juliet was hot. She’d made Angel shorten her hair as much as she could, but it was still plastered to her scalp with sweat. Her shoulders were pink from the sun, her tank top was stuck to her body, and her jeans and boots were covered with dirt. In short, it was easy to see she’d ...
2024-08-07 15:25:31 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy today's chapter! I think some of you will get a kick out of it :)
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When Victor returned to the house, the sun was well up, and he could hear voices coming from the dining room. Peering in through the arched opening in the hallway that separated the room from the kitchen, he saw Valla sitting beside Lam, and across...
2024-08-06 16:21:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone! If you like to have and read the final copy, now's your chance! Even better, if you've read the story on Patreon or RR, now's your chance to hear it performed by the amazing Suzy Jackson. I know Audible Books are expensive, but there are ways to get them much cheaper than full value. If you're an Audible member, I think buying credits is cheaper, and I know that if you have the Kin...
2024-08-06 13:35:38 +0000 UTC View PostThanks to Pretagonist for pointing out that I forgot about Juliet's plasma knife wound in her stomach! I altered the opening paragraphs of 6.50 to illustrate that Athena fixed her up. Here's the altered text:
Juliet watched the autosurgeon doing its work on Jensen’s insensate body. She’d never witnessed such a complicated surgery before; each time...
2024-08-05 12:40:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Enjoy today's chapter! We're getting close to the end, but I have a few more things to wrap up before we jump into book 9. Thanks for all of the feedback and support. I appreciate all the comments after the last chapter. I have a bunch of people on Victor's side and some on Valla's side when it comes to their current turmoil, which, to me, means it's kind of realistic. It shouldn't ...
2024-08-04 12:57:57 +0000 UTC View PostThanks so much,
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Juliet watched the autosurgeon doing its work on Jensen’s insensate body. She’d never witnessed such a complicated surgery before; each time she’d had anything significant done, she’d been unconscious and wouldn’t have wanted to see it, anyway. The arms whirred, the suture gun rapidly...
2024-08-02 15:14:55 +0000 UTC View PostHere's today's chapter! Enjoy :)
-Plum
“And this fellow, this ‘Ronkerz,’ made you fight his champions?”
Victor shrugged. “Well, only one.” He hadn’t said anything about Ronkerz being a veil walker or his champions being steel seekers, but it wasn’t because he was trying to be dishonest wit...
2024-08-01 17:59:36 +0000 UTC View PostOkay, everyone, enjoy this little chapter :) If you haven't guessed, we're on the "falling action" part of this plot, soon to be in the proper denouement and resolution. I anticipated about 60 chapters, but it might be more like 55. I think the fact that I have so many chapters with 4k+ words in this book helped to reduce the overall count a little. Still, we've got room to get ever...
2024-07-31 13:15:12 +0000 UTC View PostHere's today's installment! Thanks for all of your support :) Probably a few more chapters in this book.
-Plum
As Guapo rapidly approached, Lam turned to face him, and Victor saw nothing but puzzlement on her face. When Edeya, who’d been crouching next to the prostrate figure on the ground, also looked toward the sound of ...
2024-07-30 13:17:31 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
-Plum
They’d only walked for a couple of minutes, taking corridors different from those Juliet had passed through on her rampage, when Jensen began to stir, groaning and limply flailing his arms. Juliet carefully lowered him to the decking and cupped his cheek with her uninjured hand, gently patting his hot flesh. ...
2024-07-29 11:37:25 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone! One quick note before you read: I changed Fak Royle's name to Fak Loyle. A reader pointed out to me that "Royle" and "Roil" sound the same and anyone listening to the story might be quite confused about who Victor is dueling, mixing the duelist up with Arcus's Mentor, Consul Roil. Anyway, Royle is gone, long live Loyle - er, ahem, never mind.
Here's your weekend delivery! Have a great Friday :)
-Plum
As soon as she heard the words, Juliet spun—her helmet cams had just picked up the movement at the corridor’s T-junction behind her. “Honey,” she said, “Damn, you move quietly.” How far back had she been? Juliet hadn’t noticed another mind...
2024-07-26 11:36:03 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone! Enjoy the chapter :)
BIG thanks to my alpha readers - I changed about 2k words of this chapter after their initial impression. I think it's better :)
-Plum
Zwapping clicks sounded from inside the room, and the plasteel wall puckered as new holes appeared near Juliet...
2024-07-24 13:51:37 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
-Plum
Royle didn’t stand still for Victor’s first lightning-fast cleave. As Lifedrinker ripped the air, black smoke trailing in her wake, the spellcaster sank into the ground, leaving behind a pool of shimmering blood. Victor whirled, only to see Royle reappear on the far side of the circle, springing from an iden...
2024-07-23 13:36:35 +0000 UTC View PostHello, Patrons! Enjoy your chapter :)
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The onlookers didn’t exactly cheer, but a definite hubbub arose at Lord Volpuré’s proclamation. More of the finely dressed fae-human-looking members of Volpuré’s household had quietly begun to crowd the edges of the courtyard, and Victor started to wonder if the duel...
2024-07-23 13:32:31 +0000 UTC View PostHere's today's chapter! Before you read it, please take a look at the changes I made to Chapter 6.44:
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Her new armor had locking, magnetic clasps for her scabbard and holster, so it took all of two seconds to arm herself. She wasn’t done, though. Smiling grimly, Juliet took out an SMG, ensured it was loaded, and clipped the sling to a hardp...
2024-07-22 13:39:12 +0000 UTC View PostHi folks, enjoy the chapter. This is one of those instances where my instinct is to rush to the payoff, and I know some readers want that, too, but I forced myself to pump the brakes; I want to set the stage and ensure the appetizers are sufficiently satisfying before I give you a delicious meal, you know? I realize that, in a serial format, this can be painful, but I think the end ...
2024-07-21 12:13:55 +0000 UTC View PostHere's today's chapter :) Have a great weekend, dear patrons!
-Plum
“Holy shit! These arm cannons hit hard!” Bennet crowed into comms as Athena X’d out another anti-ship battery on Juliet’s tactical grid.
“Keep comms clean,” was Juliet’s reflexive response. Then, after switching to a direc...
2024-07-19 12:31:32 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone! Here's today's chapter. Things are coming to a head! This book will probably have around 50 chapters.
Enjoy!
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Darren spun, scanning the platform where the enemy archers kept appearing, but it was empty. “Was that . . .” He paused to lean on his staff, catching his breath....
2024-07-18 13:18:45 +0000 UTC View PostSome Cherry Blossom action. Enjoy :)
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Juliet grunted as she continued maneuvering, capitalizing on the Cherry Blossom’s powerful VTOL drives to give her lateral bursts of speed, keeping her movement unpredictable and trusting her gut to tell her when it was right to bring her guns to bear on one of ...
2024-07-17 13:01:14 +0000 UTC View PostI hope you enjoy the chapter :)
-Plum
Darren stood back and listened as Lam and Edeya chatted with Trin and her father. He thought about that, about how he deferred to Lam with her years of experience and superior abilities, and wondered if it would have made the “old” Darren resentful. Didn’t he used to have to be at ...
2024-07-16 12:20:15 +0000 UTC View PostHere's today's installment! Buckle up - we're getting into the dogfight!
-Plum
Juliet sat there, dumbstruck by Athena’s words. Honey, she could see. She could wrap her head around the idea that, somehow, Voronov had gotten her mixed up with WBD or Ark Industries. Maybe he’d somehow learned about the warp drive, and his c...
2024-07-15 12:40:17 +0000 UTC View PostHere's today's chapter! Enjoy :)
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Victor sat on the stone bench in the spot where, just hours earlier, he’d been chatting quietly with Arona. Despite his victory and the still-lingering buzz of glory-fueled endorphins, images of her broken, torn body persisted in their attempts to worm their way into his mind’s eye,...
2024-07-14 13:39:35 +0000 UTC View PostHere's today's chapter. I hope you all enjoy it; we're getting into the final showdown. . . not to be confused with Europe's "Final Countdown." Haha, what a silly band. I still blasted some of their songs back in the day, though, on my poorly optimized "upgraded" sound system in my VW Jetta. She was a 5-speed manual, and yeah, not a Porsche, but quick enough with a good, wide wheelb...
2024-07-12 13:09:18 +0000 UTC View PostThe conclusion to Victor's battle in Rumble Town is upon us! Enjoy :)
-Plum
As he ran, leaping and dodging the brutal, weighty blows of Lira’s blazing saber, he reached back and slung Lifedrinker into her harness. The axe had grown considerably since he’d first acquired her, but she was still only a hand axe to him in hi...
2024-07-11 11:04:59 +0000 UTC View PostAs the title suggests, I'm looking for ideas for the cover art of Lunar Interlude. Obviously, if you haven't read that far, this question isn't for you, and you should steer clear of this discussion because there are bound to be spoilers!
Some stipulations: It needs to feature Juliet. I might be able to get another character on the cover with her, but we like to...
2024-07-11 10:24:29 +0000 UTC View Post
