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The Story So Far ...

Seriously, look how good this cover is!     
In 2018, I self-published a book that I've talked about on here for a long time -- The Fifth.  You can buy it here. Since then (even before then, honestly), I've been working on a sequel, which is in final stages.  And since these are trying times, indeed, I thought a way to spur myself to really complete the sequel is to release it serially here at my old blog.  So that's what I'll be doing.

I plan to post excerpts of the sequel to The Fifth -- The Fourth Horseman -- two or three times a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, starting Monday, March 23rd.  Some of the posts will be the actual content of the book, but I'm also planning on doing some posts with character descriptions and inspirations, cut scenes, song posts, all the blah blah blah.  I hope it's as fun for those of you who choose to read as it's gonna be for me to do! 

To get us started, a recap of the events of The Fifth, for those of you who haven't yet ordered your copies (hint, hint).

Suzanne Parker used to be a party girl, but her parents caught her using recreational drugs and, concerned about the path she was on, moved her to the very safe, very boring suburb of Benowa, Wisconsin.  There, she is an outcast (which is how she likes it), until popular jock, Gabriel Beryl, shows an interest in her.  She thinks she knows what he wants, but Gabriel is actually an Elemental, a person born with magic, and according to him, Suzanne is one, too.  

If she chooses magic, Suzanne is stuck in Benowa with Gabriel forever; if she doesn’t, she’ll be free, but alone and vulnerable to other Elementals who want her power for themselves. And Gabriel is not the only one who has noticed her.  She's also been spotted by Morgan, a member of the Circle of the Four Horsemen, a group of Elementals, both dangerous and seductive.  Suzanne is tempted, but Morgan goes too far, and when he threatens her family, she turns to Gabriel and his brothers for help.  

The sequel, The Fourth Horseman, takes place about six months after the end of The Fifth.  Suzanne has become a full-fledged Elemental and a member of the Beryl Circle.  She's got a great boyfriend, she's getting along better with her parents, even her grades are better.  Everything is perfect.  Until . . .



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