When last we left our gang of magical adventurers, they had sighted another piece of Steve’s skeleton! It was hoisted on a pirate‘s ship sail and looking like another tough job to obtain it. At least without burning it to the bottom of the sea.
No fireballs sadly.
Tan, Devan , Niran, and the kids and one anxious sentient dragon skull, Steve, are off on another high seas adventure! This time with pirates, spells, and magical lunacy that may or may not include wedding planning at the end!
It’s out of control, fabulous fun! Devan just tries for the minimum of damage , hoping for the best outcome as Tan, Niran and the kids plot to obtain a dragon wing!
Of course, it’s a fantastic story, great ending, new friends, and onto the next bone discovery!
What an epic adventure this has become!
Can’t wait for the next one to be released!
Love these covers.
Series and side stories
💥How I Stole the Princess’s White Knight and Turned him to Villainy-6 books
💥How Tan Acquired an Apprentice
💥How I Took the King on a Bone-a-Fide Quest of Piracy, Piemu, and Profit:Bone series
Dragon wing located on pirate ship! Board ship? (YES) (NO?!)
Devan: I feel like this is a bad idea.
Tan: Those are the best kind!
Tags: Steve’s been gagged, Tan’s a dramatic bat, Devan adopts pirates, the crack ship armada is literally sailing, Lesia is adopted by pirates, stickers are fish food, Tan’s volunteered Devan to officiate over weddings
In 52 pages, Sherwood fantastically opens up an entire new world of magical creatures, humorously giving us a newly enlarged found family of sorcerers, a talking dragon skull who has a name that has me giggling, and begins a mysterious adventure that will take 7 chapters to complete.
To my delight, there’s two very young apprentices that have been added to Tan and Devan’s odd little family. Zi Rui, who got his own story, and the very sassy little girl who matches her own way into the mix and our hearts, Lesia.
The dynamics and dialogue is funny, heartwarming no matter how alarming Tan might find that, and makes this story fly by all too quickly.
Especially since Sherwood delivers a sentient dragon skull and a gleeful Niran who ,along with his skelebabies , is willingly heading with them into the northern lands for magical adventures!
I can’t wait for the next episode to come out!
It’s highly anticipated and another great recommendation!
Love these covers.
💥How I Stole the Princess’s White Knight and Turned him to Villainy-6 books
💥How Tan Acquired an Apprentice
💥How I Took the King on a Bone-a-Fide Quest of Piracy, Piemu, and Profit
Bone #1
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Blurb:
Sentient dragon skull acquired! Do you wish to find rest of body? (yes) (no)
Tan: Yes!
Devan: No, but why?
Tan: We get half of his hoard~
Devan: We leave tomorrow.
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Tan’s field trips go awry, no one is surprised, only he can find a sentient dragon skull in a church’s basement, Quest time!, Wells gets stuck babysitting, again, Niran’s more excited than anyone else, except maybe the apprentices, gold is a great motivator, all the bone puns.
Necromancer Prince Lawton, his lover, the half Orc barbarian and founding member of the League of Extraordinary Rage, Berklak, and their merry crew of mismatched otherworldly beings are off on an adventure, I’m mean, mission to find out what’s plaguing the Kingdom of Fasgard. Turns out, it’s quite a lot.
So many mysteries , bodies, zombies, and magic gone awry.
Cody’s having a blast rolling the dice in a serialized story that’s , in the author’s words, playing out in a “lighthearted, fun TTRPG vibe”. For those who don’t know what this is, it’s a tabletop role-playing game. You grab paper, pencil or pens, and game is on with a bunch of people in various roles. Dungeon & Dragons being the hallmark here.
This has all the feels and more. I love the characters and, especially in this chapter, we get more growth and history along with the “event a minute “ storyline. Dwarves and every aspect that even has a side dwarven element is just amazing. From the dwarven mead to their ability to accept any other being as a dwarf if they have grown up in a dwarven environment is incredible. We absolutely believe in these dwarves, yes, we do.
Armus and Inghram’s relationship is looking intriguing, Darian, Frost (the Unbearded, which I’m still giggling about) and Tavia, all the crew members are developing further. So is the sexy bond between Lawton and Berklak.
Cody’s expanding the boundaries of the darkness plaguing the Kingdom while giving us and the intrepid crew very little answers. Hopefully more will come soon in the next chapter.
Until then, enjoy these short wonderfully entertaining stories for the format as well as the spontaneity that it narratively captures so well!
I expected challenges along the way in this adventure, but I didn’t expect to come face to corpse with the work of another necromancer. It pains me, but I can’t let just anyone carry on creating potential wights and contagious zombies. Fortunately, I know exactly how to fix the problem, even if it drains me dry. Thankfully, I have a Berklak to help me recover.
Berklak:
Mead—that’s all I need. At least that’s what I think, until my little necromancer reaches for a weapon that could kill him, and I realize that I might need a little bit more in life than the drink of orcs. It’s a good thing Lawton’s ok with me setting boundaries, because I need him to be safe, whole, and energetic, even if I have to give him everything I am to make that happen.
I Went on an Adventure and All I Got Was This Barbarian Orc is a five chapter serial fantasy adventure with a light-hearted, fun TTRPG vibe. Expect big magic, lots of cuddles, plenty of steam, and a team of characters that might not get a natural 20 on every roll, but they make up for it with creative solutions to both magical and mundane problems.
Jennifer Cody has started a serialized fantasy story that’s an absolutely fantastic read and entertaining adventure. The drawback? It’s in a serialized format so each story is short and ends far sooner than the reader wants.
I was totally immersed in the characters, the storylines, and the journey they were about to embark on when this tale ended. Argh ! But that’s absolutely in keeping with the spirit and tradition of a serialized story.
So if that’s an issue, then waiting until all the stories are published, then reading them together is probably the best option for you.
But otherwise, dive into a lively tale of a half orc and a necromancer who meet and go on a journey to find the enemy who’s destroying their Kingdom. Each character is intriguing, well fleshed out, and full of great elements. There’s plenty of interesting side characters and an established world that’s further explored as they get closer to their next stage in their relationship.
The sorcerer is a popular character, especially in this form but I really like where Cody is taking Lawton in terms of family dynamics and powers. And of course, his new role and relationship with Berklak, the half-orc. Berklak is another being that’s got plenty of depth and room for growth. Equipped with what we already know about Berklak, he’s already a great main character.
I believe Cody intends to have the installments released pretty quickly. I can’t wait.
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Being a half-orc is fun most of the time. Most people think I’m all orc, and that usually slicks things up so I can glide in and out of town without much fuss. Most of the time things go really smoothly for me. Sometimes, young watchmen from small towns with too much time on their hands pick a fight with half-orcs just trying to get some mead, and sometimes that ends up with me taking a kid all the way to the capital to become a bard, and sometimes that means I discover along the way a new questline that I need to follow. Sometimes. Well, this time, at least, and my companion for this quest is the cutest little necromancer I’ve ever seen (he’s the only one I’ve ever seen, but he’s adorable).
Now, where did I leave my barrel of mead again?
Lawton:
Being the most feared human in Fasgard is annoying and inconvenient. It’s not like I went out of my way to be born a necromancer, but since my options are death or working for the king, I gladly accept my role as high sorcerer. It doesn’t matter that I’m a prince of the realm, at least not to anyone in the palace. When one of my father’s concubines loses her temper a little too hard, the things I discover lead me to the most wonderful half-orc I’ve ever met (I’ve only met the one, but he’s amazing), and my very first real adventure.
I can’t believe I’m finally going to leave the palace!
I Went on an Adventure and All I Got Was This Barbarian Orc is a five chapter serial fantasy adventure with zen a light-hearted, fun TTRPG vibe. Expect big magic, lots of cuddles, plenty of steam, and a team of characters that might not get a natural 20 on every roll, but they make up for it with creative solutions to both magical and mundane problems.
There’s much to admire and really enjoy in fantasy adventure story, The Black King by Sam Burns and W.E. Fawkes . A good royal family slaughtered, a tiny prince saved and secreted away by a family warrior who raises him.
A dying poor boy given a chance to live if he will find a king and place him back onto a stolen throne.
Be still my heart. Those are some fabulous narrative bones here. And the authors create some equally compelling characters and elements to further flesh out their impact and potential.
It starts with the fact that unlike most other books, the knight saving the child prince from his family’s slaughter isn’t a man, but an extremely strong and capable woman. I loved this aspect of the story. Greer is a formidable figure, a fighter, a protector, a goat herder. But like others I related to, I felt that she and others never fully realized their future, being sort of shunted away at the end by a sentence or two.
Leon, the hidden prince who hears the bells of royalty in his head, has the ability to grow and grab at the reader’s heart but he continues to make the same mistakes throughout the book. Any growth is left right up to the very end when there’s no way else to go. That’s a shame because I’d have preferred a slower change in his personality to a forced transition.
Quentin is really the hero here. The sickly boy destined to die until a witch sets him upon a quest. He’s a wonderful example of this type of fantasy archetype. Perseverance is his name, so handsome he shines (thank you, witchcraft), humble of nature and endearing. Oddly, I kept thinking he’d end up in a different role. However, he’s in a great position when he gets his HEA. Hard not to immediately connect and invest in his life struggles.
Along the way, Leon, Quentin, Queer, will meet up with others, including an important character, Errol. He comes into the book, grabs at our hearts, and then goes away until a sentence at the end. It’s a choice made with the knight Greer too.
While she starts out as a powerful part of the narrative, as the drama continues, the rush towards the conclusion is so swift that many of the characters are left behind in the pages. And what should be a climatic battle, turns into a shout, a rout, then the finale.
I couldn’t figure out why a book that had such a strong plot outline and potentially great characters didn’t have the book that was up to polishing it all off in a fully realized way. Where all the characters showed realistic growth, the denouement at the end was satisfying, and all the people we kept company with along the journey were there at the end to celebrate the emotional finale of a great quest.
I believe one reason for the rushed, incomplete nature of this story rests at the end of the description. This wasn’t written as a book but rather as a serialized story for the authors Patreon group. That makes sense. The repetitive pattern in Leon’s behavior, the lack of build up and foundation work for the Kingdom, and lack of depth and development in the witch’s storyline. Expectations are high for a book to see that depth of plotting and multidimensional characters.
Serialized stories? Maybe not so much because of a different style and format.
Either way, it shows here.
Imo, if you’re going to release a serialized story as a book, the authors might want to consider rewriting before publishing it first. Especially one that’s has such great bones!
Prince Revelin was slaughtered beside his family. Now, his cousin King Verlyn holds the throne, and peace reigns in Nenyth.
That is the story peasants tell, huddling before their hearths while the kingdom falls into ruin, afraid to speak the truth even in whispers. There is no peace, only the brutality of the beasts and bandits that roam the countryside while the usurper king sits his throne, blind to our suffering. I’ve felt it every second of my life, held back by illness that’s gripped me since childhood. But a wish and a promise brings me the health and strength I need to set things right—find the rightful king and restore Nenyth.
If I fail, my promise will be broken, my life lost alongside it, but word of a rogue knight reaches our hamlet—a warrior skilled enough to teach me the ways of the blade. In my father’s footsteps, I’ll become a knight and restore justice.
My name is Quentin, and if it takes all that I have and all I’ve ever hoped for, I will save my kingdom, my people, and my prince.
The Black King is an MM epic fantasy serial novel. Join Quentin and our knight errant as they fight back the dark. Full of violence, hope, and more than a little swordplay.
The Black King was originally published on Sam Burns & W.M. Fawkes’s Patreon page as our 2022 Epic Fantasy Romance serial.
In a world where supernatural creatures openly exist, who can blame them for coalescing in one of the most fascinating and erotic places on earth? Welcome to New Orleans.
Laurant likes sex…
Who is Laurant? An incubus of course, so the pleasures of the flesh aren’t just enjoyment, they’re food. However, Laurant isn’t attracted to women, but to men. In his family, being a gay demon means you are the wrong type of demon. And that makes Laurant’s life more than a little difficult when your family looks down on you for your choice of food and companionship.
But all that changes when Laurant catches sight of a lost and alone human who definitely needs his help…a gorgeous young man about to become prey to the human sort of predator. Once saved, a larger mystery looms. That of the stranger himself who is a stranger…to himself.
What are you supposed to do when you blink your eyes and realize you have no idea who or where you are? Pretty sure the answer isn’t trust a sex demon with your life…all things considered that may be the lesser of two evils…
You just know a series is going to be captivating when the first character you meet is not only unapologetically outrageous and charismatic but also oozes with merriment and sex appeal. That’s Laurant. A incubus with the appetites of a succubus. Laurant comes equipped with corny pickup lines and the ability to make the local squirrels and any other living being around him, go into a sexual frenzied state. He also has a more complex personality than is first apparent. I think all readers will love Laurant upon introduction. He’s a terrific character and Fellows did a great job in providing him with layers that makes one look past some of his more “eye rolling” actions and dialog.
But what or in this case who pulls at Laurant’s attention and needs is a young amnesiac he rescues off the streets in New Orleans. First given the name “Vic” for victim by Laurant, the young man sets the incubus straight (kind of) and names himself for the street they are on. For all the questions posed by his presence, Havan Fellows crafts a wonderful character who is a strong fascinating man behind the mystery and soon we are as drawn to him as Laurant is.
And yes, danger to both lurks just around the corner. Fellows throws so many neat clues around the mystery man that I was making a list of bribes to offer her so she would tell me who and what he possibly might be. And then that ending…
This story flew by so rapidly that it felt as though the ending appeared seconds after I started on page one. Not true but I was so into this tale, that the story was over before I was ready for it to end. For those of you for whom cliffhangers are beyond frustrating (you binge watchers know who I’m talking to), you just might want to wait for another story or two to come out. Those readers who love to be surprised, stymied by plot and events, and who enjoy every minute of it, grab this up and start reading.
Round One is four stories and only two are out. Each represents additional layers to the overall series and world building and you can see the stories start to interlock here as old and new characters appear. But as interesting as those peripheral (for now) characters are, nothing and nobody will steal your attention away from our couple here. They are amusing and astonishingly equal in their interactions, sexually dynamic, and just plain out engaging. And they make this story unputdownable – yes, that’s a word and I’m sticking to it.
I highly recommend this story and its companion in the Altered States Pulp Friction 2015 combined story. I’ve become a fan once more of serialized fiction and think you will feel the same. If you are new to the Pulp Friction gang, once you’ve delved into these stories, go back and read the Pulp Friction series of 2013 and 2014…all terrific and must reads for me!
Cover art by Laura Harner. Great cover, love the model and the branding at the bottom.
Kindle Edition, 49 pages
Published March 1st 2015 by Appleton Publishing Avenue
ASINB00U634T2Q
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About Pulp Friction 2015 Lee Brazil ~ Havan Fellows ~ Parker Williams ~ Laura Harner
The Pulp Friction 2015 Altered States Collection.
Four authors.
Four Series.
Twenty books.
One supernatural finale.
Spend a year with the creatures that go bump in the night…fighting for their rights to exist and protecting the innocents of The Big Easy. A diverse group of friends trying to find their place in a world they never had to “fit” into before.
Although each series can stand alone, we believe reading the books in the order they are released will increase your enjoyment.
Round One:
Drawing Dead (Jack of Spades: 1) by Lee Brazil
Blind Stud (King of Hearts: 1) by Havan Fellows
The Devil’s Bedpost (Four of Clubs: 1) by Parker Williams
Diamonds and Dust (Ace of Diamonds: 1) by Laura Harner
Not familiar with the Altered States series? Check them all out here:
Books in the Altered States Series in the order they should be read:
• Altered States (Altered States, #0.5) by Laura Harner and T. A. Webb
• Deep Blues Goodbye (Altered States, #1) by Laura Harner and T. A. Webb
• Deadly Shades of Gold (Altered States, #2) by Laura Harner and T. A. Webb
• Free Falling Crimson (Altered States, #3) by Laura Harner and T. A. Webb (aka Tom Webb)
When Marcus lost his lover Jeremy he lost everything. Two punks shot and killed his doctor lover over just a few dollars and Marcus and his partner were the ones to find him. Jeremy’s death demolished Marcus, and he needed to do something to help protect the innocent, things he couldn’t do while on the force. So Marcus quit his fifteen year job as a detective on the police force and became a private detective. He quit sleeping and he gave up on love. Then Marcus spots Ben, a young man prostituting himself on the bad streets of Atlanta and things begin to change.
Ben has been damaged badly by his past but is still struggling for a better life for himself. To pay for grad school and living expenses, Ben is whoring himself out on the streets of Atlanta. Only another year or so and then he will be done. A past traumatic event has convinced Ben that sex is only tolerable when it is fast and anonymous. And paid for.
Against their wishes, the men find themselves falling into a relationship. But Ben’s past arrives and shatters everything, the budding romance and Ben’s fragile existence.
City Knight is a monster of a book crammed into a mere 50 pages. T.A. Webb skillfully frames out Marcus’ and Ben’s past traumas, then with descriptive slashes of anguish and threat, delivers the start of a pain-filled journey to love and redemption for both men and the readers.
The first in a series, City Knight switches point of view from Ben to Marcus so the reader can see what events has brought each damaged man to their present day situation. This format works here beautifully to impress upon the reader just how damaged and conflicted these men are as neither has moved past the events that succeeded in demolishing their lives. Webb’s characters clash and then start to come together, reawakening their desires for intimacy and sex. It’s painful, and realistic. It’s also grubby ,desperate but also starts to show slivers of hope for each of them.
At that point, the reader is quite naturally uneasy as we have come to expect the worst for each man, and Webb delivers that too in a heart crunching cliffhanger that will haunt you and leave you wanting more immediately. I used to mark down stories that ended in this way but have come to accept this ending as long as it is a part of a series or serialized stories like this one.
In this case, Webb has set the stage for the next story in the series, while leaving the reader ramped up in anxiety and anticipation for the events to follow. I can’t wait (and didn’t have to). My review for the next in the series follows shortly. Read these tales one at a time or cobble them up in one reading, it works both ways. I loved City Knights and think you will too.
Stories in the City Knight series in the order they were written and should be read to understand the characters and events to follow:
City Knight (City Knight #1)
Knightmare (City Knight #2)
Starry Knight (City Knight #3)
Knights Out (City Knight #4)
Book Details:
ebook, 50 pages
Published February 15th 2013 by A Bear on Books (first published February 13th 2013)
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