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-Plum
As he eagerly explained his choice to Lam, Victor's eyes gleamed with anticipation. He glanced over his shoulder at the line of people waiting, his annoyance at the rush fading into the background. This was a moment of significance for him, and he saw no reason to feel guilty about utilizing a service the ...
2024-05-09 18:47:01 +0000 UTC View PostThanks for reading, everyone! Enjoy :)
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Juliet finished her shower and dressed in the same clothes she’d had on earlier; they were spotless and smelled fresh. She had a feeling the people holding her had dressed her only a short while before they woke her. “You really think they’re watching me? I didn’t see any cams . . .”
They’re definitely...
2024-05-08 16:05:13 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy today's chapter! Thanks for reading :)
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“So,” Victor said as Dar’s coach pulled away, sending his stomach sinking as it lurched into the sky, “Edeya seems happy.”
“She is! Thanks, Victor, for not mentioning the risks of the ritual. I’ll let her warm up to the idea, put a little distance between us and what I did before I give her those ...
2024-05-07 19:16:24 +0000 UTC View PostHere's an early delivery for you all - I had a little extra time over the weekend and got a head start. I've enjoyed reading the feedback (for the most part) from the last few chapters. I know there are some contentious things going on. I know a lot of you see a "trope" coming that some of you hate. I hope I can put a spin on it that will make it fun for most of you, but yeah, this is cyberpunk, and sometimes bad things happen. 2024-05-06 12:31:53 +0000 UTC View Post
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When Victor entered Dar’s lake house, it was quiet, and the servant who opened the door for him said, “Your guests are down at the lake, swimming, I believe.”
He nodded, smiling at the woman. He tried to look her in the eyes while he spoke, but she kept looking down, and he didn’t want to press the issue; he couldn’t tell if s...
2024-05-05 18:55:39 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy the chapter. See my note at the end, please!
-Plum
Juliet forced herself to get a grip, to clamp down on her panic. She felt so alone and vulnerable, and it took her a few ragged breaths to realize it was the loss of Angel’s constant presence in her mind that was overwhelming her. It wasn’t the lack of sound or sight. It wasn’t the confusion or the disorienting ...
2024-05-03 18:33:01 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy the chapter! Thanks for reading and for supporting my efforts :)
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As Victor meticulously completed the intricate pattern, the spell snapped into place, and a surge of Energy was drawn from his Core. Despite crafting the spell with glory-attuned Energy, a choice he instinctively believed would be most effective in subduing the will of a fear-attuned geist, the spe...
2024-05-02 19:26:32 +0000 UTC View PostHere's today's chapter! Happy to hear feedback/predictions/etc.
Hope you're all having a good weekend!
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As Barns took her jacket, Juliet straightened and looked at Charles Books, glaring into his silver irises, wondering what the deal was with older mercs and metallic eyes. Hers were a soft, natural green that she felt complimented her c...
2024-05-01 18:07:13 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy the chapter!
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Darren sat on the bench, carefully nibbling the edges of the pastry, trying to savor the softer, sweeter, cream-filled portion at the center. Edeya had no such intention—she wolfed hers down in two big bites, groaning in pleasure as the hot, fresh dough melted in her mouth. “Now it’s gone,” Darren teased, t...
2024-04-30 18:33:22 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone! I understand that 6.12 (and this chapter 6.13) are a little polarizing. I know some of you didn't see this coming with Ghoul. I know some of you hate it. I will say that Juliet didn't necessarily see it coming, either. It was meant to be kind of an impulsive, "why am I feeling this way" moment.
I want to repeat and stress this here: I'm not turning this series into a romance at this stag...
2024-04-29 18:19:38 +0000 UTC View PostHere's today's chapter!
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-Plum
“Ah, damn,” Victor said, standing. “I guess I gotta go, Lam.”
She nodded, shifting to the edge of the couch as though she’d get up, too. “Should I stay here? Should I send for Edeya and Darren?”
Victor looked at the servant who’d come to summon him. “...
2024-04-29 13:39:38 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone!
I'm in the midst of a pretty bad head cold. Sniffing, coughing, and generally feeling kind of miserable. Normally, that's not the kind of thing that could keep me from working at my computer, but last night I didn't get any sleep. Finally managed to stop coughing long enough to fall asleep around midnight, but then a thunderstorm rolled in, and my dog decided to pace around my room crying for a couple of hours, intent on let...
2024-04-28 17:58:25 +0000 UTC View PostSee my note at the end when done reading!
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-Plum
As soon as Ghoul said her name, Juliet noticed a flicker of static on her AUI, and then Angel said, “Jamming.”
“Hey, Ghoul,” Juliet said, smiling a little tremulously.
“No, seriously. Am I dreaming?” Ghoul took another tentative step closer. Juliet c...
2024-04-26 19:53:17 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy the chapter, my dear readers! If you are interested, I found out about a kind of cool site for filtering progression fantasy and litrpg fiction. It's at: https://pickwick.app/
If you check it out and have a minute, I'd appreciate it if you dropped a rating on my stories there :)
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Plum 2024-04-25 20:08:03 +0000 UTC View Post
I hope you enjoy the chapter! Thanks for reading and for your support. Love to hear your feedback and predictions :)
-Plum
Juliet and the team had a relaxing evening, or so it would seem, but she couldn’t stop her mind from spinning down different scenarios, wondering the best way to approach Ghoul. She’d liked the idea of a neutral location where Ghoul wouldn’t have ...
2024-04-24 20:41:19 +0000 UTC View PostI hope you enjoy this chapter! I'm happy to hear feedback, positive or negative - if you hate the side character POVs, let me know. I've heard positive feedback from others, and no vocal complaints, so I've been kind of planning more of them. Now's a good time to speak up, though, if you don't like 'em.
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Plum
Darren grinned with glee ...
2024-04-23 20:45:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I have to stub book 5 for the imminent release on Kindle and Audible. Here's the full version for my loyal patrons, just in case you haven't read it yet.
I think this manuscript has all the right chapters in the right order, but if something's missing, let me know, and I'll upload it here.
Cheers!
-Plum
PS - still working on today's chapter!
2024-04-23 17:52:07 +0000 UTC View PostHope you're all having a nice day :)
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-Plum
Frances smiled and nodded, looking Juliet in the eyes the whole time as she said, “The refuge? Oh yeah, there are some good people there, but they’re a little protective. If you’re friends with one of the women staying there, and she confirms it, they’ll let you in. I mean,...
2024-04-22 19:29:42 +0000 UTC View PostHope you all find this interesting :)
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-Plum
Lam sat in her tent, just a small canvas thing with a woolen blanket on the floor and her pack for a pillow. She could hear the others outside, talking, laughing, and carrying on about the women from Ardvale Falls, a small hamle...
2024-04-21 16:23:20 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy! :)
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The vacation rental Frida had acquired for them as a base of operations turned out to be a modern, auto-fabbed dwelling built into the side of a rocky hill and surrounded by a well-manicured copse of pine trees. When Juliet climbed out of the SUV and took in the scene, she felt instantly at ease, the cool, pine-scented air triggering some kind of stress rel...
2024-04-19 20:38:06 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy! Thanks for reading and supporting!
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“You see,” Dar said, gesturing around the damp, dome-shaped cave, “the space offers excellent resonance. Not as perfect as something constructed for the purpose, but very good, nonetheless.”
Victor didn’t know exactly what Dar meant by resonance or even “the purpose,” but he tried to fill in the blan...
2024-04-18 19:29:39 +0000 UTC View PostHi all! Enjoy today's chapter. Love to hear your thoughts! :)
-Plum
Juliet had landed the Lady on Callisto many times and a few times on Luna, but coming down into Earth’s thick atmosphere, into its powerful gravity well, was a totally different experience. The ship rattled violently, and Juliet could feel the atmosphere sheering over the hull, trying to throw it one way and then another. Each adjustment had ...
2024-04-17 20:13:49 +0000 UTC View PostHere we go, folks! Enjoy :)
-Plum
The following day, Victor rose with the dawn and walked, barefoot and shirtless, out to the deck to greet the warm light of the sun. The house was quiet, and one of the servants looked up from dusting and polishing the furniture and told him that Dar was already gone, seeing to one errand or another, and wouldn’t be back until noon. It wa...
2024-04-16 17:07:03 +0000 UTC View PostHere's your chapter! Thanks for reading! Thanks for supporting!
-Plum
Juliet walked down the long, sanitary white corridor, past several identical doors equipped with high-end security panels. She looked into the sensor array at the corridor junction, annoyed at the thought of people sitting in secretive rooms, observing her movements, her temperature, the things on and und...
2024-04-15 16:19:56 +0000 UTC View PostHere's a little newbie time for you all. Please help me ensure I didn't make a big mistake: I thought Darren was still level 1, and that's what I found when I looked back through book 7, but for some reason, my spreadsheet said he was level 2. Can anyone help me check my sanity? Anyway, I wrote this assuming he was still 1 at the start of this dungeon. I can fix if I'm wrong :)
-Plum 2024-04-14 14:43:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Hope you enjoy! Thanks for all the support, everyone. I'm so happy to be writing these stories for you all. Have a great weekend :)
-Plum
Juliet and Frida sat next to each other in the waiting room of Luna Critical Care—the trauma center contracted by the high-end medical plan Tanaka subscribed to for himself and his people. The “boss” was speaking to the center’s n...
2024-04-12 17:56:08 +0000 UTC View PostAll righty, folks! Enjoy the chapter :)
-Plum
As Lam uttered her request, Victor felt his eyes widening, and even Dar grew quiet, staring with his blazing eyes into Lam’s. Was she serious? Victor couldn’t imagine the Lam he knew giving away most of her levels and power. He found his brain scrambling for explanations. Was it all about Edeya? Was she going through some k...
2024-04-11 22:03:46 +0000 UTC View PostA little action to get your blood pumping in the middle of the week. Enjoy!
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In the strange mix of moral ambiguity and corporate propriety in post-AI war human society, the term “dollhouse” had come to be accepted as the socially appropriate description for all manner of places catering to sexual gratification for pay. The place Angel guided Juliet to, where Leo wa...
2024-04-10 20:03:19 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy the chapter, folks! Hope some of you got some cool bloodline awakenings during the eclipse. :)
-Plum
Lam sighed and stood, stretching as she took another deep breath of fresh lake air. She’d been relaxing on the little sandy, gravel-strewn beach outside the entrance to the Grotto, reluctant to leave in case Edeya and Darren found something was wrong and came out pre...
2024-04-09 19:49:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone! I know those of you who wanted to have probably already read this book, but I thought I'd throw this out there in case any of you have a friend or family member who might be interested. :)
Also, if you've read the book, but not heard Suzy Jackson's performance on the audio version, I can't recommend it enough. She makes a lot of my mistakes seem intentional! :D
Finally, if you have read this content and you wouldn't mi...
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