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    Nancy Werlock's Diary: In a Bind
    Nancy Werlock's Diary: In a Bind
    Nancy Werlock's Diary: In a Bind
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    Nancy Werlock's Diary: In a Bind

    By Julie Ann Dawson

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    Marriage counselor Nancy Werlock didn't want to take over the family business. Unfortunately for her fate, and a bunch of conniving but well-meaning spirits, have other plans. Now Nancy finds herself fumbling through exorcisms and training a sexy new apprentice. Because for Werlock women, the family business is demonology. And at the Three Wishes Boutique, the customer may not always be right, but he may very well be possessed.

    This is Episode Ten of the series and features two short stories (Approx. word count 11,000)

    Deception:
    After months of trying to outwit the maneuvers of Lord Advocate Joshua Brynwolf, the powerful psion finally makes his presence known. But what he reveals alters everything Nancy and Houston thought they knew about the strange events in which they have found themselves involved.

    In A Bind:
    The granddaughter of a deceased demonologist comes into the shop looking for information on haunted houses and alerts Nancy to the existence of a powerful but obnoxious demon.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBards and Sages Publishing
    Release dateJan 10, 2015
    ISBN9781310038723
    Nancy Werlock's Diary: In a Bind
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    Julie Ann Dawson

    Julie Ann Dawson is an author, editor, publisher, RPG designer, and advocate for writers who may occasionally require the services of someone with access to Force Lightning (and in case it was not obvious, a bit of a geek). Her work has appeared in a variety of print and digital media, including such diverse publications as the New Jersey Review of Literature, Lucidity, Black Bough, Poetry Magazine, Gareth Blackmore’s Unusual Tales, Demonground, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and others. In 2002 she started her own publishing company, Bards and Sages. The company has gone from having two titles to over one hundred titles between their print and digital products. In 2009, she launched the Bards and Sages Quarterly, a literary journal of speculative fiction. Since 2012, she has served as a judge for the IBPA's Benjamin Franklin Awards.

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      Nancy Werlock's Diary - Julie Ann Dawson

      Nancy Werlock’s Diary:

      In a Bind

      By Julie Ann Dawson

      ©2015 Julie Ann Dawson

      Bards and Sages Publishing

      Bellmawr, NJ

      www.bardsandsages.com

      Episode Ten of the Nancy Werlock’s Diary Series

      Features Two Nancy Werlock Stories:

      Deception

      After months of trying to outwit the maneuvers of Lord Advocate Joshua Brynwolf, the powerful psion finally makes his presence known. But what he reveals alters everything Nancy and Houston thought they knew about the strange events in which they have found themselves involved.

      In A Bind

      The granddaughter of a deceased demonologist comes into the shop looking for information on haunted houses and alerts Nancy to the existence of a powerful but obnoxious demon.

      These stories are works of fiction. Any resemblance to persons living, dead, or undead is coincidental and vaguely disturbing.

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      Deception

      October 5th,

      I wake up to the sound of Houston hitting his punching bag in rapid succession and regret letting him set the thing up in his room. I should have made him put it in the basement. But usually he works out his frustrations at the gym and it never occurred to me he would use the thing in the middle of the night. I turn to look at the clock and, of course, it is 3 o’clock in the morning. Because, you know…witches…

      After five minutes of listening to him work out his issues, I throw on a robe and walk down the hall. I knock on the door and he stops working the bag. Sorry, he replies.

      You all right?

      I’ll be fine, Nancy.

      I open the door. He turns around and I can see he’s been crying. Houston, what’s wrong?

      I’ll be fine.

      "But you aren’t fine now. What happened?"

      I’m just…Harlan…just...I don’t want to talk about it.

      Harlan, our house brownie, was attacked by the neighbor’s cat a few nights ago. Cats for some reason see brownies as prey and often attack them. But the cat in question actually has a good temperament and wouldn’t have gone after a brownie on someone else’s property. Our investigation indicated something possessed the cat to incite it to violence. The agency says Harlan will make a full recovery but that is all we know.

      Harlan is lucky that you found him, I say. Houston just nods. I can tell from the look on his face there is something he wants to say, but he can’t seem to get it out. But when I try to open up a channel to talk to him telepathically, I realize he’s warded. Then I notice the charm around his neck.

      Realizing I’m looking at it, Houston touches the charm and says, I got it from Risha. She was worried.

      What did you tell her?

      "Nothing! But…she knows Brynwolf is out there. And she’s

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