THE PHOTOGRAPHER
Tilio finds the perfect Christmas gift for her
brother. Photography is his hobby, and so is collecting cameras, whether old or
new.
It seems, though, this camera is cursed.
Christmas is upended. The moment he takes a snap of his happy family, everything changes for him, but not for them.
Somehow, he must undo its terrible manipulation, or he will be lost.
THE FOLLOWER
She will choose her own fate.
Chloe runs away from her family home because she will not marry the man her brother deems suitable. After all, in the 21st century, the choice is hers to make.
Muddy footprints reveal that she is being followed. Is it the man her brother has chosen for her? Is it a stranger who preys on lonely women?
Or is it a ghost?
THE POTTER
What
does the god of fire demand of Brendan?
The problem isn’t his pottery skills. No, the problem lies with his backyard kiln. Every vessel Brendan fires in it ends up shattered. His fault? Oh no!
A commanding voice tells him every attempt he makes will fail … unless he does as it asks. Brendan ropes in his mate Johnny, if only to tell him he’s completely bonkers. They end up in a place they thought never to visit again, a place of nightmares from their childhood.
Ha, maybe there is a fire god. How does one deal with that?
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ARIEL'S CHRISTMAS
A gentle tale about loss … and a cat.
This is Ariel’s first Christmas alone and she wants nothing
to do with festivities. Her best friend extracts a promise from her to put up a
tree, though, an old woman gives her advice, and on the way home she buys a few
Christmas treats and, on impulse, cat food for the strays around her building.
These factors end up changing Ariel’s life.
G A B R I E L
AFRICAN MOON
Tomorrow she will go on with her life …
It’s a hot day in Cape Town but a woman holds the vigil at a
window overlooking the beach. She has repeatedly dreamed of a sailing boat, a
lost soul perhaps, entering upon silver streaks on the water. Is this merely
dreaming or, as she believes, a vision?
She will watch, she will give it this one day and night, and
then go on with her life, and waiting with her is Barney, her beloved dog, and
Fantasy, her snooty cat. Man, a girl and her fur babies get hungry while
waiting for something to happen, and yet her instincts keep her there …
watching … waiting …
Lattice 3 from Latticework: 14 Lattices from Space and Time
THE CAREGIVER
THE ORPHAN
An orphaned boy searches for a lost girl.
A woman abandons her new-born at a motel in the back of
beyond. Adin grows up unloved, bullied, and no one remembers him. He doesn’t
exist.
Until he sees a poster for a missing girl on a lamppost.
There is an instant connection to little Sunflower, kidnapped for ransom, only
to disappear after the money is paid. He exists because he must find her.
Alone, he searches, a journey that takes him into the wild places, meeting
along the way some interesting characters.
In dreams he speaks to her, for she is the one who will
remember him.
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THE JEWELLER
Emily questions her sanity when troll lifts his mace and wizard defends with his staff, and hightails it out of her studio. When her dad phones the next morning to say he’s coming over, she is beyond relieved. In the light of day, with her dad present, her imagination can’t play tricks … right?
Holy smoke! Even Dad is gobsmacked by what he sees. Elf brandishes his flute like a knife and fairy bites troll … how is this real?
Only one thing to do now.
Call in the cavalry because Mom will know what to do … right?
WINGED WONDER
There are eyes
on its wings. Many have this subterfuge somewhere upon them, out there in the
wilds, and therefore the concept is not exactly strange. Used to fool
predators, it is an effective tool of disguise. But this is not a creature of
the wilds.
What is this Winged Wonder?
Taken from FingerNale tales, this quick read tells the tale
of a man at an intersection seeing a man, a creature, an angel perhaps, in the
crowd waiting to cross.
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ANOTHER BLOODY CHRISTMAS
THE ARTIST
MINSTREL of the WATER WILLOW
LATTICEWORK
ANCIENT ILLUMINATION
Rea - Amazon
Grant - Niume
S.S. Bazinet - Website
S.S. Bazinet - Goodreads
"... the fertile and creative mind of Elaina J. Davidson ..."
AI and a brilliant review!
ETHEREAL MUSICIAN
AT THE END
We should all do the
best we can with what is given us,
so that one day we too
can look back and say,
‘I lived a good life’.
At the End is an insight taken from FingerNale Tales and tells the story of a woman looking back over the years of her life.
Our Friend THOMAS HENSON
Thomas Henson has issues, thirteen of them, and, indeed, one of them is superstition. When his life of luxury ends and he is dumped into an impoverished state, all these issues come home to roost, making it impossible for Thomas to stand up and take responsibility for his life. He even despises his name! Most all, however, he hates his neighbour, the ever laughing Ethan Danwick-Blythe, who has a perfect name and a perfect garden. Thomas is being lied to, however, and those lies will upset everything our Thomas hopes for. As he plots revenge on his neighbour, the time for all lies to be exposed approaches. This amusing little tale of self-delusion is Thomas Henson’s debut into real life.
Lonely Thomas
Sharpen the shears!
Is early Thomas a willing Thomas?
Available from
Amazon
Amazon UK
Reviews
'...Yoda on the one arm, Gandalf on the other...'
'...quick, sharp and witty...'
TOWN THOMAS
Read Chapter 1
After a disastrous beginning in the country, Thomas Henson begins his new life and career in the city. He must now step up or fail in this issue of being an adult. There is no trust fund and the silver spoon has long been melted.
Thomas will negotiate the ways of city living, of city working and of city romancing. We do hope dear Thomas finds himself now, although we know so well how everything, simply everything, is an issue for our Thomas. Fingers crossed!
Available from
Amazon
Writing World Reviews
Thomas hits the City!
"Thomas puts the 'q' in quirky ..."
Reviews Online
Poppet "Morgan"
Monique
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THE BARTENDER
When the woman perfectly dressed and groomed takes a seat in the shadows and asks for wine, something about her calls to him. He answers that summons and it changes everything, for they have something extraordinary in common.
His dreams, and hers, will never be the same again.
The Bartender
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FEAST NIGHT
"... probably the best Halloween story ever …"
The town of Flarant is abandoned to its fate, year after
year.
Year after year the people of Flarant lose their children to
the ghosts and ghouls on All Hallows Eve. They cannot flee. They are beyond all
hope.
And then a stranger enters the town in the days leading up
to the event. This year, there is difference in the air. This year, the
children are not alone.
Lattice 11 from Latticework: 14 Lattices from Space and Time
THE STUDENT
Leanne regards her studies as outdated for an utterly
changed world, and decides to do something to help others instead. Her friend
Alex has a plane and he is so in when she suggests volunteering in Morocco, and
will fly them there.
Soon, the sky above and the sands of the Sahara below will
tell their tale.
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MY WISHING WELL
This is a personal project, a way to gather the little things that surround Elaina J. Davidson’s writing.
The term ‘Wishing Well’ fits. The author wishes to have pertinent info to hand and the allusion to an inkwell makes all kind of sense to her.
Excerpts and more have been extracted from the Lore Series (Lore of Arcana, Lore of Reaume, Lore of Sanctum and Ancient Terra) as well as Ilfin of Arc, Latticework. Ethereal Musician and TINSAL, and arranged alphabetically.
Perhaps you, too, will be pleased to have this nearby when checking on something as you read Elaina J. Davidson’s many books.
Available in print only.
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SONG OF THE SPACES
Read Song of the Spaces as either a
teaser … or because you’re a huge fan and simply must know more about the LORE
Series. Discover in this OMNIBUS EDITION the insights and the fantastical woven from
the Lore of Arcana/Reaume/Sanctum Series. From natural rainbows to portals into
other realms, from worlds off the track to giant planets swerving in space,
these are the extras compiled into one volume:
The Rainbows of Pilan
The Life-Wheels of Pendulim
The History of Ardosia
The Arcana Myth
A World without Light
The Wolves of Valaris
The Tower of Stairs
The Glittering Darkness
The Beyond for Vannis
Flatland
Ancient Luvanor
Avior’s Doors
Song of the Spaces
Into the Forbidden Zone
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