by Blake, Bruce
“Was that who I think it was?”
“Maybe,” she said, coy. “Maybe not.”
She continued watching me, so I averted my gaze to my plate, stirred my breakfast around with my fork, realizing we needed to deal with the elephant in the room, as the cliché goes.
“I’m sorry, Poe. I’m sorry I left you behind.”
She shook her head. “It’s over. Let’s not talk about it.”
Not exactly forgiveness and, to be honest, I didn’t deserve it, but it felt like something close to it. An opportunity to move on. I extended my hand across the table, palm up. Poe regarded it for a second, then put her hand in mine. The tingling sensation of her touch immediately shot up my arm.
“I won’t ever let it happen again.”
She smiled and squeezed my hand, then returned to her shake. I grinned at her and dug into my breakfast, feeling like myself for the first time since my first visit to Hell.
I hoped never to go there again.
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About the Author
Bruce Blake lives on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. When pressing issues like shovelling snow and building igloos don't take up his spare time, Bruce can be found taking the dog sled to the nearest coffee shop to work on his short stories and novels.
Actually, Victoria, B.C. is only a couple hours north of Seattle, Wash., where more rain is seen than snow. Since snow isn't really a pressing issue, Bruce spends more time trying to remember to leave the "u" out of words like "colour" and "neighbour" then he does shovelling. The father of two, Bruce is also the trophy husband of a burlesque diva.
Bruce has been writing since grade school but it wasn't until six years ago he set his sights on becoming a full-time writer. Since then, his first short story, "Another Man's Shoes" was published in the Winter 2008 edition of Cemetery Moon, another short, "Yardwork", was made into a podcast in Oct., 2011 by Pseudopod and his first Icarus Fell novel, On Unfaithful Wings, was published to Kindle in Dec., 2011. The second Icarus Fell novel, All Who Wander Are Lost, was released in July, 2012, and Blood of the King, the first book in the Khirro's Journey epic fantasy trilogy, was released Sept. 30, 2012. The second book of the trilogy, Spirit of the King, came out Dec., 2012, and the third, Heart of the King in Jan., 2013. He has plans for at least three more Icarus novels, several stand alones, and a possible YA fantasy co-written with his eleven-year-old daughter.
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Also Available from Bruce Blake
On Unfaithful Wings (Icarus Fell #1)
All Who Wander Are Lost (Icarus Fell #2)
Epic Fantasy Also Available From Bruce Blake:
Khirro's Journey:
Book 1 – Blood of the King
Book2 – Spirit of the King
Book 3 – Heart of the King
Blood of the King (Khirro's Journey Book 1)
"Blood of the King is a masterpiece. It is as close to perfection as I would consider a book to be."- Ella Medler, author of Blood is Heavier
A kingdom torn by war. A curse whispered by dying lips. A hero born against his will.
Khirro never wanted to be anything more than the farmer he was born to be, but a Shaman's curse binds him to the fallen king and his life changes forever.
Driven by the Shaman's dying words, Khirro's journey pits him against an army of the dead, sends him through haunted lands, and thrusts him into the jaws of beasts he wouldn't have believed existed. In one hand he carries the Shaman's enchanted sword, a weapon he can barely use; in the other he holds a vial of the king's blood, the hope of the kingdom. His destination: the Necromancer's keep in the cursed land of Lakesh. Only the mysterious outlaw magician can raise the king from the dead to save them all from the undead invasion, but can Khirro live long enough to deliver the vial?
Can a coward save a kingdom?
"Blake has a knack for bringing you into the story"
"Mr. Blake's writing is masterful and clear, he draws you into his story and when its finished you feel like your leaving an old friend."
First Kindle Original Edition, 2013
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Copyright 2013, Bruce Blake & Best Bitts Productions
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