Deals In Blood

Timeless deals… echoes in the blood… every reward has a price. Deals in Blood is an anthology of eleven short stories where a handshake, signature, or gentlemen's agreement simply won't suffice. Timeless deals. Echoes in the blood. Every reward has a price. There is no going back once the deals are done. 11 short stories. 11 authors. One theme: Deals in Blood. Stories Include: After digging up an old time capsule, Shelley finds herself haunted by supernatural events and dire warnings that seem connected to a pact she and her friends made as children. Hiding from slavers in the farthest reaches of the woods, the magic-born biform Farrow serves a mysterious lich. Collecting ingredients for spells and chopping wood is a small price to pay for his life, but can Farrow earn his freedom before his past catches up to him? Yarin Yarr, Master of Bloods, tells an enigmatic stranger the story of how he obtained the rarest sample in his collection through great danger and personal loss. As fifth in line for the throne, Prince Edmund is destined to live in the shadow of his cruel older siblings. One day, an opportunity arises for him to take control of his fate. All it requires is a little cunning and a deal in blood. Twin sisters Miryn and Kisara struggle to find happiness in a society that considers second-born children inferior. A cruel wizard offers them a chance to change their fates, but he has a dark agenda of his own. All Ben wants is a normal life, but his father's devotion to a sinister cult prevents that from being possible. Sitting in the middle of a candlelit circle, Ben sees the blood and flees for his life. Desperate to save his dying wife April, Harry resorts to a blood ritual and summons a demon. But what he sacrifices for April's sake turns out to be far more than he realized, and he may lose her anyway. Authors include: Ralph Rorickson, M. J. J. Mori, Chris Masterton, Rachel Spencer, Ilona Krueger, Steven Dutch, A. A. Warne, Madilynn Dale, Dragonness Wyverna, J.T. Moriarty, Victoria Young.