A Woman of Carpathia... Plus-2

Three tales of fantasy and interracial female-led fiction which, in their different ways, describe assertive women – be the way they assert themselves prosaic, supernatural, or demonic. A former executive, released from prison after his drunk driving claimed an innocent life, is presented with a job opportunity by his Anglo/Japanese probation-office in the home of her friend Fumilo… An opportunity he will learn is another prison sentence… Just for longer! A recently divorced man at a party encounters an Eastern European who affects him a way he had yet to experience… And proceeds to take that into a realm previously explored only by writers of the more fanciful fiction… A realms of service from which only she can free him and has no intention of doing so. Finally, a disgraced Oxbridge academic, on temporary assignment to an Indian University, comes to the attention of the women belong to an ancient and fierce matriarchal sect… A sect that sees him as the perfect white-European to become a "Serving" member of their goddess and the women who follow her. Inside you will find: "Serving Fumiko" by Merrick Scanlon; "A Woman of Carpathia" from Rafael Menton; and Kurt Steiner's "Rune of Evil". 3-Female-led tales of fantasy and misadventure for those readers who prefer to use the darker sides of their imaginations with the help of character-driven plotlines.