A YA story I'm working on . . . which, yes, is taking time away from Revenant and Tucat 4, I know. But still . . . any writing you can manage is good writing, and this just seemed to mean something important to me. Feedback is appreciated. Don't worry, I'm not in the habit of dropping projects, and I will finish Revenant (as well as start the second novel featuring Joe) and get about it with Tucat 4, which I have literally (figuratively) been *dying* to write, now that the outline is finished. But, you have to follow your muse. And mine brought me to this moment, for some odd reason.

Never did this homeless child expect to find what he needed in the form of a young, dying girl with a gift for the world on this bleak Christmas Eve. A Christmas On-shot. *Cover image is not mine*

When Vincent Tucat learns he's to be robbed, he turns the tables on the thief to enhance his own reputation. However, in city ruled by thieves, burglary and politics often go hand in hand, and things are rarely as straightforward as they appear.