LisaGoldman
In "The Wager", a short story, Treasa Bronson abruptly leaves her hometown on the anniversary of her husband's and unborn daughter's deaths. Her travels take her to Seaside, where, playing a high-stakes game, she drinks herself into inebriation and hears about the myth of Drac from a handsome fisherman. According to the myth, the sea serpent has lived at the bottom of the Rhone River and has tormented and killed the nearby villagers for five centuries. As weeks pass, she soon finds her life threatened with the realization that some myths are truer than she ever could have imagined. Betting on a miracle--really, a wager--she must place her faith that love and one man will save her.
Author's note: The myth of Drac is based loosely on Drac, the sea serpent that ripped out the eyes of a lavender seller and killed droves of soldiers and villagers in Beaucaire, France. Today Drac is still considered a hideous, flesh-eating monster. For three days every June, the villagers celebrate Drac by forming a long, snaking procession, led by children carrying Chinese lanterns.
Copyright Β© 2014 by Lisa Goldman
Editing by Rebecca Nolan
Book Cover Art by Emily Joyner
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