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Ongoing, First published May 10, 2017
Mature
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She sat on the ledge and looked upward to the roof as a strange boy stood only inches from her, not noticing the onlookers presence and continued to dance. He smiled as if performing on a stage for an audience of hundreds of fans as he landed one perfect petit jetés after another, dancing and moving fluidly with the wind, bending like a willow, only to snap back into position like a bamboo pole. A smile graced his face like a banished woodland fairy prancing through fields of amber and gold as his peers welcomed him home with open arms. Growling was heard below and he did a twirl. A swish was heard as something flew at the walker with great force. It fell to its knees with a sickening thud was heard upon impact. I stared in amazement as one after another after another the Z's began to topple.
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Antique store owner Liz brings home a Victorian taxidermy hound from auction, unwittingly unleashing dark forces on her wife and son. ***** Nat Loman has finally married the love of her life, Liz, and is getting used to her role as stepmother to Liz's 5-year-old son, Liam. The Loman family runs a bustling antique business so they attend a sale where a striking, black taxidermied hound is up for auction. Liz picks it up for the business, but it ends up being stored in their home, where Nat notices strange things occurring. She quickly discovers the past residents had died violently. Then she hears from a friend about the myth of "the devil's dog", a hound that perches in the shadows, tearing families apart from the inside. Soon, people around the Lomans are dying, and Liz is changing, darkening. It's up to Nat to save the woman she loves from the darkness closing in, and to save Liam from danger no matter what she has to sacrifice. [[Winner of the 2018 Wattys "Hidden Gems" category]] [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]