Broken Pieces: A Tale of Romance and Necromancy
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Raizia has already died twice and she's not planning on dying again anytime soon.
The 20-year-old necromancer makes ends meet by offering her resurrection services to a select few for an exorbitant fee. There's just one condition: she will only resurrect souls who have died within the past three days, and only for five minutes so they can share final goodbyes with their loved ones.
But then she meets Aris, an attractive soldier reeling from the recent death of his mother. Raizia agrees to resurrect her, but when Aris ignores her cardinal rule, all hell breaks loose. As punishment for his deed, Raizia binds the soldier into her service. But Aris isn't going to come quietly...
Fantasy ~ Romance ~ Adventure ~ Novella
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Written for the 2021 Open Novella Contest, based on prompt #66: When you die, you come back. But you never come back the same. There's always a price to pay for resurrection...
Open Novella Contest 2021 Round One Ambassador Pick and Short Lister
Completed!
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