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Mob Sorcery 2 - Ch15

Chapter 45

Ally

“Everything’s going fine,” Ally said, sitting at her desk in the workshop above her store. “I know I sometimes complain, but the store is fine.”

Her phone sat in a neat wooden holder by the edge of her workspace. A small light along its top indicated it was connected to the little red earbuds in her ears that nearly blended in with her vivid red hair. Four red fox tails hovered behind her, absently shifting according to her whims. A thick...

Mob Sorcery 2 - Ch14

Chapter 44

“You’re not going to collapse, right?” Fia asked Vince while wrapping an arm around his shoulders.

He shrugged her off, but she forced herself around him anyway. Pola bit her lip while limping along with them. Once Fia spotted her boss’s movement, she slowed down.

“I’ll be fine,” Vince lied.

He’d dropped his barrier and the magic thirst had yet to return, but he knew he had pushed his limits. The migraine had faded to a dull ache, which he ...

Neural Wraith 3 Audio is Live

The audiobook for Neural Wraith 3 just went live on Audible, so grab it now or start listening if you pre-ordered it. This release means all of my published books are on audio.

As always, you’ll be listening to Stephanie Savannah’s amazing performance. Every time she does one of my books, there’s always one character she does so well that I want to increase their role in the future. This time, it’s Hazinder, with a sexy yet bratty voice that works oh so well.

Audible Link:...

Mob Sorcery 2 - Ch13

Chapter 13

A mirror spell, Vince faintly recalled. Salome knew little about it, but Juliet’s repertoire had another meister-tier spell.

Had this been what the vampire had been preparing all along while covering her half of the room in shadow?

“Vince!” Fia screamed, falling to his side.

Juliet cackled as his hearing returned to him. “Every time. You mortals get so cocky when you see me in pain. Oh, I’m taking some damage from your pathetic spells. My skin is...

Mob Sorcery 2 - Ch12

Note: During final editing of Book 1, I named Alessia's main bodyguard (the one that hits on Vince and shows up in a bunch of scenes) Lucia. She'll be mentioned by name from now on.

Chapter 12

Vince burst through the opening into Alessia’s office and found the raging battle he’d overheard since entering the floor.

The length of the gargantuan room had been torn to shreds, with the furnishings blown apart or turned to...

Mob Sorcery 2 - Ch11

Chapter 11

“Is something wrong?” Luscarne asked, her lion ears twitching as she no doubt eavesdropped on Vince’s call with Ronin. “Do you need to be somewhere—”

Vince’s dragon roared and a flame laser created a new hole in her stomach. Luscarne tried to scream, but blood gurgled up in place of the noise she tried to make as she doubled over in pain.

The wound might have instantly cauterized, but with a hole that big in so many organs, she’d need a healing i...

Mob Sorcery 2 - Ch10

Chapter 10

The first pack of enforcers rumbled into the alleyway Vince had been left in. His dragon rested in the air above him, tail lashing between the brick walls of the apartment complexes beside him. At the sight of Kaziern’s thugs, Vince popped his barrier.

Despite the sight of him at full power, the enforcers still tried their best. They fired off a series of wizard-tier spells. Textbook stuff: lightning bolts from the sky; water jets capable of rending cars apart; a to...

Mob Sorcery 2 - Ch9

Chapter 9

The teleport beacon turned out to be a solid silver pyramid, half the width of Vince’s thumb and completely lacking in any details or inscriptions. Almost like a paperweight. He suspected the mundanity of its appearance was intentional. Although it might be easily lost, an enforcer could drop it somewhere and ordinary people wouldn’t think much of it unless they had keen magical senses.

Once removed from his jacket and away from his person, the pyramid emitted fine...

Mob Sorcery 2 - Ch8

Chapter 8

“As much as I love being told to blow stuff up, I’d love it more if you had any intel on tonight’s security,” Vince said.

As he talked, he made his way toward the transport depot. Streetlights and the glow from nearby stores and apartment windows lit his way. The deeply overcast night forced him to rely heavily on that light, but he knew better than to expect to remain hidden from demihuman enforcers. Almost all of them possessed some form of innate night visio...

July Patreon Update

I initially figured this would be a short update, but it ended up being long. I guess I had more to say than I thought.

First, the standard news reminders:

• Neural Wraith 3 audio is out on the 1st Aug. I've listened to this one in full already (within a few days of getting the MP3s actually, which is rare for me) and it helped reinvigorate my interest in the series despite its travails. Hazinder is definitely becoming Helena's sexy AI assistant that tries to tempt Nick.
...
2023-07-21 05:21:34 +0000 UTC View Post

Mob Sorcery 2 - Ch7

Chapter 7

The rest of Thursday passed uneventfully. Fia even went on a late-night shopping trip with Nina and Nicki.

Vince could continue banging his head against the wall and practice his magic for a few more hours, but he’d been ignoring other priorities. Namely, Juliet.

He knew people who might be able to help. In this case, one of Immanuel’s succubi who hooked Vince up with deals for various odds and ends.

His destination for the night proved to be a rundown ...

Mob Sorcery 2 - Ch6

Chapter 6

The last time Vince visited Lionetti Tower during the day, he’d sat inside Fia’s car while she went inside. He’d only seen it from the street.

Even so, he’d known it would appear both more and less imposing than in the night.

In the dark, the true form of Aulfair’s great skyscrapers transformed into looming towers of light, lit by various LED advertisements along their towering bulks or the handful of floors still illuminated for workers burning the mid...

Mob Sorcery 2 - Ch5

Chapter 5

The moment Vince entered his apartment, the heavenly smell of browned butter greeted him. Nina stood by the cooktop, bent over a large pan filled with golden liquid. A bubbling saucepan signaled that some pasta boiled away, if Vince guessed correctly.

“Cooking something new?” he asked, shutting the door behind him.

“Fia told me about an Italian deli that sells fresh pasta. I stopped by and grabbed some ravioli and pancetta on the way home, so I’m trying s...

Mob Sorcery 2 - Ch4

Chapter 4

“If you’re up for something fancy, there are some nice restaurants below us,” Fia suggested.

“Up for a candlelit lunch?” Vince asked, recalling how they’d been mistaken for a couple earlier.

They walked past the suited enforcers as he said that and one shot Fia a thumbs up, causing her to growl in response.

“That’s a no, then?” he asked.

“Oh, shove it.” Her tail whapped him in the back of his legs. “I mentioned them because the...

Mob Sorcery 2 - Ch3

Chapter 3

A miserable silence descended following the retreat of the branch family wolves. Alessia glowered at the conference room door and finally allowed her tail to move. It lashed the tail fast and hard enough to kick up a small wind that rustled Vince’s pants.

“Why don’t we step into that neighboring room?” he suggested, looking at Fia.

“Yes. Let’s,” Alessia ground out.

One of the suited enforcers escorted them to an empty conference room down the ...

Mob Sorcery 2 - Ch2

Chapter 2

They hopped in her car and Fia began the slow ride into the city.

But not toward Albion. Instead, she took them into the city center, where traffic drastically worsened. Skyscrapers loomed over them as she drove into the central business district, which was somewhere Vince stayed well clear of usually.

As they stopped dead in the veritable parking lot of Aulfair’s CBD, Fia lit up a cigarette.

“You know, most drivers find this sort of traffic annoying as...

Lowlife Enforcer - Book 1 Cover

The cover's done, unless I ask for any last minute tweaks (none planned right now, but let me know if you spot something off). Note that the title is a WIP and might change. I'll stick with Lowlife Enforcer until I actually settle on the final name, as I'll need to rename a bunch of stuff and don't want to confuse people.

Pola is the cover girl and I'm happy with how she came out. There's a nice mix between the rich girl wearing designer clothes and the cheaper jacket. The claw is her m...

Mob Sorcery - Book 1 Detailed Commentary

Intro

The end of the first book (well, sort of) of my new urban fantasy book is fast approaching, so now is the perfect time for a “planning post.” Ha.

This will be a bit different to past commentary and planning posts, because it comes after I’ve written the first book but before it’s released. I’m going to assume that you’ve already read the first 30 chapters. I don’t know if I’ll have a separate post-release commentary.

A significant issue I’ve faced w...

Mob Sorcery 2 - Ch1

If you're here before Mob Sorcery launches on Amazon, the chapters for Book 1 are under the title "Lowlife Enforcer." Use the UFFantasy tag on Patreon to find them all together. They'll be deleted once the book goes live on Kindle Unlimited due to Amazon's exclusivity requirements.

A quick note before we start. I'm writing this series as a sort of "Patreon serial", so this chapter starts off immediately following the previous chapter. In the eventual book 2 release, the...

Lowlife Enforcer - Book 2 Cover Girl Poll

Chapters resume tomorrow, but I wanted to keep up the involvement in the story until I cut over to Spellblade toward the end of the month.

So let's do a poll for who goes on the cover of book 2 before I put together the details for my cover artist.

Note that I've excluded Pola and Alessia. Pola already has book 1, and Alessia really should be on a later book. Also no Juliet, at least until I decide she might become a harem member (as people tend to complain if I give cover space t...

July Public Update

I’ve been busy writing this month, which means this should be a simple monthly update, but I still have a couple of important-ish announcements to make. Nothing troubling, though. This update mostly just sums up past Patreon news stuff, for those wondering.

The news:

• Neural Wraith 3’s audiobook is available for preorder on Audible and releases on the 1st August. Check it out here: 2023-06-30 13:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post

Schedule Update - Patreon Edition

I've been getting an increasing number of questions about when various books will come out, which is my own fault for shifting around release dates after trying and failing to commit to some. 2023 started off rough for me, and that's meant a lot of stuff I planned to have done hasn't happened. Plus I spent a fair bit of time questioning where I'd go in terms of genre (and I'm still thinking about that in regards to 2024).

But I'm not here to repeat that stuff.

I'm probably going t...

Heretic Spellblade - Artemis

I've been sharing my cover art early these days, so why stop now. It matters a lot less given all the AI cover art that abounds, but I'm still a big fan of the stuff my artist whips up.

With the idea to split up Spellblade into smaller, more frequent books, I needed some more cover art. Although with everything as it is, some things are up in the air,  this is likely the cover for 7 or 8. Ideally 8 with the burning forest behind her, but the background works for Book 7 as well. The...

June Patreon Update

I gave a bit of thought about what I'd talk about this month. I wanted this to be a largely positive post originally, as I'm focused on writing and largely ignoring everything else, but Amazon has conspired against me.

Anyway, news first:

• Neural Wraith 3's audio release date should be in August. Podium's given me a heads up on the release date and is getting ready for it.
• Lowlife Enforcer should continue getting chapters into July. The first 30-35 chapters or so wil...
  2023-06-10 02:08:30 +0000 UTC View Post

Lowlife Enforcer - Poll Aftermath

Thanks to everyone for voting in the poll. It's still open, but the results are pretty decisive right now and have given my a few things to chew on. I also really enjoyed reading the comments, which varied quite a bit and proposed some ideas (some of which are already in the story, or close enough).

The big one is that Nina wins, obviously. I tried not to reveal who I had chosen in the story as the first girl, but it was Nina (with something to push her into being more than just jealous...

Lowlife Enforcer - Character Popularity Poll

So I planned this to be a first girl poll, and it kind of is, but I saw a comment expressing concern about a binding vote like this (and it's not the first concern raised) and a few people seem to be supporting it through likes. So instead I'll just do a popularity poll on the female characters introduced so far. I've actually written past when the first sex scene should happen (and picked a girl), but I'm still willing to rewrite it.

The results here may influence the first girl if the...

June Public Update

It’s tradition now for me to post my monthly update before the start of each month, so why stop now? A short but less grim update. I recommend reading my previous post about my current situation if you haven’t already, as I don’t really want to repeat those messages and constantly be a downer.

News:

• I’m posting 3-5 chapters a week on Patreon of a new series until July or so. It’s an urban fantasy series with mafia wolfgirls, birdgirls, demons etc i...
  2023-05-26 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Mob Sorcery / Lowlife Enforcer - Ch3

Chapter 3

Vince clicked his tongue, then wandered around the sofa and shook her awake. “Nina, get up. You’ll wrinkle your clothes.”

After a few attempts, she slowly stirred. Nina blinked her dark purple eyes at him, before pushing his arm away.

“Still dark. Sleeping. G’way,” she mumbled, then tried to turn over on the sofa.

What Nina failed to realize in her fugue state was that she was far too large to turn over on such a tiny sofa. Her body teetered ove...

Mob Sorcery / Lowlife Enforcer - Ch2

Chapter 2

Even facing near certain death, Vince’s brain had only one answer to Pola’s threat. “This is a club, right? I’m here to drink, chat, and have a fun time. You know, the sort of thing people do at clubs and bars.”

Pola sneered at him, then she straightened up and grinned wolfishly. As she tugged at her jacket, she looked around at her pack, who watched with bated—and drunken—breath.

“I dunno, girls, do you think we’re having a good time?” she as...

Mob Sorcery / Lowlife Enforcer - Ch1

Chapter 1

Vince’s finger snapped back and forth along his phone, playing some mindless mobile game while he sat inside a warehouse full of corpses. Dozens of unlabeled crates towered over him on countless pallets. They were unlabeled and unmarked, save for the recent bloodstains and scorch marks.

Nothing else moved in the warehouse. Old halogen lights bathed the place in the warm glow of electricity and, given the 24/7 nature of the operation, a steep electricity bill. As much...