Noddy headed back towards the bar. Janine was waiting with a fresh beer and blue eyes that pierced through to his soul, pulling him into their bottomless depths.
He accepted the beer, raising her hand to his lips and pressing them against it. “So are we good, Girlfriend?”
She nodded. “Yes, Boyfriend. I’ve been waiting for you to move back in. Next time we argue, please just tell me how you feel. Shout at me, even. Get it off your chest. Hoist me over your shoulder and spank me, if you have to. End of argument. Doesn’t that sound better than storming off and not talking to me for a week? And just when we were planning to move down to the coast together?”
She had a point. He fell into those deep blue eyes, seeing everything he had ever wanted.
“With every shattered wine glass and hyperventilating meltdown, we can build a devotion so powerful it takes our breath away. Together we can write an unforgettable love story with blood, sweat and tears. Every drop that’s in us.”
He didn’t know what to say. Her words often had that effect. He was relieved when the band kicked into their next song and he kissed her quickly before pushing his way through the crowd to get back to the front of the stage.
To keep people entertained while we all struggle to find our feet in a world suddenly flipped upside down – I’m still releasing Dancing in Valhalla in weekly installments.
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What happens when reality TV ventures out into space and awakens ancient gods who would really rather be left alone?
Watch the human race tear itself apart in the face of cosmic forces unleashed after millennia.
Let Sleeping Gods Lie – my new science-fiction horror novelette – launches today on Amazon and various other online retailers. Yes, a novelette. Longer than a short story, but not as long as a novel or even a novella. Just the right length to snuggle up with on a cold winter night.
And yes, I was influenced by Lovecraft. Always have been. Always will be.
Find it here – https://books2read.com/ap/nmGNXx/John-West
Finally, the Smashwords July Summer/Winter sale is still on. All my books, including the new novelette, are heavily discounted. Some of them are even free. Along with thousands of others. Go stock up for Xmas.
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