Awen's Porch - Fiction & Feels

Awen's Porch - Fiction & Feels

Crossed, Cursed, & Nearly Dead, Serial Fantasy

Crossed, Cursed, & Nearly Dead: E21

The Bogeyman

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Nov 21, 2025
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Hello and welcome to the serial urban fantasy thriller, Crossed, Cursed, & Nearly Dead, a spinoff from the Awen Trilogy.☺️

Just getting started? Here’s Episode 1.

And, don’t sweat it. You can easily catch up.

Here’s the previous episode, Episode 20


WILL YOU PLEASE DO ME A HUGE FAVOR?

Now that we’ve nailed the eBook cover, Crossed, Cursed, & Nearly Dead is available for preorder at Amazon. Will you please go ahead and preorder it now? Your preorder will bump the eBook’s rankings on Amazon, but you will not be charged until the eBook is complete and published, probably sometime around the first of the year. I will keep you posted so you know what to expect.

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The Bogeyman

Elise poked her head inside Rani’s office. “Got a minute?”

The svelte agent nearly jumped from her chair.

“Holy tornado, a little warning next time?”

“At least you didn’t reach for your piece,” Elise said wryly. “I almost shot my sister yesterday.” At the agent’s crinkled brows, she added, “Don’t ask. But, like you, I wasn’t packing. So, no harm, no foul.”

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