The Roaring Twenties is featured heavily in my earlier works. Since some of my characters carry on through to modern times, the unique language indicative of this period follows along as well.
To help new readers situation themselves with the language of the period, I’ve compiled a list of slang from that era.
Clara was in a similar position. Dismembering an opponent until there was no risk was to time-consuming. She took her aim at the shoulder of the headless foe and freed an arm from the torso. That reduced its ability to attack. Doubly so once she severed the leg on the same side.
This plan benefited her, the puppet fell to the ground, and hindered the others’ advance. She repeated the process for the next two. However, the blade snapped in half before she could move on to the third. Well, that complicates matters.
Disclaimer: This excerpt from The Van Helsing Impetus is currently in development. There may be typos, errors, omissions, inconsistencies and so forth. The image is sourced from Pexels.
“I could be there within the fucking day!” Clara swore.
They had been going around the buoy for the better part of an hour. Clara pushed for immediate action, while Evelyn tried to temper the response until they knew more. Meanwhile Julia was in trouble and nothing was getting done.
This time Evelyn backed away, the rising anger led her eyes to glow an electric blue. She may not have seen that particular talent put to practice, but she knew well enough to try to diffuse this bomb.
“And then what?” Evelyn asked.
Disclaimer: This excerpt from The Van Helsing Impetus is currently in development. There may be typos, errors, omissions, inconsistencies and so forth. The image is sourced from Pexels.
It is my pleasure to introduce The Van Helsing Incursion, the third installment of the Clara Grey Adventures, a Dark Fantasy series about a hunter who hunts things that go bump in the night! This is my fourth release in as many years, and while part of a series, I consider this book to stand on its own.
After a lifetime of hunting creatures that haunt our dreams, a flapper, turned fallen angel, gives a budding relationship the chance to grow. Should be a snap? Think again!
Interested? Check out details on my book below:
During the Roaring Twenties, Clara Grey hunted things that went bump in the night. On her final mission, she paid the ultimate price to rid the world of a powerful foe. As a reward, she ascended to Heaven and joined its ranks as an angel.
Hunting things that go bump in the night is child’s play when compared to juggling relationships.
Ninety years after her death, Clara fell to Earth intent on saving a soul. While her mission was a success, an act of self-defence barred her from returning to Heaven. Lost in the modern world, Clara was forced to seek out unlikely allies to navigate through those uncertain times.
Four months later, Clara has settled in with Elizabeth, a young woman she saved shortly after descending to Earth. For a gal who had sworn off anything that hinted at normalcy, she learns that being average is not as easy as it seems.
Alas, repercussions from choices made on that fateful mission have not been idle. Her enemies trigger a chain of events that will force our fated femme fatale to act. Is Clara prepared to deal with the fallout? Will her allies come to her aid? Or must she stand on her own?
Before reading on, be sure to consider: Hunting things that go bump in the night is child’s play when compared to juggling relationships.
The Van Helsing Incursion is also available in print on Amazon.com.
Special delivery! I just got my manuscript for The Van Helsing Incursion back from the editor in the mail. So guess what I’ll be doing this weekend? That’s right, doing some editing!
She had fond memories of her leaping between rocks to get on the island, while wearing a cute dress, and a pair of rubber boots. This was her kingdom, a refuge from reality that it was time to grow up. It was sobering that she could cross the pond in one step now.