Winner Takes All

Olivia is one frustrated vampire. The mystery witch who has been plaguing her and her friends with magical creatures issued a "Winner takes all" challenge months ago. Why hasn't she struck? Olivia, the grad student with an attitude, has a theory. Only half in jest, she laments the witch will spring something to wreck her finals. She doesn't realize how close she is.

Jagged Shoals

Jagged Shoals is the 17th work in the Six-Crossed Knot series. I was inspired to write the story by two canon references in Time's Convert, the fourth All Souls novel. Much of that work is devoted to the early history of Marcus Whitmore. Marcus was a young medic during the American Revolution. Matthew Clairmont met him while serving as an aide to the Marquis de Lafayette. Matthew was impressed by his skill. After observing Marcus heal the marquis, Matthew often sought Marcus out to treat injured soldiers. Toward the end of the war, Marcus caught a fever in Yorktown. Matthew happened upon him when he lay dying in a makeshift ward. Matthew explained he was a vampire and offered to make Marcus one. When he said he'd send Marcus to a university to be trained as a doctor, Marcus agreed.