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The head of The Council of Dieties comes to Bacchus, God of Intoxication and Ecstasy to tell him they've decided a certain Eastern philosopher has a valid point: desire does indeed appear to be the root of all suffering. Therefore The Council has decided to do the world a favor and oust Bacchus and his realm of desire from the Pantheon. The fallen god wallows in his fate on Earth until he meets a source of motivation named Arianna--a cocktail waitress with a heart of gold who's trapped in an abusive relationship with a Cubano gangster.
Full of divine inspiration, Bacchus contacts The Council and strike a deal. If he can help Arianna mitigate her suffering and vanquish her personal demons, then The Council will overturn its verdict and reinstate him.
Ahhh, but nothing in the battle of good and evil is ever so simple. Certain forces oppose Bacchus outright and at times the ex-god is his own worst enemy. Will Bacchus be able to save his dark beauty and in doing so save himself?
Progress:65,000 words
Love Game
Sandra Velasquez suspects the passion in her marriage has fizzled. After her husband Roberto interrupts a sexy shower together to take a call from work, Sandi is sure the magic is gone. Taking some advice from her mother, Sandi indulges in a makeover and transforms from Sandi, bored housewife, to Sandra the seductress. When Roberto can’t get out of work to keep their date to debut her new look, she’s left disappointed in an upscale bar. But all is not lost—a dashing stranger named Alejandro approaches her. Unfazed by the wedding ring Sandra wears, Alejandro presses for more of her company and she’s inclined to accept. But perhaps not everything is as it seems. Is Sandi about to embark on an affair or is it just a love game?
Progress: 1st draft completed. 31,000 words
Old Magick
Avery Hamilton returns home one lovely spring day to find her boyfriend, Gustav, and all her things missing. The plot thickens as she discovers Gustav has cleaned out her bank accounts and is not the restauranteur he claimed to be. Broke, shaken, and depressed Avery hits the local bars to drink away her sorrows. In search of a quiet place to hide, she stumbles upon a hole-in-the-wall pub called Old Magick. OM is owned by a eccentric aging Southern belle who has had as many husbands and lovers as there are different ways to make eggs. With a little wisdom, down home cooking, and quite a bit of magic, Avery learns she can indeed take care of herself...and maybe even fall in love with the right kind of man this time.
Progress: 10,000 words