robinjoywirth@redshadow67.com

Jan 2023

Story idea, what do you think?

I pulled a story I've been working on up and started to play with it a bit. I'm not promising this section won't be changed/updated/deleted as I delve into the story further, but I would sure love to hear what some of you think if you're willing to take a moment to let me know. Thanks for reading whether you respond or not...and please do forward this email to people you think might want to join my list. I'd love to hear from them too!

Prologue

One of the most satisfying things about participating on the kickboxing team was days like this one, where Poppy Hart and her twenty teammates could band together and put on a good show while kicking some ass at the same time.

There was nothing half so rewarding for Poppy as a fist or a foot finding its mark. Sure, that was a strange thing to satisfy a seventeen-year-old girl, especially one who was a bit on the petite side, but there it was. And really, it wasn’t the only unusual trait the intrepid redhead possessed either. She was also a total nerd and science buff.

Even though her Uncle Zim had plenty of money, Poppy didn’t expect him to put her through college when she was smart enough to earn a scholarship, but every time she brought up college the man would merely frown and shake his head at her. “There is no need for you to concern yourself with the costs of your schooling, my dear. When the time comes for you to make such choices, it would be a small matter for me to provide the funds.”

Today had been no different when she’d brought the topic up. It was weird, but it almost felt like Zim didn’t really want Poppy to go to college at all, yet that was never precisely what he said. It just felt—well, implied. Clearly he seemed to have other plans for her once she graduated, but he had never bothered to enlighten her as to what they were...

READ THE PROLOGUE

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