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  The 3rd, “Stella by Starlight,”is available at:

  [Released from jail, Lawson, formerly the heroin manufacturer known as God, fails in his attempt at suicide, but he manages to save Star from her abusive relationship with Wayne.]

  The 4th, “Star’s Story” is available at:

  [Almost all the men in Star’s life have turned out to be violent. In choosing Wayne, she thinks she is breaking the pattern.]

  To preview the 6th story in the series, “Trio”, go to:

  https://danielledevalera.wordpress.com/short-story-previews/

  In all, six more stories featuring the characters introduced in “Busting God” will be released in 2014 and early ‘15. If you’re a short story aficionado and you’d like to be notified in advance of their release, please send me an email at [email protected].

  Other works by this author

  MagnifiCat: an Animal Fantasy, 70,000 words, 288 pages.

  [Meet the Katt family. Despite the love in their little cottage, they’re finding it hard to make ends meet. When the bank won’t grant more time t pay the mortgage, the Katts must find a way to save the day. A feel-good, animal fantasy for adults with the fairy tale ending we’d all like to have.]

  “Frankie and Juno”. Very short story, 1,000 words, 3 pages—a quick read.

  [Frankie, a lovesick tom, falls for the beautiful Juno, an elegant white cat, but the relationship is not a success.] FREE on Derek Haines’s e magazine Whizzbuzz Shortz.

  https://www.derekhaines.ch/shortz/2013/12/frankie-and-juno-a-fable-by-danielle-de-valera

  Connect with me online

  Twitter: https://twitter.com/@de_valera

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  My blogs: 1. About Writing and Writers: https://danielledevalera.wordpress.com

  2. Manuscript Development Services: https://patrickdevalera.wordpress.com

  Questions or comments?

  I’d love to hear your thoughts. Feel free to email me at: [email protected]

  Need help with your writing?

  I’ve been a freelance manuscript assessor since 1992, and an editor (copy, structural and creative) for even longer. If you think I might be the right person to help you iron the glitches out of your novel, drop me a line at: [email protected] I love helping emerging writers, and my rates are very reasonable. Check out:

  https://patrickdevalera.wordpress.com/manuscript-development-services/

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  Thank you,

  Danielle de Valera