Other works by JM Paquette
"Memory Game"
Every memory has a price.
When Seth sits down for a game of magical poker, the stakes are higher than gold. Around the table, players wager their most valuable memories: first loves, buried secrets, forgotten treasures, deadly mistakes, and impossible adventures.
As the game progresses and the wagers grow more personal, Seth finds himself risking the one memory he can never escape.
“Memory Game” is a standalone fantasy short story set in the world of the Klauden’s Ring Saga.
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"The First Rendezvous"
Long before Lira Dinuviel knew where her travels would lead, she knew she wanted Caganasti Firenze. Now, she finally has the chance to do something about it.
Returning to Firene should have Lira thinking about exiled princes, approaching armies, and the uncertain future awaiting them all. Instead, one handwritten invitation has captured her attention: Caganasti wants to meet her at the Matterhorn’s Nest.
Alone.
The mysterious wizard has always fascinated Lira, from the arcane markings covering his skin to the secrets he keeps carefully hidden beneath his robes. But when curiosity finally becomes intimacy, Lira discovers that Caganasti may have been wondering about her just as long. They both know one night doesn’t have to mean anything, but neither is prepared for how much they might want it to.
Discover the beginning of Lira and Caganasti’s relationship in this steamy companion story to the Klauden’s Ring Saga.
Warning: This story contains explicit sexual content, piercings, tattoos, and a somewhat scandalous meeting in a tavern attic room.
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"As You Wish"
Everyone sees their heart’s desire. Timothy Calhoun sees the woman trapped inside.
Timothy Calhoun has never been particularly lucky in love. Surrounded by princes, vampires, wizards, and their increasingly complicated romances, the baker’s son turned royal advisor is perfectly content to stay out of the chaos.
When a magical box lands in his hands, promising the owner a glimpse of their heart’s desire, Tim doesn’t see a lost love or secret fantasy—he sees her.
Riya has spent longer than she can remember trapped inside the box, magically transformed into whatever each new master desires. She’s forgotten her freedom, her old life—even her own face. And when Tim becomes the first person in centuries to see Riya as she truly is, he makes her a promise no one else has managed to keep: to set her free.
But the magic binding Riya to the box is older and more dangerous than either of them realizes. With sunrise approaching and their unexpected connection growing stronger, Tim must find a way to break an ancient bargain without destroying the woman trapped inside it.
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"Incompetence"
Danielle has spent years locked away from the zombie-infested world outside, protected by a father determined to keep her alive.
Then Greg kicks down her door. Armed, handsome, and apparently heroic, he promises to rescue her from the penthouse that has become her prison. There’s just one small problem: getting in was apparently the only part of the plan Greg actually thought through.
Now the undead are closing in, night is falling, and Danielle is beginning to suspect that putting her life in the hands of a would-be hero might have been a terrible idea.
Then again, Greg insists he has everything figured out.
He does not.
A darkly funny tale of zombies, questionable decision-making, and what may very well be the worst rescue attempt ever, Incompetence is a short story from the Endless Archive by JM Paquette.
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