Twists and Turns by Stevie Woods

[reviews_and_ramblings]

The Wrong Path was a sweet tale setting in a fantasy kingdom I tagged "Back to the Future", since it mixed the common elements of a Regency historical with a fantasy/futuristic setting. Someone could also call it Neo-Regency... Anyway the starting point of the story was one of the most used in a classical Regency, the heir of a wealthy and noble family, Zeke, is forced by his father to married the heir of another wealthy family, to merge the respective wealth. Only that Zeke is not so happy with his father decision, he is an artist and a dreamer and he doesn't want to marry a stranger; not that he has any decision in the matter, and so in the previous book, Zeke was on his path to the near city to meet the prospective fiance. Only that he took the wrong path and ended in the arms of Crispin, instead. Crispin is rich but not noble, he is a middle class man who has just dumped his deceptive lover and wants only to relax in his country cottage.

Twists and Turns continues where The Wrong Path ended, from the morning after of the "notorious" debauching of the virgin act led by Crispin on a very willing Zeke. Now Zeke is compromised, and Crispin has to do the right thing, talk to Zeke's father to ask Zeke's hand in marriage. The only problem is that Crispin is only a middle class man and Zeke a nobleman, and Crispin's father is not so happy to loose his commercial agreement with the other family.

This is again another short story, and it's again only a step more in Crispin and Zeke's story; as The Wrong Path lasted half a day and a night, Twists and Turns last only a day. Short story by short story, step by step, maybe in the end we will have a really nice Neo-Regency novel! Due to the strict connections between the two short stories, I recommend to read both in the right order.

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Amazon Kindle: Twists and Turns

Series:
1) The Wrong Path: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/172527.html
2) Twists and Turns

Reading List:

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Comments

[valkovalin.livejournal.com]

This sounds fun! Great review, Elisa. How interesting that Torquere would release a story like this, in little installments that form a series.

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

Actually I don't believe is a real "planning" release from Torquere, it's more an impression of mine. Reading the second short story I realized that it was only a step more in an ipothetical long book... maybe I gave an input to the author ;-) Elisa

[valkovalin.livejournal.com]

It sounds like it -- each installment is kind of like a day in the life of these characters.

[swquill.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Elisa, for the lovely review. And you want more? That's quite the compliment. Oh, and I like the term Neo-Regency :)

And you are right that a series wasn't planned at all. I wrote The Wrong Path as a one-off short story, but I got requests for more, hence Twists and Turns. I might have to give consideration to writing another one though, you are not the only person to have asked 'what happens next'?

Stevie

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

And so, what are you waiting? Write, write! Elisa

[swquill.livejournal.com]

LOL yes ma'am! Seriously, it will have to join the queue.

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

We will wait ;-) Elisa

[tc-blue.livejournal.com]

Heh-heh. Same thing happened with my "Destiny" series of sips. I thought the story was done with the first, but the boys disagreed. In fact, I just finished writing the third earlier today. *groans and shakes head*

By the way, add me to the list of those who want another installment of the life and times of Crispin and Zeke. :P

~Tis

[swquill.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Tis. Good to know you know you've enjoyed visiting with the guys so far. Just need them to start talking to me again. You sure know what it's like with your popular boys!

Stevie