Tag: Doru Walker

The first story in my e-publishing venture, Reign of Lightning (a paranormal romance written under the pen name Doru Walker), has been uploaded to Kindle, PubIt, and Smashwords. (At the moment, it’s #653 in the queue for the Smashwords Meatgrinder, which will convert my doc file to all the various formats they sell.) Depending on various factors with each store, it should be available for purchase before the end of the week, perhaps as soon as tomorrow. Below is a sample to whet your appetite.

If you’re curious, yes, I created the cover image myself. The main picture was taken at Point Lobos. The lightning is from a NOAA image in the public domain. Editing, including addition of words, was done using Pixlr.

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Melody Irving sat in her car for a moment before getting out. She’d come down this weekend because she was worried about Aunt Cassie, but she wasn’t ready to face her aunt. Instead, she glanced over toward the jumble of rocks across the street, overlooking the ocean. They were practically spitting distance from here. She slipped out of her car and closed the door softly.

Crossing the empty street and wending her way to the rocks was a matter of moments. She used to spend hours here, staring out at the water, letting it calm her soul. Aunt Cassie had worried that Melody was brooding about her parents’ deaths, but nothing could be further from the truth. The ocean took her pain and left her whole; maybe it could ease her fears now.

Breathing in the salty air as she watched the waves calmed her. After a few minutes, she turned back to her car. It was time to see what Aunt Cassie wasn’t telling her.
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