Many times you will feel like Simon, a little out of your depth. We’ve all been there. Some of us visit that state daily. The state of confusion, uncertainty, or insecurity. He hides it well with his snark, but behind the sarcasm is—fear. The fear he will lose his family and all he holds dear and precious. There is also the fear of losing himself. He has seen what power can do—he doesn’t want to go down that path. The dilemma he faces is...he may not have a choice.
This situation is intentional, because we’ve all been where Simon finds himself. We’ve all had experiences where we didn’t know what was going on. Simon lives that everyday. He deals with it by being a smart ass and occasionally speaking before he thinks, except now, he’s realizing that with great power, comes great coffee—and stronger enemies willing to erase you from existence.
This is currently BOOK TEN of the M&S series…WOW! I never imagined when I wrote Tombyards & Butterflies three years ago (Feb 2017) that I would still be jumping into adventures with them three years later. I owe that to you…THANK YOU! Here’s to many more years of MS&P!
If you want to know how Monty & Simon met, that story is told in a short titled: NO GOD IS SAFE, which explains how Tristan and Simon worked their first case, and how Simon became a cursed immortal. It wasn’t due to his great charm…trust me.
There are some references you will understand and some…you may not. This may be attributable to my advanced age, (I’m older than Monty, or feel that way most mornings) or my love of all things sci-fi, fantasy, cyberpunk, Whovian, and other assorted realms I visit in my life.
As a reader, I’ve always enjoyed finding these “Easter Eggs” in the books I read. I hope you do too. These references occur spontaneously and I barely have control of where they will pop up. Simon is an avid Star Wars fan, while Monty prefers the cerebral Star Trek, for example. If there is a reference you don’t understand, feel free to email me, and I will explain it…maybe. Bribing with large amounts Deathwish coffee and chocolate has been known to work wonders.
Simon is slowly wrapping his head around the world of magic and his role in it, but it’s a vast universe, and he has no map. Bear with him—he’s still new to the immortal, magical world he’s been delicately shoved into. Fortunately, he has Monty, Peaches, Dex, LD, TK, and Chi (to name a few) to nudge (or blast) him in the right direction. Each book will reveal more about their backgrounds and lives before they met. Rather than hit you with a whole history, I want you to learn about them slowly, the way we do with a person we just met—over time (and many, many large cups of Deathwish Coffee).
Thank you for taking the time to read this book. I wrote it for you and I hope you enjoyed spending a few hours getting in (and out of) trouble with the Trio of Terror. If you enjoyed this story— Please leave a review. It’s really important and helps the book (and me).
Plus, it means Peaches gets a new reinforced titanium bowl (he keeps chewing through them), industrial strength chew toys, and can get some extra sausage to impress Rags with. This will keep my shoes, assorted furniture, my arms and legs from random hellhound shredding.
Also, I get to keep him at normal size (most of the time). There is no way I could house a Peaches XL without the National Guard paying me a visit to intervene. They tend to frown upon extra large hellhounds running around the city. Who knew?
Thank you again for jumping into this adventure with me.
Special Mentions
Larry & Tammy—The WOUF: Because even when you aren’t there…you’re there.
Tammy: Because anything worth killing is worth overkilling.
Jim Z: For refractory casting that bends light around an object and is the basis for Simon’s first defensive spell—Camouflage.
Jim Z: for the monocle…get out of my head.
Luann & Diviana: For being even more amazing in real life than you are in this book. Keep making your mom proud and focus on being a better person each day. Luann, making the request puts you squarely in the awesome mom category. It was my honor and privilege.
Orlando A. Sanchez
www.orlandoasanchez.com
Orlando has been writing ever since his teens when he was immersed in creating scenarios for playing Dungeon and Dragons with his friends every weekend.
The worlds of his books are urban settings with a twist of the paranormal lurking just behind the scenes and generous doses of magic, martial arts, and mayhem.
He currently resides in Queens, NY with his wife and children.
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More books by Orlando A. Sanchez
The Warriors of the Way
The Karashihan*•The Spiritual Warriors•The Ascendants•The Fallen Warrior•The Warrior Ascendant•TheMaster Warrior
John Kane
The Deepest Cut*•Blur
Sepia Blue
The Last Dance*•Rise of the Night•Sisters•Nightmare
Chronicles of the Modern Mystics
The Dark Flame•A Dream of Ashes
Montague & Strong Detective Agency Novels
Tombyards & Butterflies•Full Moon
