M C Dwyer

Taken for a Ride and Other Flights of Fancy M C Dwyer

Containing three previously published shorts and six new pieces, Taken for a Ride will take you down paths both familiar and new."Of Grief and Griffins" -- Wren is just looking for some peace and quiet and a time for healing when a griffin invades her island retreat."Don't Wake the Dragon" -- Street thief Lily gets a chance to start a new life, but first she needs to burgle a dragon."Pooka Problems" -- Pooka is the least of Tessa's problems as she is whisked away to the Realms of Faerie and has to deal with dangerous creatures and teenage boys."Taken for a Ride" -- Another unsuspecting maiden is whisked away for adventures in Faerie and discovers that Elves cannot always be trusted."Prudence Lingers Long" -- Prudence is stuck in a house that fulfills all of her whims but none of her desires. If she wants to escape, she'll have to take matters into her own hands."Dragon's Fire" -- Angry at the loss of her home and future, a young girl decides to confront the menace that destroyed her village."Hospitality" and "Cursed" are both flash fiction pieces of 1500 and 500 words respectively."Arachnophobia" exposes the author's true feelings about spiders.