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 ====== Short Fiction Summaries ====== ====== Short Fiction Summaries ======
 In Alphabetical Order In Alphabetical Order
-===== Timeline ===== +
-See where these stories fit into the [[http://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/printabletimeline.html|Mercyverse Timeline]]. +
 ==== Asil and the Not-Date ==== ==== Asil and the Not-Date ====
 The dates continue for Asil...and so does the drama! \\ The dates continue for Asil...and so does the drama! \\
  
-[[http://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/NotDateExcerpt.shtml|Read Excerpt]]\\ +[[https://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/NotDateExcerpt.shtml|Read Excerpt]]\\ 
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 Explore expanded details: [[Asil and the Not-Date]]\\ Explore expanded details: [[Asil and the Not-Date]]\\
 ==== Fairy Gifts ==== ==== Fairy Gifts ====
 Mining towns are rough and human life is cheap. In the turn-of-the-century Butte Montana, a young man, turned to a vampire, struggles with his nature and eventually finds a measure of redemption in an unlikely place.\\ Mining towns are rough and human life is cheap. In the turn-of-the-century Butte Montana, a young man, turned to a vampire, struggles with his nature and eventually finds a measure of redemption in an unlikely place.\\
  
-[[http://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/fairyGifts.shtml|Read Author's Comments]]\\ +[[https://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/fairyGifts.shtml|Read Author's Comments]]\\ 
-[[http://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/fairyGiftsExcerpt.shtml|Read Excerpt]]\\ +[[https://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/fairyGiftsExcerpt.shtml|Read Excerpt]]\\ 
-[[http://www.patriciabriggs.com/images/covers/NakedCity_big.jpg|View Cover Art]]\\+[[https://www.patriciabriggs.com/images/covers/NakedCity_big.jpg|View Cover Art]]\\
 Explore expanded details: [[Fairy Gifts]]\\ Explore expanded details: [[Fairy Gifts]]\\
  
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 A vampire buys the home where she lived with her husband, which has fallen into disrepair. She begins remodeling the place, only to find that old and beloved ghosts still linger.\\ A vampire buys the home where she lived with her husband, which has fallen into disrepair. She begins remodeling the place, only to find that old and beloved ghosts still linger.\\
  
-[[http://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/Gray.shtml|Read Author's Comments]]\\ +[[https://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/Gray.shtml|Read Author's Comments]]\\ 
-[[http://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/fairyGiftsExcerpt.shtml|Read Excerpt]]\\ +[[https://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/fairyGiftsExcerpt.shtml|Read Excerpt]]\\ 
-[[http://www.patriciabriggs.com/images/covers/NakedCity_big.jpg|View Cover Art]]\\+[[https://www.patriciabriggs.com/images/covers/NakedCity_big.jpg|View Cover Art]]\\
 Explore expanded details: [[Gray]]\\ Explore expanded details: [[Gray]]\\
  
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 A wealthy recluse is haunted by a terrible ghost, and asks Mercy for help. What could possibly go wrong?\\ A wealthy recluse is haunted by a terrible ghost, and asks Mercy for help. What could possibly go wrong?\\
  
-[[http://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/Hollow.shtml|Read Author's Comments]]\\ +[[https://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/Hollow.shtml|Read Author's Comments]]\\ 
-[[http://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/HollowExcerpt.shtml|Read Excerpt]]\\ +[[https://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/HollowExcerpt.shtml|Read Excerpt]]\\ 
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 Explore expanded details: [[Hollow]]\\ Explore expanded details: [[Hollow]]\\
  
-==== In Red, With Pearls ====+==== In Red, with Pearls ====
 Warren is a werewolf, and a private detective. This is a noir-flavored story about some truly terrible neighbors and why you should always treat a werewolf nicely.\\ Warren is a werewolf, and a private detective. This is a noir-flavored story about some truly terrible neighbors and why you should always treat a werewolf nicely.\\
  
-[[http://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/InRed.shtml|Read Author's Comments]]\\ +[[https://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/InRed.shtml|Read Author's Comments]]\\ 
-[[http://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/InRedExcerpt.shtml|Read Excerpt]]\\ +[[https://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/InRedExcerpt.shtml|Read Excerpt]]\\ 
-[[http://www.patriciabriggs.com/images/covers/down_strange_streets_big.jpg|View Cover Art]]\\+[[https://www.patriciabriggs.com/images/covers/down_strange_streets_big.jpg|View Cover Art]]\\
 Explore expanded details: [[In Red, with Pearls]]\\ Explore expanded details: [[In Red, with Pearls]]\\
  
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 Ben's got a quick temper, and a quicker tongue. He's also made a bet that he can stop swearing for a week, and it just might change his life.\\ Ben's got a quick temper, and a quicker tongue. He's also made a bet that he can stop swearing for a week, and it just might change his life.\\
  
-[[http://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/Redemption.shtml|Read Author's Comments]]\\ +[[https://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/Redemption.shtml|Read Author's Comments]]\\ 
-[[http://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/RedemptionExcerpt.shtml|Read Excerpt]]\\ +[[https://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/RedemptionExcerpt.shtml|Read Excerpt]]\\ 
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 Explore expanded details: [[Redemption]]\\ Explore expanded details: [[Redemption]]\\
  
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 A young girl survives a werewolf attack, and is transformed into a werewolf. When she wasn't able to control the wolf, she was moved to Bran's pack. The law is absolute: if a werewolf cannot learn to control the wolf, they must be destroyed for the safety of all. With hope fading, Asil intervenes.\\ A young girl survives a werewolf attack, and is transformed into a werewolf. When she wasn't able to control the wolf, she was moved to Bran's pack. The law is absolute: if a werewolf cannot learn to control the wolf, they must be destroyed for the safety of all. With hope fading, Asil intervenes.\\
  
-[[http://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/RosesWinter.shtml|Read Author's Comments]]\\ +[[https://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/RosesWinter.shtml|Read Author's Comments]]\\ 
-[[http://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/RosesWinterExcerpt.shtml|Read Excerpt]]\\ +[[https://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/RosesWinterExcerpt.shtml|Read Excerpt]]\\ 
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 Explore expanded details: [[Roses in Winter]]\\ Explore expanded details: [[Roses in Winter]]\\
  
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 White witches are rare, and seldom as powerful as their morally-compromised counterparts. In this story, a blind witch teams up with a werewolf on a mission.\\ White witches are rare, and seldom as powerful as their morally-compromised counterparts. In this story, a blind witch teams up with a werewolf on a mission.\\
  
-[[http://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/SeeingEye.shtml|Read Author's Comments]]\\ +[[https://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/SeeingEye.shtml|Read Author's Comments]]\\ 
-[[http://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/strangeBrewExcerpt.shtml|Read Excerpt]]\\ +[[https://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/strangeBrewExcerpt.shtml|Read Excerpt]]\\ 
-[[http://www.patriciabriggs.com/images/covers/strangebrew_big.jpg|View Cover Art]]\\+[[https://www.patriciabriggs.com/images/covers/strangebrew_big.jpg|View Cover Art]]\\
 Explore expanded details: [[Seeing Eye]]\\ Explore expanded details: [[Seeing Eye]]\\
  
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 This is probably the only depressing story I've ever written, and it was a hard story to write. This covers how Bran and Samuel were first made into werewolves, and how Samuel first fell in love with the Ariana. Of course, as we learned in Silver Borne, things have to take a tragic turn.\\ This is probably the only depressing story I've ever written, and it was a hard story to write. This covers how Bran and Samuel were first made into werewolves, and how Samuel first fell in love with the Ariana. Of course, as we learned in Silver Borne, things have to take a tragic turn.\\
  
-[[http://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/Silver.shtml|Read Author's Comments]]\\ +[[https://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/Silver.shtml|Read Author's Comments]]\\ 
-[[http://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/SilverExcerpt.shtml|Read Excerpt]]\\ +[[https://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/SilverExcerpt.shtml|Read Excerpt]]\\ 
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 Explore expanded details: [[Silver]]\\ Explore expanded details: [[Silver]]\\
  
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 Being a werewolf can wreck havoc on family relations. This is a story of how murder and deception can bring a family together . . .\\ Being a werewolf can wreck havoc on family relations. This is a story of how murder and deception can bring a family together . . .\\
  
-[[http://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/StarDavid.shtml|Read Author's Comments]]\\ +[[https://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/StarDavid.shtml|Read Author's Comments]]\\ 
-[[http://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/starOfDavidExcerpt.shtml|Read Excerpt]]\\ +[[https://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/starOfDavidExcerpt.shtml|Read Excerpt]]\\ 
-[[http://www.patriciabriggs.com/images/covers/mistletoe_big.jpg|View Cover Art]]\\+[[https://www.patriciabriggs.com/images/covers/mistletoe_big.jpg|View Cover Art]]\\
 Explore expanded details: [[The Star of David]]\\ Explore expanded details: [[The Star of David]]\\
  
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 Someone has issued a challenge to Asil — he must complete five blind dates that have been set up by an unknown pack member.\\ Someone has issued a challenge to Asil — he must complete five blind dates that have been set up by an unknown pack member.\\
  
-[[http://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/UnderGiftsExcerpt.shtml|Read Excerpt]]\\ +[[https://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/UnderGiftsExcerpt.shtml|Read Excerpt]]\\ 
-[[http://www.patriciabriggs.com/images/covers/fantasticHoliday_big.jpg|View Cover Art]]\\+[[https://www.patriciabriggs.com/images/covers/fantasticHoliday_big.jpg|View Cover Art]]\\
 Explore expanded details: [[Unappreciated Gifts]]\\ Explore expanded details: [[Unappreciated Gifts]]\\
  
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