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An Awakening
It was a simple life at the diner.
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First published October 26, 2021
About the author
Joe Quackenboss
24 books3 followersUSA Today Bestselling Author, Joe Quackenboss is from La Crosse, WI, where he lives with his amazing and inspirational daughter, Anna. When not writing, he works for the Veteran's Administration helping to ensure our nation's heroes get the healthcare they deserve. He also loves the outdoors; including hiking, fishing, and camping.
He loves to read just about anything he can get his hands on. His normal reading routine is with audio books, as it allows him to read and work at the same time.
Joe is a Veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom with the US Army. He spent time traveling the Middle East and is of Lebanese and Syrian descent. He loves to tell stories, be it verbally or written. But, after his time in Iraq, the writing truly became a therapeutic method to deal with PTSD.
His Reader's Choice Award Winning Holliday Urban Fantasy story, 'A Vampire's Christmas Concerto' reached International Best Selling status with over 10,000 copies sold world-wide in December of 2021.
Some of his favorite things to write are in the High Fantasy realm. Lately, he has found himself working with Sci-fi and romance stories. For Joe, not writing and telling his stories was never really an option.
He loves to read just about anything he can get his hands on. His normal reading routine is with audio books, as it allows him to read and work at the same time.
Joe is a Veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom with the US Army. He spent time traveling the Middle East and is of Lebanese and Syrian descent. He loves to tell stories, be it verbally or written. But, after his time in Iraq, the writing truly became a therapeutic method to deal with PTSD.
His Reader's Choice Award Winning Holliday Urban Fantasy story, 'A Vampire's Christmas Concerto' reached International Best Selling status with over 10,000 copies sold world-wide in December of 2021.
Some of his favorite things to write are in the High Fantasy realm. Lately, he has found himself working with Sci-fi and romance stories. For Joe, not writing and telling his stories was never really an option.
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August 11, 2022
I attempted to read a copy of this story that was included in the anthology Call of Magic: A Limited Edition Collection of Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, and Paranormal Romances but had to quit in the middle. The following is a slight edit my original review there:
DNF after the barista FMC Sumara's manager told the no-name client to walk her home.
This was a story from the Echoes from the Void series and followed Sumara confronting her drunk ex after he showed up at her coffee shop workplace. He ended up getting scared off magically by a mysterious no-name stalker client, who her co-worker best friend and manager kept pushing her to date and sleep with, as if she needed to be in a relationship.
Everything about the story was just distasteful to me, and the writing was poor with introducing the action settings, when characters suddenly appeared in the dialogue with no warning. I didn't care what paranormal creature was going to be revealed, since the romance setup in this story was not my cup of tea.
DNF after the barista FMC Sumara's manager told the no-name client to walk her home.
This was a story from the Echoes from the Void series and followed Sumara confronting her drunk ex after he showed up at her coffee shop workplace. He ended up getting scared off magically by a mysterious no-name stalker client, who her co-worker best friend and manager kept pushing her to date and sleep with, as if she needed to be in a relationship.
Everything about the story was just distasteful to me, and the writing was poor with introducing the action settings, when characters suddenly appeared in the dialogue with no warning. I didn't care what paranormal creature was going to be revealed, since the romance setup in this story was not my cup of tea.
November 21, 2021
This story was another take on a human being discovering super natural powers. Unfortunately the story is so short we don't learn much about it. In spite of being short it was a bit of a difficult read.
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