Up in Smoke - eBook
In this mountain town, there are animals more dangerous than bears…
Jack Reynolds has torched his share of bridges. When his estranged daughter, Nicole, comes back to town to consult for the clean energy research lab in the old mine, the environmental crusader’s latest attempt at connection crashes and burns. But then Jack finds a dragon-like baby animal in the highway—right after an evacuation order from the lab due to a “containment leak.”
His suspicions aroused, Jack imposes on Nicole to get a tour of the lab. But when events go drastically awry, will Jack and Nicole be able to put their differences aside before their relationship—and the entire town—goes up in smoke?
Up in Smoke is a Jack Reynolds contemporary fantasy novelette. If you like flawed characters up against high stakes in plots with shades of the fantastical, you’ll love this short fast-paced story.
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In this mountain town, there are animals more dangerous than bears…
Jack Reynolds has torched his share of bridges. When his estranged daughter, Nicole, comes back to town to consult for the clean energy research lab in the old mine, the environmental crusader’s latest attempt at connection crashes and burns. But then Jack finds a dragon-like baby animal in the highway—right after an evacuation order from the lab due to a “containment leak.”
His suspicions aroused, Jack imposes on Nicole to get a tour of the lab. But when events go drastically awry, will Jack and Nicole be able to put their differences aside before their relationship—and the entire town—goes up in smoke?
Up in Smoke is a Jack Reynolds contemporary fantasy novelette. If you like flawed characters up against high stakes in plots with shades of the fantastical, you’ll love this short fast-paced story.
Download today!
In this mountain town, there are animals more dangerous than bears…
Jack Reynolds has torched his share of bridges. When his estranged daughter, Nicole, comes back to town to consult for the clean energy research lab in the old mine, the environmental crusader’s latest attempt at connection crashes and burns. But then Jack finds a dragon-like baby animal in the highway—right after an evacuation order from the lab due to a “containment leak.”
His suspicions aroused, Jack imposes on Nicole to get a tour of the lab. But when events go drastically awry, will Jack and Nicole be able to put their differences aside before their relationship—and the entire town—goes up in smoke?
Up in Smoke is a Jack Reynolds contemporary fantasy novelette. If you like flawed characters up against high stakes in plots with shades of the fantastical, you’ll love this short fast-paced story.
Download today!
Goodreads reviews
Sensuality: 0/5
Violence: 2/5 (kidnapping, captivity, bodily peril)
Language: 3/5 (moderate profanity)
Intense themes: 3/5 (animal testing, human trafficking, slavery)
Equivalent movie rating: 14A
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Format: eBook
Genre: Science fiction, contemporary fantasy, cryptid adventure
Length: 13k words; 48 pages
Reading time: about 1 hour
First published: March 2019 (in Constellate eZine)
Re-released by: My Secret Wish Publishing
Release date: September 4, 2019
ISBN (ebook): 978-0-9947364-9-9
Available immediately. Can be read on any device. Delivered by BookFunnel.
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