Choices is a prequel to The Angel of Death. Thomas is sick and tired of working for the Grim Reaper who taunts and belittles by him. He knows the game of Choice is unfair because it lets people think they have more time and if they give the wrong answer they have to work for Death for an eternity. His daughter has given birth and Thomas is forced to offer her the game of choice. In order to save his daughter he must challenge Death and ask why Death chose him?
Siren
A young lady named Kara feels an unexplainable pull to the sea. There is some tension between Kara and her mother. What I liked about this quick read is the delicious irony Kara finds a suitor, but not one her mother expects. After reading it I thought about it for a long while for it seems a reflection of life with differing outcomes than one expects.
Escape is a modern fantasy set in the hood where there is much suffering, shooting and dying. The area is especially hostile to young women. Aisha meets a stranger in the park.
Wraith Part II
This is a sequel to part I which was published in Dreams Both Real And Strange I. Lena lived in fear all her life since she could make crops grow. Now she searches for her daughter. The authoress explores the relationship between mother and daughter.
Fairy Foibles is a tongue in cheek spin on Sleeping Beauty. Three fairies, Dyna, Myrta and Flyrta attend the christening of Princess Rosalee. The three fairies are charming and quick witted. They come to rescue Princess Rosalee after Grydela curses the baby to die on her fifteenth birthday. The royalty gasp. What I like about this story is the more the fairies try to be helpful the deeper in trouble they find themselves. They find themselves taking care of a charming baby while on the run.
I highly recommend Dreams Both Real and strange for it's exploration of parent and daughter relationships and the tensions involved as the daughter grows. Why? In growing up the daughter's desire to choose her own path some times conflicts with parental expectations and these issues are explored in landscape where magic and reason coexist.
You may find Dreams Both Real And Strange II here written by K.W. McCabe
