2 books by Eve Francis
Requirements: Epub reader/Mobi reader, 1.08 Mb
Overview: Eve Francis has appeared in Plunge Magazine, Infernal Ink, Iris New Fiction, MicroHorror, and The Eternal Haunted Summer. Her short stories have been on The Human Echoes Podcast and included in The Grotesquerie, a short horror anthology for Mocha Memoirs Press. She is the former poetry editor for Prosaic Magazine and a peer reviewer for Feral Feminisms. Horror and romance are her favorite genres to write in because everyone knows what it’s like to be afraid—and fall in love. Her goal with most of her work is to talk about big ideas through likable characters and to see the world from as many points of view as possible. Having a happy ending is also another plus.
She lives in Canada, where she sleeps often late, spends too much time online, and repeatedly watches old horror movies and Orange Is The New Black.
Genre: Romance, Lesbian FF
Behind the Red Curtain
Cassandra Lightman grew up making trinkets and toys. She was on her way to inventing a "flying machine" when she was committed to a sanatorium for hysteria. That’s where Dr. Timothy Brown found Sandra and saw her promising intelligence. After Sandra shows Dr. Brown how to cure hysteria in women, she begins to work under him in his medical practice. Since Sandra cannot practice medicine and has no support from her family, she must carry on her position in secret. She goes into Dr. Brown’s office through the back door, speaking to no one, and always covering her face.
Sandra soon meets Bedelia Morten, one of her patients behind the red curtain. Bedelia Morten is an upper class wife with a banker husband and three children of her own. She suffers from insomnia and nightmares, which leads her to seek out Dr. Brown’s practice. Though Bedelia is initially skeptical of Sandra’s skill, she soon learns to appreciate Sandra’s talent and company.
When their relationship becomes too close, Sandra is encouraged by Dr. Brown to invent a "stand-in" for herself. Sandra goes back to her experimental roots and visits her idol-inventor Marlin Manchester. Sandra works many long nights in hopes of creating the first steam-powered vibrator. When Sandra’s invention takes off, she is forced to reconsider her role both in and out of the examination room, her future, and who she wants by her side.
The Trouble with Wolves
In this modern fairy tale, the victims of villains seek refuge at a support group where they share their stories and seek validation from one another. Poppy, formerly Little Red Riding Hood, hates the long dull lectures and weeping women. She can acknowledge she may have made a mistake with the Big Bad Wolf, but so have many of the other women in the support group. Why should they be to blame?
Poppy is about to give up entirely and leave when she meets Susan, who built her house out of straw and suffered from her family’s legacy. The two are drawn to each other instantly. Their tenuous pasts only make them more interesting, but their good looks still get them into conflicts. Once the group ends, both Poppy and Susan decide that, instead of retelling their stories again and again, the quickest way to solve their trouble with wolves is to take the beast out of the picture entirely. They make plans to meet at Poppy’s grandmother’s house, but will the Big Bad Wolf finally meet his fate, or are happily-ever-afters still a thing of dreams?
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