Sparkle - A Tale of the Devil

By Billie Sue Mosiman

Mosiman is the Edgar and Stoker Nominated author of more than 50 books.

"Billie Sue Mosiman is the best thing to have happened to horror in a long, long time." Malina Roos.
"Wonderful little read! I really enjoyed this very much and look forward
to finding more from this author. Very well done short book!" J. Hinds

Frank and Dina had a reservation at Stonyhart Bed and Breakfast just days before Christmas. Dina was hoping she could find a way to discourage Frank and get him out of her life. He wasn't what he pretended to be--he was something darker.

Abe Abaddon waited for the young couple to arrive on a snowy evening when demons walked and shadows leaped to life. He had a special room for Frank and Dina, Room 12, the Sparkle room. He had a special destiny for Frank--and all the others like him. It was going to be one Hell of a night in Connecticut.

A horror short story featuring the Father of Lies.

• Language: English
• Publisher: DM Publishing
• Release date: Jun 10, 2013
• ISBN: 9781498977081

Billie Sue Mosiman

Billie Sue Mosiman published 13 novels with New York major publishers and recently published BANISHED, her latest novel. She was nominated for the Edgar Award and was a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award, both for her novels. Since 2011 she's had more than 50 e-books made available on online bookstores. She’s the author of at least 150 published short stories that were in various magazines and anthologies. Her latest stories will be in BETTER WEIRD edited by Paul F. Olson from Cemetery Dance, a tribute anthology to David Silva, a story in the anthology ALLEGORIES OF THE TAROT edited by Annetta Ribken, and another story in William Cook’s FRESH FEAR. She’s an active member of HWA and International Thriller Writers. Blog: http://www.peculiarwriter.blogspot.com Twitter: @billiemosiman Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/billie.s.mosiman Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/texasdolly47 Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Billie-Sue-Mosiman

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Billie Sue Mosiman

Copyright Billie Sue Mosiman 2012, All Rights Reserved

Characters, places, and story are fictitious and any resemblance to persons living or dead is entirely coincidental.

Other titles by Billie Sue Mosiman

BANISHED

NIGHT CRUISING

BAD TRIP SOUTH

UNIDENTIFIED

WIREMAN

WIDOW

SCROLLS OF THE DEAD

LEGIONS OF THE DEAD

RISE OF THE LEGEND

HUNTER OF THE DEAD

GOLD RUSH DREAM

CRYPT TALES

HORROR TALES

HORROR TALES 2

LIFE NEAR THE BONE

THE SCREAM

ANGELIQUE

CREATURES

THE LONELY WALK

DARK REALITY

INTERVIEW WITH A PSYCHO

SPARKLE

ABE ABADDON STOOD scowling out the front windows of the big old stone house, waiting for the couple to arrive.

He watched snow fluttering against the windows as twilight settled. He could just see the swinging sign at the snowy lawn's edge, STONYHART BED & BREAKFAST. The wind blew it back and forth with a regular rhythm.

It was almost Christmas, a day Abe dreaded. Here in upper Connecticut the season was usually greeted with several feet of snow, winds that brought temperatures dipping below zero, and early dark night. This new snow was sure to drift against the doors and up to the window sills before dawn.

He turned from the windows and went again to the dark stairs, looking up. He turned on the ancient wall sconces with a switch. Four of them at intervals up the staircase gave dim, but sufficient light for going up to the second floor where the rooms were for rent. Abe tread up the steps, the scowl still in place, his mood dark as the backside of the moon.

He didn't like the man who would soon be in his house. He cared little for the woman, either, but she wasn't a problem. The man was. He was the