Enforcing Christmas

By Raina Lorring

Liz is just trying to make it through a trip home to see her parents for the holidays without having to rip anyone's throat out.

"Enforcing Christmas" is the stand-alone prequel story to the forthcoming werewolf novel A Broken Howl, coming January 2016. This release is not only FREE, but this edition contains a preview chapter of A Broken Howl.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Raina Lorring
• Release date: Dec 13, 2015
• ISBN: 9781311703538

Raina Lorring

Raina Lorring is an English graduate student. She currently works at a community college as a writing tutor and lives in southern Texas. She has published multiple short works of non-fiction and fiction in various media. As a writer, her chosen genres vary between horror, science fiction and fantasy. In her spare time, Raina enjoys writing, reading, cooking, listening to loud music, reconstructing clothing, and spending time with her family.

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Enforcing Christmas

By Raina Lorring

Edited by Roz White

Cover by Raina Lorring

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

Published by Riot Kitten Press

Copyright © 2015 by Raina Lorring

ISBN: 9781311703538

All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

The sharing or copying of this work may also result in boils, hair loss, and visits from flying monkeys who want to borrow a cup of sugar.

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Enforcing Christmas

Chapter 1

Enforcing Christmas

This work was originally published in Winter Blend by Cool Beans and 13 by Riot Kitten Press.

Liz glared at the string of lights. It was a humbling moment to admit being outsmarted by a jumbled heap of bulbs and wires. She plucked a little red light out of its socket, and then she stuck it between her lips where the bulb traded places with one of its brothers, who now got the spot of honor on the strand. The lights came to life; then with a flicker, they went dark. A loud groan escaped her lips, as did the bulb.

Seriously, she grumbled, searching for the loose bulb now among the pile of Christmas lights in her lap. The search was fruitless.

Mom, she called towards the kitchen. "I really appreciate y'all accommodating us last minute, but we really don't need to do a tree and stuff. Hailee is fourteen. Teenagers don’t care about Christmas trees, and it's already Christmas Eve."

Her mother poked her head through the doorway. Her long gray hair was in a messy bun, her cheeks flushed from baking, a large mixing bowl complete with spoon sticking out was against her