The Sharp Secret

By Meyari McFarland

Yijun paused at the door of the tiny shop, skin prickling. The smell was old mold despite the icy cold enveloping xem.

Creepy as hell dolls all around xem. Xe wanted to run right back outside but the jocks that'd chased xem were still out there. No way was xe facing them down.

So. Yeah. Creepy dolls. Creepy shop owner. And everything shifting around xem in ways that made Yijun want to run.

The trap had already been sprung, though, so there was no way out except straight through.

Right to the soul of the magic.

Or was it Yijun's soul?

Nonbinary lovers of fantasy and horror will devour The Sharp Secret and remember it for years.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Meyari McFarland
• Release date: Aug 18, 2018
• ISBN: 9781386701651

Meyari McFarland

Meyari McFarland has been telling stories since she was a small child. Her stories range from SF and Fantasy adventures to Romances but they always feature strong characters who do what they think is right no matter what gets in their way. Her series range from Space Opera Romance in the Drath series to Epic Fantasy in the Mages of Tindiere world. Other series include Matriarchies of Muirin, the Clockwork Rift Steampunk mysteries, and the Tales of Unification urban fantasy stories, plus many more. You can find all of her work on MDR Publishing's website at www.MDR-Publishing.com.

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The Sharp Secret

The Sharp Secret

Meyari McFarland

MDR Publishing

Contents

Other Books by Meyari McFarland:

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The Sharp Secret

I. Crumbling of the Soul

2. Foundations in Antiquity

3. Nightmares of Time

Other Books by Meyari McFarland:

Afterword

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Author Bio

Other Books by Meyari McFarland:

Day Hunt on the Final Oblivion

Day of Joy

Immortal Sky

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A New Path

Following the Trail

Crafting Home

Finding a Way

Go Between

Like Arrows of Fate

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Out of Disaster

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The Shores of Twilight Bay

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Coming Together

Following the Beacon

The Solace of Her Clan

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You can find these and many other books at www.MDR-Publishing.com. We are a small independent publisher focusing on LGBT content. Please sign up for our mailing list to get regular updates on the latest preorders and new releases and a free ebook!

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Duty defined Jing Althus' life.

Duty to Nthanda, his cousin. To the Ceelen who expected him to lead if Nthanda fell.

Someone had targeted the Ceelen for destruction.

Only one person could help Jing discover them: Iman Hogarth, conman, genius and the most beautiful man Jing had ever met.

If Iman would help.

Jing's only hope was to convince Iman that he was worth risking Iman's life.

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The Sharp Secret

Yijun paused at the door of the tiny shop, skin prickling. Sweat, companionable and warm a moment ago, went sharp and hostile on xyr skin. It was like stepping into a freezer, cold cutting into xyr nostrils, assaulting xyr ears and fingers and the damp flesh at xyr throat. And the smell, musty as old mold and classic books left too long unopened. Xe shivered, rubbing xyr hands over xyr arms.

Goosebumps.

Really was cold as hell in here. Creepy, too. Every single shelf was covered with dolls and figurines. Tiny little things the size of xyr thumbnail on up to one over by the register that was the exact size of a toddler, just with glassy eyes and that perfect sort of ringlet that would never survive two seconds on a real child. Yijun thought about going back outside, continuing xyr supposedly casual stroll but really quite urgent power walk through Lake Steven's oh-so-historical shopping district.

But AC was AC, even when you were dealing with some seriously creepy stuff staring at you from every direction. And all the dolls blocked