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    The Dryad and the Dudebro
    The Dryad and the Dudebro
    The Dryad and the Dudebro
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    The Dryad and the Dudebro

    By Sif Abrams

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    Enter the world of Ashley Brown, a magical troubleshooter, fixer, and all-around problem solver in this modern-meets-magic short story. When a dryad named Willow comes knocking on Ashley's door seeking help with a pesky suitor, not all avenues to resolving the issue are the same as Ashley delves into the background of a seemingly-innocuous, if persistent, young man. Will Willow be safe from the darkness hidden in her suitor or will the insistent man get his way - at any cost?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSif Abrams
    Release dateNov 16, 2018
    ISBN9780463231197
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      The Dryad and the Dudebro - Sif Abrams

      The Dryad and the Dudebro

      A Modern Fairytales Short

      From the Casefiles of Ashely Brown: Troubleshooter

      By Sif Abrams

      ©2018 Sif Abrams/Stephanie Long

      Distributed by Smashwords

      Smashwords Edition, License Note

      Thank you for downloading this ebook. This book remains the copyrighted property of the author and may not be redistributed to others for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you enjoyed this book, please encourage your friends to download their own copy from their favorite authorized retailer. Thank you for your support.

      Dedication

      This story couldn’t have happened without the unrelenting and unfaltering support of my mother.

      Love you, Mom

      Ashley Brown hated harassment cases.

      Hate wasn’t a word Ashley used without giving the subject the care and consideration it was due. It wasn’t a light word. It wasn’t a will o’ the wisp of a thing that was there one moment and gone in the breeze the next.

      No, to hate something, in the real visceral sense of the truth of the word required significant thought.

      So when Ashely Brown said she hated a thing it was with a virulence unfettered by lack of conviction.

      Ashley’s hate was a fierce, cold thing that burned in her chest and never slept, always vigilant for the cause of its birth. Her hate was a thing with teeth and claws as sharp and ready as the magic that sang in her veins and

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