Knock Knock
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**CONTENT ADVISORY** Violence (I mean, it's horror...), adult language (he really likes that "F" word), sexual references (he's pretty... excited about what he's doing...) Fair warning: This is NOT a Chantilly White romance! Knock Knock is a 9,000-word Halloween horror short story.
It’s Halloween, and just about everyone’s in costume. Pretending to be someone—or something—they’re not. A princess. A pirate. A monster. But once in a while, the real monster is hiding behind the mask...
Professor Harvey G. Lockwood is a respected faculty member at a popular Northwest university. He’s tenured. Reliable. Efficient.
To his colleagues, he’s pleasant and professional. A bit pedantic, but who isn’t?
His students say he’s... tediously dull. Not the guy you want to chat up in the Student Union.
But Professor Lockwood has a secret.
A dark, delicious, deadly little secret.
And Halloween is the perfect night to let the monster out of the closet...
Trick-or-treat, bitches
Chantilly White
Like her readers, romance author Chantilly White lives in the real world, but she also knows the value of escapism. As a shy girl in a new school, Chantilly discovered the priceless ability to escape her surroundings through reading the latest romance novels or by taking pen in hand to write her own stories. Reading and writing have been a joy ever since. Now, Chantilly loves providing the same joy to her readers. Pure Hearts ~ Sinful Pleasures is more than just her tagline. It’s her promise. Whether they’re looking for a sweetly fluffy romantic tale or a spicy-hot romp, a sweeping historical romance or a contemporary love story, Chantilly White’s readers know when they delve into one of her stories, they will be transported to a world where love reigns supreme and everyone gets their happily-ever-after. Guaranteed.
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Knock Knock - Chantilly White
KNOCK KNOCK
Chantilly White
A SnapDragon Press Short Story
Published October 2017 by SnapDragon Press
Copyright © 2017 by Chantilly White; Edited by MLL
Cover Design Copyright © 2017 by Chantilly White
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ISBN:
Digital Edition 1.0/October 2017
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KNOCK KNOCK
Chantilly White
Chantilly White needs to be on your auto-buy list; I know she's on mine.
–Lucy Monroe, USA Today bestselling author
**CONTENT ADVISORY** Violence, adult language, sexual references. This is NOT a Chantilly White romance. Knock Knock is a 9,000-word Halloween horror short story.
It’s Halloween, and just about everyone’s in costume. Pretending to be someone—or something—they’re not. A princess. A pirate. A monster. But once in a while, the real monster hides behind the mask…
Professor Harvey G. Lockwood is a respected faculty member at a popular Northwest university. He’s tenured. Reliable. Efficient.
To his colleagues, he’s pleasant and professional. A bit pedantic, but who isn’t? His students say he’s… tediously dull. Not the guy you want to chat up in the Student Union.
But Professor Lockwood has a secret. A dark, delicious, deadly little secret.
And Halloween is the perfect night to let the monster out of the closet…
Trick-or-treat, bitches
DEDICATION
To my own (grown up) little monsters:
You wanted a Halloween tale.
One that was a little scary, but also a little funny.
You guys are tough taskmasters!
But I hope I delivered.
Happy Halloween.
’Tis now the very witching time of night,
When churchyards yawn
And hell itself breathes out
Contagion to this world.
Now could I drink hot blood
And do such bitter business
As the bitter day
Would quake to look on.
~ HAMLET ~ Act 3, Scene 2 ~
William Shakespeare
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page
Story Summary
Dedication
Knock Knock
Thank You!
Book List
Acknowledgements
About Chantilly
KNOCK KNOCK
Chantilly White
October 31st
Halloween made it so fucking easy.
But then, he wasn’t looking for a challenge on the night of his official, stunning debut.
Challenge would come eventually, once word got out. Women would learn