Damned & Distressed: Stories of Daring Occurrences

By Jonas Cardona

DAMNED & DISTRESSED: STORIES OF DARING OCCURRENCES plunges into the darkness to witness three individuals fight for their lives.

“Devil’s Trap” shows the life of a grieving mother, Katie. While in her kitchen, she summons a soul-dealing demon named Astaroth and presents an offer to him that he cannot refuse. Astaroth quickly realizes this is no ordinary deal and Katie attempts to turn the tables, but everything comes at a price.

In “Rotten Allure,” Shelly finds herself in an unfamiliar place with an unlikely companion, Adam, who is an adoring customer at Shelly’s diner. Adam works his charm in hopes that she will fall for him as Shelly is forced to play along.

“Everest Assault” takes place on the battlefield where Crux commands his first tactical mission. His team is not pleased to work with an inexperienced leader, but Crux is confident in his abilities. He operates his team just as he learned but his training didn’t prepare him for the aftermath.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jonas Cardona
• Release date: Aug 3, 2019

Jonas Cardona

Jonas Cardona is an upcoming novelist and artist focusing on Science Fiction and Fantasy. He is earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and has published a short story titled "Rotten Allure" on Scarlet Leaf Review. After five years in the United States Army, Cardona gave up his career to pursue a new mission- to impact as many people’s hearts, minds and souls worldwide by creating inspirational content. He aspires to write a series of novels and develop a clothing line, but in the meantime, he shares art, insightful life stories, fictional short stories along with fitness and health advice.

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Damned & Distressed:

Stories of Daring Occurrences

By Jonas Cardona

Copyright by Jonas Cardona, 2019

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Table of Contents

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Devil’s Trap

Rotten Allure

Everest Assault

About the Author

Connect with Me

Devil’s Trap

Katie stood at the sink and looked out the kitchen window. Next to her laid a superhero action figure and a pack of cigarettes on the countertop. Katie lifted her cup and felt the steam