Protected in Every Way: Uncollected Anthology, #24
()
About this ebook
Amabella: intelligent, inquisitive, artistic, sporty. She leads a perfect life, with perfect friends.
Until she discovers something terribly, frighteningly wrong with her friends.
Surely there must be someone real Amabella can trust?
Gripping short story "Protected in Every Way" is part of Uncollected Anthology 24: Alchemy.
Dayle A. Dermatis
Dayle A. Dermatis is the author or coauthor of many novels (including snarky urban fantasies Ghosted and the forthcoming Shaded and Spectered) and more than a hundred short stories in multiple genres, appearing in such venues as Fiction River, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, and DAW Books.Called the mastermind behind the Uncollected Anthology project, she also guest edits anthologies for Fiction River, and her own short fiction has been lauded in many year's best anthologies in erotica, mystery, and horror.She lives in a book- and cat-filled historic English-style cottage in the wild greenscapes of the Pacific Northwest. In her spare time she follows Styx around the country and travels the world, which inspires her writing.To find out where she’s wandered off to (and to get free fiction!), check out DayleDermatis.com and sign up for her newsletter or support her on Patreon.* * *I value honest feedback, and would love to hear your opinion in a review, if you’re so inclined, on your favorite book retailer’s site.* * *For more information:www.dayledermatis.com
Read more from Dayle A. Dermatis
Some Old Lover's Ghost Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSmall Wonders: A Delightful Collection of Ten Short-Short Speculative Fiction Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsResearching History for Fantasy Writers: How to Use Historical Detail to Make Your Fantasy Worlds Rich and Compelling Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWinter Wonderlands: Ten Tales of Holiday Magic Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBothering With the Details: A Copyediting Cozy Mystery Short Story Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBeautiful Soul: A Sweet Paranormal Lesbian Romance Short Story Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDevilish Deals and Perilous Pacts Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNo Secrets Better Kept: An Anthology of Hidden Truths Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGet Inside Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLeft Behind, She Waited Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFollow You: A Thrilling Short Story of International Art Theft Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIgnite the Night Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Madness of Survival Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDominant Species: A Shapeshifter Short Story Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Fate of My Own Future Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStupid Games: A Brittani Menchin Justice Short Story Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Sound of My Own Voice Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBerengere Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDesperate Housewitches Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSeeds of Hope Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPepper Pretorious Saves the Day Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsZero Tolerance Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWritten on the Coast Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThese Chains Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLeave a Candle Burning Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThis is the World Calling Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsVoices Carry and Other Stories of Women and Crime Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Rising Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIn Faery Rings, the Truth of Things Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to Protected in Every Way
Titles in the series (57)
War On All Fronts: Uncollected Anthology, #4 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPrimitive Area: Uncollected Anthology, #8 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPaulaleena: Uncollected Anthology, #8 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDancing with Tong Yi: Uncollected Anthology, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Library of Atlantis: Uncollected Anthology, #5 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Sweet Shop: Uncollected Anthology, #6 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhat You Wish For (Uncollected Anthology: Enchanted Emporiums) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsReleasing the Spell: Uncollected Anthology, #12 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRhapsody in Blue (Uncollected Anthology: Happily Ever Afters) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Perfect Shoes: Uncollected Anthology, #6 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHelmie: Uncollected Anthology, #11 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Bee-Keeper's Daughter: Uncollected Anthology, #11 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCandles and Shadows: Uncollected Anthology, #9 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Mouse Who Laughed: Uncollected Anthology, #10 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHedging the Witch: Uncollected Anthology, #10 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWee Beasties: Uncollected Anthology, #18 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Fairy Boy-Band: Uncollected Anthology, #13 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFairy Tale Fates: Uncollected Anthology, #16 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNine Lives: Spells Gone Awry: Uncollected Anthology, #12 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCommunication Breakdown: Uncollected Anthology, #13 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAt The Crossroads: Uncollected Anthology, #13 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGood Scrying Gone Bad: Uncollected Anthology, #11 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Tommys: Uncollected Anthology, #18 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOathbreaker: part of Warlocks: Uncollected Anthology, #14 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTransformations: Uncollected Anthology, #14 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNo Magic in the World: Uncollected Anthology, #14 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Talent Show: Uncollected Anthology, #20 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTelling the Bees: Uncollected Anthology, #18 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBadlands: Uncollected Anthology, #17 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Scales: Uncollected Anthology, #17 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related ebooks
TSN's Jr. Novel Collection Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLikes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Spooky Magic Spell: Spooky Magic Mysteries, #2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe World of Lies Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMothers and Daughters: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5NightKind Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAlmost Dark: A Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Between Mirrors Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Song of Death: Vocal Chronicles Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAnnabelle Adams and the Lost Sword of Avalon Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAlessia in Atlantis: The Forbidden Vial: Alessia in Atlantis, #1 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Everything Will Be All Right: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Forgotten Horse: Connemara Horse Adventures, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLittle Matchmakers Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGrandma's Eyes: Childhood Beliefs In An Adult World Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Marvellers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Dissenters - A Future Forgotten Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Stone Gospel: A Ghost Story Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJourney to the Parallels Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Breadcrumb Game Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Multiplication of Elmer Whit Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCome Tumbling Down Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Until We Meet Again Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLookaway, Lookaway: A Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Splintered: A Splintered Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Miss Fortescue's Protector in Paris Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Twilight, Say Cheese! Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCavers: A Vampire Tale Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsClara and the Magic Circles Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsKilling a Unicorn: A Mystery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Fantasy For You
The City of Dreaming Books Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Piranesi Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Priory of the Orange Tree Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Tress of the Emerald Sea: Secret Projects, #1 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This Is How You Lose the Time War Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Stories of Ray Bradbury Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Fellowship Of The Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Silmarillion Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Picture of Dorian Gray (The Original 1890 Uncensored Edition + The Expanded and Revised 1891 Edition) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Assassin and the Pirate Lord: A Throne of Glass Novella Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Talisman: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Assassin and the Desert: A Throne of Glass Novella Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wizard's First Rule Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Assassin and the Empire: A Throne of Glass Novella Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Labyrinth of Dreaming Books: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Immortal Longings Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fairy Tale Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Don Quixote: [Complete & Illustrated] Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Phantom Tollbooth Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Nettle & Bone Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Assassin and the Underworld: A Throne of Glass Novella Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sarah J. Maas: Series Reading Order - with Summaries & Checklist Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Eyes of the Dragon Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Warrior of the Light: A Manual Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Protected in Every Way
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
Protected in Every Way - Dayle A. Dermatis
Protected in Every Way
Uncollected Anthology 24: Alchemy
Dayle A. Dermatis
Soul’s Road PressContents
About This Book
Protected in Every Way
Ghosted
Chapter 1
Uncollected Anthology
About the Author
Also by Dayle A. Dermatis
Be the First to Know!
About This Book
Amabella: intelligent, inquisitive, artistic, sporty. She leads a perfect life, with perfect friends.
Until she discovers something terribly, frighteningly wrong with her friends.
Surely there must be someone real Amabella can trust?
Gripping story Protected in Every Way
is part of Uncollected Anthology 24: Alchemy.
Praise for Dayle A. Dermatis
Dermatis has a love of lush language….
– Tangent Online
Protected in Every Way
The two adults watch the child play in the snow. The child laughs and chortles, leans back to catch snowflakes, flops bonelessly down to wave limbs to make snow angels.
The woman exudes wealth and status. Her dark brown hair is impeccably styled, her scarlet wool coat with its shiny black buttons all the way down cost far more than most people’s monthly salaries. Her gloves are supple black leather lined with real rabbit fur. Her makeup is understated perfection on a sculpted face that doesn’t need much assistance.
The man cares about status and wealth as well, but for him, his status comes from other things, not his appearance. His black wool coat is expensive, but years old, with shiny spots at the elbows, and his unkept hair needs trimming. His lips are chapped. When it comes to status, he cares specifically about his work and how it is received. He has ambition, plans—grand and glorious plans.
She despairs of his outward appearance, but has every faith in