Glen Rio You won’t survive Glen Rio No one, not even me My warning, take heed The promise of gold, more than one can abide Oh, I hear the angel’s call Her eyes alight with hellish fire Oh, I hear her hounds bray my fall Their rabid howls do not tire Oh, I won’t be calledContinue reading “The Devil’s Bane #10”
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The Devil’s Bane #8
The Loyas didn’t put me in their prisons like I thought they would. Before I knew it, they gave me my gun back and put me atop a horse much to my surprise. I was still far from free to leave. Annette and eighteen other men armed to the teeth rode beside and in frontContinue reading “The Devil’s Bane #8”
The Devil’s Bane #7
I couldn’t sleep that night. How could anyone? I had taken over a dead man’s identity to kill the head of a family and possibly blown my cover with Annette. Whatever deal Otto and her had, I had completely destroyed. I didn’t have time. I had to find Hector and kill him or else DustyContinue reading “The Devil’s Bane #7”
The Devil’s Bane #6
Annette sent a maid to clean my wounds and wash the blood and dirt off my skin. I lost track of time as I lay in a trough of steaming water leaning back on a steel lip. I closed my eyes and let go of consciousness. I heard a tiny squeak from the guest doorContinue reading “The Devil’s Bane #6”
The Devil’s Bane #5
The Loya Homestead was made up of a series of barns and storage containers. They were a merchant family that supplied the region with vital amenities such as soap, silk, horseshoes, guns, bullets, and water-treatment solutions. The woman named Annette Loya had saved our lives and, as her men cleaned up the road leading toContinue reading “The Devil’s Bane #5”
The Devil’s Bane #4
They hung the crazed old man at sunrise. I saw his broken shadow swinging from a rope from within the jail cells. Dusty Rose wasn’t playing around. A hulk of a man opened the cell gate and walked in holding a bundle of clothes in his arms. He walked to the foot of my cotContinue reading “The Devil’s Bane #4”
Beta TBA
Beta stage soon to be announced of the short-story collection of The Rise of Devils!!!
I’m on bookshelves!!!
Huge shoutout to Wild Lark Books for agreeing to put my first two novels on their shelves. Brianne van Reenen, the owner, was so very warm and patient with my questions regarding placement and sales of the novels. It was such a pleasant conversation and I walked out of her bookstore feeling like a millionContinue reading “I’m on bookshelves!!!”
Author J.M. Topp 