Our own Jean Marie Ward has a short story collection, Dragons, Cats, & Formidable Femmes, out today (July 16) from Ginger Blue Publishing.
Meet Lord Bai (a very classy dragon), two cats who channel a top paranormal investigative team, deeply spiritual flies, a kitten who’s a real demon, a dedicated lover of gold, some wild Greek demi-gods, and many more fun, fierce, and fascinating characters, including a refrigerator that is far more than it appears to be.
This whimsical collection brings together a host of offbeat and unexpected tales, many of them never-before-published, to entertain and amuse. Flash fiction, short stories, novelettes, and novellas all combine to create a collection that’s perfect for whatever reading mood you’re in.
From Jean Marie: “Every story in the collection is illustrated by a human (no AI here), most by cover artist, Lisa Dovichi.
– The collection will be available in paperback and multiple ebook formats. However, you can only pre-order the paperback version from Barnes & Noble. The paperback will also be available from Amazon, but only after it’s officially released.
– Although the collection has a heavy focus on dragons and cats, one of my favorite stories, “The Gap in the Fence,” is all about two girls and a dog. Of course, both girls are formidable.”
• Buy links:
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Kobo
Apple Books
• See also JeanMarieWard.com and GingerBluePublishing.com/coming-soon
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23 Responses
If the illustrations are as fanciful as the cover, this should be a fun read! Congratulations!
That looks like a blast. Dragons and cats are two of my favorites!
Same.
Me, too. Cats and dragons, woot! Congratulations! 🙂
Congrats!! This sounds like so much fun!!
Congratulations, Jean Marie Ward! I love both cats and dragons, so it sounds great to me.
Fun!
Very interested in Jean Marie Ward new release. Could not order it on Ginger Blue, her website, Amazon, etc.
VERY frustrating.
Jean Marie? Can you help Marne out here?
Argh! It didn’t post! But Susan managed somehow. Anybody know the secret handshake involved? Thanks!
Sorry, Marne. Fingers crossed I can post the link this time. If not, please scroll down to Susan’s post. She got it right. Thanks so much for your interest!
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you! I hope you like the stories as much as the subjects. Sorry the links seem to have gone wonky. The Amazon link has a generous sample of three stories and their art. (The illustrations are so much fun!) So I’m going to post the Amazon link, just so you can see the pictures: Thanks again! <3
Oops, the link didn’t stick. But I hope you’ll check out the ‘Zon sample, regardless. And thank you so much, Jenny, for posting!
Sounds very entertaining! I will go and look for a copy. Congrats!
Thank you!
https://www.amazon.com/Dragons-Cats-Formidable-Femmes-Collection-ebook/dp/B0D127DCQL
This link worked for me. Congratulations I bought it.
Thank you so much on both counts, Susan! <3
Got mine! Thanks, Susan.
Thank you, Deb! <3
Available on kindle format in the UK. Ordered and next on my list to read. Think I’m going to really enjoy this, many thanks for the recommendation.
Thank you! <3
Congratulations! Looks like a fun read.
Thanks again, everyone. 😀