Hi, my name is Sophie Duncan. I'm an author of fantasy, paranormal, horror and erotica. Welcome to my blog. Here I'll ramble on about the books I'm reading and writing, ebooks, publishing and anything else I happen to think of.
Haunted Words! #FreeFictionFriday Exclusive Free Short Story
It's Friday and we're now in August, which means it's Free Fiction Friday.
This month's story is a short about a haunted book.
Haunted Words
by Sophie Duncan
When a bibliophile finds a book of awful love poetry, she has no way of knowing where Wilbur's purple rhymes will lead her.
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Happy New Year everyone! To wish all our Newsletter subscribers the best this year, and to thank you all for sticking with us, we have 2 stories instead of 1 this month: a fantasy story of a young girl taking her first steps into magic and a contemporary fantasy m/m short about a young man, his dragon, and his best friend. You can find both of these for Free Fiction Friday over at Wittegen Press.
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This Month's Short Stories
The Wand by Sophie Duncan Genre: fantasy Length: ~3.5K wds Description: Aelwin is a Maker, like her mother before her: she knows this in her heart, but will the fae Match her to her calling? When a hostile Shadow Coat arrives to perform the New Year Matching Ceremony for her and her friends, disaster threatens. Only Aelwin can stop it, but she doesn’t know how.
Mark of the Dragon by Natasha Duncan-Drake Genre: contemporary fantasy, m/m, adult Length: ~3.5K wds Description: Luke has always known he has a destiny, after all he has the manifestation of a dragon on his skin that moves around as it pleases and a book in his head that explains all about it. However even dragons can't help with relationships, or can they?
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Happy August everyone, we hope you are not sweltering too much in the Summer heat. We have some contemporary fantasy for you this month for Free Fiction Friday over at Wittegen Press. This month's exclusive short story is an exciting tale of magic and self discovery, as ever, free to our wonderful subscribers.
These stories are exclusively for subscribers of our newsletter, but anyone can join and it's really easy.
It is completely free to become a member and all you need is a valid email address. Fill in the form at the bottom of this page and you’re done. Don't worry if you join after the 1st Friday, the password for the month will be included in the welcome email after you subscribe.
What we WILL DO for our subscribers:
Send you an email on the 1st Friday of the month to remind you about the short story and give you the password for the month as soon as the story goes live.
Send you information about new books, competitions and events, so you don’t miss anything.
Give you two Free eBooks just for joining.
What we WON’T DO to our subscribers:
Spam you with loads of random advertising.
Reveal your email adress to anyone else.
This Month's Short Story
Sistiri: Awakenings by Sophie Duncan Genre: contemporary fantasy, magical realism Length: ~8.5K wds Description: ‘Skin as white as ice, heart as black as coal.’ That’s how Sky understood Mountain Elves, blood enemies of Hearthfae, and, a nerd that she was, allergic to magic, the last thing she expected was to end up tutoring the first diplomatic exchange student at the Interpeoples College for Magical Sciences. Freya Bloodstone is powerful, scary and determined, and she is about to awaken depths in Sky that she never knew she had.
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And November is here - soon it'll be Christmas and we won't know where the year went :). It's the first Friday of the month which means it's Free Fiction Friday over at Wittegen Press. This month we have a novelette for our lovely readers, with werewolves and vampires and magic.
These stories are exclusively for subscribers of our newsletter, but anyone can join and it's really easy.
It is completely free to become a member and all you need is a valid email address. Fill in the form at the bottom of this page and you’re done. Don't worry if you join after the 1st Friday, the password for the month will be included in the welcome email after you subscribe.
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Send you an email on the 1st Friday of the month to remind you about the short story and give you the password for the month as soon as the story goes live.
Send you information about new books, competitions and events, so you don’t miss anything.
Give you two Free eBooks just for joining.
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Spam you with loads of random advertising.
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This Month's Short Story
A Matter of Will by Natasha Duncan-Drake Genre: paranormal, romance, vampire Length: ~8.5K wds Description: Edwin and his pack have beaten the invading vampires, but they lost people doing it. One of those lost meant far more to Edwin than he would like to admit and his heart is breaking. The problem with vampires, though, is some of their kills come back.
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October is now upon us, which can only mean one thing, it's time for this month's Free Fiction Friday over at Wittegen Press. We've posted a new short story for our loyal readers to enjoy. This month it's really spooky.
These stories are exclusively for subscribers of our newsletter, but anyone can join and it's really easy.
It is completely free to become a member and all you need is a valid email address. Fill in the form at the bottom of this page and you’re done. Don't worry if you join after the 1st Friday, the password for the month will be included in the welcome email after you subscribe.
What we WILL DO for our subscribers:
Send you an email on the 1st Friday of the month to remind you about the short story and give you the password for the month as soon as the story goes live.
Send you information about new books, competitions and events, so you don’t miss anything.
Give you two Free eBooks just for joining.
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Spam you with loads of random advertising.
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This Month's Short Story
Looking for Luticia by Natasha Duncan-Drake Genre: horror, paranormal Length: ~7.5K wds Description: Lucy and her team have the most successful ghost hunting show on UK TV. They investigate, they debunk, and every now and then they catch the supernatural on camera. Their latest project is Darling Manor. This place has a locked room, which may or may not contain the embalmed remains of a dead relative, a very strange inheritance cycle, and more spooky stories than any house really needs. Lucy and her team have moved in to find out the truth, but the creepy manor has Lucy on edge. Is it her imagination, or is there something to be afraid of? This could be the one investigation that is really dangerous. Will modern technology trump historic legend, or will the supernatural gain the upper hand?
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It's the 1st Friday of September and that means it is Free Fiction Friday over at Wittegen Press. A new short story is now up for all the subscribers to our newsletter.
It is completely free to become a member and all you need is a valid email address. Fill in the form at the bottom of this page and you’re done. Don't worry if you join after the 1st Friday, the password for the month will be included in the welcome email after you subscribe.
What we WILL DO for our subscribers:
Send you an email on the 1st Friday of the month to remind you about the short story and give you the password for the month as soon as the story goes live.
Send you information about new books, competitions and events, so you don’t miss anything.
Give you two Free eBooks just for joining.
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Spam you with loads of random advertising.
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This Month's Short Story
Dark Celebrations by Sophie Duncan Genre: ghost, science fiction Length: ~9K wds Description: Mina is enjoying hers and her brother, Ali's, new posts as Ensign Navigators on board Interstellar Cruiser Queen Elizabeth VI. The entire liner has been booked out by Axis, the company that brought the known universe Carbon Prime, the key to interstellar travel, and they are celebrating their primeversary, so it's party time all round. Yet, an encounter with an impossible, derelict ship and the death of a guest in strange circumstances lead Mina to think there is something very wrong on board.
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We'll send you details of book releases, competitions and other news from our authors, BUT we WON'T spam you, or pass your details on to anyone else.
We will also give you 2 FREE ebooks just for signing up.
It's the 1st Friday of August and that means it is Free Fiction Friday over at Wittegen Press. A new short story is now up for all the subscribers to our newsletter.
It is completely free to become a member and all you need is a valid email address. Fill in the form at the bottom of this page and you’re done. Don't worry if you join after the 1st Friday, the password for the month will be included in the welcome email after you subscribe.
What we WILL DO for our subscribers:
Send you an email on the 1st Friday of the month to remind you about the short story and give you the password for the month as soon as the story goes live.
Send you information about new books, competitions and events, so you don’t miss anything.
Give you two Free eBooks just for joining.
What we WON’T DO to our subscribers:
Spam you with loads of random advertising.
Reveal your email adress to anyone else.
This Month's Short Story
The Beast In Me by Natasha Duncan-Drake Genre: paranormal, contemporary fantasy Length: ~8K wds Description: There are worrying reports about the Misomene Corporation's business dealings. Teiji Inoue was sent in to investigate, but he cover was blown. Now Teiji must survive Misomene's attentions as he discovers that the rumours of illegal practices pale in comparison to the reality. Misomene are engaged in occult research and Teiji has become one of their experiments. Even if he comes out alive he may not come out sane.
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From now on the 1st Friday of every month will be Free Fiction Friday over at Wittegen Press. This means we will be posting a new short story every month for our readers to enjoy.
These stories are exclusively for subscribers of our newsletter, but it is really easy to join.
It is completely free to become a member and all you need is a valid email address. Fill in the form at the bottom of this page and you’re done. Don't worry if you join after the 1st Friday, the password for the month will be included in the welcome email after you subscribe.
What we WILL DO for our subscribers:
Send you an email on the 1st Friday of the month to remind you about the short story and give you the password for the month as soon as the story goes live.
Send you information about new books, competitions and events, so you don’t miss anything.
Give you two Free eBooks just for joining.
What we WON’T DO to our subscribers:
Spam you with loads of random advertising.
Reveal your email adress to anyone else.
This Month's Short Story
Dance of the Dead by Natasha Duncan-Drake Genre: sci-fi, paranormal Length: ~2K wds Description: A planet torn by war and a lost courier bring Jagati and her squad to a recent battlefield. The dead call to her, but she and her people have a job to do first.
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When a bibliophile finds a book of awful love poetry, she has no way of knowing where Wilbur's purple rhymes will lead her. 
