Rivershade episode 1 drops tomorrow! Squee with joy!
I’m loving this story because I get to play with lots of tropes that I love: lost heirs, dead end jobs, magical legacy, chosen one, reluctant but sexy mentors, dangerous men with hidden agendas, family secrets, small town secrets, cryptids, folklore.
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- Weekly episodes of Rivershade
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- A free eBook of any serial that concludes during your membership
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Blurbification one more time!
People love Rivershade for two things: the wellness industry built around their famous “magical” hot springs and the urban legends of mysterious local creatures. Come for a facial, meet a siren, drink the magical springwater cure… watch out for the Squirrel Man! What people don’t know is that Rivershade is a hot spot for disappearances. It’s a tourist town, they say. People come and go all the time.
But do they? Go I mean.
I’d leave this creepy burg in a heartbeat, but I’m scraping by at my dead-end job at the Shay-D-Mart. I’ve got no family to rely on. I’m not an orphan but I might as well be. Mom left years ago and dad only cares about his new family.
Finding out the secrets in Rivershade might be my ticket out of here. Let’s call it investigative reporting. A book, or a podcast? I could make a mint if I could figure out the secrets here. What I really need is to get close to the elite society that rules Rivershade.
Then one day, my tickets walk through the door. Two hot guys telling me I’m the missing heir to a magical legacy? Right… and I have some prime swampland to sell you.
But they seem connected to Rivershade’s high society. I might not be the heir they’re looking for, but I can play the role long enough to get the access I need to find out what’s really going on here. Then I’m out of here, off to fame and a bank account with actual savings in it.
Magical heir? Pffft… How hard can it be to fake that?
What is Rivershade Episode 1 about and what are episodes like?
We meet Bohdana (Bohdie) Marchenko and get to meet her overbearing boss, Barry and her frenemy (more like an enemy) Kim Sterling.
Bite size stories for morning commutes.
Each episode is around 1500-2000 words. I’m aiming for quick reads for busy lives. I love serialized stories in podcasting and the anticipation of waiting for a new episode.
Where can I read these stories?
Currently these episodes are on Ream which is a subscription platform. You may be familiar with sites such as Wattled or Royal Road.