SEVEN BY SEVEN
SEVEN BY SEVEN contains "Seven Deadly Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins by Seven Deadly Authors." Tony Burton, who is the founder, owner, and editor of Crime and Suspense Ezine, is the mastermind behind this project. He selected seven authors, including BJ Bourg, from around the country to spin seven tales on the seven deadly sins. This anthology contains a total of forty-nine deadly flash stories that were edited by Mr. Burton.
The other six authors who are included in this quality anthology are Kimberly Brown, Deborah Elliott-Upton, John M. Floyd, Sunny Frazier, Gary Hoffman, and Frank Zafiro.
To order a copy, contact the author at bjbourg@bjbourg.com.
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BJ Bourg's seven stories, along with a short excerpt from each, is as follows:
INSUBORDINATION (Lust)
EXCERPT:
I smiled. Not at the printout, but at Rachael’s pink, silk shirt. Her collar was open, exposing the tops of her swollen, snowy breasts. A light sprinkle of freckles added character to an already mesmerizing picture. I felt a stirring deep inside my stomach. I smiled again–Ben always hired the best-looking secretaries for me.
UNTIL DEATH (Gluttony)
EXCERPT:
“No! Please, don’t!” Sarah’s chin trembled. She tried to push Greg away, but he was too strong—too hungry. He dropped onto her and ravished her body, over and over.
AN INDOLENT HEART (Sloth)
EXCERPT:
Tears welled in Lydia’s eyes. She swallowed the flood of emotion that stirred deep within her and thought back to a time when Tom wasn’t so lazy. Back before he found the diary.
BAIL MONEY (Greed)
EXCERPT:
I dialed in the combination and gasped when I opened the safe. There were five stacks of $100 bills. I grabbed them and checked the labels. Twentythousand dollars! I stuffed the money into the front of my pants. I had just shut the safe when the secretary burst through the door.
SHOT OF ANGER (Wrath)
EXCERPT:
“You can’t tell him—he’ll kill you!”
Gina Baxter nodded. “Probably.”
Richard Constant paced the floor. “Think about what you’re saying. You can’t—”
“My mind’s made up.” Gina walked to the door of the musky hotel room and paused. “Don’t worry; I won’t mention your name.”
SNIPER'S CHOICE (Envy)
EXCERPT:
“Eighteen seconds!” the instructor bellowed.
I smiled inwardly. Thus far, my overall time was the best. There was only one sniper left in the competition—my partner, and she wasn’t even close to being in my league.
UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT (Pride)
EXCERPT:
“I threw for nearly three thousand yards and thirty touchdowns in ‘79,” Andy said to the locals at Rex’ Restaurant and Bar. “That record will never be broken.”
Jasper pointed to the newspaper clipping on the wall. “Not if he has his way.”