The Great Escape

<ul><li><em><strong>Peculiar pet shops.</strong></em></li><li><em><strong>Troublesome dream homes.</strong></em></li><li><em><strong>And robot vacuums that just want to be free.</strong></em></li></ul><p><strong>Looking for a captivating (and quick) escape from reality? These fifteen tales of myth magic and whimsy provide just that.</strong></p><p>Amongst the award-winning words are stories of vacations gone enchantingly wrong questionable business practices worrying parental habits misbehaving reptiles and Norse gods in a bit of a bind.</p><p>This second short story collection by Tammie Painter (author of the humor-filled Cassie Black Trilogy and The Circus of Unusual Creatures Mysteries) begins with a brief introduction telling how these stories led to the creation of those fan favorite series. The author then launches each tale with a tasty tidbit about how the story came obout.</p><p>The fifteen stories range from beguiling magical realism to laugh-out-loud silliness to dark (but not too dark) fantasy.</p><p>Some stories have a little violence (nothing gruesome) and mild cursing but no on-screen hanky panky (a giant does have some off-screen fun but I'll leave you to discover that one).</p><p> </p><p><strong>The stories inside....</strong></p><ul><li>The Great Escape </li><li>Grave Bargains </li><li>Buttercup: Queen of Death </li><li>The Drive-Thru Window </li><li>Testing the Waters </li><li>The Back Room </li><li>The Liar of Lilløya </li><li>Space Walk </li><li>Moonlight Cruise </li><li>The Ghost of Arlen Hall </li><li>A Case of Mamma's Love </li><li>Dragon Trouble </li><li>The Secret Eater </li><li>A Feast for Sight </li><li>Champ </li></ul><p> </p>