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Til Brenko's avatar

Fellas, do yourself a couple of favors today. One, read this fucking amazing second installment of Blood Debt. Jack Stagg is knocking it out of the park here, like everything else he does. Two, smash that subscribe button. You're gonna want to be a paid subscriber for Happily Ever After too!

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Thanks, friend! Haha

CJ's avatar
Jul 18Edited

So excited to see where this goes. I like how you are revealing more about Oliver's past and his relationship with Patrick. Colby needs to move on. I feel so bad for Oliver. And what's up with Lily? Come on sis, spill the tea. Oh, and Marshmallow must be protected at all costs.

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Everyone has their secrets on this story! Haha

Evalogen's avatar

The moment Oliver drops everything to catch the collapsing man is electric you can feel years of suppressed instinct surging back in an instant the bakery's warm safe atmosphere shattering against that raw physical threat is beautifully jarring. Does Oliver's medical training fully override his fear in that moment or is there a part of him that hesitates before touching the stranger?

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Thanks, Evalogen! All those question will be answered next chapter!

Aiden040287's avatar

I'm still in awe of the amount of detail to scenes you do Jack, and the research it requires, be it cooking, art pieces, locales or something else. It's simply incredible!

‎At the beginning of the chapter nothing actually sad is happening, but I still get those melancholic feelings throughout. Even after the tense encounter with Colby... And just because of the lies of one man, which managed to destroy Oliver twice - once with broken love and once with broken career. And now with Trevor keeping Oliver at arm's length, it seems no matter how warm or beautiful bakery is, it still has the air of sadness all around. Maybe "A wild Pokemon has appeared!" moment was exactly what Oliver needed to break through that funk.

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Thanks, Aiden! Worldbuilding is honestly my favorite part of writing, lol. Swear to God, if there were a job where someone just built the world, the setting, the characters, the lore, the plot, everything, and then handed it off to another author to actually write the story, I'd do it in a heartbeat.

dc architect's avatar

Jack - I love how detailed your narrative is! Your writing keeps getting better and better.

Jack Stagg's avatar

Thanks, friend! This is one of the parts I love the most about writing, I can seriously pass hours and hours on Pinterest looking for references for my novels, haha

Demi S.'s avatar

Jack, what an incredible read for a Sunday morning, thank you! You build warmth and atmosphere so beautifully and imbue all of it with a specific tenderness and depth.

Cannot wait to read more!

Jack Stagg's avatar

Thanks, Demi! If you like cozy stories to read in a quiet morning with a cup of coffee, you gonna love some of my future projects.

Demi S.'s avatar

Can’t wait to make my way further into your catalog.