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Short and Sweet: @BeccaJCampbell Releases Constricted: A Flawed Series Short Story!

A Short Story Companion to the Flawed Series Today is the release for Constricted , a brand new short story related to Becca J. Campbell ’s Flawed series. This story coincides with the events in Empath (Flawed #1), and takes place in Logan's point of view. You'll need to read Empath first to thoroughly enjoy this story. If you haven't already, download a free copy of Empath (links below). Read on to find out more about Constricted . Constricted (A Flawed Short Story) Logan’s secret has been exposed. When Jade—a beautiful student at the college where he teaches—discovered the truth, he spilled the whole repulsive story. Jade’s empathetic kindness flooded him with emotions he didn’t know he had and isn’t sure he wants to deal with. It would be the easiest thing in the world to leave and let Jade be a whisper in his past. He can exit now and regain his anonymity, or he can risk everything to stay and face her again. It’s not an easy choice, and when he’s about to de...

Book Review: Gateway to Reality by Becca J. Campbell

Becca J. Campbell's novel, Gateway to Reality, engendered high expectations after the release of her first novel, Foreign Identity , last year. I am pleased to say that Campbell's second effort has more than lived up to her first, and Gateway to Reality is  a pleasing blend of science-fiction excitement and convicting personal drama that makes it a highly satisfying read. When Wes, the protagonist, starts having strangely vivid dreams, his life takes a turn he never expected and he begins discovering things about the universe and his earthly body that he never thought he would. Confronted with an alternate dimension in which "Existence" is the only law, Wes must work to discover to which world he truly belongs, and which version of himself he an learn to live with. To compare this story to The Matrix might be apt in that Campbell has created an alternate reality for her characters in which they know the truth of their existence--namely that they are part of an un...