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Chronicles of the Giantess — Chapter 9: Trials of Belonging

Garrett Ironarm is willing to hear Valorie out, but his company isn’t so sure about a farm girl with no armor and no weapon. Before she can join, she has to prove she’s more than size. Continue reading
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Chronicles of the Giantess — Chapter 8: Meeting the Company

The Crossroads Inn is loud, smoky, and full of hardened sellswords who take one look at a giantess in her best dress and laugh. Can Valorie convince the Ironarm Company she belongs at their table? Continue reading
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Chronicles of the Giantess — Chapter 7: The Crossroads Inn

Valorie leaves Millhaven at dawn with her father at her side, a pack of Mildred’s rations on her back, and an eight-foot frame the road isn’t ready for. Next stop: the Crossroads Inn, where adventurers are made or broken. Continue reading
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The Broken Shield Chronicles — Chapter 9: Foundation and Trust

Chapter 9 of The Broken Shield Chronicles — a cozy dark fantasy series by Chadwick Rye. Aldar and dwarven master craftsman Markus complete the structural repairs to The Broken Shield, only to discover ancient sanctuary runes carved into the tavern’s foundation stones — and a hidden compartment containing a broken shield, a guardian’s journal, and… Continue reading
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Chronicles of the Giantess — Chapter 6: A Choice to be Made

Valorie faces the defining moment of her new life as a giantess reborn in Millhaven. After a chance encounter with traveling merchants reveals a mysterious giant-born warrior protecting the roads, and her mother Thessa Stoneson’s long-hidden letter arrives at last, she must choose between the family she loves and the call of her giant heritage.… Continue reading
