A Note from the Author If you’ve read this, you’ve survived a story where the rules didn’t break, they just… bent. If you liked this twisted take on struggle and strength, check back next time—for me, only easy problems are next.
The entity slithered forward, voice hissing like steam from a kettle. “We eat those who resist us. You, little problem-solver, are the only one strong enough to defy us. But defying isn’t helping, is it?” Only Hard Problems by Jennifer Estep -ePub-
The client was older, with silver hair and a voice like gravel. “They call me Mama Sorel. I need you to find my son. He vanished two weeks ago. The police think he ran off, but his shadow didn’t move with him.” She gestured to the shape pooling at her feet. “This one’s been hunting him. I think it wants to kill me next.” A Note from the Author If you’ve read
For most people, the world was full of problems—small, manageable ones. But for Lila Thorne, the only problems worth solving were the hard ones. Easy issues didn’t faze her. A broken zipper? Boring. A math test? A nap. But when a curse took down half the city, or a ghost demanded a sacrifice, her gift kicked in with a snap of lightning and a crack of thunder. “We eat those who resist us
“You don’t. You embrace the easy. For once, pretend not to care. Let the problem find you.”
“I’ll take the job,” she said. “But you’ll need to double the deposit.”