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    The Right Bitch Trio
    The Right Bitch Trio
    The Right Bitch Trio
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    The Right Bitch Trio

    By Doranna Durgin

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    The Right Bitch x3: three stories, three times the irreverent adventure

    A Bitch in Time: With her handler, Shiba patrols her territory for illicit magic. But Shiba has just lost her lifelong partner, and his replacement doesn't trust her. With nasty illicit magic sneaking across the border, what's a bitch to do? Of course, the real question is, will she do it in time...

    The Right Bitch: Shiba isn't your average bitch in chain mail...she's a linehound with a very special skill for tracking illicit magic. But Shiba isn't alone on the border line; she now shares the territory with Sabre, who would rather leave her in his dust. Two hounds, two handlers, and a new kind of magic rising...someone's got to figure it all out. Who else but the right bitch?

    Bitch Bewitched: As a linehound, Shiba protects the borderlands from spellrunners--but she never thought she'd be protecting her puppies from their magic!
    ( Originally published in Did You Say Chicks?!, The Chick is in the Mail, and Misspelled.)

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDoranna Durgin
    Release dateApr 25, 2014
    ISBN9781611383850
    The Right Bitch Trio
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    Doranna Durgin

    Doranna Durgin spent her childhood filling notebooks first with stories and art, then with novels. After obtaining a degree in wildlife illustration and environmental education, she spent a number of years deep in the Appalachian Mountains. When she emerged, it was as a writer who found herself irrevocably tied to the natural world and its creatures - and with a new touchstone to the rugged spirit that helped settle the area, which she instills in her characters. Dun Lady's Jess, Doranna's first published fantasy novel, received the 1995 Compton Crook/Stephen Tall award for the best first book in the fantasy, science fiction and horror genres; she now has fifteen novels of eclectic genres on the shelves and more on the way. Most recently, she's leaped gleefully into the world of action-romance. When she's not writing, Doranna builds author web sites, wanders around outside with a camera and works with horses and dogs - currently, she's teaching agility classes. There's a Lipizzan in her backyard, a mountain looming outside her office window, a pack of agility dogs romping in the house and a laptop sitting on her desk - and that's just the way she likes it.

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      The Right Bitch Trio - Doranna Durgin

      The Right Bitch Trio

      A Bitch in Time ~ The Right Bitch ~ Bitch Bewitched

      Doranna Durgin

      Blue Hound Visions

      Blue Hound Visions

      Tijeras, NM

      Like fantasy? Want a quick read that will leave you wanting more from an author? This Bitch may be the one for you!

      — Amazon Reviewer

      Copyright & Dedication

      THE RIGHT BITCH TRIO:

      A Bitch in Time ~ The Right Bitch ~ Bitch Bewitched

      Copyright © 2014 by Doranna Durgin

      ISBN: 978-1-61138-385-0

      Published by Blue Hound Visions, Tijeras NM, an affiliate of Book View Cafe´

      December 2013

      Cover: Doranna Durgin

      Cover texture source: Caleb Kimbrough

      Proofreaders: Sherwood Smith, Jennifer Stevenson

      Original Copyrights © Did You Say Chicks?! (Baen 1998); The Chick is in the Mail (Baen 2000); Misspelled (DAW 2008)

      ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

      This story is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination, or, if real, used fictitiously— and any resemblance to actual persons, business establishments, events, or locales is purely coincidental.

      License Notes:

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      A BITCH IN TIME

      The three stories from the Right Bitch series were all a blast to write— I got to play with hounds (my favorite!) and magic (my favorite!) and a slightly twisted sense of humor (my favorite!).

      First published in Did You Say Chicks?! of the popular anthology series edited by Esther Friesner, A Bitch in Time was a whole lot of fun to write, and I hope you enjoy reading it.

      Also, this is for Strider the WonderHound— the varmint hunter extraordinaire with whom I first got to use the words, Strider! Come down from that tree!

      1.

      Shiba sat on the bare wood planks of the cabin porch, wiggling her posterior away from a persistent splinter. Chain mail hung heavily on her shoulders and across her back, and the leather-lined helmet chafed her across the ears despite its custom contours. Across her broad chest hung a short row of service pins and one smooth, polished medal.

      Shiba would have ripped it off if she’d been given the choice. What good was valor when it wasn’t enough?

      Good for a thorough rolling-on, that’s what.

      Beside her stood the Line Mate, the man in charge of the border cabins representing the first line of defense against illegal magics. Patience, he said, resting his hand on the skirt of mail that hung over her long ears. He’ll be here. Naught for you to worry.

      Shiba made a grumping noise and lifted her nose to the air, expertly sorting it for any taste of stranger-odor. There! Was that..? She whined, licked her lips, and tried again. Definitely!

      Coming, is he? the Line Mate asked, eyeing the path that led from the woods. His other name was Eldon, though Shiba thought he ought to pick one name or the other and stick with it. All right. Just you keep in mind that he’s recently lost his own partner. That does things to a lineman, you know.

      Shiba’s tail quivered, and her forehead furrowed into furry wrinkles. The scent of her new partner was strong in her nose, stronger than any words Eldon might say. People talked all the time anyway, whether they had something to say or not.

      She strained her eyes— not the strongest of her senses— and yes, there he was! Just visible through the trees at the edge of the cabin’s small clearing, a tall walking stick in one hand and a full satchel slung over his shoulder. Shiba whined as he emerged from the woods.

      Easy, said Eldon, as Shiba’s new partner approached. The man’s easy stride seemed a tad too casual.

      Tallon, Eldon said. Welcome. You made good time.

      Good enough, the man said. Shiba liked his voice. It had a roughly furry texture not unlike her own. He nodded at her. See you musta spent some time getting ready for me. Wasn’t necessary.

      I didn’t do it for you, Eldon said. She was strongly attached to the old man. It’s good for her to have a little ceremony, something to mark your arrival as out of the ordinary.

      Tallon dropped the satchel and looked thoughtfully at his

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