Book Two – Broken Dreams: My Complete Collection of SHORT STORIES

This is the second of six books which contain the complete collection of short stories by the late Polly Blim. Polly was not a writer, but she had a talent for coming up with story ideas that I believe the reader would find interesting. Her stories touch upon nearly every genre imaginable with more than a hint of LGBTQ+ relationships and entanglements. Some are darker than others in dealing with love, hate, jealousy, revenge, and forbidden love in a web of mystery cast before a backdrop that leans towards horror and dark erotica. These stories were possibly destined to remain on a dusty shelf or be hidden away and eventually destroyed, so I hope you find them worthy of my saving and publishing so that Polly Blim’s thoughts and imagination might be shared and hopefully appreciated. Judging them in the real world is difficult as a former friend, but I have found them entertaining, with many surprising twists beneath their dark undertow. Admittedly, some of the stories are as dark as they are erotic, which she had tried to tame, but the world sometimes is not a very nice place in which these darker stories reflect Polly’s feelings, which simply create a backdrop for stories which I think hold their own and hope that you enjoy? This second book in a series entitled ‘Broken Dreams’ deals with the dilemma of a female detective seeking the truth but finding herself haunted by both past and present; Detective Samantha Niela discovers a clue regarding an unsolved case, that of a missing girl. But before she is answered, Sam must endure a series of strange tales; for even now, Detective Sam Niela is still being subjected to tales that seem to reflect her past or future, or is there perhaps a hidden message or clue regarding herself or the fate of the missing girl? In another tale, Sam discovers a nightmare realm beyond the mist, as a wardrobe gives up its dark secret past, whilst the mysterious girl in the white cottage becomes acquainted with Sam’s partner, as a missing violin causes more than heartache for its owner, as an evil uncle’s ruination of an entire family. A series of mysterious bank robberies occur with nothing being stolen, whilst a strange girl tells the tale of the past and of mermaids, including a story regarding a medieval realm awaiting its saviour, whilst a lure is in place for a showdown, with a very cruel revenge, as finally the curse of the serpent Princess Kalaya, as narrated by the malevolent . . . Celeste. —- ISBN: 9798322326151