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    Manfred's Curse
    Manfred's Curse
    Manfred's Curse
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    Manfred's Curse

    By Shawn Lane

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    An unsettling storm arrives in Conrad’s seaside town, turning his life upside down when his housecat shifts into a sexy man.

    Manfred is used to being a cat -- and shifting to his human form whenever he wants -- until he crosses paths with a vindictive witch who curses him. He finds the man of his dream in Conrad, but before he can get his man, the curse must be broken for good.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJMS Books LLC
    Release dateAug 12, 2017
    ISBN9781634864145
    Manfred's Curse
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    Shawn Lane

    Shawn Lane is a multi-published author of gay romance. She lives and works in Southern California. She has been published by Loose Id, Amber Quill Press, Evernight Publishing, MLR Press, JMS Books, and Ellora’s Cave. For more information, visit smlgr8.blogspot.com.

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      Manfred's Curse - Shawn Lane

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      Chapter 1

      A storm is headed to the southland and it promises to be a doozy, the weather forecaster said from the television.

      Conrad Jones snorted. If there was one thing the news programs did it was exaggerate the weather. Storm Watch was written in large letters across the screen.

      Sure, whatever. He turned the power off and stretched. It had been a tough day at work. The store had been having a sale, which meant constant customers. He wanted nothing more than to soak in a tub of hot water and bubbles. After he had dinner, of course.

      He took out the frozen dinner he’d planned to eat and stuck it in the microwave. Looking out his kitchen window, he noticed the rain had started falling.

      Well, at least they got that much right.

      When the microwave beeped, he removed his dinner and sat by himself at the dining room table, trying not to feel too pathetic. It might be a Friday night, but he was tired from working all day. So what if he didn’t go out?

      After finishing, he tossed the container in the trash and was about to go upstairs for his bath when he noticed how hard it was raining. Okay, so maybe this was going to be quite the storm after all. The lights flickered and Conrad held his breath, but they stayed on.

      Now the rain pounded so loud he could hear it on the roof and the wind had really picked up, too. Biting his lip, he picked up his e-reader and plopped down in his easy chair, deciding maybe the book he was reading would distract him. But when he heard a clap of thunder, he tossed the book on the end table and stood.

      Conrad had never before been bothered by storms in his twenty-two years, but something about this particular storm left him increasingly uneasy.

      Standing at the front window of his two-story bungalow-style house, Conrad pulled aside

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