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Someday My Count Will Come: An I Bring the Fire Short Story Kindle Edition

by C. Gockel (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 174 ratings
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Dare is an ancient Night Elf (please don’t call him a vampire!) keeping secrets from his own kind and seeking a Night Elf that has gone renegade. Penny is only twenty-four, seeking her lost sister, and hiding a secret as well. To save themselves, and save Dare’s people, they might have to risk letting their secrets go.

A story that proves blood may be thicker than water, but family is where you make it.

This story was originally released in an anthology called Vampires of the Caribbean.
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    85 pages
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    January 4, 2019
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07MLGD3HX
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Amazon Digital Services (January 4, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 4, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1455 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 85 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 174 ratings

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C Gockel

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C. Gockel has been writing stories for her friends and family since the dark ages (i.e., before word processors existed.) A few years ago, she started posting those stories to the intertubes. She received emails, messages, and reviews from her fans telling her she should 'do this professionally.' She didn't; she is a coward and life as a digital designer, copywriter and coder is more dependable. But in the end, her husband's nagging wore her down: "You could be the next '50 Shades of Gray' and I could retire!" Unfortunately, the author writes science fiction and fantasy, and isn't particularly good at writing erotica. She is sad about this; she'd love for her husband to be able to retire and just work for her so she could nag him.

At the moment, Ms. Gockel is working on the next installment of the Archangel Project.

Ms. Gockel loves to hear from readers. She can be reached by email at: cgockel.publishing@gmail.com

Her Facebook page is: https://www.facebook.com/CGockelWrites

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4.4 out of 5 stars
4.4 out of 5
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Jan Niblock
5.0 out of 5 stars Dare is so good at what he does
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2023
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I loved the story which flowed very nicely. Dare is very interesting and I like that he comes off as a weak Elf and can hide that so well. The meeting with Loki was interesting, love the fact that there is a tie in to "I Bring The Fire" series. Of course, if one had not read that series, they probably wouldn't even give that a thought.

It is interesting that Dare has such a human quality about him even though he is a Dark Elf. Penny is awesome and she really adds a lot to the story. She is so strong and yet her strength is overlooked. I really enjoy the character of Dare, he is complex and makes stories about him so much more than just a vampire story.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Misleading title, cover and blurb - But still a well written story.
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2023
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I hadn't read anything in this series except for this novella. I usually hate that when I realize that I am in the middle of a storyline, but surprisingly enough I really wasn't that lost. Sure, there were some plot holes that I am sure are covered in other books, but they weren't irritating for the most part. What I didn't like was that the protagonist ended up being a lesbian, but we didn't find out until the end of the book. Mostly, I was irritated because it was unexpected and I had thought that this book was a M/F sci-fi/paranormal/fantasy romance. Because of the FL sexual preference, there was no romance or sex between the main characters. There wasn't any sex or romance, AT ALL. That doesn't mean that the book was bad, it wasn't. Actually I liked it a lot, even though it was in the middle of a Other-worldly storyline. The title, the cover, the marketing blurb all indicate 'romance', it wasn't a romance, and though I liked it I am not sure how I would classify it. Sci-fi, paranormal, action, maybe? A warning from the author is in order for readers to know what kind of book they are about to read. I would still have read it, but more importantly the book would have met my expectations, without that warning it didn't. I was expecting romance, probably Instalove due to the length and at least a sex scene of some sort. That didn't happen, and if I didn't like the plot and writing as much as I do, I would have given it only two stars - not meeting reader expectations put forth by the title, cover, and blurb is a huge issue with me. It would be the same thing if I picked up a book that from all indicators was a clean regency romance and it turned out to be a steam punk erotica piece. Which would be okay for me, (meaning I would still continue to read it UNLESS the storyline was atrocious) but to many readers this type of bait and switch wouldn't be okay at all.
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PAR
5.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing!
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2022
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This was really a nice, sweet novel. I really enjoyed this read. The Night Elves have a more prominent role; We learn more about Dare who had a prominent role in the last novel. I really suggest that you read the entire Fire Bringer Series or you will lose so much of the background. That said I enjoyed this so very much. I hope the author will thing about taking the Night Elves into a new series of their own. I received this novel from BookFunnel. This is my true and honest review.
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Barbara Elness
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Take on Vampires
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2021
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In this short story, Penny is looking for her missing sister and encounters Count Dare, an ancient vampire (or Night Elf, as he refers to his people), who has been sent by Odin to take care of vampires in Orlando. They begin helping each other after running afoul of the group of vampires that have set up shop in town, preying on human beings. This was an interesting take on vampires, which involved Viking mythology and magic.
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Julie Blaskie
5.0 out of 5 stars Dare is on a mission to get wayward Night Elves out of Midgard...
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2019
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OMG! This was such a fun novella from the Loki series I Bring the Fire! Night Elves are illegally in Florida...

I loved this story as we get a little more background into Dare - and learn how he met Penny. (That's all I can say - read it!) While it is in a way a tangent to the main series, this novella gives us more about Dare, Penny, and even Rayne who we also meet in Magic after Midnight.

While I had read this story after reading Magic after Midnight, it gave me the "oooooh... that's why..." :) If you can read this after the series but before Magic, you will definitely enjoy this more! Even so, I still enjoyed the story and the background into the "bad" Night Elves doing nefarious deeds on Earth. Odin is not pleased that his law is broken...

Ms Gockel has created even more diverse characters from other realms who find Earth and humans a little too interesting! I love where this story took me, and I hope to see even more in the future! I can't let these characters go!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantasy listening 🔰
Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2021
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A very will written fantasy Sci-Fi relationship between a human and a vampire count. The characters are interesting and will developed. The story line is set in Orlando, Florida. The count has been sent to recover the vampires living there. I would recommend this fantasy novella to anyone looking for a quick cute read. Enjoy the adventure of reading or listening 🔰2021 😉😉
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Anita L. Cole
4.0 out of 5 stars Great part of the I bring the Fire series
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2020
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This is a prequel novella to Magic After Midnight. It introduces you to the Count that is the real hero of the Night Elves, who are mostly alive because of him & no thanks to the 'royalty'. It's a lovely story that makes a good case for the Night Elves and makes you ready to think of him as a hero when Magic After Midnight opens and he is keeping all kinds of secrets from everybody. Best enjoyed if you read it after having read all the other novels and stories leading up to this part in the series.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another great book from a great author
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2019
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This has been the. Third book I have from Mrs Gockel. All three have been fantastic! She is one of my favorite authors. If I pick a book and find it is one of hers, I know that I will love it! I hope all Sci-fi hands check out her books. They will be in for a special treat!
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Glassman91
4.0 out of 5 stars Light (if darkish) Magic!
Reviewed in Canada on December 3, 2019
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A very entertaining and amusing read. I never seem to get tired (or bored) of Gockel‘a writing! . recommend it!
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A. Rea
5.0 out of 5 stars Great story.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 12, 2019
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Another great book by this Author, loved it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Charming
Reviewed in Australia on February 3, 2019
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Sweet story. Not romance, but LGBT heroine is so ripe for a caring lover. A nice addition to the series.
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Sarah Haines-Palmer
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 24, 2019
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Great author always enjoy her books
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Tessa
3.0 out of 5 stars Night Elves by any other name
Reviewed in Australia on December 15, 2019
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Count Dare is a Night Elf (don’t call him a Vampire) who has been commanded by Odin to find another Night Elf who is illegally on Earth. The problem is a bit larger than he was led to believe and he finds that he needs the help of a human girl.
It’s a nice short story but I’m not really into the Vampire craze.
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