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Come Hell or High Water Kindle Edition

by Evelyn Chartres (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 21 ratings
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“With the sky out of reach, where will she run when the world turns to ash?”

Tessa is blessed with beauty, youth, and a dutiful partner who will do anything for her. Yes, she truly has it all. So why does guilt gnaw at her when she sets eyes on her lover?

She is a prisoner of a world enveloped by a phenomenon known only as the fog, a blight that brought about a runaway greenhouse effect, shrank the polar ice caps, and choked off the flow of life-sustaining sunlight. The fading embers of her world are about to be extinguished. People are desperate, and everyone is on borrowed time.

As a witness to Tessa’s final moments on this apocalyptic earth, ask yourself this: With the sky out of reach, where will she run when the world turns to ash?

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    59 pages
  2. Language
    English
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  4. Publication date
    January 13, 2021
  5. Grade level
    12 and up
  6. File size
    14031 KB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08T3BRCGR
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ethereal Realms; 2nd edition (January 13, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 13, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 14031 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 ‏ : ‎ 59 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 21 ratings

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Evelyn Chartres

Evelyn Chartres

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Evelyn Chartres is the nom de plume for a self-published Canadian author. The writer of seven Gothic fantasy novels, Evelyn released her debut novel, The Portrait, in 2016, and her latest, Dark Hearts, in 2022.

A fan of the phrase “live to eat,” Evelyn shares her recipes on this website. These recipes have a loose focus on French-Canadian cuisine, which feature deep-dish meat pies, seafood, and desserts that are rarely seen outside of La Belle Province.

Evelyn is currently living in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and is busy laying the foundations for her next book featuring Clara Grey.

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3.8 out of 5 stars
3.8 out of 5
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Sahreth 'Baphy' Bowden
5.0 out of 5 stars Heartbreaking, Unique, NEED MORE
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2023
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‘Come Hell or High Water’ is the prologue of the novel ‘High Water Mark.’ As a stand alone short story, it feels complete in a “slice of life” sort of way, but also leaves you craving more. The author has a habit of interconnecting all her stories. If you’ve read any of her work or my reviews of it, you’ll recognize one of the characters right off the bat.

Set in a apocalyptic future Earth where humans have taken to both the sky and the seas to escape the devastation, Evelyn and her wife Tessa are hid away in their apartment enjoying the last of the luxuries Evelyn’s fortune has allowed them. For the past many years throughout the fall of Earth, they’ve retreated into their own company, coping with the devastation by letting everything fall away from reality except for each other. Unfortunately, with the last of Evelyn’s money gone and the world showing no hope of recovering, the two must finally say their goodbyes.

It’s a heartbreaking scenario, deepened by knowing more about Evelyn’s past from the other books. I’ve already enjoyed Evelyn’s character, but this shows a lesser seen side of her that is emotionally wrecking. I thought I was going to cry a few times and it’s only fifty pages! If you like your heartstrings pulled, romance, and fantasy/scifi, it’s not a read you’ll regret.
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Mighty Tid
5.0 out of 5 stars What sacrifice is too high for the one you love?
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2021
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Come Hell or High Water is set in an apocalyptic future where civilization has all but fallen, and life struggles to continue beneath the mysterious fog covering the skies. The story brings a return of the vampire Evelyn, as seen in the author's previous books along with her young lover Tessa. I love how the story explores and intertwines themes of expectation versus reality, both for the world as a whole and for what the two main characters wish compared to what they can actually have. The narrative of these two lovers beautifully balances with the tale of how the world came to be this way, as well as the difficult choices they each face in in order to survive. The author wastes no time delving deeply into each character's thoughts and emotions, creating a page-turner very difficult to put down.
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C. J. Boyle
5.0 out of 5 stars How far would you go to save someone you love?
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2021
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This tale seems to take place smack dab in the middle of the apocalypse where things are bad... and about to get much worse. The author does a beautiful job creating the scene while showing us how much this couple means to each other. The overall goal for everyone in this situation is to survive and some people took measures to cheat the system just to make sure their loved ones would live on. Evelyn loved her partner so much that she was willing to do anything... even if it hurt. Definitely worth the read!
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EC
1.0 out of 5 stars A cliffhanger Really?
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2021
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This story was so crazy and all over the place and it made no sense at all. And then to leave Evelyn and Tessa's relationship so uncertain that they may never see each other ever again. This story was just so wrong and disappointing.
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