Loving you to Death

by Candace C. Bowen (Editor), Rose Anderson (Illustrator), Candy Burke (Contributor)

The editors of "Loving You To Death" would like you to know that the last thing your sweetheart sees before you murder him is you. That’s right, those little things you do, the stroking of his cheek, the tussling of his hair, letting him have that last TwizzlerTM, are the sort of things he’s going to remember for the rest of his life. So before you slit his throat, shoot him in the chest, poison his coffee, feed him lutefisk, inject him with cyanide, or throw him in a trash compacter–your choice, it’s a free country–fill his final moments with tenderness.

Be sure to say, “I love you,” one more time before you plunge that ice pick into his brain. For sure as shootin’, you can’t tell him after he’s gone. Besides, you can take that Twizzler from his hands once he’s dead. Don’t wait too long, though. Rigor mortis will set in and you won’t be able to open his hand. You’ll have to go to the store for more Twizzlers and trust me, you’ll be in a bad mood. You might even flip off the other drivers and why not, you’ve lost the love of your life.

Read. Enjoy. Sleep with one eye open

89 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 12, 2016

About the author

Candace C. Bowen is the award-winning author of the Knight Series.

Born in a suburb of Chicago, Candace moved to South Florida with her family at an early age. A writer of full-length historical romance fiction, she has broadened her scope to creating tales of modern day horror and historical adventure.

Candace resides with her young son and adopted cat "Spuds" in South Florida.

Email: ccbowen@knightseries.com
Web: www.knightseries.com
Twitter: @candacecbowen

Reviews

[G.G. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loving you to death is an anthology of flash fiction. You don't have the luxury to breathe before the story ends and a new one begins.

I can't review each story for that reason. Any word on one might spoil it. All I can say is that my favorite was the one by Leona Pence. It made me stop and think about what I would have done in that case.

There was only one I honestly didn't get the pun so I didn't understand the story, and one that bugged me with the spelling of male and female (Mail, and Fe-mail). I'm guessing it's a word play since the dog is talking about mailman but still. The 'typo' was a bit much and not necessary. Overall, they were fun and quick to read.

[Laura Simmons · Rating 4 out of 5]

Full of surprises. I wasn't sure what to expect from this book of tales, but I really enjoyed it! The stories were very short. It was like watching little scenes being played out. I was reminded of the old Twilight Zone series. I will go back and read again at some point.