Magic of the Loons: A Short Story

A short story of passion, mystery, and magic—fabulism.Jackson doesn't know the legends of the loons. When the mists fade, when the mighty loons zoom across Achilles Lake, when the male loon seeks its mate, the romance begins. Jackson has a secret rendezvous with Kai, his Loon Woman. She calls him her 'birdman.' Their heated lovemaking on the cabin floor is interrupted by an intruder. Jackson doesn't believe the loons' calls can evoke magical powers, or that their great wings might bring him beyond his ordinary world. Listen for the hot laughing song of the loon. What mysteries lie in loon magic? Believe. Magic of the Loons was originally published by Dark Gothic Resurrected Magazine, Fall Issue 2014."A lyrical gem of a story." Award-winning author Lucy Taylor of Fatal Journeys, a collection of short stories.From the author of the best-selling, internationally award-winning novel The Dazzling Darkness. Paula Cappa is the recipient of an Eric Hoffer Book Award, the Readers' Favorite International Bronze Medal for Supernatural Suspense, and a Gothic Readers Book Club Award Winner in Outstanding Fiction.

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Gold Medal, Global Book Awards, 2023, The Dazzling DarknessGold Medal, Global Book Awards, 2022, GreylockSilver Medal, Global Book Awards, 2021, Night Sea Journey, A Tale of the SupernaturalBest Book Award Finalist, American Book Fest, 2017, GreylockEric Hoffer Book Award Winner, 2015, Night Sea Journey, A Tale of the SupernaturalChanticleer Book Award Winner, 2015, GreylockBronze Medal Winner, Readers' Favorite International Book Award, 2014, The Dazzling DarknessGothic Readers Book Club Choice Award Winner, 2013, The Dazzling Darkness

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Paula Cappa is the recipient of an Eric Hoffer Book Award, Readers' Favorite International Bronze Medal for supernatural suspense, and a Gothic Readers Book Club Award Winner.

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