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    Oroflex (Patent Pending)
    Oroflex (Patent Pending)
    Oroflex (Patent Pending)
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    Oroflex (Patent Pending)

    By Dayle A. Dermatis

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    “Once upon a time, I was SO screwed…”

    When Princess’s boss promises a client that Princess can make Oroflex (bendy gold wire)—which she can’t—Princess turns to her colleague Bob (not his real name) the Dwarf for help.

    Unfortunately, Bob’s help comes with a price: a date.

    And it just gets worse from there…

    A clever alchemical take on a classic fairy tale, “Oroflex (Patent Pending)” shows why bestselling author Dayle A. Dermatis has been called one of the best writers working today!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSoul's Road Press
    Release dateJan 20, 2017
    ISBN9781386839750
    Oroflex (Patent Pending)
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    Dayle A. Dermatis

    Dayle A. Dermatis is the author or coauthor of many novels (including snarky urban fantasies Ghosted and the forthcoming Shaded and Spectered) and more than a hundred short stories in multiple genres, appearing in such venues as Fiction River, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, and DAW Books.Called the mastermind behind the Uncollected Anthology project, she also guest edits anthologies for Fiction River, and her own short fiction has been lauded in many year's best anthologies in erotica, mystery, and horror.She lives in a book- and cat-filled historic English-style cottage in the wild greenscapes of the Pacific Northwest. In her spare time she follows Styx around the country and travels the world, which inspires her writing.To find out where she’s wandered off to (and to get free fiction!), check out DayleDermatis.com and sign up for her newsletter or support her on Patreon.* * *I value honest feedback, and would love to hear your opinion in a review, if you’re so inclined, on your favorite book retailer’s site.* * *For more information:www.dayledermatis.com

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      Oroflex (Patent Pending) - Dayle A. Dermatis

      Oroflex (Patent Pending)

      Oroflex (Patent Pending)

      Dayle A. Dermatis

      Soul’s Road Press

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      About This Book

      Oroflex (Patent Pending)

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      About the Author

      Also by Dayle A. Dermatis

      About This Book

      "O nce upon a time , I was SO screwed…"

      When Princess’s boss promises a client Princess can make Oroflex (bendy gold wire), Princess has to turn to her colleague Bob (not his real name) the Dwarf for help.

      Unfortunately, Bob’s help comes with a price: a date.

      And it just gets worse from there…

      A clever alchemical take on a classic fairy tale, Oroflex (Patent Pending) shows why bestselling author Dayle A. Dermatis has been called one of the best writers working today!

      Oroflex (Patent Pending)

      Once upon a time , I was so screwed.

      I sat in the meeting and listened to my boss promise the impossible to the high muckety-mucks, and to keep my job I had to keep my mouth firmly shut.

      Problem was, I was the person who’d be responsible for the impossible task, which meant my job was on the line anyway.

      The project I was working on was for something I called Oroflex—bendy gold wire, essentially. Yeah, I know it’s not like I’m curing Banshee Syndrome or the common swamp disease. But do you know how hard it is to make gold wire the regular way? The jewelry industry would be turned on its head, and that’s not even counting the dragons, who have their own separate union.

      We’d done some interesting experiments and the results were promising, but we were still far from actual creation of the stuff.

      And my idiot boss had just promised the Kidd Jewelry Corporation that

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