Trouble with Will
Blurb
In 1924, William
and his friend Harry, adventurous archeologists, uncover
their greatest discovery--the magical stone of Azhi.
Legend tells of the stone's great power to grant wishes.
When Will lays his hands on the prize, he's sucked into
a bottle to sleep for over eighty years.
In the twenty-first
century, collector of rare objects of great value, Kate
Brandt, purchases what she thinks is the Eye of the
Serpent only to receive in its place a dusty ancient
bottle. When she brushes away the dust of thousands
of years, a naked Will appears out of thin air. Because
she was the one to wake Will from his long sleep, Kate
is able to wish for anything her heart desires and Will
has to grant it. And boy, does she use it to get what
she wants! Join Kate and Will in a wild ride through
the streets of Riyadh and across the desert and learn
that wishes can come true, even when you're not sure
you wished for it! Excerpt
“Now what?” Will asked the empty room. Without Kate in it,
he was at a loss and not liking it. “If you really can make wishes come true
you could at least wish me some decent clothing,” he shouted through the panel.
More muttering sounded from within and then the building
rocked. As thunder rattled the windows, Will felt his skin tingle. When he
looked down, he had the damned clown suit on again.
“Just who the hell is Elvis, some freak in a sideshow?” he
yelled at the panels of the closed door.
The door crashed open and Kate stood there wearing what
looked like a black, sleeveless undershirt and khaki pants and carrying a
brush. Her hair hung down around her shoulders and the fire was back in her
eyes. “Elvis was the king.”
“King of what? Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus?”
He had a hard time concentrating on the conversation when there was still so
much of Kate’s arms and shoulders to see beneath the slip of a shirt.
“What do you know? If you really are from, what was it,
1924, you wouldn’t have a clue.”
“I am and I don’t. Enlighten me.”
As Kate raked the brush through her hair, she explained,
“Elvis was the king of rock and roll, a new era in music that changed
everything.”
“Interesting. And did you know Elvis personally?”
“No, he died before I was born.”
“Then why did you say he wasn’t dead?”
“I wasn’t talking about Elvis.” She turned away from him and
strapped a knife to her forearm.
“If you weren’t talking about Elvis who had your knickers
all in a twist?”
“Oooh!” She faced him with the knife pointed at his chest.
“I did not have my knickers in a twist.”
“Did too.” Will pushed the knife aside. “Be careful where
you point that. And tell me that isn’t all you’re going to wear. Do all women
go around partially clothed and wearing men’s trousers?”
With a deep breath, she blew air out her nose like an angry
bull. “I wish you’d go to Hell, Will.”
“Please tell me you didn’t wish me to go to Hell.” He
grimaced and waited. As expected, the floor beneath him rolled. “I don’t have a
good feeling about this.”
“Too bad. You pissed me—”
Before Kate finished her sentence, Will’s world went black.
* * * * *
Will staggered through a blisteringly hot, red desert. The
wind blew at hurricane force, blasting him with sand and ash. Everything,
including the air he breathed, burned like fire. The white fringe hanging from
his arms burst into flame. As he flapped around like a bird, his eyebrows
started smoking. Alternating between flapping and slapping his eyebrows, Will
yelled into the sand-filled gusts, “Harry, what have you gotten me into?”
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