Review: Good short story written in round-robin style
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 18, 2013
"After the Storm" is a short story of 31 pages that was written by six authors in round-robin style.  Each author has contributed to the story.  The authors are Trinity Hart, Penelope Marzac, Bonnie McCune, Kimberly B. Jackson, Carlene Havel and Gay N. Lewis.  The first story that leads up to this one isLightning Strikesand I wasn't aware that it existed until I read this one.  I've downloaded "Lightning Strikes.""After the Storm" has mystery, romance and a bit of a Christian religious theme to it.  It mentions that one character is reading his Bible and that he is a Christian but there are no Scripture quotations and the religious theme is not overdone.Luke and Rachel rescued some cats that were in a sewer during a bad storm, and this shared experience seemed to bond the two as friends.  Luke happens to be Rachel's boss at the business where she works, and she is very conflicted about dating a boss. Not long after the kitty rescue and the storm, in the basement of their apartment building, the bodies of two women are found, and Luke is the police department's number one suspect. Now Rachel is really in a quandry because she doesn't know who she can trust, especially Luke.Although short, this story was very entertaining for something short to read before going to bed.  I like the idea of the round-robin because the description says that they can take the story anywhere they want as each writer takes her turn with the story.  That sounds like a fun and creative way to write and it produced a fun story to read.  Mystery, suspense and romance are all mixed into "After the Storm."