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  1. Free Magpie Lord short: The Smuggler & the Warlord | KJ Charles

    […] go at Merrick’s point of view, this snippet  turned into a thousand word scene. Which is now up for you to read right here as ‘The Smuggler and the Warlord’. I hope you enjoy […]

  2. Macky
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    That was great! Brilliant to see more of the incorrigible Lucien and his fab sidekick Merrick. Just makes me salivate all the more for A Case Of Possesion which is safely pre ordered and highly anticipated! Thanks for giving us this lovely treat. 😀

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  3. Becky Black
    Becky Black at |

    Oh, Merrick, you know how to make yourself indispensible. Nice intriguing snippet. 🙂

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  4. KJ Charles
    KJ Charles at |

    Thanks very much, glad you liked it!

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  5. Misty
    Misty at |

    Thank You SO Much for this wonderful Christmas present!!! As Macky, book 2 is already pre-ordered, can’t wait 🙂

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  6. ‘Interlude with Tattoos’ – free Magpie Lord story | KJ Charles

    […] The Magpie Lord, so my advice would be a) rush out and buy The Magpie Lord right now, b) check out The Smuggler and the Warlord, a free Magpie prequel, or c) give up and read my standalone free short Butterflies […]

  7. Trix
    Trix at |

    Fantastic little story! I am now even more fond of Merrick. Makes me wish Stephen had taken the time to go down to the kitchen with a bottle of brandy and gotten Merrick to tell all the occasions Crane made a fool of himself. Better yet, just recount their last 20 years spent in China and the adventures they embarked upon…

    Thanks for the wonderful freebie! 🙂

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  8. Romance and Rodents – a guest post by KJ Charles | Sid Love

    […] Lord, and a free short story set between the two is available now from Smashwords. There’s also a free story from Lord Crane’s dubious past available exclusively from this […]

  9. alexakira69
    alexakira69 at |

    Can’t believe I missed this charming bit! Wonderful to see the boys in action and I love the little pictures your words make in my mind. Thank you for this freebie and for creating such a marvelous series. Hip, hip, Hooray! : )

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  10. Bribery and corruption: will write for votes! | KJ Charles

    […] The Smuggler and the Warlord (a short story of Merrick and Crane in China) […]

  11. whiteroseforyork
    whiteroseforyork at |

    I’ve only recently found this sequence and a cash-flow crisis precludes purchasing anything so all I’ve read have been the free stories and samples from the main sequence but I’m looking eagerly ahead to when the bank balance allows a few purchases as I’m loving everything I’m reading. Wonderful relationships between them all. Well written and highly enjoyable.

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  12. Tynette Scott
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    I love all your stories! I’ve read most of the main magpie stories, and they’re wonderful! Full of action, magic, love, lust and fantasy. I was so sad when they ended. Still am, I’ll just have to read more of your work.

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  13. ?Review: The Magpie Lord, by K.J. Charles (A Charm of Magpies, book 1) | Back Porch Reader
    ?Review: The Magpie Lord, by K.J. Charles (A Charm of Magpies, book 1) | Back Porch Reader at |

    […] a teeny-tiny free short prequel called “The Smuggler and the Warlord” posted on LoveBytes. It’s really quick but super-fun scene of Lord Crane and his man Merrick extracting […]

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