title: The Widow Begley's Last Stand
author: Matthew Cole
description: Matt Cole was born in Oberlin, Ohio yet grew up in Central Florida. Most of his many heroes growing up as a boy rode horses and saved damsels in distress. They wore white hats and shot six guns. He hopes that now his son, Logan will share his boy hood dreams. Matt is married to a lovely young woman named Stephanie. And despite the rumors it was she who saved him from distress. Matt and his family still reside in Central Florida with dreams of retiring to the West someday. Matt is also about to complete another of his goals in life by finishing his Bachelor's degree. This is his first (of many) novels, he hopes.
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  The Beggar’s Wrath
  
  J.B. Drake
  
  Cover: Michael Gauss “Helmutt”
  
  Editing: Martin Ouvry/Jericho Writers
  
  Copyright © 2019 J.B. Drake
  
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  Prologue
  
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  His loins ached as he stared drooling at the scene before him. Standing at the
  edge of the shadows within which he hid, he watched as Toriel neared
  Marshalla, his eyes fixed upon Marshalla’s heaving bosom. Leaning upon the
  wall, he leered as Toriel lunged for her, then winced as Marshalla rammed a
  knee between Toriel’s legs.
  
  “Get up, Toriel,” he whispered as he watched his drunken friend crumple to the
  floor.
  
  “Get up.”
  
  With a worried frown, he watched Marshalla leap at the door, then smiled once
  again as Toriel grabbed hold 