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They Sold Me to the Crippled War God, So Why Was He Standing in My Father's Barn on Two Good Legs

My Parents Sold Me to the War God

A serialized novel · 24 chapters published · 3 free to read

They Sold Me to the Crippled War God, So Why Was He Standing in My Father's Barn on Two Good Legs cover

At the church supper where her boyfriend announces he is marrying her stepsister, Odile Thibodeaux learns her father has sold her to the parish's feared, supposedly ruined war hero, and drives to his house alone to find a whole man who never agreed to anything.

Tropes & themes: contemporary · female lead · forced proximity · age gap · romance · small-town · arranged marriage · scheming relatives · family drama · betrayal · grumpy sunshine · steamy

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1: The Blue Dress (free)
  2. Chapter 2: Two Good Legs (free)
  3. Chapter 3: The Barn (free)
  4. Chapter 4: Terms (free with an account)
  5. Chapter 5: Fais Do-Do (free with an account)
  6. Chapter 6: Yes, Ma'am (free with an account)
  7. Chapter 7: Eighteen Months (locked)
  8. Chapter 8: The Priest (locked)
  9. Chapter 9: The Locked Drawer (locked)
  10. Chapter 10: Gumbo (locked)
  11. Chapter 11: Biloxi (locked)
  12. Chapter 12: House Settled (locked)
  13. Chapter 13: The Vote (locked)
  14. Chapter 14: The Organ Loft (locked)
  15. Chapter 15: Go Home, Son (locked)
  16. Chapter 16: The Porch (locked)
  17. Chapter 17: Supper (locked)
  18. Chapter 18: The Second Ledger (locked)
  19. Chapter 19: Cold Snap (locked)
  20. Chapter 20: The Armory (locked)
  21. Chapter 21: Ask Me in Daylight (locked)
  22. Chapter 22: Her Mother's Piano (locked)
  23. Chapter 23: Midnight Mass (locked)
  24. Chapter 24: The Waltz (locked)

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