These Wicked Games

These Wicked Games (Avon, 2006) is the e-novella that resulted from the Avon FanLit contest.

It is a classic Regency romp featuring the rakish Damien, Earl of Coulter, and his bride-of- inconvenience, Patience. Penelope, Patience's cat, also plays an integral part in the story.

Sara Lindsey's winning entry, "Patience Makes Perfect," is Chapter 6.

Sara Lindsey's FanLit Entries

Round 1

• Claiming the Countess

This was the first entry I wrote for FanLit... I learned quickly from my mistakes! ;)

• Something Fishy This Way Comes, Finalist

Cressida Cowper from Julia Quinn's Bridgerton books has a cameo appearance.


Round 2

• Patience's Pet Project

A personal favorite.

• Patience Is a Virtue..., Finalist

Round 3

• A Room With a "Mew"

• In Dreams, Finalist

Round 4

• A Dragon in Mayfair

Another personal favorite that came very, very close to making the top ten.

• Raindrops on Ruses, Whiskers on Kittens, Finalist & Author Pick

Another entry I'm particularly proud of. It came in second place and got Cathy Maxwell's pick.


Round 5

• What's Love Got To Do With It?

• That Touch of Minx

I really liked this entry, but I guess not enough people felt the same way.


Round 6

• Once Upon The End

This is my favorite entry. I had a great time writing it and giving Jonathan and Alexis their HEA.

• Patience Makes Perfect, Winning Chapter

Parodies (a.k.a. How I Kept Sane Amidst the Feathers and Pots of Chocolate)

• Meant To Be: A Love Story

• After the Flash: The Further Adventures of Patience and her Mildly Retarded Husband

• Crappily Ever After: The End of STD Man