{"id":5714,"date":"2021-08-26T12:06:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T16:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?post_type=books&#038;p=5714"},"modified":"2025-06-17T14:46:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:46:23","slug":"come-rapture-or-ruin","status":"publish","type":"books","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/book\/come-rapture-or-ruin\/","title":{"rendered":"Come Rapture or Ruin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"570\" data-attachment-id=\"5851\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/book\/come-rapture-or-ruin\/thecrowsquill-witches\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/TheCrowsQuill-witches.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"360,570\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TheCrowsQuill-witches\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/TheCrowsQuill-witches.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/TheCrowsQuill-witches.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/TheCrowsQuill-witches.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5851\" style=\"width:381px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/TheCrowsQuill-witches.jpg 360w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/TheCrowsQuill-witches-200x317.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>FEATURED IN:<\/strong>\u00a0Issue Two of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quillandcrowpublishinghouse.com\/thecrowsquill\">The Crow&#8217;s Quill<\/a> from <strong>Quill &amp; Crow Publishing House<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Publication date:<\/strong>\u00a0September 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Editor:\u00a0<\/strong>Cassandra L. Thompson, William Bartlett<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ABOUT\u00a0<em>COME RAPTURE OR RUIN<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trapped by her vengeful coven, a witch does what she must to fight for her freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns5714_559b5b-a8{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns5714_559b5b-a8 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns5714_559b5b-a8 .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns5714_559b5b-a8 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns5714_559b5b-a8 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns5714_559b5b-a8 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns5714_559b5b-a8 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns5714_559b5b-a8 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns5714_559b5b-a8 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns5714_559b5b-a8\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn5714_c4ba03-7d.kb-button{width:initial;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn5714_c4ba03-7d kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quillandcrowpublishinghouse.com\/thecrowsquill2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">MORE INFO<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PUBLICATION DETAILS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>CQ Magazine is an online literary magazine boasting stories horrific, dark, and defiantly macabre.<br><br>Quill &amp; Crow Publishing House is a quaint and curious press dedicated to promoting the integrity of independent literature. Specializing in all things gothic and macabre, we strive to preserve the upmarket prose while lifting up voices often unheard. Quill &amp; Crow is not your typical publishing house. Not only because we love bleeding heart poetry and all things odd &amp; macabre, but because we are family. Each one of us brings something amazing &amp; unique to the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Brad Acevedo, Hansen Adcock, Mary Rajotte, K.R. Weiland, Lucas Mann, Kristen Cleaveland, David Andrews, Rebecca Jones-Howe, William Bartlett.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AN EXCERPT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-text-align-left\"><blockquote><p><em><br>My body is a prison bound to the earth by tangled roots and a curse whispered with ill intent. 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