This is an *in progress* series of stories. “Gift Horse” started as a Sookie’s Secret Santa gift to Suki59; however, I’ve had many requests to write more for this story. One request in particular, from the person who stepped in to beta “Gift Horse” when I was worried that I wouldn’t get it done in time–Kleannhouse–swayed me. Plus, the person responsible for most of the art for my stories, Sephrenia, kept bashing me upside the head with what she called “inspiration,” but what looked like a baseball bat to me.
rnNeedless to say–I heeled.
rnSo–let me welcome you to the “Gift Horse” world!
rnYou should read the stories in order, but–unlike the “chapter stories” I write–I will (hopefully) leave each one-shot with a natural ending so that I can stop at any time (if inspiration stops hitting me).
Categories: Southern Vampire Mysteries/True Blood, Canon
Characters: None
Genre: Action, Drama, Friendship, Horror, Romance
Language: English
TWCS Romance Contest: None
Challenges: None
Parent Series: None
Stories: 6
Series Type: Closed
(SVM Canon; spoilers/all books) On Christmas Eve, more than seven years after the events of Dead Ever After, Sookie gets a surprise visitor: Eric Northman. He’s brought her a present. Will she accept it? And—if she doesn’t—will she and her family make it to the New Year with their freedom intact?
Categories: Southern Vampire Mysteries/True Blood, Canon
Characters: None
Genre: None
Language: None
TWCS Romance Contest: None
Series: The "Gift Horse" Series
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 17232 Read Count: 614
“Scrooged” is a one-shot set in the “Gift Horse” world. It is the second in what I hope will become a series of one-shots. Will Eric get to kill Bill? Or is Bill right to believe that his allies, Freyda and Felipe, will rescue him? And how will a phone call from Sookie change everything for both Eric and Bill?
Categories: Southern Vampire Mysteries/True Blood, Canon
Characters: Eric/Sookie
Genre: Drama, Horror
Language: English
TWCS Romance Contest: None
Series: The "Gift Horse" Series
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 11305 Read Count: 403
This is the third part of the Gift Horse Series (following “Gift Horse” and “Scrooged”). It is the night of the Queen of Oklahoma’s Christmas ball. Will Freyda’s white gown be red by the end of the night? And at what price comes Eric’s revenge? (Spoilers—all books)
Categories: Southern Vampire Mysteries/True Blood, Canon
Characters: Eric/Sookie
Genre: Drama, Suspense/Thriller
Language: English
TWCS Romance Contest: None
Series: The "Gift Horse" Series
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 25135 Read Count: 418
Story 4 of the Gift Horse Series—Now that Eric has eliminated Freyda, can he reach Sookie before her child is born? And—is Pam really going to try to channel a Lamaze partner for Sookie? What could possibly go wrong with that? (Must reads: "Gift Horse," "Scrooged," and "Black Christmas.")
Categories: Southern Vampire Mysteries/True Blood, Canon
Characters: Eric/Sookie
Genre: Drama, Humor
Language: English
TWCS Romance Contest: None
Series: The "Gift Horse" Series
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 11655 Read Count: 465
Part 5 of the Gift Horse Series, this story focuses on Pam and Thalia as they work to tie up loose ends in Louisiana before rejoining Sookie and Eric. This story begins on the night that Matthew is born in Part 4: “Boxing Day.”
Categories: Southern Vampire Mysteries/True Blood, Canon
Characters: Eric/Sookie
Genre: Supernatural
Language: English
TWCS Romance Contest: None
Series: The "Gift Horse" Series
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 12060 Read Count: 313
(Interlude—Part 6 of the Gift Horse Series—Set in Sweden) Eric and Sookie—along with Thalia, Karin, Pam, and Sookie’s children—travel to Sweden, seeking refuge from the lingering threat of Felipe de Castro. There, they will encounter new allies, including Olaf (Thalia’s vampire sibling who is mentioned in “Scrooged”) and Ricca (a beautiful witch who will capture the attention of one of Eric’s vampire children).
Categories: Southern Vampire Mysteries/True Blood
Characters: Eric/Sookie
Genre: Family
Language: English
TWCS Romance Contest: None
Series: The "Gift Horse" Series
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 23573 Read Count: 188