Black Butterflies: Short Contemporary Fictions

Chase Maxwell narrates five compelling stories. Black Rose introduces three brothers who grew up in South Side Jamaica, Queens, New York. One day, they return home from school, everything changes. They end up living a life of crime, running the streets of New York City like black kings. Just as betrayal had brought a life of chaos, it will also spur on the tragic feud between brothers, and the downfall of a promising enterprise. From withered black rose leaves, follows the story of Max Bane. As he searches to find true love, he discovers time waits on no one. We then travel to Africa, where love awaits, but a dark heart holds a terrible family secret. The Chase then ensues. It is an awful thing, when a man finds no other means to keep love alive, but through a haunting fantasy world. Things are never what they seem to be. Nothing sours the heart more than love lost. Chase narrates an epic theme, in which the broken heart tackles life head on in order to remedy its bitter sorrows.

Author: Chase Maxwell

Publisher: Tahiti Press

Publication Date: Apr 15, 2017

Number of Pages: 199 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 0692878645

ISBN-13: 9780692878644