All Comments on 'Smoke and Roses'

the Cutty sark - what a wonderful piece of trivia

Wonderful story. Thank you for stirring the spirit of Robert Burns this Halloween and letting it walk the earth again. I loved your use of adjectives throughout. No, let me take that back. I loved your adroit, artful and virtuoso use of adjectives throughout!

Sexy, good phrasing, hot without being totally explicit in every paragraph.

I loved this. 5 stars. Great storytelling. A wonderful Halloween story, full of sex and thrills.

Fabulous Burns "update". A very enjoyable, sexy and spirited read! 5*

Fantastic story. As ever, you don't disappoint. As the son of a Scotsman, I loved the link to Rabbie Burns' poem. Well-written and enchanting ( and hot!).

Another soul bewitched and lost on Halloween. Good story and we'll updated for today.

Well told and held my attention throughout. Definitely a 5 rating for this theme. Congratulations on a good story.

I have never read Robert Burns, so the author's notes at the beginning and end shed some light.

The story itself was mesmerizing. I loved the way you weaved Annie into Tom's "real" life.

Magnificent! As always, your writing does NOT disappoint. 5 well-deserved stars for your witches and oh, so lucky Tom.

This story is so full of passion and drama. It is a reminder of what life should be to one like Tom, drowning in apathy and complacency. He should