Georgie thought house-sitting for her best friend Lil would be all about feeding the dog and watering the monstera. Not risking her soul to save Lil from eternal servitude as the Devil's therapist. Satan's had a rough few centuries. Most people fear and loathe him, while the rest don't seem to care enough to even get his name right. So, when he shows up for a therapy session while Lil is on holiday, he demands Georgie fill in and lend him her ear. When she learns that Lil was given the job after selling her soul to save her dying husband from Hell, Georgie makes her own deal with the Devil. If she can win just one of three challenges that she sets, she and Lil keep their souls. If he wins all three, both souls are his. As Georgie undertakes each task, she comes to realise it won't be so easy to beat the Devil - and maybe he's not the one she's really facing up to. Darkly comedic yet cosy, where the strong, female bonds of Weyward meet a dash of Good Omens. A lot can happen in a week of the soul. About the Author Sophie Thompson is a writer originally hailing from Northern Ireland. She currently lives in Essex with her partner, two kids and three chickens. She was the runner up in the Farnham Flash Fiction Competition February 2024 and her work has appeared in several publications. She shares short and serialised speculative fiction on her Substack, Wee Tall Tales with Sophie Thompson, where this very novella first appeared. You can find her at www.sophie-thompson.com or on Instagram and Substack as @sophietwrites.