Fate introduces people at both the right and the wrong times…
So it is for Maren on the absolute worst day imaginable. When all hope was gone, and she was whittled away to little more than tears and despair, up walks Nox, an unlikely hero to save the day. Maren is about to discover that sometimes the good guys wear black, and there are times that the lines between good and evil blur beyond recognition.
Nox is a bad man with a heart of gold, or so it seems. It also seems that Maren has captured that heart with her wide, tear filled brown eyes. Nox never saw himself going for jailbait before, but that’s just what Maren is, all woman trapped in a seventeen year old package. Still, what he wouldn’t do for her, including taking on the unlikely role of keeper to her unruly preteen brother.
This mess could end beautifully or in some serious time spent behind bars for Nox, but sometimes, it’s worth risking it all. Views: 21
The first in a phenomenal new fantasy trilogy, where the power of words can change the fate of all dimensionsAs a new Initiate with the Alchemists' Council, Jaden is trained to maintain the elemental balance of the world, while fending off interference by the malevolent Rebel Branch. Bees are disappearing from the pages of the ancient manuscripts in Council dimension and from the outside world, threatening its very existence. Views: 21
A powerful and evocative debut novel about two American military nurses during World War II that illuminates the unsung heroism of women who risked their lives in the fight—a riveting saga of friendship, valor, sacrifice, and survival combining the grit and selflessness of Band of Brothers with the emotional resonance of The Nightingale.In war-torn France, Jo McMahon, an Italian-Irish girl from the tenements of Brooklyn, tends to six seriously wounded soldiers in a makeshift medical unit. Enemy bombs have destroyed her hospital convoy, and now Jo singlehandedly struggles to keep her patients and herself alive in a cramped and freezing tent close to German troops. There is a growing tenderness between her and one of her patients, a Scottish officer, but Jo's heart is seared by the pain of all she has lost and seen. Nearing her breaking point, she fights to hold on to joyful memories of the past, to the times she shared with her best friend, Kay, whom she met... Views: 21
Magic is as good as a death sentence.
Chandra stands on the edge of what her life could be and who she is. The life that could be involves the man that stands in front of her, the only family she’s ever known, with a knife pointed at her telling her to take it from him or die trying. Instead of a life of comfort and prestige, the would-be mage apprentice goes on the run.
Chandra has no choice but to kill for freedom and deal with the darkness that begins to burn away her mortality from within. Her choice was never a real choice so much as a shove for Chandra into the cold world outside with only a hawk that she’s not sure isn’t part of her imagination and her non-existent survival skills.
The hardest thing Chandra will face is not those who want to kill her, but overcoming the darkness inside her that pushes her to keep killing. The cold and heat in her soul will rise up, but Chandra must decide who or what she will become.
About the Author:
Charity Ayres has written several stories and published three novels in various genres of fantasy fiction, but Ice Burns is the first novel that is epic dark fantasy. It's a powerful novel in which the main character must face the demons of her birth and those of her own making if she wants to survive. It's raw in its approach to what life can be like when a young woman is set out on her own to live or die. The journey is painful for both character and author, but that’s what makes it such an amazing story to participate in.
This is the first novel that Charity Ayres completed, prior to her other three publications, and has been waiting to come out as the epic work it was meant to be. This is a great stand-alone in fiction but, Ms. Ayres admits, may end up being part of a trilogy.
Other works include: Loki Bound, Loki: Hell Bound, and Angels and Guardians: Secret in the Wings
Ms. Ayres is a Navy Veteran married to Active-Duty Navy, living in Virginia with two girls, two dogs, and three cats. Ms. Ayres also teaches high school English, reads whenever she has a moment of free time, and has a borderline obsession with coffee. Views: 21
Dani Smith is the best space marine in Space Force, defending Earth from alien invaders despite her stronger and stronger feeling that war isn't the best way to deal with everyone mankind meets in the galaxy. But Space Force only really fears one alien species: the beautiful, but extremely deadly Ethereals. When one of them suddenly turns up, it's enough to stop a huge battle as both sides retreat in a panic. But the supernaturally gorgeous alien Crixael seems to only have eyes for Dani with the curvy hips. And he steals her heart right away. But the last time the playful, but intensely cruel Ethereals came to invade Earth, millions died. Dani's own father lost his whole family and much more besides. Space Force, with thousands of elite space marines, has only one way to deal with them: retreat. Drop-dead gorgeous Crixael is tenacious in his secret courting of Dani. Can she really allow herself to fall in love with one of mankind's most lethal enemies? And if she does, can she trust him? He doesn't seem to be like other Ethereals. But Earth has been tricked by them before.Still, Dani has a few secrets of her own. And the fact that her name most certainly isn't 'Smith' is just one of them...Alien Invader's Baby is a full-length novel with a Happy Ever After and no cliffhangers! It is the standalone sequel to Given to the Alien. Views: 21
She was only nine when her world fell apart. The struggle to understand took a lifetime. In 1960s Bristol, Susan's family was like any other with its joys and frustrations, and fierce loyalties. Then tragedy struck and left a legacy that was to last a lifetime. Susan was only nine when her mother died. A year later she was sent away to school. She didn't want to go, and didn't understand why she had to. In her struggle to cope with an uncertain world - a world where nothing seemed to make sense any more - she pushed away the one person she loved best, her father. It wasn't until adulthood beckoned that she realised that, in order to turn their relationship around, she had to learn to love - and trust - again. Views: 21
Long ago, he kept her secret.Now, she will do everything in her power to save his soul.Elsbeth Munford is set to marry the man she loves until an accident destroys her life. Her beauty tainted by ugly scars, Ellie resigns herself to a life of spinsterhood.Frederick Lancaster, brother to the Marquess of Elmridge, returns home from war. A hero in the eyes of others, he is haunted by nightmares. Unable to make his peace with the past, Frederick re-treats into the dark until his brother dies and he not only inherits his title, but with it the obligation to produce an heir.When two damaged souls find themselves tied to one another, will they pull each other under? Or will they help each other rise again from the ashes of their shattered lives? Views: 21
Calgary, Alberta, gears up for its ten-day Stampede festival. When a hoarder dies in a suspicious house fire, adjuster Paula Savard sets the revelry aside to handle the property insurance claim. But Paula's interviews with the hoarder's bickering heirs raise questions. What are they hiding from each other and the police? Are they trying to help or to sabotage the investigation? Did one of them set the blaze to kill a relative and hasten an inheritance? The case turns personal when Paula's daughter becomes involved with a suspect and moves into his home. If Paula learns the truth, she can ensure her daughter's safety. While the police are occupied with keeping order during the Stampede, Paula digs through the hoarder's life. She unearths betrayal, murder and a long-ago secret that led to his death. Exposing the truth would put Paula at risk, but free a troubled family. Views: 21
