tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30749851503351102102024-02-19T02:17:28.542-08:00Melissa WrightAuthor of the Frey Saga, Descendants Series, Shattered RealmsMelissa Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562860067287975846noreply@blogger.comBlogger132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074985150335110210.post-29974821916862038842022-12-07T18:07:00.003-08:002022-12-07T18:07:49.088-08:00Beyond the Filigree Wall<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmYY4h1mthsxhX847g84H6AZw5eP_jQ5Uaj42zSyN5VWH0q3Yhn_CE7fLD0090t3sk6TjrM5KWrj-kJT-_NlJler_HV-NPYafJ4Mx9Y3hIcPLqi78lVHKt-gAuqP7wv1nDkm5MALwpbA8ePvhJTLqp0gXwbBMyxuvtkvJ-FHTKYoc_3TyvZnLXBTg-/s4000/Filigree%20hc%20and%20ebook.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2667" data-original-width="4000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmYY4h1mthsxhX847g84H6AZw5eP_jQ5Uaj42zSyN5VWH0q3Yhn_CE7fLD0090t3sk6TjrM5KWrj-kJT-_NlJler_HV-NPYafJ4Mx9Y3hIcPLqi78lVHKt-gAuqP7wv1nDkm5MALwpbA8ePvhJTLqp0gXwbBMyxuvtkvJ-FHTKYoc_3TyvZnLXBTg-/w640-h426/Filigree%20hc%20and%20ebook.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>A dark curse. A deadly secret. The ill-fated girl at the heart of both.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Antonetta Ostwind is about to get everything she’s ever wanted. If all goes to plan, she’ll end the fae, steal back what was stolen, and win the post she’s always dreamed of in time to dress for dinner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There’s just one problem. His name is Gideon Alexander.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Gideon holds the key to her coveted post. He’s fantastic with a sword, looks amazing in uniform, and commands even the adoration of his great, beastly dog. He’s living the life Etta needs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Gideon doesn’t believe Etta should have any of it. In fact, he’s planning to make sure she never does. And that’s a real problem, because if Etta can’t take her post as marshal, how can she have her vengeance and save the kingdom from the prince of the fae?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>Slip into clean, slow-burn romance with a properly stabby heroine and the low commitment of a standalone series in this light regency fantasy romp for fans of Enchantment of Ravens and Little Thieves.</i></div></div><p><br /></p><p>Available now in ebook, print, and hardcover. </p><p><br /></p>Melissa Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562860067287975846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074985150335110210.post-88929264759269338322022-02-22T05:00:00.001-08:002022-02-22T05:00:00.161-08:00Beneath Stone and Sacrifice Release Day<p>Between Ink and Shadows book three <i>Beneath Stone and Sacrifice</i> is available now! Find it at your favorite retailer in ebook, print, and hardcover.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWDILfqcMWYyClmSKx6-eGMKhHKttLjFhhYwaL3rXc1SA_ghNLVKyHx9o1GIbMzGLmvB_IHnjNEwV6dpQDdk79e0pd6ov9aZLzQKa8_ZVGfQwzbUKGbehi-yOxcYInZrRnGLopMvor28JH2aeDRvRWglHMbLp34YT8H5wBUzwoo4-PSepj0tEmBlKT=s3000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWDILfqcMWYyClmSKx6-eGMKhHKttLjFhhYwaL3rXc1SA_ghNLVKyHx9o1GIbMzGLmvB_IHnjNEwV6dpQDdk79e0pd6ov9aZLzQKa8_ZVGfQwzbUKGbehi-yOxcYInZrRnGLopMvor28JH2aeDRvRWglHMbLp34YT8H5wBUzwoo4-PSepj0tEmBlKT=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>An outcast queen. A stolen crown. A war with magic.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Nimona Weston has fallen into a game from which there’s no agreeable way out. The stakes have risen, putting everyone she loves at risk. As she uncovers old secrets, the dark magic resting in the foundations of Inara begin to stir. She’s running out of time. If Nim can’t find a way to stop the queen, the Trust will rise like the river of power beneath the kingdom, devouring everything in its path.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>Magical contracts, blood-debt accountants, and a deadly game. An epic fantasy series with regency flair, an improper and slightly stabby heroine with a penchant for trouble, clean, slow burn romance, and a dark and twisty plot that pits magic against kings, love against power, and a gothic underworld against a kingdom desperate to survive. Perfect for fans of Sorcery of Thorns and The Shadows Between Us.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Available now at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08XM3G86T" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/beneath-stone-and-sacrifice/id1554950913" target="_blank">Apple Books</a>, <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/beneath-stone-and-sacrifice-melissa-wright/1138879252?ean=2940164823221" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Melissa_Wright_Beneath_Stone_and_Sacrifice?id=cKJaEAAAQBAJ" target="_blank">Google Play</a>, <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/beneath-stone-and-sacrifice" target="_blank">Kobo</a>, and <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1070611" target="_blank">Smashwords</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVTgOYmgH-PFSqKAy89LLS_9tl7UJ8Bf0YUvfyHVCIUs9ioespgxdswMNqF2SAg1oEfo-oHGYvNjJFThk8qJdr4S6w9XqiBzmP_Z2UQG9ECCc575qCyFRh78pneiF-oycZMNDdisKzjVP5bCPdRoIFIxbrD_ObTfHTBU6M--PX_ud1LtpzvdKLtR8_=s3000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVTgOYmgH-PFSqKAy89LLS_9tl7UJ8Bf0YUvfyHVCIUs9ioespgxdswMNqF2SAg1oEfo-oHGYvNjJFThk8qJdr4S6w9XqiBzmP_Z2UQG9ECCc575qCyFRh78pneiF-oycZMNDdisKzjVP5bCPdRoIFIxbrD_ObTfHTBU6M--PX_ud1LtpzvdKLtR8_=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Melissa Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562860067287975846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074985150335110210.post-62595867754466499972021-05-04T04:00:00.001-07:002021-05-04T04:00:00.182-07:00Before Crown and Kingdom Release Day<p>Between Ink and Shadows book two: <i>Before Crown and Kingdom</i> is available now! Find it at your favorite retailer in ebook, print, and hardcover. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLuIiNDYWo39PX3fJ3dtsI9LOVpsA3JbAK8LJpogC15XfJSDAUccuqsR6vIoA9OizXli36NrobRHQckmakr7U-VG-fthotSFdJLw_IlYGQTma1lnRoFjXiyC5udbKJqCbExxaZUf2ffbo/s2048/BCAK+lay+flatss.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1638" data-original-width="2048" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLuIiNDYWo39PX3fJ3dtsI9LOVpsA3JbAK8LJpogC15XfJSDAUccuqsR6vIoA9OizXli36NrobRHQckmakr7U-VG-fthotSFdJLw_IlYGQTma1lnRoFjXiyC5udbKJqCbExxaZUf2ffbo/w640-h512/BCAK+lay+flatss.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>Freedom was more treacherous than she ever imagined.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Nimona Weston’s debts are paid. Her contract with the dark society known as the Trust is broken. But the magical ties that bind her to a long-ago bargain are rooted deep.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">She’s thrust back into the life she’d been forced from as a girl and now her every move is under the watchful eye of the king. A king who wants her dead. But fate has plans of its own and Nim is helpless to stop them, even as the future of the kingdom is placed in her hands.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Available now at:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08HXDVJMM" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/before-crown-and-kingdom/id1531730958" target="_blank">Apple Books</a>, <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/2940164246181" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=gRogEAAAQBAJ" target="_blank">Google Play</a>, and <a href="http://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/Search?Query=9780463896129" target="_blank">Kobo</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div><p></p>Melissa Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562860067287975846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074985150335110210.post-48504045965659670932020-12-01T05:00:00.010-08:002020-12-01T05:00:02.863-08:00Between Ink and Shadows Release Day<h2 style="text-align: left;"> It's release day for <i>Between Ink and Shadows</i>! </h2><div>Check out all the release day giveaways and celebrations on <a href="http://instagram.com/melissa_wright_author/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and watch for a special excerpt this week for the annual <a href="https://www.prismbooktours.com/2020/11/were-launching-fantasy-sci-fi-for.html" target="_blank">Fantasy & Sci-fi for Christmas tour with Prism Books</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTdqGkOFqXsAcO2uBNETDKmUgphXOYoPPHULBget1USZIZnjV940-PW0Qmljy-7rnahmKG4mdEUBqK-nbeSxzs_u-FYXMkPN09ci5R0JIRHfumhXxaQNj0RfVxWrc8s9j4v4z28J4uGs/s2048/BIAS+promo+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTdqGkOFqXsAcO2uBNETDKmUgphXOYoPPHULBget1USZIZnjV940-PW0Qmljy-7rnahmKG4mdEUBqK-nbeSxzs_u-FYXMkPN09ci5R0JIRHfumhXxaQNj0RfVxWrc8s9j4v4z28J4uGs/w640-h426/BIAS+promo+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>She’ll win back her freedom, even if she has to steal
it.<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Nimona Weston has a debt to pay. Her father’s dealings with
the dark society known as the Trust cost Nim her freedom. There’s one way out
of the contract on her life and that’s to bide her time and pay the tithes. But
when the Trust assigns Nim to a task in the king’s own castle, her freedom is
not the only thing she’ll risk.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Warrick Spenser has a secret. As king’s seneschal, he should
be the last soul in Inara to risk association with dark magic, but long-hidden
ties to the Trust are harder to shed than simply cutting the threads. When the
Trust sends a thief to his rooms, Warrick thinks he’s finally found a way to be
rid of them for good. But Nimona Weston is hiding secrets of her own.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Magical contracts, blood-debt accountants, and a deadly
game. A dark and twisty fantasy that pits magic against kings, perfect for fans
of From Blood and Ash and The Shadows Between Us<b>.<o:p></o:p></b></i></p></div><div><br /></div>Find it now in ebook, print, or hardcover at your favorite retailer, including:<div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08BPKKW68" target="_blank"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;">Amazon</span></a></span><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #202020; line-height: 107%;"> · </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/between-ink-and-shadows/id1520149225" target="_blank"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;">Apple Books</span></a></span><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #202020; line-height: 107%;"> · </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/between-ink-and-shadows-melissa-wright/1137231139?ean=2940164121358"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;">Barnes & Noble</span></a></span><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #202020; line-height: 107%;"> · </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Melissa_Wright_Between_Ink_and_Shadows?id=PUsCEAAAQBAJ"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;">Google Play</span></a></span><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #202020; line-height: 107%;"> · </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/between-ink-and-shadows" target="_blank"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;">Kobo</span></a></span><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #202020; line-height: 107%;"> · </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1029156" target="_blank"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;">Smashwords</span></a></span><br /></span><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div>Melissa Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562860067287975846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074985150335110210.post-82343064909694823912020-09-13T05:00:00.001-07:002020-09-13T05:00:00.913-07:00Seven Ways to Kill a King Tour Finale<center>
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On Tour with <a href="https://www.prismbooktours.com/2020/09/its-grand-finale-for-seven-ways-to-kill.html" target="_blank">Prism Book Tours</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><b><i>We hope you enjoyed the tour! If you missed any of the stops</i></b></div><div><b><i>you'll find snippets, as well as the link to each full post, below:</i></b></div></div><div><br /></div><b><a href="https://www.prismbooktours.com/2020/09/were-launching-book-tour-for-seven-ways.html" target="_blank">Launch</a> - Note from the Author<br /></b>
<br />Princess Myrina is done hiding. Determined to remove each of the seven kings who stole her mother’s throne, she has every intention of setting things to right, king by murderous king. Her final mark waits in the castle of Stormskeep where her captive sister--the rightful queen and heir to the kingdom--is held by the worst of the kings. . .<div><br /></div><div><div><b><a href="https://pagebypagebookbybook.blogspot.com/2020/09/seven-ways-to-kill-king-excerpt-giveaway.html" target="_blank">Hallie Reads</a> - Excerpt</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><i>“What are you playing at, Miri? You know we’ll never get past the guards. We can’t just waltz into the nearest castle and—” He made a vague gesture Miri supposed meant kill a king then shrugged a shoulder. “We should return to Smithsport. You should get on that ship and sail to somewhere safe.”<br /><br />Any grace he’d earned the night before was forgotten. Miri leaned close. “My sister is captive to those murderous kings. If you think, for one moment, I prize my safety over hers—” Her words cut off at his look, because Miri knew all too well the sacrifice Cass was willing to make. He’d only wanted to save her and make her see that the path she was taking would be the death of them all. “I release you from your duty,” she said.</i><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><a href="https://lifeofdeekay.wordpress.com/2020/09/08/blog-tourreview-seven-ways-to-kill-a-king-by-melissa-wright/" target="_blank">DEEKAY | Daily Dose of Reading</a> - Review</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div>"I had so much fun reading this book and following the journey of Miri and Cass in this wonderfully-written fantasy story. As a standalone fantasy book, it was done excellently and no wonder it wasn’t a series or part of a series. The way the author wrote this amazing story proved that this book is good without having to have any continuation. I highly recommend this to those who love reading fantasy books with strong protagonists, plenty of good actions, and memorable story that will always stay with you."<div><br /></div><div><b><a href="https://amybooksy.blogspot.com/2020/09/blog-tour-and-giveaway-seven-ways-to.html" target="_blank">Locks, Hooks and Books</a> - Review</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div>"<i>Seven Ways to Kill a King</i> is the first book I have read by Melissa Wright. It will not be the last. I found the writing and plot to be unique and refreshing. I really enjoyed Cass and Miri's story. I admired the bravery and courage of Miri. The whole book was non stop action and adventure."<div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><a href="https://andisyoungadult.blogspot.com/2020/09/seven-ways-to-kill-king-by-melissa.html" target="_blank">Andi's Young Adult Books</a> - Excerpt</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><i>Cass leaned down to blow on the flame, and when the light flared, it caught his expression. Miri had thought him angry, and certainly, he was, but something else simmered beneath his displeasure. Terric was a queensguard and had been his friend. Miri hadn’t just risked cost to herself. If Terric didn’t make it, it would cost them both.</i><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><a href="https://www.wishfulendings.com/2020/09/a-standalone-perfect-for-ya-fantasy.html" target="_blank">Wishful Endings</a> - Review</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div>"I seriously loved reading this! I loved that it was a standalone, which is still rare these days (especially in fantasy). Great characters, an intriguing plot with all the feels, plenty of danger and action, and a sweet romance made for an excellent read. I'm excited to see what comes next from this author!"<div><br /></div><div><b><a href="http://gettingyourreadonaimeebrown.blogspot.com/2020/09/seven-ways-to-kill-king-by-melissa.html" target="_blank">Getting Your Read On</a> - Review</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div>"This was definitely a plot driven book. . . . The best bits of the book for me were the sneaking, assassin attempts and the fighting. They author did a great job of creating tension with those. I was definitely interested in how the events would play out and the last third of the book was great as far as a climax of events."<div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><a href="https://christyscozycorners.com/2020/09/seven-ways-kill-king-book-excerpt/" target="_blank">Christy's Cozy Corners</a> - Excerpt</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><i>“Chickens. Maybe a doe.” He met her stare. “It’s not the same.”<br /><br />“It’s not different.” It was. Killing to eat was not killing to kill. Wild game was no man. It was only a meal.<br /><br />Cass was trying to scare her because of what she’d done and because they were getting closer to Pirn and the nearness of executing her plan. But there was no turning back. She had no other choice.</i><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><a href="https://www.rockinbookreviews.com/young-adult/seven-ways-to-kill-a-king-by-melissa-wright-book-tour-giveaway-ends-91720" target="_blank">Rockin' Book Reviews</a> - Review</b></div><div><br /></div>"This is a great action filled story. Miri and Cass are on the move throughout the entire story. I liked all the characters who were backup help to them. I liked the ending because it wasn't at all how I was predicting it to be. . . . I highly recommend this book to others who like a good adventure."<div><br /></div><div><b><a href="https://bookishlifetime.wordpress.com/2020/09/10/review-seven-ways-to-kill-a-king-by-melissa-wright/" target="_blank">Bookishlifetime</a> - Review</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div>"I highly enjoyed this book! It was well-written, and highly entertaining. The story is awesome and it has an interesting plot! I also very much enjoyed the characters."<div><br /></div><div><b><a href="https://rincondejoss.com/2020/09/11/review-seven-ways-to-kill-a-king/" target="_blank">Rincón de Joss</a> - Review</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div>"After getting to the end, I was so satisfied with the story and with the ending, something I liked a lot on this book was the detailed descriptions on it, you could actually imagine every place and every situation, so that made you get very immerse in the story from very early on.<br />It was an awesome fantasy with lots of drama and a little romance along the way."<div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><a href="https://splashesofjoy.wordpress.com/2020/09/11/seven-ways-to-kill-a-king-by-melissa-wright/" target="_blank">Splashes of Joy</a> - Excerpt</b></div><div><br /></div><i>Miri had never killed a man. Of course, she’d imagined it. Countless times, she’d envisioned holding each of those kings by the scruff of his neck, tugging his head back, and holding a blade at his throat as she whispered, “The Lion Queen sends her regards.”<br /><br />She deserved to be scared. But she would not be turned away.</i><div><br /></div><div><b><a href="http://gksihat.com/blog-tour-seven-ways-to-kill-a-king/" target="_blank">Caffeine Addled Ramblings</a> - Excerpt</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><i>“They’ll do it at the festival,” Miri whispered to the air above her bed. “They’ll drag her into the square dressed in Lion silks. They’ll draw her braid behind her shoulder and wrap her wrists in leather and chains.” <br /><br />She felt the stillness of Cass and that he did not seem to even draw breath. She wished she’d never spoken, but she couldn’t seem to stop. The kings were only holding Lettie hostage to use as leverage against the sorcerers who were tied to queen’s blood. Once she rose into her full power as heir, Lettie would have to be removed from their game.</i><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><a href="https://janemouttet.wordpress.com/2020/09/12/ya-review-seven-ways-to-kill-a-king/" target="_blank">Library Lady's Kid Lit</a> - Review</b></div><div><br /></div>"There is much to like in Melissa Wright’s latest book <i>Seven Ways to Kill a King</i>. You have mythical lands, evil kings, and a princess who wants to make it all right again. There is also fighting, mystery, and romance. Melissa Wright has crafted a well-written fantasy that will draw in many readers. It is action-packed and will keep readers reading."<div><br /></div><div><b><a href="https://teatimeandbooks76.blogspot.com/2020/09/book-tour-seven-ways-to-kill-king-by.html" target="_blank">Teatime and Books</a> - Excerpt</b></div><div><br /></div>"In a few days, they would pass near Stormhold, named for the first queen of the realm. Miri couldn’t recall the first time she’d seen the gate, but she’d been in awe without exception since. A massive structure stretched so high that one could barely make out the guards at the top, and carved into the stone of the archway was a relief of the Storm Queen herself."<div><br /></div><div><b><a href="https://www.thereadingcornerforall.com/post/seven-ways-to-kill-a-king" target="_blank">The Reading Corner for All</a> - Review</b></div><div><br /></div></div>"The author had a great capability to convey the intricacies of Miri's plot and how she would execute them along with Cass, a bloodsworn soldier whose devotion to Miri suggests a more amorous bond. I loved the premise of the story and the foundation that centered on a young woman who took command of her own story, sought justice for the death of her mother, and strove to reclaim her birthright."<div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><br /></div><div><b><i>Don't forget to enter the giveaway at the end of this post...</i></b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><center><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrktXId9FAmzmOTZY4Af8IOLMRwrWk8X2KsnGZd1xqiwQnDkfysIoyneTW4kLEFVmbXfMriicofN39udCnJ0STUygZT3a_RqRzlLGJ_dsdVXKWfcez6Qe8FZ5gxt4-m8Tldl4mszguZoM/w250-h400/seven+ways+to+kill+a+king+-+Final+eBook+Cover+-+High+Res+v1.jpg" style="text-align: start;" width="250" /></center><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Seven Ways to Kill a King</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>By Melissa Wright</b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">YA Fantasy</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hardcover, Paperback & ebook, 264 Pages</div><div style="text-align: center;">August 10, 2020</div>
<br /><b>She was born a princess. They made her an assassin.</b><br /><br /><i>One was an accident. Two a coincidence. By three, they would know. It would be harder, but I would avenge my mother’s death. These kings would pay that price.</i><br /><br />Seven cities make up the Storm Queen’s Realm, each of their self-crowned, murderous kings are one of Princess Myrina’s marks. The treasonous curs may have banded together to share a stolen throne, but soon they will fall.<br /><br />They thought her dead, killed in the massacre. They thought their rule secure, but Myrina of Stormskeep has awoken. With the help of her loyal bloodsworn, the shadow princess of will have her revenge.<br /><br /><i>For fans of The Witcher and Game of Thrones—a new princess set on vengeance is here to steal your heart.</i><div><i><br /></i>
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Princess Myrina is done hiding. Determined to remove each of the seven kings who stole her mother’s throne, she has every intention of setting things to right, king by murderous king. Her final mark waits in the castle of Stormskeep where her captive sister--the rightful queen and heir to the kingdom--is held by the worst of the kings. A gated city surrounds its walls, allowing no one in. But that’s only to Myrina’s benefit, as a king who would let his people starve was not long on the throne. A princess by birth, she’s vowed to enact retribution and rescue her sister, with no more than her wits and a sword and the last of her queenguard, sworn to protect until the bitter end.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><center><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrktXId9FAmzmOTZY4Af8IOLMRwrWk8X2KsnGZd1xqiwQnDkfysIoyneTW4kLEFVmbXfMriicofN39udCnJ0STUygZT3a_RqRzlLGJ_dsdVXKWfcez6Qe8FZ5gxt4-m8Tldl4mszguZoM/w250-h400/seven+ways+to+kill+a+king+-+Final+eBook+Cover+-+High+Res+v1.jpg" style="text-align: start;" width="250" /></center><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Seven Ways to Kill a King</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>By Melissa Wright</b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">YA Fantasy</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hardcover, Paperback & ebook, 264 Pages</div><div style="text-align: center;">August 10, 2020</div>
<br /><b>She was born a princess. They made her an assassin.</b><br /><br /><i>One was an accident. Two a coincidence. By three, they would know. It would be harder, but I would avenge my mother’s death. These kings would pay that price.</i><br /><br />Seven cities make up the Storm Queen’s Realm, each of their self-crowned, murderous kings are one of Princess Myrina’s marks. The treasonous curs may have banded together to share a stolen throne, but soon they will fall.<br /><br />They thought her dead, killed in the massacre. They thought their rule secure, but Myrina of Stormskeep has awoken. With the help of her loyal bloodsworn, the shadow princess of will have her revenge.<br /><br /><i>For fans of The Witcher and Game of Thrones—a new princess set on vengeance is here to steal your heart.</i><div><i><br /></i>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">About the Author</span></b><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Melissa is the author of more than a dozen young adult and fantasy novels and countless to-do lists. Her most popular titles are The Frey Saga and Descendants Series. She’s currently working on the next book, but when not writing can be spotted collecting the things she loves at Goodreads and Pinterest. Contact her through the web at www.melissa-wright.com <br /> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.melissa-wright.com/">Website</a> | <a href="http://authormelissawright.blogspot.com/">Blog</a> | <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/588743.Melissa_Wright">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/melissa-wright">BookBub</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/_melissa_wright">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://pinterest.com/melissawrights">Pinterest</a> | <a href="http://instagram.com/melissa_wright_author/">Instagram</a></b></div>
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Check out <a href="http://instagram.com/melissa_wright_author/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> for release day events including a bookstagram tour, blog tour with excerpt, and giveaways. </p><p><br /></p><p>Available now in ebook, print, hardcover, and audio at your favorite retailers and libraries. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCB10Mw0xpYuzWm4yPzaYNFBrbdHolmifJ7R947DqLxIV_Hed4qyV38MldMKvTcOuX2RWUjNuGHG9jYaI-kK6Nd9HxgPr4dpAdEQiTMkDErzT3oErilsqcwiR2kzLQHj0w8zAwa2LJqMo/s2048/Seven+Ways+promo+10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCB10Mw0xpYuzWm4yPzaYNFBrbdHolmifJ7R947DqLxIV_Hed4qyV38MldMKvTcOuX2RWUjNuGHG9jYaI-kK6Nd9HxgPr4dpAdEQiTMkDErzT3oErilsqcwiR2kzLQHj0w8zAwa2LJqMo/s640/Seven+Ways+promo+10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Find <i>Seven Ways to Kill a King </i>now at</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084DG2RR4" target="_blank"><span style="color: #007c89; line-height: 107%;">Amazon</span></a></span><span style="color: #202020; line-height: 107%;"> · </span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/seven-ways-to-kill-a-king/id1496573523" target="_blank"><span style="color: #007c89; line-height: 107%;">Apple Books</span></a></span><span style="color: #202020; line-height: 107%;"> · </span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seven-ways-to-kill-a-king-melissa-wright/1136268366?ean=2940163452248" target="_blank"><span style="color: #007c89; line-height: 107%;">Barnes & Noble</span></a></span><span style="color: #202020; line-height: 107%;"> · </span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Melissa_Wright_Seven_Ways_to_Kill_a_King?id=aOPhDwAAQBAJ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #007c89; line-height: 107%;">Google Play</span></a></span><span style="color: #202020; line-height: 107%;"> · </span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/seven-ways-to-kill-a-king" target="_blank"><span style="color: #007c89; line-height: 107%;">Kobo</span></a></span><span style="color: #202020; line-height: 107%;"> · </span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #007c89; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1001814" target="_blank">Smashwords</a></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">"Secrets. Twists. Magic. Dark and light in all the right places, this is a superb read that I highly recommend to any reader longing for a fresh, and delightfully stabby, take on high fantasy." - <i>USA Today Bestselling Author Alisha Klapheke</i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><i><br /></i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span></span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Check out a sample of the audio below, read by Fiona Hardingham. Available at Apple Books, Audible, and other audiobook retailers (or ask for it through your library). </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx3D0ku043BTjXgS8uXsMr5sCHSDmLfnrvkmxzWGi9gv_izQaRgonWApvMv7tOx2cIBbHd6fWWxpcCIVfbHOg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>She was born a princess. They made her an assassin.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>One was an accident. Two a coincidence. By three, they would know. It would be harder, but I would avenge my mother’s death. These kings would pay that price.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Seven cities make up the Storm Queen’s Realm, each of their self-crowned, murderous kings are one of Princess Myrina’s marks. The treasonous curs may have banded together to share a stolen throne, but soon they will fall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They thought her dead, killed in the massacre. They thought their rule secure, but Myrina of Stormskeep has awoken. With the help of her loyal bloodsworn, the shadow princess will have her revenge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>For fans of The Witcher and Game of Thrones—a new princess set on vengeance is here to steal your heart.</i></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Melissa Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562860067287975846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074985150335110210.post-2756048270630368922020-06-29T08:32:00.000-07:002020-06-29T08:32:37.537-07:00Introducing Between Ink and Shadows<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWE_KwA8r-1fzb3kKQEVjyFnjrDfp0nriqiT1hLtqyW1DkcAzdsVwTgNXof5m1ejlIqe2q4HRxcL42vkTICxTkb5elX3bfFxMqMX2L-QR3XhW-PopLFW1QCC04IyExBiYlz5aiBu2VO8w/s4050/Between+Ink+and+Shadows.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4050" data-original-width="2700" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWE_KwA8r-1fzb3kKQEVjyFnjrDfp0nriqiT1hLtqyW1DkcAzdsVwTgNXof5m1ejlIqe2q4HRxcL42vkTICxTkb5elX3bfFxMqMX2L-QR3XhW-PopLFW1QCC04IyExBiYlz5aiBu2VO8w/w333-h500/Between+Ink+and+Shadows.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>She'll win back her freedom, even if she has to steal it.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal">Nimona Weston has a debt to pay. Her father’s dealings with
the dark society known as the Trust cost Nim her freedom. There’s one way out of
the contract on her life and that’s to bide her time and pay the tithes. But
when the Trust assigns Nim to a task in the king’s own castle, her freedom is
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ties to the Trust are harder to shed than simply cutting the threads. When the
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rid of them for good. But Nimona Weston is hiding secrets of her own.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Magical contracts, blood-debt accountants, and a deadly game. A dark and twisty fantasy that pits magic against kings, perfect for fans of <i>Sorcery of Thorns</i> and <i>Serpent & Dove</i>.</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Pre-Order now at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08BPKKW68" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/between-ink-and-shadows/id1520149225" target="_blank">Apple Books</a>, and <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/between-ink-and-shadows" target="_blank">Kobo</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">
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<b>By Melissa Wright</b><br />
New Adult, YA Fantasy<br />
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No bargains unpaid.<br />
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After a perilous clash with the fey, the changeling who betrayed the paramount of their laws--and threatens the safety of both realms--has gone into hiding. As Frey and her Seven recover, concealed plans and furtive bargains begin to unravel, putting in danger their old guard and new.<br />
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They’re on unsteady ground.<br />
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Scattered and healing, those sworn to protect the North and its lord work to secure their footing. They are running out of time to cure the darkness poisoning the fey lands, before it overflows into the rest of the realm. But Ruby has gone missing, and this time it seems of her own accord.<br />
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They’re out of time.<br />
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If they don’t stop her, she’ll face the deadly changeling alone. But more forces are at play than it seems, and the fey lord confined on his lands by treachery and two half-human elves has made a bargain of his own.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Guest Post: What You Need to Know About the Frey Saga</span></b><br />
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New to The Frey Saga? Check out what you need to know to jump into this world of magic, elves, and fey. (Warning: this post containers spoilers for the first three books.)<br />
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Magical energies are divided into light, dark, and that of the fey. These energies to do not play well together (and neither do their owners).<br />
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Freya, Lord of the North and the Dark Elves’ Kingdom, is a halfbreed. She’s not only able to use the magic of both the light and dark energies, but she’s also half human--a weakness as far as any of the North are concerned. She’s managed to keep her throne despite that though, in no small part due to her rare ability to control animals. She’s been known to use birds of prey, wolves, and mountain cats, and readers can expect a few larger beasts as her talent grows.<br />
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It depends on who you ask. Light elves oppose the methods of the dark and dark elves the light, but both hate the fey. The fey court is headed by the fey lord Veil, whose power is strong enough to shift the seasons. Veil—like all fey—engages in dangerous games and relies heavily on deceit and trickery.<br />
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Frey’s high guard is known as the Seven, a once ragtag band of elves turned warriors including a halfblood fey, her horse trader brother, the strongarm, the wizards, the quick one, and the brooding hero/love interest: Chevelle. <br />
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After meddling with powers and making deals with the fey, Frey’s predecessor was removed as Lord of the North. A great many lives were lost in the battles that followed, including Frey’s mother, and as heir to the throne Frey has much work ahead of her to set things to right. She’s finally settled into her place as ruler and her Seven and guard are loyal and true, but a darkness was set free during that meddling that threatens not only her people, but all elves and fey. <br />
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In <i>The Frey Saga Book V: Shadow and Stone</i>, Frey faces her biggest challenge yet. A deadening of magic is spreading through the kingdoms and one of her Seven has gone missing. As fey treacheries and past secrets unravel, Frey’s duty as Lord might force her into a bargain that could destroy them all.<br />
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="Thea-1"></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Thea had been a sentry for exactly
one day when she was thrown into the biggest conflict the North had seen in
centuries. The dark elves had nearly gone to war with the fey, and Junnie, the
new Council head, rode side by side with Thea and her childhood friend Steed,
who had become one of Seven to the Lord of the North, as light and dark elves
joined forces to overcome traps laid by the fey. Thea had stood upon the stones
of the high fey court with her blade in hand and her life on the line. She’d
been terrified but had felt no less than a warrior. Thea had found her calling.
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">She’d not seen a lick of action
since.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">She dropped the bucket of muck she’d
been carrying with a muttered curse, glaring up the pathway to her superior’s
leather-clad back. He wasn’t even the head of the guard. He was a subordinate to
a subordinate of the head of the guard, and he’d been riding her like a stolen
mare.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Thea ran the back of her hand across
her forehead, unsurprised when it came away wet, not with sweat so much but
with plenty of the black gunk they’d had her scraping off the base of the
stable block. She didn’t even rate high enough to tend the animals.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">It wasn’t as if she’d had lofty
expectations. Before she’d left home, she’d heard all the criticisms: “You’re
too skinny. You’re too young. You can’t even wield a proper sword.” They
weren’t all wrong. It was true she was thin, but she could hold her own. She
wasn’t much, but what there was of her was strong. And she was young, at least compared
to those who’d warned her, but she was nearly as old as Steed, Grey, and the
rest of the guard.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">The sword wielding, though, she
couldn’t really defend. She glanced at her dirt-smeared hands, which were long
and lean but scarred by the mistakes she’d made for the whole of her life.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Thea had worked with the animals in
Camber, an occupation she’d loved. She’d been a healer, too, first for the
animals, then the townspeople, and eventually for the occasional rogue. Word
had gotten out, and she’d garnered a host of rogues, fighters, and ruffians as
patients. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Her father had not approved. Thea
had a bad habit of sticking herself in situations that didn’t come out clean.
It wasn’t that she was clumsy, but she tended to go in headfirst—and in most
unpleasant circumstances, feetfirst was the only good way. Her father used to
tell her that it didn’t hurt to turn tail and run once in a while.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">She hadn’t run, though. No matter
how terrified Thea might be, she was always more afraid of running and of being
called a coward than she was of fighting.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">It was foolish, really, and immature,
but there was no question that it had gotten her to where she was. And she had
stood among legends, fighting beside the high guard to the Lord of the North.
Well, she hadn’t done much fighting, but she’d stood with them. </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">She swiped her hands on the sides of
her pants. “Done,” she called up the pathway toward her superior’s back.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">He didn’t acknowledge her. He was
fool-headed and arrogant above his station, but Thea didn’t tell him so.
Instead, she trudged up the dark stone pathway to address him as he expected to
be addressed. “Done,” she said, “sir.”</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">He glanced at her sidelong then back
at the haze of a hidden horizon.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">She waited. “Shall I—”</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">His glare cut her short.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">She bit back her next retort.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">“The blocks aren’t clean,” he said.
“Start again.”</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Thea’s mouth tightened for one long
moment before she opened it again without regard for her better judgment. She
was jerked to the side by a sudden pull on her arm, her curse heading for the
source of the tug instead of her superior, but she drew up short. A stout
black-haired boy in full leathers stared down at her.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">“Thea,” he said. “I’ve just finished
my shift. Let me give you a hand.”</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">He nodded at the guard, drawing Thea
away from the man and back down the path. Thea had seen the boy before and had
known him in Camber. Well, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">known</i> was
maybe a strong word. But she’d heard about him. Those dark eyes held a story as
unhappy as any she’d ever been told. His name was Barris, and he was from a
well-loved family—Thea’s father and the entire town had thought highly of his
parents.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">They were gone now. His father,
Burne, and his mother, Camren, had been killed in a single season when the new
lord had fought for her throne. Thea wondered what made people give their lives
for a person. For a cause, she could understand—for the North. But to lose so
many for a single life…</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Dreamer</span></i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">. Her father’s word slammed into
her, the way they often did when Thea lost sight of the present. She’d joined the
cause, and she was present, even if it did mean sacrificing many to protect one.
She would be cursed if they thought they could keep her from her aim. </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Thea wrenched her arm free, picked
up her steps, and leaned in so her narrowed gaze could target Barris’s. “I
don’t <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">need</i> your help, you know.”</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Barris smirked. “Clearly. You were
getting along well. Seemed like you were about to turn over a new leaf with your
superior.”</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">She rolled her eyes. “With the wall.
I don’t need your help with the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">wall</i>.”
She kept her hands from flying, matron-style, to her hips. “You don’t have to
do my work for me.”</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">“Oh, I’m not,” he answered. “I just
wanted to stop you from provoking our lead and getting our entire group thrown
in a hole.”</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Thea stopped, making Barris glance
over his shoulder to see her. “They don’t do that,” she said.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Her words were too timid, and she
regretted them at once. Of course they didn’t lock recruits in the ground as
punishment—they wouldn’t. Besides, the castle tunnels were just a legend. She’d
not seen a single one.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Barris laughed. “No, they do not.”
He turned, crossing his arms over his broad chest. “But they do make you scrape
muck off the stalls.”</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Her expression soured. “You’re
saying this is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">my</i> fault? That
idiotic, arrogant—”</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Barris shook his head. “No, I’m sure
you got sludge duty entirely without insulting your superior.” He tossed her an
empty bucket and looked at the pile of filthy rags, chisels, and short-handled
spades. “Why are you doing this by hand?”</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">“Because it’s virtuous,” she spat.
“Hard work is good for the spirit.”</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Barris stared at her. It was
possible he was regretting stepping in to save her when she was clearly a loon.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">She let her shoulders fall,
defeated, then gestured with a tip of her head back up the path. “He made me.”</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Barris chuckled. “I see.” He brushed
his palms together, glancing surreptitiously to and fro. They were mostly alone
there, out of sight of the other castle staff. “How about you keep watch, and I
give you a hand. By the time he realizes you had help, we’ll be enjoying mess.”</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Thea chewed her lip. She was hungry.
And her superior <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">was</i> a big-headed
idiot. “Whatever keeps you out of trouble,” she said.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="Thea-2"></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Thea didn’t regret letting Barris
help. He’d worked quickly, and they were soon belly-up to the table, partaking
in roast pig and crisp apples with the other castle guards. It wasn’t her first
time at mess, but she’d rarely made it on schedule, thanks to the extra tasks
assigned to her by their lead.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">The table was long with several
benches, all filled with loud and chattering sentries and recruits, on either
side. It might not have been her first time there, but it was the first time
she’d not been exhausted and exasperated. It was the first time she’d actually
enjoyed it. A few of the off-duty sentries laughed and told tales as dark-red
wine sloshed in their mugs. The younger few, all new recruits, watched,
laughing along but not joining in the drink, having quickly learned the rules
were different for the seasoned men. Occasionally, Edan passed through the
proceedings, but the head of the castle guard usually kept his distance during
their off hours. It kept him from growing too close, inadvertently becoming a
friend instead of the incontestable, or so the others had said. Edan was head
of command, and his word was law. Only a high guard, one of Lord Freya’s Seven,
could overrule him.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Steed was one of the Seven. Thea
plucked an apple stem from its core, annoyed that her thoughts had returned to
Steed. It wasn’t the first time she’d thought of him since she’d been stuck
scrubbing palace walls. She knew it wasn’t his responsibility to stick up for
her or to point out to the other guards that she’d stood with them on fey lands.
She didn’t need him to win her a place among the guard. Besides, he might have
thought she deserved her fate. Cleaning muck might be part of the process, an
initiation.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">She dropped two apples into her
pocket as her eyes ran down the table to several dozen other guards. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">They’d</i> not been cleaning stalls.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">“Right.” She tossed another apple
into the air and caught it in a cupped palm before standing.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">“Heading off?” Barris asked. He’d
been leaning close to another guard, deep in conversation, but the seriousness
seemed to melt from his face when he straightened to talk to her. Maybe she’d
been imagining it. Maybe she’d been reflecting some invented torment of her own
onto his face at the idea of losing either parent, let alone both.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">“Yes,” she told him. “Thanks for
earlier.”</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Barris rolled his palm upward and
gave her a smile that appeared entirely natural, not broken by grief or
irrevocably scarred. “All in service to the guard.” His brow shifted the
slightest bit, his eyes sharing in his smile. “Stay out of trouble, aye?”</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">“Wouldn’t think of it.” She winked,
tossing and catching the apple once more before she turned to go.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">She was no longer hungry, not quite
tired, and a day’s ride from the haunts of her old home. Thea walked through
the castle courtyards, still unfamiliar with the layout of the grounds. Edan
had shown them the important paths, the battlements and balustrades and
armories that pertained to their duties as guards. But Thea had yet to memorize
the insignificant bits—nooks and crannies where one might be able to sit and
hide, the smaller courtyards with leafy trees and garden shelves, and the
overhangs that could keep one out of the rain. Thea loved a good hideaway,
somewhere to stand outside of the bustle to watch the goings-on.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">The castle had a lot of dark corners
and more than its fair share of mysterious passages. She’d rarely been indoors
for her duties those last weeks but would not have been surprised if the newly
appointed castle staff got lost more than they found their way. It didn’t help
that Thea had practically lived out-of-doors before. When her parents had
forced her inside, it had been into a four-room cabin, where she and her sister
shared a single room. Cora had been the opposite of Thea in nearly every
possible way. Growing up, Thea climbed trees and learned to shoot with a bow,
while Cora sat indoors, sewing and singing and mixing perfumes for her hair.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">“Wouldn’t hurt you to wear a little
perfume,” she would tease Thea, her nose scrunched at some imagined outdoorsy
smell. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Thea could always be counted on to
return the favor, though, bringing in a speared fish or dumping a satchel of
earth-covered mandrake root onto her sister’s freshly prepared table. “Wouldn’t
hurt you to find a little food,” she would say, parroting her sister’s tone.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">They’d grown up eventually, to their
mother’s great relief, and Cora’s hobbies had paid off. She had developed a
talent—her embroidery and needlework were among the best in the land.
Certainly, they’d surpassed anything in Camber. Cora had moved out of their
small cabin last season, finally attaching herself to a trader their father had
thought merely sold her wares. Thea’s father had often been blind to the difference
between Cora’s business relations and those relations who were not, despite
Cora’s plunging necklines and red-painted lips. She’d been sly with more than
just needlework, come to think of it, and had let Thea bear the brunt of her
father’s disapproval.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Cora had once had an eye for Steed
when they were younger. She’d worked her magic with her soft, scented hair and
blossom-pink cheeks. She’d even tied feathers and baubles into the two braided
strands that crowned her dark curls. The attempt hadn’t succeeded in the least.
Back then, Steed had other things on his mind, such as the responsibilities his
father had left behind, the horse trade, and a half-fey sister. Thea was
surprised the boy had managed at all. But he’d had Grey. And he’d had that
half-fey sister.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Given everything he’d been through,
Steed had managed quite well.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Thea tossed her apple skyward as she
ambled through an open stone archway. Maybe all the guards had some tragic
history. It probably wasn’t as bad as Barris’s or Steed’s, but the massacre had
affected most of the families in the North in some way. Thea’s family had been
fortunate. Her father had kept them from getting involved.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">She took a narrow stone corridor
from one courtyard to the next and found herself once again on familiar ground.
Low walls surrounded a large square of grass, the enclosure one of two where
the horses could roam. Steed’s stock there was limited, she’d heard. It had
been discussed in town so many seasons ago, back when he joined the high guard.
He couldn’t bring them all in, so a few of the men from Camber had been put in
charge of managing the remainder of the herds. The horses kept in the castle
courtyards were lovely, the best of the best. She watched them graze, their
coats slick and dark over thickly muscled frames.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Foot traffic had been walled off,
and the atmosphere was quiet and peaceful and cool. The evening sun was fading,
and a lone bird drifted across the darkening sky. Thea leapt onto the fence,
hooking the heel of her boot over the stone to pull herself up. She landed in
the grass on the other side, and a young gelding raised his head. Thea cooed,
showing him the apple she held.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">“There’s a good boy,” she told him,
watching as he strode her way. “Someone’s taught you about treats.” She smiled
when he nudged her with his head. She gave him a bite of apple, brushing her
fingers over his neck. It was what she’d imagined when she’d come to serve as a
guard. Thea had thought, foolish dreamer that her father had always said she
was, that she could work in the stables, spending all day brushing and feeding
horses.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">It was ridiculous, her parents had
said. And of course she’d known there would be battles, and of course, she’d
realized she’d have to defend the castle <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">on
occasion.</span> “Surely,” she’d told them, “you don’t believe they will stick
a sword in my hand and throw me to the wolves.”</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: .25in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Gooseflesh rose on Thea’s arms at
the word and the not-so-distant memory of the new light elves’ Council head and
her wolves. At first, Junnie had only moved the one of them, bringing it to the
forest’s edge to meet Thea and Steed. That had been disconcerting enough. But
when they approached the fey lands, Thea had seen the truth of it and the power
behind the light elf who had broken the old Council.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Freya had the same power, Thea
understood, the ability to walk in the mind of a beast.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">And in humans.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">She shook off a chill, running a
hand over the gelding’s back. She walked forward, crossing the grass court, and
pulled a second apple from her pocket. “Here’s a pretty boy,” she murmured,
drawing another horse from his crop. The second horse bit into the apple,
splitting it at the core with a snap that echoed through the courtyard. The sky
had darkened further, but Thea sensed a shadow too dim to see. She glanced up
as the bird circled lower and spread its massive wings. It was a hawk. The
gelding nudged Thea, searching for the apple’s other half. She laughed, gave it
over, and rubbed between his ears.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">“The stable yards are off limits,”
said a voice behind her.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">She jumped, bumping the pair of
horses on their heads as she turned. One of the geldings nickered.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">“Steed.”</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">He was too close. She’d not even
heard him. Her heart hammered in her chest, and then she remembered he was her
superior. She was on forbidden ground.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">“I’m sorry,” she told him. “I—” But
she didn’t have an excuse. She’d known where she was and wasn’t allowed to go.
Her shoulders fell. “What’s my punishment?”</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">A gelding bumped her, knocking her
arm out of the way to search for the last apple.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">“You shouldn’t treat them here,”
Steed told her. “No one wants to be headbutted every time they’ve got”—he
gestured toward her side—“what is it you’ve got there?”</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">She held the small, ruddy fruit
aloft. “Apple.”</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">The gelding reached his long muzzle
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">“That was the last one,” Thea
assured Steed.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">“Good.” He nodded. After a moment,
he asked, “Is everything well?”</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">She shrugged. “It isn’t exactly what
I expected.” He must have thought she was homesick, that she’d come to the
horses because she’d missed it and wished she hadn’t joined the guard. “I
wouldn’t change it,” she added quickly. “Muck cleaning and all.” She hated the
way she raised her chin in defiance.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">“Muck cleaning?” He chuckled. “So
you’ve been getting on well with your lead.”</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Her posture, that challenge in her,
immediately melted away. She’d deserved it, then. And Steed hadn’t known. “They
don’t”—she cleared her throat to squash the emotion tightening it—“they don’t
report to you?”</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">He shook his head. “Chevelle
oversees all that.” Steed looked at her, his expression entirely solemn. “I’ve
been asked to steer clear of the guard. Apparently, I’ve been a bit too
approachable, and there’s some concern that my natural affability might bring
about some problems.” He glanced over Thea’s shoulder at the darkened arches
that led to the stables. “Wouldn’t do if I let slip someone breaking the
rules.”</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">“I see,” Thea murmured. Steed had
been reprimanded, and she’d put him in a spot. “And so”—she swallowed—“I should
probably…”</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Steed stared at her.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">“…go?” she said.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Steed’s brow lowered in a warning.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">She bit her lip, trying to hide a
smile. “I promise,” she told him, but her words ran out, because the first rays
of moonlight caught his eye, and she wasn’t sure exactly what she’d meant to
say. She would stay out of trouble—that would have been a good promise but one
she couldn’t keep. She would stay away from the horses—no, probably not. She
would try. She could have said that. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I
promise to try</i>.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 200%;">She let out a breath that was nearly
a laugh and ran past Steed to the wall. Her heart was alight with relief at
narrowly escaping another rebuke, and she leapt to the top in a single bound.
When her feet hit solid stone on the other side, she knew for certain that the
castle was the only place she ever wanted to be.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>(Frey Saga #5)</b><br />
<b>By Melissa Wright</b><br />
New Adult, YA Fantasy<br />
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February 4th 2020<br />
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No bargains unpaid.<br />
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After a perilous clash with the fey, the changeling who betrayed the paramount of their laws--and threatens the safety of both realms--has gone into hiding. As Frey and her Seven recover, concealed plans and furtive bargains begin to unravel, putting in danger their old guard and new.<br />
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They’re on unsteady ground.<br />
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Scattered and healing, those sworn to protect the North and its lord work to secure their footing. They are running out of time to cure the darkness poisoning the fey lands, before it overflows into the rest of the realm. But Ruby has gone missing, and this time it seems of her own accord.<br />
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They’re out of time.<br />
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If they don’t stop her, she’ll face the deadly changeling alone. But more forces are at play than it seems, and the fey lord confined on his lands by treachery and two half-human elves has made a bargain of his own.<br />
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“Dark magic,” Aster said, “can make even the strongest seed no more than ash.”<br />
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Fire. She’d meant Francine’s fire, the burning of the villages. Questions flared in Thea’s mind, but she bit her tongue. This was clearly a sore subject for the girl, and there was no doubt where she placed the blame.<br />
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Thea followed silently as Aster brought them through an exquisite gateway. “This is our new garden,” Aster said, pride warring in her tone with what might have been loss. Or Thea might have been imagining things again.<br />
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“It is the loveliest I have ever seen,” Thea told her. She meant it. Not simply because she’d never seen a Council garden, but because the entire space before them was designed as a labyrinth of beautiful flora. Woven lattices stretched skyward, balanced with blooms. Carved archways loomed overhead, dripping with green moss that shaded ferns and delicate blossoms below. As they moved through the twisting pathways, pools came into view, watched over by shaped brush in the forms of everything from dragons to butterflies.<br />
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Thea had never seen so much variety in her life, let alone a single day. She stared, in awe of variations she’d not known possible. Red honeysuckle, freesia buds as big as her fist, leaves with white-tipped spikes, and thorns that dripped a black-violet slime. Her fingers drew in reflexively; Thea remembered the warnings she’d heard when she’d been young. The light elves did not just possess the capacity for beauty. They created poisons as well.<br />
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She glanced up from the splendor, and found Aster watching her, smile thin. Thea had a momentary image of Isa—the young halfling girl who was strong and wild enough to keep the humans at bay—and made a vow to remember something else. <br />
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<i>Don’t underestimate anyone. </i><br />
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<b>Melissa </b>is the author of the Frey Saga, Descendants Series, and Shattered Realms. She is currently working on the next book, but when not writing can be spotted collecting the things she loves at Goodreads and Pinterest. Contact her through the web at www.melissa-wright.com</div>
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<b>December 9th: </b><b><a href="https://www.prismbooktours.com/2019/12/melissa-mcshane-for-12-days-of-fantasy.html" target="_blank">Melissa McShane</a> - Burning Bright</b></div>
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<b>December 10th: </b><b><a href="https://www.prismbooktours.com/2019/12/jennifer-silverwood-for-12-days-of.html" target="_blank">Jennifer Silverwood</a> - Blackbriar Cove</b></div>
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<b>December 11th: </b><b><a href="https://www.prismbooktours.com/2019/12/melissa-wright-for-12-days-of-fantasy.html" target="_blank">Melissa Wright</a> - Shadow and Stone</b></div>
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<b>December 12th:</b><b> <a href="https://www.prismbooktours.com/2019/12/its-grand-finale-for-12-days-of-fantasy.html" target="_blank">Grand Finale</a></b></div>
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It's time once again for the 12 Days of Fantasy for Christmas tour! Watch for an exclusive first look of The Frey Saga Book V: <i>Shadow and Stone</i> on December 11th and follow along to check out these amazing fantasy authors for a chance to win a Kindle Fire and Amazon gift card.</center>
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<b><i>There </i></b><b><i>is also a f</i></b><b><i>abulous giveaway! </i></b><b><i>If you're a fantasy fan</i></b><b><i>, join us on this tour!</i></b></div>
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<b>December 1st: <a href="https://www.prismbooktours.com/2019/11/were-launching-12-days-of-fantasy-for.html" target="_blank">Launch</a></b></div>
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<b>December 2nd: </b><b><a href="https://www.prismbooktours.com/2019/12/rebecca-belliston-for-12-days-of.html" target="_blank">Rebecca Belliston</a></b><b> - Heart of Red, Blood of Blue</b></div>
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<b>December 3rd: <a href="https://www.prismbooktours.com/2019/12/morgan-l-busse-for-12-days-of-fantasy.html" target="_blank">Morgan L. Busse</a> - Flight of the Raven</b></div>
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<b>December </b><b>4th</b><b>: </b><b><a href="https://www.prismbooktours.com/2019/12/jes-drew-for-12-days-of-fantasy-for.html" target="_blank">Jes Drew</a></b><b> - Tales of Parallel Worlds</b></div>
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<b>December 5th: </b><b><a href="https://www.prismbooktours.com/2019/12/ronie-kendig-for-12-days-of-fantasy-for.html" target="_blank">Ronie Kendig</a></b><b> - Brand of Light</b></div>
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<b>December 6th: </b><b><a href="https://www.prismbooktours.com/2019/12/alisha-klapheke-for-12-days-of-fantasy.html" target="_blank">Alisha Klapheke</a></b><b> - Fate of Dragons</b></div>
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<b>December 7th: </b><b><a href="https://www.prismbooktours.com/2019/12/jessica-leake-for-12-days-of-fantasy.html" target="_blank">Jessica Leake</a></b><b> - Through the White Wood</b></div>
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<b>December 8th: </b><b><a href="https://www.prismbooktours.com/2019/12/belle-malory-for-12-days-of-fantasy-for.html" target="_blank">Belle Malory</a> - Electric Skies</b></div>
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<b>December 9th: </b><b><a href="https://www.prismbooktours.com/2019/12/melissa-mcshane-for-12-days-of-fantasy.html" target="_blank">Melissa McShane</a> - Burning Bright</b></div>
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<b>December 10th: </b><b><a href="https://www.prismbooktours.com/2019/12/jennifer-silverwood-for-12-days-of.html" target="_blank">Jennifer Silverwood</a> - Blackbriar Cove</b></div>
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<b>December 11th: </b><b><a href="https://www.prismbooktours.com/2019/12/melissa-wright-for-12-days-of-fantasy.html" target="_blank">Melissa Wright</a> - Shadow and Stone</b></div>
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<b>December 12th:</b><b> <a href="https://www.prismbooktours.com/2019/12/its-grand-finale-for-12-days-of-fantasy.html" target="_blank">Grand Finale</a></b></div>
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So excited to share the new cover for The Frey Saga Book VI: <i>Feather and Bone</i>, including a special cover reveal giveaway with Prism Book Tours. Massive thanks to the design team at Gene Mollica Studio for this amazing cover, as well as the coming refresh to the entire series. Watch for the updated editions (new title treatment, new interiors, and character art) in the coming months.</center>
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<b>The newest addition to this New Adult/Young Adult Fantasy series is coming July 21, 2020...</b></div>
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Introducing Shadow and Stone, book five in The Frey Saga</h3>
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After a perilous clash with the fey, the changeling who betrayed the paramount of their laws--and threatens the safety of both realms--has gone into hiding. As Frey and her Seven recover, concealed plans and furtive bargains begin to unravel, putting in danger their old guard and new. </div>
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Scattered and healing, those sworn to protect the North and its lord work to secure their footing. They are running out of time to cure the darkness poisoning the fey lands, before it overflows into the rest of the realm. But Ruby has gone missing, and this time it seems of her own accord. </div>
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Diana Coulton doesn’t have time for love. She’s got Bad Medicine—the family herb & book shop—to take care of, not to mention her chaotic sisters and censorious cat. No matter what Diana might want, romance is on the back burner for this Coulton sister.</div>
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Until the night well-meaning Bernadette decides to fix all that. Bernie knows better. Magic used to spur romance has a tendency to go haywire, all witches know that. She’s going to have to stop it.</div>
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Before long, the local fire marshal shows up on Diana’s front step. But he’s not there to inspect the shop. He’s been caught in Bernie’s spell, and worse, he doesn’t even believe magic exists. Miles tries to get away from Bad Medicine, but he’s bewitched, and providence is not on his side.</div>
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Forces of nature conspire to throw Miles and Diana together, and time is running out to cure the enchantment. If they can’t figure out how to undo the magic hexing them, Diana could lose everything. But if they do, she might lose Miles.</div>
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Before long, the local fire marshal shows up on Diana’s front step. But he’s not there to inspect the shop. He’s been caught in Bernie’s spell, and worse, he doesn’t even believe magic exists. Miles tries to get away from Bad Medicine, but he’s bewitched, and providence is not on his side.</div>
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<strong>A cursed witch unable to use her powers. A shifter who’s lived this long by keeping to himself. A choice to save her—or himself.</strong>
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Circe is a witch. Everyone says so. Her powers have yet to manifest, but even if they did, an ancient curse prohibits her from using them. She’s also an orphan, and the coven who raised her reminds her of both every day. Lest she fall in love and very bad things will follow.<br />
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I'm thrilled to announce the first book in the Shattered Realms series is now available in audio, read by Suzanne T. Fortin. Find it at <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/King-of-Ash-and-Bone-Audiobook/B07NGP11N5" target="_blank">Audible</a>, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/audiobook/king-of-ash-and-bone/id1450111576" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobook/king-of-ash-and-bone-1" target="_blank">Kobo</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details/Melissa_Wright_King_of_Ash_and_Bone?id=AQAAAEBMm0jbFM" target="_blank">Google Play</a>, or your favorite audiobook retailer.<br />
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Introducing <i>Toil and Trouble</i>, a Havenwood Falls shared world novella coming April 26, 2019</div>
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<i>Circe is a witch. Everyone says so. Her powers have yet to
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entire existence, and the single reason a council of mages hired him. And now,
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<b>(A Bad Medicine Novella)</b><br />
<b>By Melissa Wright</b><br />
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Diana Coulton doesn’t have time for love. She’s got Bad Medicine—the family herb & book shop—to take care of, not to mention her chaotic sisters and censorious cat. No matter what Diana might want, romance is on the back burner for this Coulton sister.<br />
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Until the night well-meaning Bernadette decides to fix all that. Bernie knows better. Magic used to spur romance has a tendency to go haywire, all witches know that. She’s going to have to stop it.<br />
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If she can only remember how.<br />
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Before long, the local fire marshal shows up on Diana’s front step. But he’s not there to inspect the shop. He’s been caught in Bernie’s spell, and worse, he doesn’t even believe magic exists. Miles tries to get away from Bad Medicine, but he’s bewitched, and providence is not on his side.<br />
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Forces of nature conspire to throw Miles and Diana together, and time is running out to cure the enchantment. If they can’t figure out how to undo the magic hexing them, Diana could lose everything. But if they do, she might lose Miles.<br />
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You did not focus intent. You did not point. It was far too dangerous, even for little girls.<br />
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From a grown witch of Bernie’s caliber, it could be deadly.<br />
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Diana stepped forward, crunching a wayward twig beneath her shoe. At the sound, a hundred moths took flight, coming from under shelves and out of foliage in a swarm of wings and dust. They’d transformed, in a matter of hours, and fluttered like a moving cloud through the shop, circling Diana where she stood before shifting and coursing toward the open front door. They swarmed closer together, a dark mass, and then disappeared into the night.<br />
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<i>How had it become night already?</i><br />
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Belle followed the path of the moths, swinging wide past Bernie to slam the front door closed and drive home the locks.<br />
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She turned, and each of them stared at the man at Bernie’s feet.<br />
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Diana inched closer, and finally, when she felt brave enough, squatted beside the body. He had a handsome face, but his chin was a little scruffy and shadows ringed his eyes. She wondered what the spell had wrought on him. She reached gingerly toward his jacket, pinching the edge of it between the tips of two fingers, and flipped it to the side.<br />
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She sucked in a breath and stood straight up, nearly knocking Bernie off balance where she waited leaned-in to see what Diana might find.<br />
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Staring back at them was an embroidered badge that read <i>Fire Marshal</i>.<br />
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Diana groaned, suddenly sick. “No,” she whispered. “No, no, no!” Her eyes found Belle, pleading. “This has got to be Abby’s doing. She hates us! She sent him to find a reason to shut us down and now we’ve…” She gestured helplessly toward the body on the floor. Her arms came in again to wrap around her middle. “This is going to cost us our business license.”<br />
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Belle’s lips pursed, shifted sideways as she tilted her head. She nudged the body with the toe of her boot. “I don’t know. I mean, if she hates you so much why did she send you a hunky fireman?”<br />
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Diana’s fisted hands snapped down at her sides. “He’s not a fireman!” She took a breath through her teeth. “This isn’t a joke. He is a <i>fire </i>marshal. As in, enforcing code.” She took a sudden step back, hand flying over her mouth. Her sisters were staring at her, so she let her fingers curl slowly into her palm to whisper, “Are caterpillars against code?”<br />
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Belle sighed, waving her hands. “Okay, let’s all just take a second to regroup.”<br />
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Leave it to Belle to have the clear conscience and level head when they’d just killed a man.<br />
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“He’s not dead,” Belle said.<br />
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Diana’s gaze snapped to hers.<br />
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“All I’m saying, is it will all be okay. We have done nothing illegal thus far.”<br />
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Bernie snorted. “Thus far.”<br />
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Belle shrugged. “Look, I’m not going to rule anything out. But we need to have a plan and panic will get us nowhere.” She looked at Bernie. “What was your intent?”<br />
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“Stop. That was basically all I had time to think.”<br />
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Belle nodded. “Great. So, nothing permanent.”<br />
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Bernie bit her lip, unsure.<br />
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Belle rubbed her face, took hold of Diana’s shaking hands. “Tea. Tea first, then a plan.”<br />
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<b>December 1st: <a href="https://prismbooktours.blogspot.com/2018/11/were-launching-book-tour-for-days-of.html" target="_blank">Launch</a></b></div>
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<b>December 2nd: <a href="https://prismbooktours.blogspot.com/2018/12/gillian-bronte-adams-for-days-of.html" target="_blank">Gillian Bronte Adams</a> - The Songkeeper Chronicles</b></div>
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<b>December </b><b>4th</b><b>: <a href="https://prismbooktours.blogspot.com/2018/12/evangeline-denmark-for-days-of-fantasy.html" target="_blank">Evangeline Denmark</a> - Curio</b></div>
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<b>December 10th: <a href="https://prismbooktours.blogspot.com/2018/12/melissa-mcshane-for-days-of-fantasy-for.html" target="_blank">Melissa McShane</a> - Voyager of the Crown</b></div>
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<b>December 13th: <a href="https://prismbooktours.blogspot.com/2018/12/melissa-wright-for-days-of-fantasy-for.html" target="_blank">Melissa Wright</a> - Blood & Brute & Ginger Root</b></div>
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<b>December 14th: <a href="https://prismbooktours.blogspot.com/2018/12/morgan-wylie-for-days-of-fantasy-for.html" target="_blank">Morgan Wylie</a> - The Age of Alandria Series</b></div>
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<b>December 15th: <a href="https://prismbooktours.blogspot.com/2018/12/its-grand-finale-for-days-of-fantasy.html" target="_blank">Grand Finale</a></b></div>
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<b><i>We're excited to be sharing books from 13 fantasy authors with you this holiday season! Each</i></b><br />
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<b><i>If you </i></b><b><i>love reading fantasy, or are looking for a gift for someone who does, join us on this tour!</i></b></div>
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<b>December 1st: <a href="https://prismbooktours.blogspot.com/2018/11/were-launching-book-tour-for-days-of.html" target="_blank">Launch</a></b></div>
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<b>December 2nd: <a href="https://prismbooktours.blogspot.com/2018/12/gillian-bronte-adams-for-days-of.html" target="_blank">Gillian Bronte Adams</a> - The Songkeeper Chronicles</b></div>
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<b>December 3rd: <a href="https://prismbooktours.blogspot.com/2018/12/morgan-l-busse-for-days-of-fantasy-for.html" target="_blank">Morgan L. Busse</a> - Mark of the Raven</b></div>
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<b>December </b><b>4th</b><b>: <a href="https://prismbooktours.blogspot.com/2018/12/evangeline-denmark-for-days-of-fantasy.html" target="_blank">Evangeline Denmark</a> - Curio</b></div>
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<b>December 5th: <a href="https://prismbooktours.blogspot.com/2018/12/kate-avery-ellison-for-days-of-fantasy.html" target="_blank">Kate Avery Ellison</a> - A Gift of Poison</b></div>
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<b>December 6th: <a href="https://prismbooktours.blogspot.com/2018/12/jm-hackman-for-days-of-fantasy-for.html" target="_blank">J.M. Hackman</a> - Spark</b></div>
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<b>December 7th: <a href="https://prismbooktours.blogspot.com/2018/12/ronie-kendig-for-days-of-fantasy-for.html" target="_blank">Ronie Kendig</a> - Embers</b></div>
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<b>December 8th: <a href="https://prismbooktours.blogspot.com/2018/12/ce-laureano-for-days-of-fantasy-for.html" target="_blank">C.E. Laureano</a> - Oath of the Brotherhood</b></div>
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<b>December 9th: <a href="https://prismbooktours.blogspot.com/2018/12/belle-malory-for-days-of-fantasy-for.html" target="_blank">Belle Malory</a> - The Twelfth Keeper</b></div>
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<b>December 10th: <a href="https://prismbooktours.blogspot.com/2018/12/melissa-mcshane-for-days-of-fantasy-for.html" target="_blank">Melissa McShane</a> - Voyager of the Crown</b></div>
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<b>December 11th: <a href="https://prismbooktours.blogspot.com/2018/12/j-ellen-ross-for-days-of-fantasy-for.html" target="_blank">J. Ellen Ross</a> - The Remembered Queen</b></div>
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<b>December 12th: <a href="https://prismbooktours.blogspot.com/2018/12/jennifer-silverwood-for-days-of-fantasy.html" target="_blank">Jennifer Silverwood</a> - Silver Hollow</b></div>
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<b>December 13th: <a href="https://prismbooktours.blogspot.com/2018/12/melissa-wright-for-days-of-fantasy-for.html" target="_blank">Melissa Wright</a> - Blood & Brute & Ginger Root</b></div>
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<b>December 14th: <a href="https://prismbooktours.blogspot.com/2018/12/morgan-wylie-for-days-of-fantasy-for.html" target="_blank">Morgan Wylie</a> - The Age of Alandria Series</b></div>
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<b>December 15th: <a href="https://prismbooktours.blogspot.com/2018/12/its-grand-finale-for-days-of-fantasy.html" target="_blank">Grand Finale</a></b></div>
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<b>Grand Prize #1: Winner will receive a </b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07952VWF2" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">FIRE HD 8 TABLET</a><b> along with the following ebooks </b>(open to those who are eligible for the Fire Tablet in their area can receive Kindle gifted copies of ebooks):</div>
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- CURIO, MARK OF BLOOD and ALCHEMY (The Curio Prequel), and THE ICE CHILD (a holiday novelette) by Evangeline Denmark</div>
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- A GIFT OF POISON by Kate Avery Ellison</div>
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- THE TWELFTH KEEPER by Belle Malory</div>
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- SERVANT O THE CROWN or VOYAGER OF THE CROWN (winner's choice) by Melissa McShane</div>
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- THE REMEMBERED QUEEN by J. Ellen Ross</div>
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- SILVER HOLLOW by Jennifer Silverwood</div>
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- THE FREY SAGA (Books 1-3) ebook box set by Melissa Wright</div>
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- ORPHAN'S SONG by Gillian Bronte Adams</div>
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- MARK OF THE RAVEN by Morgan L. Busse</div>
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- SPARK by J.M. Hackman</div>
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- ABIASSA'S FIRE 3-book collection by Ronie Kendig</div>
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- The complete set of SONG OF SEARE TRILOGY by C.E. Laureano</div>
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- SILENT ORCHIDS by Morgan Wylie</div>
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Happy to be a sponsor for this year's Thankful for Cash Giveaway. Watch for the Days of Fantasy for Christmas Tour and giveaway starting December 1st, featuring an excerpt from BLOOD & BRUTE & GINGER ROOT.</div>
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$250 in Paypal Cash or a $250 Amazon.com eGift Card
Ends 12/15/18
Open only to those who can legally enter, receive and use money sent via Paypal or gift codes via Amazon.com. Winning Entry will be verified prior to prize being awarded. No purchase necessary. You must be 18 or older to enter or have your parent enter for you. The winner will be chosen by rafflecopter and announced here as well as emailed and will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook, Twitter, Rafflecopter or any other entity unless otherwise specified. The number of eligible entries received determines the odds of winning. This giveaway was organized by Kathy from <a href="http://iamareader.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">I Am A Reader</a> and sponsored by the authors, bloggers, and publishers on the sponsor list. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. </div>
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Melissa Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562860067287975846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074985150335110210.post-54883867050686889112018-10-12T10:32:00.000-07:002018-10-12T10:33:28.093-07:00Fall Into Cash Giveaway<div style="text-align: center;">
It's time again for the I Am A Reader Fall Into Cash $250 Giveaway. Check out the details and enter in the rafflecopter below.</div>
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Meanwhile, I'm busying working on two witchy novellas coming soon, <i>Toil & Trouble</i> (A Havenwood Falls novella) and <i>Blood & Brute & Ginger Root</i> (the first in the new Bad Medicine series), before jumping back in to my full-length series.</div>
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<strong>The Fall Into Cash $250 Giveaway </strong></div>
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<strong>Ends November 15th</strong></div>
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<strong>Enter for your chance to win $250 in PayPal Cash or a $250 Amazon Gift Code!</strong> </div>
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A HUGE thank you to this fabulous group of sponsors who made this giveaway possible. Be sure to stop by and show them some love!</div>
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<strong>Sponsor List</strong></div>
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<a href="http://iamareader.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">I Am A Reader</a>
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<strong>Giveaway Details</strong></div>
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$250 in Paypal Cash or a $250 Amazon.com eGift Card
Ends 11/15/18
Open only to those who can legally enter, receive and use money sent via Paypal or gift codes via Amazon.com. Winning Entry will be verified prior to prize being awarded. No purchase necessary. You must be 18 or older to enter or have your parent enter for you. The winner will be chosen by rafflecopter and announced here as well as emailed and will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook, Twitter, Rafflecopter or any other entity unless otherwise specified. The number of eligible entries received determines the odds of winning. This giveaway was organized by Kathy from <a href="http://iamareader.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">I Am A Reader</a> and sponsored by the authors, bloggers, and publishers on the sponsor list. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.
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