Blurb:
On the
continent of Gaia, evil is brewing. Turncoat wizard, Balthyser, kidnaps the
kings of Dahaka and Tapin. He wants the green rose, a source of powerful magic.
Princess
Sonia of Tapin is forced to hunt down the rose in exchange for her father's
life. It's the ultimate betrayal of Gaia's peace, but she has no choice if she
wants to save her father.
Prince
Ivánstan of Dahaka accompanies her on the journey. Both face challenges and
obstacles that test their strength of character during the hunt for the rose.
Dare Sonia put her trust and faith in a man she hardly knows to secure Gaia's
peace or will the continent's harmony be shattered forever?
Excerpt:
Racing
forward, he spotted her near Tapin's tents surrounded by three beasts. Tall and
slender, she possessed a strong, wild beauty he found intriguing. Long chestnut
brown hair flowed down her back. Her eyes were golden yellow with obsidian
irises. She'd been bonded! Only the noble bonded. Her high, exotic cheekbones
and patrician features were steeled in courage and determination. The primal
urge to mate with her made his heart pound in his chest.
A falcon,
the heraldic symbol of Tapin, was prominently displayed on her tunic.
A bird
screeched. A wyldebeast craned its neck upward and the descending falcon slashed
its talons over the creature's face, spraying blood.
"Well
done, Hiro!" exclaimed the woman.
A second
wyldebeast lashed at her. She stumbled backwards, tripping on a rock. Her wrist
struck the ground hard, sending her sword sprawling several feet away from her,
leaving her vulnerable.
"Draco,
defend the Tapin noblewoman!"
Ivánstan's
dragon, now overhead, shot a blast of flame from his mouth, scorching the fur
of an advancing beast. The creature collapsed and rolled over, attempting to
use the ground to extinguish the flames on its body.
The
remaining wyldebeast raised his hand, its fingernails moist, poised to strike
the noblewoman. Ivánstan lunged forward and sliced off the creature's wrist
just inches in front of her face.
"Thank
Nyla!" she cried.
The beast
howled in pain and spun to face Ivánstan. Draco latched its thorny claws into
the creature's shoulders, lifting it into the air.
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Stephanie
Burkhart is a 911 dispatcher for LAPD. She was born and raised in
Manchester, New Hampshire. She served 11 years in the US Army and
currently calls Castaic, California her home. Stephanie was married in Denmark
in 1991 and has two young sons. She adores chocolate, is addicted to coffee and
enjoys early morning walks. She's also an assistant den leader for her
son's Cub Scout den and is a Boy Scout mom. She writes paranormal,
contemporary, and steampunk romance and has two children's books published with
4RV Publishing.
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Love the cover of this. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI love books about magic, this one sounds pretty interesting.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for having me here today. Here's a link for the book trailer. Sue, I thought the cover artist, J. Fuller, did a great job! Enjoy! https://youtu.be/gFuFCDhZQMc
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