A time of new traditions in a quaint Maryland colony. Anna anticipated a night of
enchantment, instead she spots a ghost on the outskirts of town
mocking their display.
Everything Anna has been taught warns her not to trust the apparition
who calls himself Caspian. Yet she can’t fight her own curiosity when
he offers to show her what lies beyond the veil of life and death.
Now, the clock is ticking. Can Anna find her way back to the land of the
living before sunrise? Or will her essence be trapped forever
Gemini Brandy Nacole is a writer of urban fantasy books. She is the author
of the Shadow World series and the Spiritual Discord series published
by Ponahakeola Press. A reader from a young age, Brandy has always
loved folklore and stories of beings that go bump in the night.
Brandy lives in Arkansas with her husband, three never stopping kids, two
snooty cats, two very lazy bearded dragons, and one mellow turtle.
She is a member of the Ozark Romance Authors in Springfield,
Missouri. Whenever she’s not reading or writing, Brandy is spending
her time outdoors wheeling, hiking, playing amateur photographer, and
enjoying a good laugh.
Serenity Rayne and I met on social media. I’m in one of her groups. Her book looks fun and sexy. Who doesn’t like dragons and wolves?
Author Bio
I am a nurse with an associates degree in psychology. Mother to a high spirited 15 year old boy and wife to an accident prone adventure seeking husband. In my spare time I go to archery shoots to compete. I am a strong advocate in the LGBTQ community because of and for my baby brother
Tell us about yourself
I’m a mom, a nurse, wife, author and an outdoors person. I also shoot competitively in archery competitions.
When did you know you wanted to be an author?
When I kept searching for something to read and nothing sparked my interest.
What genres do you like to read?
I love horror, paranormal anything. I want an escape when I read, I don’t want something that can really happen.
Are these the same genres you write in?
My first series is a paranormal reverse harem romance with a splash of horror. A secret project of mine is a paranormal horror novel and I have a co-write in the works that will be post apocalyptic menage
Is your book for adults, young adults or children?
Definitely adults.
What is your current release or project?
Current release is Hide Little Wolf.
Tell us about the key characters
Aurora – first known dragon lycan hybrid. She’s a take no shit kind of a girl. She has a very bad temper and impulse control problems. Her sense of justice is absolute. There’s no grey area in her thinking when she’s passing judgement.
Sebastian – Lycan mate of Aurora’s. In his mind he’s an alpha and his cockyness in the beginning he pulls it off for a while. He’s literally the pack asshole / bully in a sense. He feels entitled in the sense his father was alpha and now he’s the first mate so he feels he’s above the other mates.
Dominik – Dire Wolf mate and twin to Jayce. He’s kinda very Switzerland with a lot of things. He’s an enforcer so he has a strong sense to protect. He’s not fond of Sebastian cause of his over inflated sense of self. He’ll do what he has to do to protect his mate and brother.
Jayce- Dire Wolf mate and brother of Dominik. Jayce is an absolute sweetheart. He’s perfectly in touch with his feelings and helps quell Aurora’s rage and temperament. He’s a planner and extremely thoughtful. Besides Aurora I have to admit Jayce is a favorite of mine.
What is your blurb or synopsis of the book?
My name is Aurora and I am the last of my bloodline. My family was killed by the Strigoi within moments of my birth. My life was entrusted to my Guardians Dimitri a Great Bear and Andre a Golden Eagle. We were sent through a portal to the new world to hide and protect me. We’ve spent the last two hundred years on the move like gypsies. The time has come and I’ve obtained my full power. The hunt for my mates is on. Once I succeed I will take back my mother’s throne and dance on the bones of the Strigoi.
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Her head whipped up to
see her father walking away, giving her his back. She’d practically been
disowned by her family for the disgrace she’s brought upon them. You can tell
when it clicked, when Ravenna felt she had nothing left to live for. Her wolf immediately
took over, having scented me on Aurora. Within moments, the smaller black wolf
was attacking the great white wolf. It’s kind of sad to say, but Aurora’s wolf
looks bored. She’s playing with the smaller wolf swatting at her and tossing
her across the challenge circle.
Without warning,
Aurora shifted back to her mostly human form. She only left her hands and feet
shifted to that of her wolf. Honestly her shifted hands and fingers look more
dragon than wolf. Thick rigid white scales adorned her hands and fingers like
armor. The talons at the ends of her armored hands look like velociraptor
claws. Her tail still swayed behind her, showing just how relaxed she truly
was. There was a defiant smirk on her lips as she stared down the pissed off
black she-wolf. With a flick of her hand, she signaled for her to come at her.
As Ravenna
charged, Aurora leapt up, right hand out, with talons extended. Her momentum
sent her over Ravenna’s shoulder, her claws sinking into the she-wolf’s throat.
Aurora’s left hand shot out and into the she-wolf’s back. In one fluid move she
severed Ravenna’s head, and ripped out her heart. Thick crimson fluid sprayed
the crowd as Aurora completed her finishing move. If I hadn’t seen it with my
own eyes I never would have believed it.
Do you have a favorite scene?
The scene in the gladiator pit so far has to be my favorite.
Mallory’s magi gifts send her north into the province where almost all the magi
were killed. If anyone discovers she is a magi, her life is in peril.
But she must go where her gifts send her. A boy needs her help or he
will die.
Leland, Pintra, Faolan, Jadan, Ovra, and Erga travel from Scons province to
Lins to seek a magi master. In a small village Jadan gets separated
and is accused of theft. Without Mallory’s help, the angry mob will
kill him. Mallory steps in, uses her gifts to save him but exposes
herself as a magi.
The seven escape the angry village and hide out in caves. When Jadan’s
injuries turn deadly, Mallory is forced to use her gifts, exposing
herself to the group of strangers she doesn’t trust. Is she the
magi master they’ve been looking for or will they turn her in for
the bounty?
Tensions rise between the leaders of Linos and Scons. Linos increases their
soldiers at the border. War looms on the horizon.
Refugees flee from hunters into Scons.
Garlen wants to protect them but
prophecy warns of danger and betrayal.
Garlen sets aside his lingering distrust of magic and
Mallory to protect his new daughter, Arial and his province.
Family – is it those you’re born to or those you love? Mallory meets her
blood family. Anger clouds her judgement. Will her emotions cause
harm to the family of her heart?
From poetry to novel, I enjoy telling a good story or expressing a
heartfelt emotion. I’ve been published in Circle Magazine, The
American Tarot Association’s Quarterly Journal, What’s Cooking
America, Children, Churches and Daddies, placed second in Words of
Women 2010 Writing Contest, 2012 Daily Flash, and The Deadman’s Tome.
I have a bachelor’s degree in business and a second bachelor’s degree
in English Professional Writing and Book Editing. On the side, I have
a small editing business. In addition to my work, I love to read,
crochet, crafting, research genealogy, and spend time with family. I
have three adult daughters and have been married to my husband for
over 30 years. I’m the proud grandma of three fur babies – my
daughters’ cats.
Following her father’s murder, Irewen is betrayed and left for dead in the
forests of Mistwood. Rescued by an elf, Irewen awakes an exile with
no home, no country, and no people. But as the horrific memories of
murder and betrayal return, she realizes the nightmare is only beginning.
The world of Vaelinel is failing–its fate bound to her in ways no one
fully understands. A mysterious elven prophecy may provide her with
some answers, but continuously hunted and fighting for her life,
Irewen quickly learns that unearthing the truth will be more
difficult than she ever imagined.
Can she accept the friendship of the Wood Elves, or will she stand alone
against the terrifying evil now threatening to destroy the entire world?
The Vaelinel Trilogy continues with this absorbing sequel to Silevethiel!
Alone and hunted by the Drulaack, Irewen takes advantage of her only option
for survival. Pushing her concerns aside, she lets the dead keep her.
But her refuge doesn’t last long. Driven out of their hosts by Laegon, a
handful Drulaack have returned to the Spirit World. No longer having
the protection of the dead, Irewen is forced to return to Vaelinel.
Finally reunited with her companions, the burdens placed on them are taking
their toll. Thoughts of suicide and mistrust plague the company.
Slowly unravelling, they must conquer their personal battles before
standing against the evil threatening the land.
For the Corrupter thirsts for revenge. And he’ll stop at nothing to
satisfy his hunger.
Regrouping after their escape from the Light Elves, Irewen and her companions
fear the worst after black smoke plumes on the horizon. Allowing
compassion to rule over reason, they ignore Finnwyn’s warning and
return to Lilendvelle, hoping to help some of the survivors stranded
in the city’s wake. Instead, they run into a trap.
Completely surrounded by an endless army of Drulaack, they fight
for their lives, but their efforts aren’t enough. Irewen is captured and
dragged into the heart of the Corrupter’s lair.
Having his prize, the others in the company are granted their freedom, but
at a great cost: the one named in the prophecy who is meant to unite
the elf forces and stand against the Corrupter is lost to the world –
trapped beneath the Corrupter’s talons.
With the aid of his mother’s spirit, Brendell must now find a way to
gather an alliance strong enough to march against the Corrupter and
his army, but his time is running out. Each day that passes brings
Irewen closer to death.
Andi O’Connor is a multi-award winning author of epic fantasy novels and
short stories with a healthy dose of paranormal mixed in. She sits in
front of her typewriter (yes, typewriter!) every day and loses
herself in her worlds and characters in hopes that her readers will
fall in love with them as well. When she’s not clacking away, you can
find Andi dancing her butt off in the ballet studio. Rest assured,
she’s not the next Natalia Osipova, but she has a mean collection of
leotards and always finds an excuse to buy more.
She loves bats and dreams of turning her yard into a certified bat
habitat. She has three dogs who constantly work hard to drive her
insane, but their fluffy cuteness outweighs any insanity they can
bring. Her husband ‘Honeybee’ is wonderfully supportive of her author
life, and her son ‘P’ may or may not have claimed her typewriter as
his own on several occasions. Deadpool is her spirit animal, and her
motto is Embrace Your Crazy. We’re all unique and crazy in our own
ways, and Andi hopes others will join her by being proud of their
quirks and embracing their crazy!
Four years ago, my world—the world—exploded with wild magic. The
cherry on top of that crap cake? The supernatural world declared war
on humans, and my life went straight to hell.
I used to be a detective, and a damned good one. Then Magicfall
happened, and I changed along with the world. I’m witchkin
now—something more than human or not quite human, depending on your
perspective. To survive, I’ve become a scavenger, searching
abandoned houses and stores for the everyday luxuries in short
supply—tampons and peanut butter. Oh, how the mighty have fallen,
but anything’s better than risking my secret.
Except, old habits die hard. When I discover a murder scene screaming with
signs of black magic ritual, I know my days of hiding are over. Any
chance I had of escaping my past with my secret intact is gone.
Solving the witchkin murders is going to be the hardest case of my
life, and not just because every second will torture me with
reminders of how much I miss my old life and my partner, who hates my
guts for abandoning the department.
But it’s time to suck it up, because if I screw this up, Portland will
be wiped out, and I’m not going to let that happen. Hold on to your
butts, Portland. Justice is coming, and I don’t take prisoners.
Diana Pharaoh Francis is the acclaimed author of a dozen novels of fantasy and
urban fantasy. Her books have been nominated for the Mary Roberts
Rinehart Award and RT’s Best Urban Fantasy. The Witchkin
Murders is the first book in her exciting new urban fantasy series—Magicfall.
Raina Black steals treasures from warlords, spies on governments and
corporations, and sleeps like a baby at night. But after a
particularly rough job where she inexplicably wakes up in a tomb in
Cairo, things get weird.
First, Noah Mason, a man she swears she saw die, approaches her, claiming to
be a demon hunter. Then, Noah insists she must fulfill her family
legacy by helping him restore the Immortal Brotherhood…before all
hell breaks loose.
But Raina wants no part of it. Going up against dark supernatural forces
is above her pay grade. However, when the promise of a cure for her
terminally ill sister hangs in the balance, Raina decides that the
Immortal Brotherhood could solve her problems.
Between dodging bounty hunters, non-sparkly vampires, and Noah Mason’s
smoldering gaze, Raina has to use her skill and wit to pull off the
most dangerous job she’s ever taken on.
When Noah Mason’s boss ventures into Faerieland and doesn’t return, he
figures he ought to get her back before apocalyptic chaos reigns.
Lady Arabella is the only person on earth who can open and shut doorways
to the mythical land of magic and terror, and if her power falls into
the wrong hands, everyone’s screwed.
But, he’s not going alone.
The raven-haired Raina Black with her powerful Seer Stone is by his side,
joined by Chinonso the Reaper and Thomas the Time Traveler.
Unfortunately, they all must tolerate Raina’s double-crossing
sister Trixie, as well. After her brush with dark magic, they
don’t trust her to be left alone, and her gift with sorcery may
come in handy.
In this second installment, the Immortal Brotherhood faces down
otherworldly creatures, trying not to bring on the wrath of the
Faerie Queen, while also outmaneuvering a secret society
seeking to possess powers never meant for men. Throw into the mix a
bloodthirsty serial killer with dangerous magic at his command, and
the Brotherhood has their work cut out for them.
Alesha Escobar writes fantasy to support her chocolate habit. She enjoys
reading everything from Tolkien and the Dresden Files, to the
Hellblazer comics and classic literature. She’s the author of the
bestselling Gray Tower Trilogy, an action-packed supernatural
thriller set in an alternate World War II. The trilogy hit the
bestsellers lists at Amazon (Top 60 in the entire Kindle store), as
well as iBooks, Kobo, Barnes & Noble online, and Amazon UK.
Alesha is also the co-author of the bestselling Aria Knight Chronicles and
Immortal Brotherhood series.
Besides being a loving warrior mom to her six children, she enjoys crafts,
consuming more coffee than is necessary, and spending time with her
husband Luis, a 20-year art veteran for The Simpsons television show.
