Book Brief: Through Kestrel’s Eyes

Through Kestrel’s Eyes: Book Two of Earth’s Pendulum
by Yvonne Hertzberger
Genre: Old World, Epic Fantasy
Approximately 110,000 words

Through Kestrel’s Eyes, the sequel to Back From Chaos in the Earth’s Pendulum trilogy begins seventeen years later. The peace that followed the end of the Red Plague is shattered when the lords of Gharn and Leith are toppled by traitors, throwing the land into chaos.

Liannis, the goddess Earth’s seer, her apprenticeship interrupted by the death of her beloved mentor, must help restore the Balance. Until it is, Earth’s power is weakened, preventing Earth from sustaining the rains needed for good harvests. Drought and famine result.

Liannis battles self-doubt, the lure of forbidden romance and deep, personal loss as she faces tests that take her to the brink of her endurance.

But Earth sends a kestrel to befriend her that allows Liannis to ‘see’ with her eyes when her own do not tell her what she needs to know, and a vain, white horse to carry her, both with the ability to mind-speak.

The people with starve if Earth cannot heal from Chaos and the Balance cannot be restored. Time is short.

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Project: Dragonslayers

Project: Dragonslayers
by K. Rowe
Genre: Military thriller
Word count: 201,000

US Air Force Lt. Col. Eagle Tryggvesson got more than she bargained for when she tangled with Navy Rear Admiral Richard Westland over a proposal for an elite Special Forces unit. Eventually losing the battle, Westland swore that she would fail- he would make certain of that. Eagle must fight against discrimination and corruption to put her highly unorthodox team together. She arrives at China Lake Naval Weapons Station to find the beginnings of Westland’s sabotage. It would be up to her and the members of her team to beat the deck that had been stacked against them.

Her second in command is the handsome and brilliant Maj. D.M. Elliott who falls in love with her despite their difference in rank and the prohibitive chain of command. They must work together to keep their team and their love alive. The team battles terrorists, violent gang members, and their own personal demons along with the frightening bouts of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder that haunt many warriors.

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Meet the Author: Aron Joice

Aron Joice is a published songwriter, and the author of The Lost Children of Managrail series. The Rising, book one of the Ya Fantasy is currently available in Ebook and print. Book two — Vanished, will be released in early 2013 along with her novella The Land of Beautiful. An adult historical fiction is also in the works. Aron is passionate about the arts and rescuing animals.

As with many writers, Aron says getting through the learning curve of all the social media platforms has been a challenge. “At first I read every Writer’s Digest available, bought books, studied everything I could find online and then mapped out a plan. I didn’t get Twitter, or why anyone would spend their time tweeting. Facebook was a challenge and still is for me. I found a few blogs that I believed to be relevant to my purpose and stayed true. I felt like I was in Platform College. On a one to one basis I like Linkedin, it is more give and take. I’ve made wonderful friends on Twitter and we support one another. FB is like a newspaper to me. I have to say Indies Unlimited has taught me more than I could ever imagine and has been a great guide.” Continue reading “Meet the Author: Aron Joice”

Book Brief: Rise of the Drakyn

Rise of the Drakyn
by Leonard Little
Genre:Epic Fantasy
Word count: 88,717

Marcus gets blood on an ancient amulet,—the only keepsake he has from his mother who died when he was child—alerting the Dark One that the dragon’s heir is still alive. The Dark One sends his drakyn—nearly mindless flesh-eating dragons, hatched from the dead eggs of a dark queen—to pursue Marcus.

His home burned to ashes and Grandfather killed, Marcus sets off on his own with the drakyn only a step behind. He joins scholar Ben, novice healer/dragon-mate Chelene, and her teacher/dragon Xan’Drake.

Together they seek out ways to battle the rampaging evil that’s destroying the kingdom. Betrayal gets them all captured except Marcus, who is left for dead, buried alive beneath tons of gravel and rock. Will Marcus accept his destiny and escape the grave or will he die, leaving his new friends to the tortures of his enemy?

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