Dead Embers (44 page)

To my gorgeous daughters – Dharshini & Dhivya.

To Patti Larsen – the bestest friend ever, aka the word
queen.

To Cassie Hart – voted the best butt-kicker and support
person ever.

To Kimberly Kinrade – dear friend and author chum.

To the Inklings: Kim Koning, Leigh K Hunt, Cassie Hart, Melissa
Pearl and Brenda Howson – writer-girls with passion and heart and undying
support.

To my Beta readers - Courtney McDonald, Mina Witteman,
Dharsh, Dhivya and Patti – Bryn's personal cheerleading squad.

To the Crazies – my buddies at Evolved Publishing who help
to keep me healthily crazy at all times.

To my editor Eric Pinder – for joining me in my travels with
Bryn.

To Valerie Bellamy – for her gorgeous print layout.

To Eduardo Priego – cover artist extraordinaire.

To Lisa Couldrey of Couldrey Design – for her simply
gorgeous bookmarks.

To my proof readers – Cassie Hart, Kim Koning & Stephanie
O'Connell – a squad of eagle-eyes I could not have done without.

And to you, the reader – you are the reason I write.

I have been a writer from the time I was old enough to
recognize that reading was a doorway into my imagination. Poetry was my first
foray into the art of the written word. Books were my best friends, my escape,
my haven. I am essentially a recluse but this part of my personality is
impossible to practice given I have two teenage daughters, who are actually my
friends, my tea-makers, my confidantes… I am blessed with a husband who has
left me for golf. It's a fair trade as I have left him for writing. We are both
passionate supporters of each other's loves – it works wonderfully…

My heart is currently broken in two. One half resides in
South Africa where my old roots still remain, and my heart still longs for the
endless beaches and the smell of moist soil after a summer downpour. My love
for Ma Afrika will never fade. The other half of me has been transplanted to
the Land of the Long White Cloud. The land of the Taniwha, beautiful Marae's,
and volcanoes. The land of green, pure beauty that truly inspires. And because
I am so torn between these two lands – I shall forever remain cross-eyed.

SECOND
SKIN

by T.G.
Ayer

EXCERPT:

The cold cocking of guns set my body on fire.

It also did something worse. With mortal fear gripping
me, my imminent Change wasn't taking second place anymore. My body churned the
fear and my Panther grasped at the visceral power of the adrenalin in my veins.

I ran.

A gunshot echoed around the garden, the sound
ping-ponging off the aging brick walls of the surrounding apartment buildings.

I gasped as a blast of searing pain slammed into me.

As a bullet buried itself deep within my shoulder.

DESCRIPTION:

Panther Shape-shifter Kailin Odel just wants to be normal.
Leaving her clan, and her Alpha responsibilities, to live with her grandmother
in Chicago had been the best thing for her. Only then did she discover her
ability to track and kill the soul sucking undead creatures called Wraiths. Now
she protected the humans, and had something to be proud of.

But, when she discovers the body of a murdered shape
shifter, Kailin has to come to terms with the reality that her own kind are
just as vulnerable as the humans.

The closer Kailin gets to the killer the more she has to
face the intricacies of her people. When the time comes can she accept who and
what her real purpose is?

DEAD
RADIANCE

(A Valkyrie
Novel – Book 1)

Now available at Amazon

EXCERPT:

...That day I knew for sure. I'd lost control of my tears
then. They fell in huge, mocking drops. I stared at Joshua through those bitter
tears, my heart missing beats as I tried to remember to breathe.

I finally knew what the glow meant.

I was a freak and Joshua was going to die....

DESCRIPTION:

Bryn Halbrook had always seen the glow. But it is only when
her best friend dies that she discovers the meaning of those beautiful golden
auras—Death. Alone, lost in the foster system, she struggles to understand who
she is and why she was cursed with the ability to see the soon-to-be-dead.

The new foster kid, Aidan, isn’t helping any. Mr. Perfect
seems to fit in no matter what, making her feel even more pathetic. But when
his affections turn to her, Bryn finds him hard to resist. Impossible,
actually. A mystery himself, Aidan disappears, leaving behind a broken heart
and a mysterious book that suggests Bryn might not be entirely human.

Bryn stands at the threshold of a journey of discovery. Will
destiny help her find herself, find her purpose and her place in a world in
which she’d never belonged?

DEAD
CHAOS

(A Valkyrie
Novel – Book 3)

Coming Early 2013

EXCERPT:

My wings.

They’d taken my wings.

A sob caught in my throat, but though I desperately
wanted to cry out, no sound left my lips. I struggled to take the next breathe
and for one hysterical moment I could not breathe. My body held traces of
numbness from whatever drugs still swam through my blood.

My vision clouded at the edges, darkness threatening to
take over, to take away the pain.

I almost gave in.

Almost.

DESCRIPTION:

Valkyrie Bryn Halbrook is faced with her worst nightmare.
With her wings hacked off by Aidan's father, she fights against her worst
nightmare – what if she can never get her wings back?

Not only does she have to find a way to get them back, but
she has to face the truth about Aidan – Loki's grandson. Bryn struggles to
understand her feelings, but even as her relationship with Aidan begins to
crumble, she refuses to break her promise to help him find his mother and
sister.

The Frost Giants have brought Ragnarok to Asgard's door and
Bryn and her team must find Heimdall and his special horn before they can
summon the gods to fight for Odin. When a visit to the three sisters of Fate
takes Bryn to the Yggdrasil, the Cosmic Tree, she is forced to make a horrible
choice.

In the exciting follow-up to DEAD EMBERS, the nine realms
are poised on the brink of the great war of Ragnarok- the end of the world as
we know it—but will Bryn be able to make the ultimate sacrifice to save the
world?

FORBIDDEN FIRE

Book 2 of the Forbidden Trilogy

by Kimberly Kinrade

This YA Paranormal Adventure is now available at
Amazon
.

She escaped, but she’ll never be free.

"Time held no meaning as my mind darted in and out of
memories. Past and present collided to create a full-sensory collage out of my
life: playing hide-n-seek with my best friends Luke—who always cheated by
walking through walls when he was about to be caught—and Lucy; Mr. Caldrin
critiquing my sketches and offering ideas to make them more realistic; targets
changing faces, blending into the same person, their thoughts rippling through
my mind like waves. Through it all, a demon stalked me from the shadows of my
memories, never quite showing its face, but crouching, waiting.

And then I dreamed…."

~~~~~~~~~~

Sam and Drake may have escaped, but they aren’t free—not
with a powerful Seeker after them. As Sam struggles with the ethics of her new
powers, and embraces a blossoming physical relationship with Drake, Lucy and
Luke face challenges of their own.

With forces coalescing inside and outside the Rent-A-Kid
dorms, it’s only a matter of time before the fire they started forces each of
them to make choices they can’t undo. But will it be enough to save them?