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Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Of Lords and Commoners by Lynne Hill-Clark
Monday, January 11, 2021
Alex Mckenna and The Academy of Souls by Vicki-Ann Bush
Excerpt:
The streetlamps illuminated the
black empty sea of asphalt. A quiet calm laced the row of sleepy houses. Alex
reveled in the tranquility. So much noise constantly filling his head, any
semblance of stillness wrapped around his mind like a child's favorite blanket.
In
the center of the glass, a small sphere of light caught his attention. At
first, he thought it was in the yard. Leaning forward and squinting, he
realized it was a reflection coming from directly behind him.
Jumping
up, he spun around. Growing in diameter, it was beginning to spin.
"Hey,
whatcha doin?" Margaret said groggily.
"Stop.
Babe, slowly move to your left and come over here by me."
"Why?
What's going on?"
Margaret
gingerly slid to the left as Alex instructed, and then quickly scurried by his
side. "What do you see?"
"It's
the vortex opening, the gateway to that girl, Ophelia.”
"Alex, please be careful. Remember what
your Gram said. Don't get too close," Margaret pleaded.
"She's
there, it looks like a bedroom."
"What's
she doing?"
"Sitting
on the bed, she's covering her ears."
The
wind whipped around the vortex howling like a wolf speaking to the full moon.
"I
don't hear anything?" Margaret turned to Alex.
"It's
like a high-pitched howl. It's deafening. Wait. It's quieting down. She sees
me."
"What's
she doing now?"
"She's
coming closer."
Alex
leaned closer to the anomaly.
"Alex,
back up." Margaret tugged at his t-shirt.
"Babe.
I gotta do this. Please. Let go of my shirt."
Margaret
reluctantly let the fabric fall from her fingertips.
Alex
inched closer.
"You
are Alex McKenna, right?" Ophelia asked.
The
anxious teen widened her eyes in anticipation.
"Yes.
I've seen Haven. Who is she?"
"She
is my sister."
"I
think she's in trouble," said Alex.
Ophelia
floated off the bed and stood directly in front of the entrance to the living.
"I've
been searching for her for years. She was taken by a man, a Soul Gatherer. I
think she is counting on you to help."
"I think she is, too."
"Can
you?" Ophelia's eyes widened.
"I
can try. Where are you? Is it The Academy of Souls?"
Ophelia’s
chin dropped.
"Yes.
You know about my school?"
"I
do."
"Oh
no."
"What is it?'
"The
gateway. It's closing!" Ophelia shouted.
Alex
heard the desperation in her voice as he helplessly watched the circle shrink.
The wind cried out once again, as it violently thrashed around the outer edges
of the bridge between the dimensions.
"I
have to go." Alex tasted Margaret's lips. "I'll be back soon."
"What
the hell? No. Alex. You can't," Margaret shrieked.
"I
love you," his voice trailed.
Alex
stepped into the center of the storm. The vision of Ophelia rippled, traveling
to the rim of the circle, and splashing into the void. "This shield is my
power to protect against evil, this shield keeps out harm. No dark entities
shall pass through this shield. As I will it, so shall it be."
Sawing
to fill his lungs with air, he pushed forward and landed on the floor of the
dorm room. Gazing up, Ophelia stood in front of him, her mouth wide open.
"Ugh.
My head hurts. Where are we?" a voice echoed.
Alex
winced. His heart punching the walls of his chest. Whipping his head around in
a frenzy, Margaret was lying on the floor beside him.
"No,
no, no, no. What the fuck, il mio amore." Alex scrambled to her side.
Ophelia
moved closer. With her pointer finger, she quickly poked his shoulder and
retracted.
Alex
didn't respond. His focus was Margaret.
"How
could you do this? Why did you do this?" his voice strained.
"I
couldn't let you go without me."
Alex
kissed away the saltiness from her cheeks. With the back of his sleeve, he
gently patted dry her eyes.
"Alex?"
Ophelia murmured.
The
couple turned to the bewildered Ophelia Wetherton.
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Thursday, December 24, 2020
Rhyker’s Key Orion’s Order Book Two by M.C. Solaris
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Excerpt 1
Words. She needed to find words so she could respond because that was how conversations went. But words eluded her at the moment because she was still trying to recover from the debilitating tease from a moment ago when his lips were... Wait, you need to respond. But what did he say again?
“What do you use the second bedroom for?” he asked again in that curious feline way of his as he walked back toward her from the hall.
What do you use the second bedroom for? She had to slowly repeat his question in her mind in order for her brain to get with the program and understand what he was even asking. My second bedroom? Oh god, do I tell him what’s in there? She bit her lip in slight hesitation and he noticed, of course.
“What? Is that like your secret sex dungeon or something?” His lips turned up at the corners in a very feline way.
“Sex dungeon?” She laughed. “Of course that’s immediately where your mind goes.”
“Well, where else would it go when I’m with you.” He took a step closer to her. “In your home.” He closed the distance between them so they were separated by mere inches. “Alone.”
Her pulse quickened to a hummingbird’s pace and suddenly, she was back to being in the scorcher of desire.
Noticing her reaction, his mischievous grin transformed into his irresistibly sinful smirk.
She knew he was just playing with her but before he could continue, she broke the erotic tension between them by taking a step back and saying, “Here’s my sex dungeon.” And she didn’t mean for it to come out as husky as it did.
She opened the door to the second bedroom and he peered inside. His brows shot up in surprise before refocusing back on her in a silent question.
She laughed. “No, this is not my sex dungeon. This is my therapy room.”
“Therapy. Is that what they’re calling it these days?” he drawled, walking over to the pole. Without warning, he gripped the pole and lifted his body effortlessly so he was completely parallel to the ground. He gave her a wink and she laughed. As soon as his feet touched the ground, he climbed up the pole with just his arm strength.
“Good thing I had that installed for the highest weight class or else you may have fallen flat on your face,” she quipped, trying not to notice the way his biceps flexed and tantalized her feminine essence.
“Don’t insult me. I always land on my feet.” As if in emphasis of his point, he let go of his grip at the very top of the pole and landed softly on his feet with feline grace.
“So not fair.” She shook her head, still smiling. “I’ve trained for years and yet here you go showing me up.”
“I’ll gladly be the judge of that.” He stepped aside and held his arm out to the pole in invitation for her.
About the Author:
M.C. Solaris’s life took an unexpected turn during the super blood moon eclipse on January 20, 2019. She woke up and began writing bios for her imaginary friends that she met that day. As soon as the pen hit the paper (or fingertips to the iPhone), she couldn’t stop. It was kind of like one of those fire hydrants, spewing copious amounts of water all over the place. The characters and their stories just flowed out of her. She is honored to be the scribe, getting to share her friends’ stories. You can read all about her gifted friends in the Orion’s Order series (Book 1 is Calypso’s Heart).
On a personal note, M.C. Solaris is actually the pseudonym of Marina Schroeder, women’s health enthusiast and lover of all things paranormal romance (PNR) and happily ever after (HEA). When she is not curled up on the sofa with her partner’s oversized hoodie, a PNR novel, peppermint tea, and one of her three cats, you will find her either at the ocean with her toes in the sand or in a forest hugging a tree. Well truthfully? There is one more place you might find her: trolling the aisles of Whole Foods for a satisfying combination of salty and sweet while hiding in her partner’s hoodie… like any proper PNR-writing introvert.
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