Fantasy Romance
Filled with the holy light of the gods, Marcus channeled all he was into one final thrust.
The skull stared at him, its ivory bone incapable of showing surprise, pain, or even triumph.
Fear pooled in Sir Marcus’s stomach as failure stared at him.
Then the lich was gone, the light of the Holy Trinity incinerating it to ash.
Marcus fell to his knees, another prayer on his lips as exhaustion dropped him to his knees.
Brelynn was like a sister to her, and the only family Mara had. The only family worth having.
How could Brelynn fall in love with a holier-than-thou Knight of Valor?
As the tiny fist of Brelynn’s daughter closed around Mara’s finger, a faint smile curved the warrior’s lips.
Maybe the Knight wasn’t all bad.
I know, I’m supposed to be revising Knight of Valor.
Sir Marcus, the hero in the story, is one of my favorite characters ever. I want to do him justice in the story. I want to the book to be as close to perfect as I can get it.
But, a story idea has been heckling me since May. It wants to be written. So, feeling a little burned out from editing Seducing the Ice Queen, I decided to start this other story.
Squee!
I love the high of beginning a new work! The rush of possibilities. Seeing things unfold.
I am in full pantser mode.
Yeah, I’m at 10k words. Things are still flowing like a bright river of gold. My muse is screaming in my ear. I can’t get the characters out of my head.
It’s a runner’s high but for writers. This is literally the best part of writing.
Now, to still be here at 35k words…
Sir Marcus stared down at the graves.
His father, a hero of Tamryn. His mother, the hero’s beloved wife.
Marcus felt no sadness.
Closing his eyes, he whispered a prayer and opened himself to the gods’ divinity.
He touched his hand to the graves and whispered, “I forgive you.”
Half the new Knights of Valor had flirted with her after their initiation ceremony.
Now they were all face down in the mud, and her armor was unscratched.
She smiled at Sir Leopold. “Can’t believe your Dragon God blessed these kids. A freshly made vampire could wipe out the bunch.”
“Then teach them to fight.”
She sheathed her sword. “Why should I?”
“Because it’s why the Dragon God sent you.”
Yes, it is the end of September. No, Seducing the Ice Queen isn’t done.
I know, I promised September. And while the story is written and completely revised, I am still waiting on my cover artist. She is struggling with this cover, and so far, I have nothing to even show you.
And as we all judge a book by its cover, I want it to be good. Really good. One I’m excited to share with you.
I don’t have that. Yet.
I was supposed to have the cover two weeks ago, so I thought it would be ready for today. I am learning that deadlines mean less in creative endeavors than they do in corporate finance.
Once I get the cover, I will do the final formatting for the book. I then order the first copy for myself. I get to hold it in my hands, but I also do a final read through to make sure I didn’t miss anything.
If you want to join my mailing list, I will send out word there as soon as it is ready.
For Knight of Valor (currently in revision), I will order my cover at least a month in advance!