Kindle Edition Amazon Lulu.com Category:  Fantasy Publisher: Kenneth E. Fultz Jr. Type: Fiction Pages: 115 Copyright: February 22, 2014 ISBN-13: 9781312040311 Price: $2.99 (eBook) Patriarch V.S Matriarch, a battle for one family to save their daughter. The countries of Camgon, a patriarch society and Saron, a matriarchal land have always lived side by side and have agreed to work in harmony for the time being. Saron holds the power of Design, the unique ability that allows its people to create whatever they engineer in their heads. Camgon on the other hand has a mysterious power of its own, however was lost. Kalich, a Camgonian soldier lives seemly happily with his wife and daughter until Captain Xia of Saron comes to reveal the truth about Annala, Kalich’s wife’s true mission. Things only become worse when he demands she returns home and kidnaps their daughter in a plot to please Colonel Lei, Annala’s mother. Now Kalich and Annala must go to Saron in order to save their daughter, but they aren’t the only ones after her.        Excerpt Chapter One Marriage! Kalich stood in the middle of a grass field. “Kalich, watch out!” Annala tackled him to the ground behind a small foot hill. An explosion rushed forward, smacking up against the hill. Annala leaned her back up against the rock wall as she looked out at the night battlefield. “That was close.” Annala looked over at Kalich who got up on all fours. “What were you thinking?” Kalich crawled up beside her, placing his back against the wall. He looked over at her. “I’m not exactly used to this.” Kalich was a handsome, lean, eighteen- year-old merchant with blood-red hair that draped down around his head with green eyes, being from Camgon. “Honestly, I don’t know why I took this bodyguard job,” Annala said. Annala was a cute eighteen-year-old female warrior with long green hair done up in a ponytail and purple eyes, who originated from Saron. Kalich smiled, embarrassed as he shut his eyes. “Sorry, Miss Annala.” “Whatever.” Annala turned to look out on the battlefield. Her eyes narrowed. Lines curved and shaped around her body. The lines connected, creating a light suit of armor along with a spear in her hand. She looked back at Kalich. “Stay here until I tell you it’s safe.” Annala leaped out from behind the hill and landed in the middle of the grass field. She charged toward the bandits who stood in their way. “Get her!” one bandit shouted. Annala walloped three of them with various parts of her spear as she twirled the weapon. She sprung forward to land into the middle of the group. The bandits came at her from every direction. More lines curled and formed to create a whip as Annala spun. She knocked the men back with her new weapon. Kalich watched from behind the hill in amazement. “Whoa.” The whip wrapped around the handle of the sword she had taken. Annala swung it about, cutting down all the bandits one after another. A sword clashed against the back of Annala’s armor. She spun around and took the last one out with her spear. Annala’s weapon and armor disappeared as she took up a stance. Annala stuck out her hands on both of her sides. Lines lengthened out into iron boxes. The boxes dropped on top of the fallen bandits, imprisoning them inside. “There, that should do it.” Annala stood up straight. She looked back toward Kalich. “You can come out now.” Kalich blinked a couple of times. “Right.” Kalich came from behind the hill and walked up beside Annala. “If we keep moving we should be at the military base by sunrise.” Annala started to walk with Kalich by her side. “By the way, don’t go around telling people you’re a merchant, they’ll keep trying to steal from you.” * Kalich and Annala stood in the middle of the street. They watched as dozens of soldiers performed various tasks to get the military base in order. “So this is the Camgon Army Base,” Annala said. Kalich looked over at his bodyguard. “Does your country’s army look anything like this?” “Well, there’s a lot less testosterone around, and we’re a lot more organized.” Annala stepped forward. “Anyway enough about that. Let’s get you checked in.” “Right.” Kalich walked after her. “I’m going to be living with you while you finish your basic training. Is that going to be a problem?” “I don’t see how.” * Annala slammed her hands on the desk at the Military Assignment Center where two Camgon soldiers sat. Anger burned in her eyes. “I have to protect him. Saron has an invested interest in him until he finishes basic training!” The Camgonian soldier in front of her waved a paper in Annala’s face with a snickering grin. “Unless you’re married to the poor bastard, you can’t stay here. Doesn’t matter whose daughter you are.” Annala glared at the man and bit down on her teeth. She quickly turned around and stomped past the men waiting in lines of two. “Next,” the soldier said. Kalich stood by the wall at the back of the room. He saw Annala coming. “So did they say you could house with me?” “No, let’s go!” Annala grabbed Kalich by the arm, pulling him out of the room and down the hall. “Where are we going?” “We’re getting married, so I can complete my mission.” “Huh?” “Come on!” Annala pulled on him harder. “Ok.”

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It had been five years since Saronian warrior Annala left home for the neighbouring country on a mission. The only way she could complete the mission, however, was if she was married to Kalich, her target, and this complicated things a little. The situation was made even more complex by the birth of their beautiful daughter Calidora, hence Annala could not return home. Concerned about her daughter's continued stay in the neighbouring country, Annala's mother, Colonel Lei, sent a member of her army, Captain Xia, to bring her home, by force if necessary. Captain Xia decided that the easiest way to force Annala to come home was by kidnapping her daughter. The kidnap set in motion a series of events, including Captain Xia losing Calidora to bandits while Annala and Kalich set out on a mission to retrieve their daughter from Annala's motherland.

Warriors of Matrimony is a truly thrilling young adult story with an exciting setting and memorable characters. Kenneth E. Fultz Jr brought the story to life and allowed me to vividly picture the characters and the setting. From the very first chapter, the description of Annala, her weapons and her fighting skills gave me a true picture of what the story was about and I was immediately hooked by her character and the whole story. I could easily imagine the contrast between the two countries; one ruled by men and the other by women, both with military powers so different and yet each with skills so powerful. The description of the fighting scenes was something to look forward to throughout the story and each scene added more reading pleasure.