Kindle Edition Amazon KateMarie Collins Category:  Fantasy Publisher: Solstice Shadows ISBN-10:  1625263422 Type: Fiction Pages: 139 Copyright: March 14, 2016 ISBN-13: 9781625263421 Price: $2.99 (eBook) Book 3 of The Raven Chronicles  Arwenna’s spent sixteen years in peace. Watched her children grow, her husband, Joss, live a life separate from her for six months each year. With Sera and Liam in fosterage, she eagerly looks forward to the winter months where it’s just her and Joss. This year, things change in the worst possible way. And Arwenna finds herself chasing old foes once again. The evil she thought was gone is threatening her family, her world. Will she be able to vanquish it for good this time? Or will her need for vengeance turn her into something she doesn’t recognize? Excerpt Joss walked through the forest. He loved coming home far more than leaving. The slight change in the air, promising the cold of winter wasn’t far behind. The trees around him stayed green for the most part. Here and there, a splash of color on the forest floor from a fallen leaf mingled with the dirt and moss. The smell of the land around his home becoming dormant was as welcoming as one of Arwenna’s stews. He could see her as she waited for him to come home for the winter. Sitting on the wooden table, her feet on the seat. Her green cloak open at the throat. It wasn’t that cold yet. A slight breeze moved her raven hair, framing her pale face. His heart ached. For sixteen long years, they’d had half a marriage, half of a life together. As much as it hurt when he left in the spring, the homecoming held him together. What lies are you telling her this time? Krilln’s voice echoed in his head. “You know why we do this, Krilln. Why Lexi herself said it must be so. Arwenna’s borne too many burdens in her life. If anyone’s earned some peace, it’s her.” Joss kept his voice low. “Besides, they’re not really lies. She isn’t asking the right questions.” Until the transfer was complete, until he was no longer the fey’s Summer King, Arwenna could not see or hear him. It makes no sense to me. I don’t care if you are elfkind. You are the Son of Lexi. That makes you fey. You say it’s not lying, but omission. It is still deception. And the fey do not lie. It’s the reason we live apart from men, elves, and dwarves. They wouldn’t know honesty if it flew into their faces. Joss could feel the contempt in his counterpart’s thoughts. She’s the Daughter of Hauk, in every possible way! To remove her from the world, shelter her…you do her a great injustice. Joss turned, his gaze resting on the reptilian creature crouching beside him. The blue war paint decorating the Aeshor’s face enhanced his strange appearance. Two sets of eyelids blinked at him, each one covering the narrow golden eyes. “It’s called love, Krilln. We know what she can do, yes. That does not mean she must do it. Besides,” he cast a glance toward Arwenna, “she removed herself. She could’ve lived with the Clan, or in Almair. She chose this place, with me. And I’ll protect her choice until I no longer can. Or she chooses something different for herself.” He looked back at Krilln. “Until there is more than a threat, something concrete to go on, we will keep her in the dark. Or does the Winter King feel he can tell our Goddess she’s wrong?” Krilln looked away. Let’s be done with this, then. So you can tell her your lies while I find something you’ll actually believe to prove to you what’s really going on. The fey live apart from your world for a reason. And we hear the earth when she tells us something is very wrong. I only hope we can show you how to hear the cries before it’s too late for even Arwenna to save us.

starsI might not be a character in this book , but I know I played my part. Listen and you will hear my song... @ Harmony
To be honest this book for me was a very long time coming.... I'm not a very patient person. I like to know how a story ends, if I don't like an ending I create a new story in my head. This means I usually read the ending pages first... It drives my family and some of my friends crazy. Gotta love me.... When I finally opened my copy, I did what I always do...( I had promised myself it would be different this time ) I so wished I hadn't, It left me in tears for the next couple hours ( while I was sitting at my office ) I jumped to so many wrong conclusions.... I did go back to the beginning of the book and read every page hoping I was wrong in what I had played out in my mind. I got my answers and so much more... I felt a release of something that has been with me for the past several years. ( Since the beginning of this Trilogy ) I encourage anyone who hasn't read this series to start at the beginning and get to know these characters. You will be glad you did. KateMarie Collins will play with your emotions like a finely tuned instrument, the ending notes are bittersweet.

Another of KateMarie’s stories fills me with satisfaction
Wielder of Tiren was the perfect closing to The Raven Chronicles. All three books were beautifully written, each character with a unique tone consistent with each book. The wow factor continued with surprises from the beginning to the end of Wielder of Tiren. The story jumped right in action, killing off one you’d least expect, which drove fire and into the story right away. Arwenna's decisions of her past comes full circle leaving a painful mark on her family, which drives her thirst to finally put an end to something she should have long ago.

Another great story
This one was as good as expected. It held my interest from the start.
Another wonderful job Kate you're amazing