Amazon N. D. Hansen-Hill: fantasy, SF, paranormal, horror, romantic suspense novels Category:  Fantasy Publisher: Cerridwen Press ISBN-10:  1419955500 Type: Fiction Pages: 351 Copyright: June 1, 2007 ISBN-13: 9781419955501 Only by coming to terms with their present, and the deadly bloodlust which threatens their futures, can they survive long enough to challenge the past.  Rom, Wick, and Glys have come to Earth on a mission that will soon have them at each other's throats…literally.     Their roles are written in blood, and their actions compelled by long-forgotten oaths—oaths, which they would no longer consider either honorable or ethical to fulfill. For the people they've become, in the personas they've fought so hard to establish, there is no place for a bloody battle between duty and destiny.     Only by coming to terms with their present, and the deadly bloodlust which threatens their futures, can they survive long enough to challenge the past. Excerpt "Lots of latitude in your job," Fitz said quietly, but his narrowed eyes gave him away. Wick was adept at sleight-of-hand - at making things disappear. What kinds of things? Research? Weapons? People? "You've always been good at hiding things." Damned humans, Wick thought. He chewed on his lip to keep from voicing it aloud. Fitz asked Wick coldly, "Are you a terrorist?", then held his breath as he waited for Wick's response. It was the last thing Wick had expected, and it was all he could do not to burst out laughing. After his admission about the Mict, he'd been expecting some outcry of "alien", at the very least. His lips twitched, but he fought to control himself. Fitz looked so damned serious, and Wick was very conscious that he was lying on the floor, and unlikely to be going anywhere for a while. Besides, he and Fitz had been friends a long time. And, he had to admit, the man wasn't far wrong. Wick thought about it. Invading an alien land, living undercover, indoctrinated as hell, out to kill someone. But it would never do to tell him so. Not here, and definitely not now. Wick tried to bite his lips, but they just kept on talking, all without the benefit of his brain. "Yeah," his mouth said, sounding slightly shocked. "I guess I bloody well am."

TCM Reviews
"N. D. Hanson-Hill is a talented author. Within the first few pages of the story, I had been immediately drawn into the action. The author then toyed with me as the story slowed down just enough so I could be brought up to speed on who everyone was, their purposes, and what was really going on. There were also a couple of really interesting twists and touches that I felt added something extra special to this story. The characters were fully three dimensional with their roles and decisions not being cut and dried and their evolution being fluid throughout. These characters didn't know it all, even though at times they think they have it all figured out. I also thought that the tie in between Micts and vampires was particularly brilliant and that the background story on the Folly was inspired."


Clayton Bye from gottawritenetwork.com
"Hansen-Hill has enough talent and skill she could have opted to write a terrific but more traditional novel. That she was gutsy enough to write a book about relationships within the framework of an already unique story? Right on! As an independent author who tries to read as many self-published or micro-published authors as I can, I've run into books that make me shake my head. THIS IS NOT ONE OF THEM. I encourage you to buy a copy of Gilded Folly and take the time to really read it."