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|  | | A Fairy of Anneliese Glade
Here are twenty-eight fantasy stories for the thinking reader, or anyone who has wandered beyond the limits of perceived reality. Into these stories have gone interminable hours of research and imagination. Each story is different is setting, conflict, and emotion.
Author's Note (A Fairy of Anneliese Glade)This story began with the noble intentions of becoming a novel; however, upon researching the subject of fairies and their environs and behaviors, I discovered in my mind the character of Everilde. Upon getting to know her, the simplicity of her unselfish and child-like existence, I became afraid that too many words would dilute the reality of her illuminating sweetness. Therefore, I offer only a glimpse into her life--a day or two out of many, so that those who believe might know a little of whom Everilde was.I use the term "was" because the events he | |  | | Call of the Whippoorwill
CALL OF THE WHIPPOORWILL is the story of the trials and passions of BEN HOLT, a youth thrust by violent events into the 1740s wilderness mountains of North Carolina. As he adapts to the hostility and freedom of the boundless woodlands, he loves and loses WILLOW, a Cherokee girl whose unique allure is the source of Ben’s strength and perseverance. In his quest to find her, he encounters HAWK, a Mingo sub-chief whose tribal pride bolsters his selfish motivations to destroy Ben.
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The river Fallon flows from the ancient home of the Fallonese and nourishes their land with magic. But the river is threatened by a coven of witches who would harnass the water's power for their own. Based on Viking tradition, Fallon's Hope is the story of Mikael Sveinson's trials as he struggles to save the river and his people.
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A finished story of war, shame, and slavery. A two-part saga spaning two generations of the Colbert name. A high seas adventure wherein hate, revenge, and romance mingle with the smoking fury of battles that descide the fate of nations.
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Short stories for the thinking reader.
It's been said there are no new stories--only different ways of presenting them. This book stomps that theory to death as it carriers the reader through realms unheard of that may not have an exit. | |  | | Successor
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p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">The Romalus name, synonymous with royalty, has outlasted memory and written record on the continent of Lisrrania. Kings and the sons of kings have always ruled the city and outlying hamlets fairly and consistently from the throne at Calantha, the nation’s capital and center of civilization. Romalus: A name and family of such strength and duration that no power, whether from man or magic, might break the bindings that has held for centuries. But as certainly as peace lives in the hearts of the citizenry, a hideous creature of royal birth re |
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Monstrosity
by Paul Lonardo
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 MONSTROSITY n. 1. That which deviates greatly from the norm in appearance or structure. 2. The quality or character of being abnormal; hideous; frightful; shocking. |
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