author - "Elaine Brown"
Shiara, who begins her story near the dawn of time, before Pangaea had split into the continents and islands of the world, and Rowen, who was born modern day and continues the story now, are technically the same person. They have the same soul, similar physical features, but the thing that really ties them together is Blake. Formerly known as Medwin in Shiara's time,Blake seems to be the other half of Rowen's soul; until a shadow falls upon their connection and doubt settles in. Shadow is without a name, and seems only interested in Rowen, not Shiara; he sees them as two different people, and Rowen can't tell if she likes that or if it sends chills down her spine. Who will win her heart?
Iris grew up on a pedestal (figuratively of course). Being the daughter of the great Duke of Aviena, no one dared to approach or challenge her. But this night--sometime in her fifteenth year--the god of thieves, Guidgen, comes to her as she sleeps. Guidgen captivates Iris with tales of cleverness and trickery, and sets her on her journey to become a thief as talented as Guidgen himself. Her first raid ends in disaster, as she mistakes a young thief's home for that of a wonderful opportunity.The thief, catching her in the act, informs her that she has broken the Code of Thieves and is therefore subject to his mercy.
When Brohem (Bro-uhm) was turned, his memory was erased and he fell in love with his sister. As werewolves are illegal, when he was discovered he was thrown into the fortress Frinary. This torture stronghold is filled with his kind and the smell of death. Ira, his younger sister, comes to save him but is captured herself as an accomplice to lycanthropy. While free, Brohem's wolf takes over, and he flees; a pack of lycanthropes takes him in. However, once in his right mind once more, he can't forget about Ira and how she saved him. He escapes the pack and turns back, against the will of his wolf half, and encounters the nobleman, Akia, hunting in the woods. After a battle that is only stopped by Brohem's thoughts of Ira, Akia tracks Brohem back to Frinary.
All her life, Orin has lived peacefully. Yet as the shadows of the Gothic Towers begin to draw closer and closer to her, the dangers of the world finally hit home when her best friend, Shawn, suddenly disappears. Years go by and the shadows still haunt her, and she can find no clue of Shawn. Disaster seems to strike right and left as he reappears and disappears again, but she can't let him go. Her life turns upside down as the Shadow Blade comes into her possession, and the man behind it all seems to want her dead. What can she do? Follow Orin into the deepest reaches of the Gothic Towers; can she and Shawn ever be together again?
Shiara, who begins her story near the dawn of time, before Pangaea had split into the continents and islands of the world, and Rowen, who was born modern day and continues the story now, are technically the same person. They have the same soul, similar physical features, but the thing that really ties them together is Blake. Formerly known as Medwin in Shiara's time,Blake seems to be the other half of Rowen's soul; until a shadow falls upon their connection and doubt settles in. Shadow is without a name, and seems only interested in Rowen, not Shiara; he sees them as two different people, and Rowen can't tell if she likes that or if it sends chills down her spine. Who will win her heart?
Iris grew up on a pedestal (figuratively of course). Being the daughter of the great Duke of Aviena, no one dared to approach or challenge her. But this night--sometime in her fifteenth year--the god of thieves, Guidgen, comes to her as she sleeps. Guidgen captivates Iris with tales of cleverness and trickery, and sets her on her journey to become a thief as talented as Guidgen himself. Her first raid ends in disaster, as she mistakes a young thief's home for that of a wonderful opportunity.The thief, catching her in the act, informs her that she has broken the Code of Thieves and is therefore subject to his mercy.
When Brohem (Bro-uhm) was turned, his memory was erased and he fell in love with his sister. As werewolves are illegal, when he was discovered he was thrown into the fortress Frinary. This torture stronghold is filled with his kind and the smell of death. Ira, his younger sister, comes to save him but is captured herself as an accomplice to lycanthropy. While free, Brohem's wolf takes over, and he flees; a pack of lycanthropes takes him in. However, once in his right mind once more, he can't forget about Ira and how she saved him. He escapes the pack and turns back, against the will of his wolf half, and encounters the nobleman, Akia, hunting in the woods. After a battle that is only stopped by Brohem's thoughts of Ira, Akia tracks Brohem back to Frinary.
All her life, Orin has lived peacefully. Yet as the shadows of the Gothic Towers begin to draw closer and closer to her, the dangers of the world finally hit home when her best friend, Shawn, suddenly disappears. Years go by and the shadows still haunt her, and she can find no clue of Shawn. Disaster seems to strike right and left as he reappears and disappears again, but she can't let him go. Her life turns upside down as the Shadow Blade comes into her possession, and the man behind it all seems to want her dead. What can she do? Follow Orin into the deepest reaches of the Gothic Towers; can she and Shawn ever be together again?