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faltered, confused.
“Or are you just here to gloat over what you did?”
Varun glared at Chance. “I'm disgusted with you.”
“You think I wanted that to happen? It was a mistake,
Varun – we both know that. A horrible accident.”
“I knew she wasn't your goddess. I tried to tell you.
But you were too stubborn. You thought just because you
were attracted to her she had to be yours. You manipulated
her into thinking she was Vesta – into taking those risks. Into
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undergoing the test. And she died.”
“It wasn't like that,” Chance's face was full of pain.
“She came to me – she told me who she thought she was.
She told me she wanted to take the test, to be the Fire Queen
of the heavens. She wanted it!”
“After you seduced her into it!” Varun shoved
Chance to the ground. “She never would have done it if you
hadn't been around all the time, hanging around her, making
her fall for you.”
“That's not how it was and you know it!” Now
Chance was fighting back. “I tried to avoid her – just like all
the others. I tried to push her away. Tell her to leave me
alone. But she wouldn't. She wanted to be Queen.”
“We were happy!” Varun cried. “Until you came
along, visited Aeros Island on your summer break. You
should have stayed in Eton. For a year we were happy – in
love. Then you came back and cast whatever spell you cast
on her, and from that second she couldn't live without you.
She needed you like oxygen. That's not normal, Chance.
Whatever you did...”
“You think I wanted her to die?”
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“Did you care?” Varun snarled. “Did you care what
you put her through, what she risked – as long as you found
your precious goddess? You knew she wasn't the one – you
could feel it. But you wanted her, and you wanted your
goddess, and you were willing to risk anything to be sure...”
“I didn't know she wasn't the one. She could have
been. I thought she just hadn't Awakened yet – that she hadn't
come into her abilities....if the Embodiments weren't mortal-
seeming we wouldn't even be here.”
“I thought you were just on Earth to get girls. The
great Mars. You can have any girl you want, but you got Jana
and now you have Mac,” Varun scoffed.
I flinched. I didn’t want to be compared to Jana all
the time. I didn’t want to be her replacement to Chance or to
Varun.
Chance looked over at me, his eyes sad. “Mac is
different,” he said. “I could feel it. She’s not Jana, Varun.
She never was. I’m not looking to replace Jana. All I want,
whether or not she is Vesta is her. Mac is the girl I love.”
“You’re going to kill her…” Varun said angrily, “if
you don’t let her go…” He raised his arm to punch Chance
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square in the face. Chance rushed him, staying his arm.
“What do you think you're doing?”
“Trying to keep Mac safe from scum like you. She is
not Vesta, Chance. And she's not going to end up like Jana if
I can help it.”
“No, she's not,” said Chance quietly. “That's the
point. She isn't Jana. She could be the one.”
“Like you haven't said that before!”
“She'll be tested...”
“Killed, you mean?”
“Even if she is an Embodiment,” said Varun. “How
do you know she's yours?”
“What, you think she's yours?” Chance gave a laugh.
“The consort of the Water King?”
“Vesta chose me over you a long time ago, Chance,”
Varun grinned. “Guess you never got over it.”
Chance gritted his teeth.
My heart swelled up in pain for him. For Varun to rub
that in Chance’s face.
“We’ve always had our differences,” Chance said
softly. “Although we’re cousins, we’re family, we’ve always
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had that come between us. I’ve tried forgiving you long
ago,” Chance said. “I know you purposely seduced Vesta,
turned her against me…made her fire powers weaker so that
she was becoming more and more like a water goddess.”
“My water goddess,” Varun smirked.
“Whatever!”
Chance
growled.
“That
was
dishonorable, especially since fire gods and fire goddesses
are one!” Chance looked over at me and his eyes softened.
“I’m hoping with Mac, Vesta’s new Embodiment, we can
start all over again. It has been a long time since our quarrels,
Cousin. Mac is not Jana. She is not like Vesta. Perhaps she
will retain this innocence, this purity of hers when she
Awakens…”
“It's not like we have a choice, you fool,” said Varun.
“You think what I want – what you want – you think that
either of those things matter? No, Fate has determined it.
Who she is. Whom she'll love. Whose consort she was born
to be...and if you try to hurt her, then there's no way in Hades
that I'm going to let you live through that.”
Chance snarled. “Well, that makes two of us, then.”
I'd had enough of this. “Excuse me!” I cried. “I'm
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standing right here! What are you even talking about – both
of you, you're insane.”
Varun turned to me, his eyes full of sadness. “I'm
sorry, Mac. I'm not going to let someone else die for him. I
had to come out here to warn you.”
“I already know who Chance is, Varun. Yes, I get it,
he’s the Fire God. At least he was open and honest about
that. He was also open about why he treated me the way he
did for so long. He didn’t want to hurt me or to get me
involve with him, and he certainly didn’t go after me, like
you thought, Varun. Chance kept trying to push me away
instead. He didn’t mean to be cruel or cold to me on purpose.
He did it so that I would get away from him.” I glanced over
at Chance, who was standing there no longer with a glare in
his face. His gaze held mine, and it was the purest look of
love I have ever seen.
Varun caught the look Chance and I exchanged, and
his face was crestfallen. “Mac,” he said, “Don’t do it, please.
Don’t take the test. It would kill you. It would ruin
everything. Vesta can’t rise again!”
Before I can say anything, he vanished, leaving me
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and Chance alone. I was stunned beyond belief. Did Varun
say “Vesta can’t rise again!” Didn’t he love her? Why
wouldn’t he want her back?
“What was that about?” But Chance did not reply.
“Chance – you need to explain what's going on...”
“Not yet,” Chance looked up at me, and I could feel
the heat of his gaze. He pulled me to him, enveloping me
with his warm arms. I felt all his love pour into me, warming
my heart as I leaned into his chest.
“But soon, right? I have to know before the test…”
“Very soon. I know you’ve made up your mind about
doing this, Mac,” he said. “But you’re not ready, and I don’t
want to lose you because you’re not ready. Anything can
make it go wrong.”
“I need four more stones, right?” I asked.
Chance nodded before kissing me. “And I can tell
you have doubts, especially after what Varun said.” He
looked fiercely at me then. “You can’t go into the test with
that doubt in your heart or you will surely die.”
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Mac, Chance, Varun, and Brandon’s story
continues in
Book 2
Gems of Gods
https://www.amazon.com/Gems-Gods-
M-G-Elementals-ebook/dp/B084HHZ8VY
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Dance of the Deities (Book 3)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B
084H5GZP4
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OTHER BOOK SERIES COMING UP OR JUST
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Vampire Samurai Series by Kailin Gow
I am Evie Everheart. As a Life's Blood Carrier, I am
pursued by all vampires who want to become All Powerful
or to become human again. Which is practically ALL
vampires. Basically, I'm screwed.
Then I meet him, the Vampire Samurai and his band of
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brothers, consisting of another vampire, a fae, and a shifter.
What they want of me, I've yet to find out.
Friend or foe?
I don't know. But as a carrier, all I know is that I must do
everything I can to keep the vampires from getting my
blood or humanity as we know it, would end.
**Vampire Samurai is a new series in the PULSE
Vampires World Series, a YA/New Adult series
appropriate for age 17 and up.
Vampire Samurai Vol. 1
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Vampire Samurai Vol. 2
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B084HHV1VY
Vampire Samurai Vol. 3
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B084HHSW3Q
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Hidden Falls High (USA Today Bestselling Spin-
off Series of the Loving Summer Series
Hidden Falls High has a new King...
Dante Black, the blackest of the Blacks.
Another home, another new school.
Another target.
Life was supposed to be smooth sailing when you're at the
end of your high school year.
Of course it is.
Especially when you're the one your father relies on to take
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care of loose ends. And by the time you're 17, you've
already earned yourself a reputation amongst the Inner
Circle as someone to be feared.
Who am I? I'm the charming Prince, the Golden Boy, the
one no one suspects to have no heart.
Until I saw her...my target. The girl I will bring down
because she is his crush. Summer.
Who knew crushes could be so cruel?
*****
There is someone new living in the Donovans' old mansion
in Hidden Falls, the exclusive enclave in Malibu. He's a
senior at the Academy, but he seems older like he's already
seen so much in the world. Maybe he has. Maybe he's not
of this world.
I thought I had finally found peace at Hidden Falls
High...but the nightmare is just beginning...
***Hidden Falls High is a Dark High School Romance
mature YA/New Adult series intended for 17 and up due to
language and mature matters. Any sex is consensual.
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Cruel Crush
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081C8VJ3R
Punishing the Princess
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0847HFDPK
Claiming the Crown
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08996KNGD
BAD BOY ROYALS OF KINGSBURY PREP
(Complete)
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RH New Adult/High School Bully Dark Contemporary
Romance – HEAT 4 out of 5
Tempest and The Black Envelope (Books 1 and 2) with
Bonus and Clue on the Treasure
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Z44T1PF
Revenge
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07SQP3HL3
Secret Princess
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YLHJ38K
Fal en Royals
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XXC625K
Reign of Rebels
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XM3FKW6
Link to Kingsbury Prep Series
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Q
Complete Series Box Set
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Kingmakers of Kingsbury Series
RH Bully Fantasy Paranormal Shifter Fae
Romance – HEAT 4 out of 5
Long before there was an All-Royals Academy called
Kingsbury Prep, there was the Kingmaker and her
kings.
As Violet Kingsbury, I was born to be a kingmaker. In a time
when wars were common and thrones were fought after, the
only name that could bring about peace...the only man that
could trump the decrees of kings was Kingsbury. The
Kingmaker. But when the legendary Kingmaker is disposed,
and the time of the Choosing has come, can I, the daughter
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of The Kingmaker rise to take the place of my father? I am
about to find out as the strongest, most capable, and most
legendary princes across the lands come to challenge me for
the Choosing including 4 of the most handsome princes who
not only wants to win, but to want to win me, too:
Avery
Axel
Reggie
Ollie
Becoming Kingmaker, even as The Kingmaker's daughter,
will not be easy in a male world where ladies were supposed
to be damsels who needed saving. To become Kingmaker, I
will prove to all, especially the princes, that I am here to
stay, and will be the one doing the saving. **Kingmakers of
Kingsbury Series, is a Reverse Harem Bully Romance with
mixed genres elements, action, and mature scenes
recommended for age 17 and up.
Kingmaker’s Kings (Book 1)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082QMNCW4
Kingmaker's Kiss (Book 2) (May 18, 2020)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B084BZYW28
Kingmaker's Kil (Book 3) (July 28, 2020)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B084BT8154
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HEARTBREAK FALLS
RH Bully Dark New Adult/High School Romance
Mystery – HEAT 4 out of
5
With a name like Heartbreak Falls, one didn't expect to
find love at the new town I had moved to courtesy of
my new stepfamily aka Mom's new husband and his
sons.
Something was up with my new rich stepfather, his
sons, and what happened to their last stepmother.
Something was up with the entire town, which my
stepfamily seem to run. Along with the school where
my stepbrothers reigned as cruel princes. All 3 of them
were known as The Heartbreakers. Two were twins
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and my age, and then there was Tristan, the oldest.
Gorgeous but god-awful hateful to me. What was up?
I was about to find out...if I lived long enough.
**Heartbreak Falls is a RH Dark Bully Romance and