by Candy Nicks
Stop worrying, Naima. You are Finn's anchor and his buffer with the world. It is in you that he finds his strength.
She acknowledges the words of the Goddess with a secret smile. Where would our men be without their chosen women-folk? she thinks. For all their strength, they can't live without us.
She laughs outright at the Goddess's throaty chuckle. Well said, Naima. The future of the Lupines is in good hands.
Naima trails a gentle finger along Finn's arm. Slides her palm possessively against his.
Yes, she agrees. Yes, it surely is.
The End
Thank you for reading—CN
[Back to Table of Contents]
More books in the Moon Child series.
Coming 2008
Tian's Guardian—Book 3 in the Moon Child Series.
Tian is the Goddess's little secret. A Lupine hidden from society for eighteen years, she is as much wolf as human. When her mother dies, the Goddess decides that Tian needs protecting from those who would use her for their own ends.
After dedicating himself to the cause of the Lupines for twenty years, Sol is more than surprised to find out about Tian. Given by the Goddess as life-mate, he sets out to claim her, but Tian has other ideas. She certainly doesn't need a guardian. And with her mother dead, what reason does she have to stay human? Even as she vows to spend the rest of her days as a wolf, Sol vows to take her back to the Settlement with him. But, from the moment they meet, he realises that he's just taken on the challenge of his life.
Tian's Guardian—Coming 2008.
Songbird. Book Four in the Moon Child series.
When Carine escapes from the O with Ancel, a broken-hearted Brynn is left behind to recover from his near-fatal injuries. Fired from his job for being unable to pay his medical bills, he must take his chances in the market place where people of all trades gather to look for work. On the day his spirits hit rock-bottom, he hears an angel singing. The angel turns out to be Songbird, a young slave-woman who sings for the crowd while her master relieves them of their valuables.
Purchased by her master as a child, Songbird knows no other life than that of a travelling entertainer. When Brynn rescues her from the unwanted attentions of a drunken admirer, she sees in him the chance of a new life. But first, she must break down the wall he's built around his heart and convince him that it is possible to love again. He's planning to make his way to the Settlements and she desperately wants to go with him...
Songbird ... coming 2008
The Moon Child's Wish—Book one in the Moon Child series.
Available at www.alinarpublishing.com
A love so alien, it could only be achieved by magic.
When taken by slavers, Moon-Child Carine sees her best chance of survival in the Eagle Warrior who lies dying in the corner of the dirty slave cage. Trained in magic, she uses her Wish-in-Hand to save his life and then bonds with him, despite the fact that Moon-Children and the Tribes of the Eagle are natural enemies.
Ancel, famed Eagle warrior and champion of the tournaments, is furious when he realises what she's done and vows to resist the pull of the Bonding, even though his honour requires that he repay the gift of his life by protecting her.
Carine promises that if he gets her to safety, she will find a way to release him. But the Wish has chosen well and as time passes Carine realises that their feelings for each other are not just based on magic—are they?
Sold to a den of sin as a Bonded pair, they are expected to entertain the clientele with anything that is required of them. People come from miles around to see the famed Eagle warrior fight for his lady and kneel at the feet of a Moon Child, but Ancel is increasingly reluctant to fight for the pleasure of decadents and Carine realises that the nightly battles will eventually be the death of him.
When she realises that she has the means to save him, she must examine her feelings and decide exactly what she's willing to sacrifice for this man who has come to mean everything to her. Is their love real, or just a madness brought about by the Bonding? And if it is, just what is she prepared to do in order to set him free?
Other books by Candy Nicks—
Can I Keep You—available at www.alinarpublishing.com
Free Reads from Candy Nicks
The Interview
After the Interview
Visit Candy's website at www.candynicks.com
Visit Alinar Publishing at www.alinarpublishing.com
* * *
Visit www.alinarpublishing.com for information on additional titles by this and other authors.