Celtic Skies, Book 3 in the Celtic Steel Series
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He closed his eyes and prayed. He counted to three before he opened them. But there was no one there. It was dark, and there was no Daenal standing in the distance. Abruptly—he sensed motion in front of him, and he ran towards the target, before Patrick raised a hand to stop him.
“Wait,” said Patrick. “Dinna’ move.”
It was then that Jamie realized the whirling sound had ceased, and had been substituted with the shouts of people fleeing the grounds. There was commotion beside and behind him, and he felt the thunderous tap of moving feet. What is that smell? he thought to himself, still being held back by Patrick’s determined hand.
“Is that a fire?” Jamie asked.
“Aye,” whispered Patrick, “now dinna’ move, mayhap it willna’ see us.”
“What?” Jamie whispered back, before noticing the dark shape between him and Daenal’s aura appeared to turn, lighted by a brief flash of fire before it stilled, resting directly in front of the men.
“Patrick,” Jamie said, “where is Daenal?”
“She is there, and she is safe, Jamie,” he responded. “Dinna’ move,” he repeated.
“Patrick, what is th-that?” he asked. “I canna’ see it. There is somethin’ jest ahead of us—what is it?”
The smell enveloped Jamie’s nostrils again, and he thought he might have recognized the stench as sulfur. What on earth? he thought.
Patrick’s right hand ceased its burning, and his ring relinquished its tight grip on his finger. Looking down at his ring, he noticed the eyes were no longer lit up. “Lucian, what do we do?” he asked.
“Keep still Patrick, and Jamie, quit fidgeting,” came the elderly scribe’s soft reply. “We wait, to see what it wants.”
“What it wants?” Jamie replied, “What in god’s name is it Patrick?”
“Jamie,” Patrick said slowly, “’tis a dragon.”
About the Author
Of Irish and English descent, Romance Author Delaney Rhodes is a native Texan from birth. She is a Graduate with double Majors from The University of Houston, in Law and Writing. She has two teenage daughters, and is married to an entrepreneurial husband. Three of her favorite people are her three rescued Russian Blue cats; Sebastian, Sasha, and Sissy. The family would not be complete without “13″, an adopted Bearded Dragon.
Together they live life at a fast pace, enjoying each other and striving to help the world become a better place. Besides her writing and family, Ms. Rhodes is active in many charitable organizations that benefit animals and children, both through volunteering and fundraising.
Ms. Rhodes’ writing was prompted and inspired by many hours of research and study into her Irish and Celtic family lineage and heritage. Many of the stories you will find in the chapters of her writings were birthed while striving to connect with those that had walked these paths and lived before her.
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BY DELANEY RHODES
Celtic Steel Series
Book 1: Celtic Storms, February 2012
Book 2: Celtic Shores, May 2012
Book 3: Celtic Skies, August 2012
Book 4: Celtic Stars, October 2012
Book 5: Celtic Sun, December 2012
Coming Soon
Skyelanders Series
Book 1, Skyelanders, Sacrifice
Book 2, Skyelanders, Sanctuary
Book 3, Skyelanders, Sage
Celtic Stars
Book 4 in the Celtic Steel Series
Twelve-year-old Braeden O’Malley has been playing with fire - literally. Only this time, his adolescent curiousity has gotten the better of him and he will be unable to hide the dangerous results of his meanderings.
Patrick, Lucian and Airard, the last three Dragonian priests, have a problem to solve and there isn’t much time left for Airard. The elderly priest and scribe is succumbing to his illness and Daenal isn’t quite sure he can be healed. Will Covar be able to save him in time?
Odetta Burke needs saving; not only from her other-worldly husband, the Lord of Burke Lands, but from even herself it seems. Will the O’Malley clan come to accept her as one of their own or will she forever be forced to watch her back?
Darina O’Malley is due to bear her first child any day now. Will her suspicions about the child prove true?
Warning: This book contains adult subject matter and adult material not suitable for children. It may contain any or all of the following: explicit sexual contact, graphic language, occult references, and violence and adult subjects.
Any similarities contained herein between fictional characters and actual events are merely coincidental and represent the imagination of the writer and are used for entertainment purposes only.
Celtic Skies, Book 3 in the Celtic Steel Series
Copyright © 2012 by Delaney Rhodes
Moonlite Publishing
eBook ISBN: 978-9853326-1-7
Cover Design by Kim Killion
Edited by Bev Harrison