“At dinner in Little Italy. Not far. If we walk, they should be done chowing down by the time we get there.”
Together, they headed for their women. The uncertain future gnawed on Reign, but of one thing he had no doubt. He wanted Alexis for his wife and he would do whatever it took to make that happen.
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Acknowledgments
A heartfelt thank you to the ladies of Ancient City Romance Authors. Your friendship and support always brightens my day. Thank you to my merry band of critique partners, Kathy Bain, Karen Herbelin, and Nancy Corrigan. Your sharp eye for plotting and attention to details has saved my ass many times.
To my best friends, Michelle De Leon and Diane Rora, thank you for your support in my darkest hours.
To my drinking buddy, beta reader, and bestie, Charitee Gerow, what would I do without you? Don’t answer that question!
To Rick Riego deDios, a heartfelt thank you for all of your expertise. I will be picking your brain again.
I couldn’t do what I do without all of you! Writing is a solitary endeavor, but it’s not a journey any author takes alone.
Tmonique’s Biography
Tmonique Stephens wrote her first novel about a reporter and a hockey player after the U.S. hockey team won gold in the 1980 Olympics. She loves writing flawed characters who reflect the emotional baggage we all carry. She writes complicated stories for complicated people. Paranormal romances and fantasy novels are her favorite genre.
Check out her Descendants of Ra series. Eternity, Everlasting, Evermore, Encore are the first four novels available now. Only the Fallen is the first novel in her UnHallowed series and is available as a Ebook in the Love Potion #9 anthology. Currently, she is working on Only One I Want, the next novel in the UnHallowed series.
She’ll read anything about fairies, demons, or angels. She also enjoys Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and Preston and Child.
Born in St. Thomas USVI, Tmonique Stephens grew up in The Bronx, New York one mile from Yankee Stadium. She loves SyFy, the History channels, and also Asian cuisine. But her heart and stomach longs for anything from the Caribbean.
At any given time, you can find her on Facebook and live tweeting her favorite shows, The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones.
Glossary
Anubis- Egyptian God of the Underworld. Son of SET and Nephythys
Anu’Ra- Sacred relics of power.
Avery Nicolis- Adopted member of the Nicolis family. Older brother of EJ Nicolis.
Brayden Nicolis- Adopted member of the Nicolis family. Best friend to Tyrone Gregory.
Cartouche- Frame containing a name.
Crystal Staff– The Anu’Ra of Ra. Has part of his godhood and power inside.
Duat- The Underworld.
Eidos- Race of Elementals conquered by the Egyptian.
EJ Nicolis- Adopted member of the Nicolis family. Younger brother of Avery Nicolis
Ember Walker- Human host of the Goddess Nu and Roman’s Nicolis’s sister-in-law.
Flail and Crook- Egyptian royal symbols of power.
Harvested- The making of Quimaera with the Sacred Dagger.
Hathor- Goddess of Love. Mother of Tyrone (Tau) Gregory.
Hathoria Gregory- Human host of the Goddess Hathor and human mother to Tyrone Gregory.
Khuket- Eidos Goddess of Chaos.
Malum– Old evil no longer permitted to walk the earth.
Nephythys- Goddess of the Dead. She sits in judgment of dead souls. One of the five original Gods created Nu and Ra.
Nu- Goddess of Heaven and Sky. Matriarch of the Pantheon. Mother of Roman and Reign Nicolis. Connected to Ember.
Nulls- Descendants of the Eidos and slaves of the Egyptian gods. To touch them is to own them.
Osiris- God of the Underworld. Former lover of Nephythys. Husband of Isis. Imprisoned in the bowels of Duat.
Quin (Joaquin) Nicolis- Adopted member of the Nicolis Family. Tech Guru
Quimaera- Hybrid beasts transformed from humans. Part man, crocodile, and cobra.
Rais- Ra’s representative.
Roman Nicolis- Twin to Reign. Egyptian Demi-God. Holder of the sword of Osiris. Owner of Nicolis Security INT. Leader of the Nicolis family.
Reign Nicolis- Twin to Roman. Egyptian Demi-God. The Vanquished haunt his soul. Holder of the sword, The Bringer.
Sentinels- Keepers of the Well of Souls.
Serpent Bracelet Tirrika- Personal Anu’Ra of Nu. Currently, in the possession of Alexis Walker.
SET- Egyptian God of all Evil. Son of Nu. Husband of Nephythys. Father of Anubis.
Sifting- the power to read a person’s mind.
Soul Catchers (Sijnruhs)- Sacred orbs that can drain and hold the souls of the gods.
Summoning- Calling a human to the Egyptian Realm.
Thane Nicolis- adopted member of the Nicolis family.
The Rising- When all the souls of the dead rise.
The Sacred Dagger- The Anu’Ra used to create quimaera.
Tyrone (Tau) Gregory- Egyptian God Son of Hathor (Hathoria Gregory)
vis’Ra- power, energy. Your personal essence.
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