by T. G. Ayer
Peace.
At last we had a little bit of peace in our lives.
Joshua deepened the kiss, pulled me closer to crush me against his chest, enveloping me with uncontrollable heat, stealing the breath from my lungs and sending my heart crashing crazily against my ribs.
As I moved closer, a gong sounded from my house and I laughed, pulling away to look into Joshua's shining eyes.
He shook his head and moved smoothly to his feet, before reaching a hand out to me. He lifted me up and we left the beach to walk the path back to the house.
Suri had come by for a short visit, having chosen to live with her mother in Chicago. Seemed Steinn and Tyra were trying harder to make their family work, even if it meant a cross-realm effort. Suri had a strange obsession with the ancient Chinese gong my father had left me.
In the best interest of Suri and by extension, the rest of us, I would have to stop her from banging the gong and summoning strange beings from the world beyond reality. It too, like many of the things I'd inherited from Professor Wayne after she'd moved from her home in the Hamptons, had its own legends and myths attached to it.
The worldwide upheaval had also brought with them new discoveries, archaeological sites bringing to the surface pasts that had remained long hidden beneath the earth. Professor Wayne was so busy she probably wished they'd perfected cloning to make her job a little easier.
And, no matter how we looked at it, or didn't look at it, we were still creatures of myth, with powers and strength beyond human ability, especially if you take into account the whole wings and fur thing.
But for now, this is our life.
Peace, and rest. And family.
And I wanted to remain steeped in this reality for a little while longer.
THE END
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Thank you for joining me in experiencing Bryn's amazing journey.
If you enjoyed Bryn's crazy world then the ride isn't over yet. I'm excited to announce that I have planned to write a continuation Urban Fantasy series which will release in 2016 - this will not be Young Adult. If you like Urban Fantasy series with a kick-ass heroine in a semi-dystopian setting with a couple gods and a few bad guys, then join me as I tell a new set of stories starring Bryn and her awesome team, fighting the good fight in Midgard.
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Also, if you want more to read along the lines of the Valkyrie series then the Hand of Kali novels may be right up you alley. A coming of age story about a average teen who discovers she's been given the powers of the goddess Kali. If mythology and paranormal YA is your thing then Maya's adventures will keep you reading.
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Acknowledgments
It has been an amazing ride since the first Valkyrie novel Dead Radiance was published in 2012. I've met some fabulous people through their love of Bryn and her adventures and I feel truly blessed.
A special thank you to the ever-bubbly Katrina Curry who continues to show me her undying support. Because of her awesomeness she got to be a Valkyrie.
Thank you Cassie, for helping me through writing this final installment, your continuous support and encouragement has kept me going on days when I probably would have rolled over and gone back to sleep.
To all those readers who have loved Bryn and her story, who have emailed me and raved about how much you love the series, I thank you. And I have news. Because Valkyries are so awesome and because Midgard needs some ass kicking warriors to help keep the peace, Bryn and her team will return in 2016 in an Urban Fantasy series set a few years later, in the now post-Ragnarok Midgard. Though the new series is not young adult, it can, of course, be read with young adults everywhere.
To JC Hart, amazing editor and Karen Mead, equally amazing proofreader, than you so much for putting up with my crazy schedule.
To Cassie, Mel, Kate & Patti - thank you for all your support and encouragement.
To Sel & the girls - Couldn't do this without you.
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And to my readers. Don't stop reading...
T.G. Ayer's Full List of Books
Young Adult Paranormal
The Valkyrie Series
Dead Radiance
Dead Embers
Dead Chaos
Dead Wrath
Dead Silence
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The Hand of Kali Series
Fire & Shadow
Blood & Gold
Time & Fate (2015)
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Urban Fantasy - The DarkWorld
The SkinWalker Series
Pyros
Skin Deep
Lost Soul
Last Chance
SkinWalker Omnibus
& Coming Soon
Blood Promise
Scorched Fury
Demon Hunter
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The SoulTracker Series
Blood Magic
& Coming Soon
Dark Sight (coming soon)
Demon Kin (coming soon)
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Urban Fantasy
Chronicles of the Irin
Retribution
Requiem
Resonance (2015)
About the Author
I have been a writer since I was old enough to recognize that reading was a doorway into my imagination. Books were my best friends, my escape, my haven. I am essentially a recluse and am blessed with a husband who has left me for golf. It's a fair trade as I have left him for writing. We are both passionate supporters of each others loves - it works wonderfully...
My heart is currently broken in two. One half resides in South Africa where my old roots still remain, and my heart still longs for the endless beaches and the smell of moist soil after a summer downpour. The other half of me has been transplanted to the island of New Zealand. A land of green, pure beauty that truly inspires. And because I am so torn between these two lands - I shall forever remain cross-eyed.
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