ABOUT THE BOOK
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Publication: April 10, 2014
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Beware your heart and soul…
Evan broke Cassie’s heart two months ago, and she still doesn’t know why. She throws herself into family, friends and her new job at the sheriff’s department, but nothing helps. The only thing that finally allows her heal and move on is the love of a new man, mind mage Matthew Blair. Cassie finds him... irresistible
Matthew may also be the only one who can help keep the nonmagical residents of Eagle Rock from going crazy over the murder of a beloved pastor’s wife. It looks like a sorcerer is to blame, but while Cassie tries to figure out who, others take matters into their own hands. With tensions running so hot, a single spark might set Eagle Rock ablaze.
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TOP 10 FAVORITE FANTASY TROPES
By Christine Amsden
I don't care how many times I've seen them, I'll gladly read them
again!
10. Everyman — I’m seeing less and less of this one in recent
years (or maybe I’m looking in the wrong places), but I really enjoy becoming
engaged with a fantasy tale from the perspective of someone like me. Or at
least, someone who is as awestruck by the magic as I am. It helps ease me into
the story.
9. Shape shifters — These ARE incredibly popular right now, but
that works for me!
8. Attitude and wit — I doubt I’ll ever get sick of clever
characters with a wry sense of humor and a certain flair. Authors with strong
voices freshen this trope up every time just by being themselves.
7. Swords — So much cooler than guns, even if they are a bit less
practical!
6. Cats — Anyone ever notice that there are a lot of cats in
fantasy novels? Not nearly so many dogs. As someone who has *mostly* overcome a
childhood phobia involving dogs but who still only tolerates the beasts, cats
will always be my preferred pet.
5. Series — Maybe not the ones that go on and on and on with no
end in sight, but honestly, I do like to spend a few books with the characters
I love. I particularly like to do this when the characters grow and change over
the course of those books.
4. Fae — So much more interesting than Tinkerbell.
3. Long-lost relatives — Tell me I’m not the only one who has a
soft spot for this plot device. (I will make an exception for the specific
discovery that the bad guy is your father. Star Wars pretty much killed that
one.)
2. Ridiculously good looking men — Sorry ridiculously good looking
women, I can’t say the same for you and I don’t care if that’s a double
standard. I like what I like. :)
1. Superpowers — Enough said!
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Christine Amsden has been
writing science fiction and fantasy for as long as she can remember. She
loves to write and it is her dream that others will be inspired by this
love and by her stories. Speculative fiction is fun, magical, and
imaginative but great speculative fiction is about real people defining
themselves through extraordinary situations. Christine writes primarily
about people and it is in this way that she strives to make science
fiction and fantasy meaningful for everyone.
Christine currently
lives in the Kansas City area with her husband, Austin, who has been her
biggest fan and the key to her success. They have two beautiful
children, Drake and Celeste.
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