Love
and Blood
Evening
Bower Book 2
by
Sherry Rentschler
Genre:
Paranormal Romance
When
Rhea and Amor-el defeated the vampire horde, they thought they
won.
When
Rhea birthed Destin, the miracle son, they thought they fulfilled an
ancient prophecy.
When
the blue roses bloomed, they thought they achieved a long-denied
bliss.
They
were wrong.
Now,
the blue roses are dying. A tarot card reading warns of impending
dangers and an impossible future. In this gripping sequel to the
bestselling Time and Blood, a strangely ailing Rhea, a desperate
Amor-el, and a jealous Destin must confront familiar enemies banding
together against Rhea and her bower family. These powerful
adversaries plan to kill the phoenix, her lover, and her son; steal
The Great Book of Forgetting, and end the prophecy.
When
arson and murder strike too close to friends, they question loyalties
and deny love when they need it most. Blood stains the bower.
To
protect her family and the prophecy Rhea makes the ultimate
sacrifice. After all, in the battle between love and blood, blood
never lies.
Her
decision will change the bower – and her – forever.
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Time
and Blood
Evening
Bower Book 1
Historians
in Atlantis inscribed a prophecy in The Great Book of Forgetting
about a pair of phoenix whose union would change the future of all
magical creatures. When the sea swallowed Atlantis and all her
inhabitants, time forgot the people and this prophecy.
But
one creature survived.
Rhea
is a scarlet phoenix and the last of her kind. She escaped Atlantis
with The Great Book and for over ten thousand years roamed the earth,
grieved for her lost immortal beloved, and endured nightmares from
her past lives. Today, she hears a familiar voice on the wind luring
her to a new place. Rhea follows and hopes for the impossible.
She
crossed millennia to find him.
Jean-Louis
is a 250-year-old vampire in New Orleans. For fifty years, nightmares
plagued him, and a violent wind haunted him whispering in a foreign
tongue. In his dreams, Jean-Louis sees the face of a woman he knows
and aches for but has never met. He feels her approach; however, the
vampire senses a connecting malevolence waits in the shadows.
He
risks his immortality to keep her.
An
accident will bring Rhea into Jean-Louis’ arms. The shock will give
new life to the ancient prophecy. But others whisper of the legendary
phoenix and are hunting for Rhea. They must steal The Great Book and
prevent any chance of the prophecy’s fulfillment. If they fail, the
phoenix must die.
Together
they battle destiny for the future.
Rhea
will risk everything for love, even death.
When
time and blood converge, blood must win.
2018 Global Ebook Awards Legacy Award for Excellence
2018 Global Ebook Awards Gold Medalist (Cover)
2018 Global Ebook Awards Silver Medalist (Fiction: Fantasy/Contemporary)
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The
Gypsy Thorn
Evening
Bower Prequel
She
is chosen.
When
Atlantis fell into the sea, a single creature survived--a scarlet
phoenix. She escaped with ancient man’s historical record, The
Great Book of Forgetting. This book recorded mankind’s every legend
and prophecy. Only the Archangel of Death understood man’s survival
depended on the fulfillment of one particular prophecy, that of the
scarlet phoenix.
Rhea
is the scarlet phoenix, transmuted into human form with wings of
fire. She hides The Great Book from those seeking to steal it and
prevent the prophecy. The Archangel befriends and protects her as he
watches her traverse time and mold history. She is the proverbial
rose that blooms in a future garden.
Jean-Louis
Riviere is an aristocrat who became a vampire during the American
Revolution. He is haunted by an ill wind whispering strange and
incredible possibilities. His family ties will lure those who wish to
destroy the prophecy; however, the Archangel also knows his blood is
all that will save the rose and secure the future
Drahomira
is a gypsy, a bastard princess, and a vampire. The Archangel of Death
chose her to protect the phoenix because she is an irreverent killer
but loyal to family. She will journey across continents and be the
catalyst that brings Rhea and Jean-Louis together. First, she must
leave her people, her throne, and her lover, cross a continent for
vengeance, die, and be reborn. Only then will she discover that she
is the rose’s legendary thorn in the Evening Bower.
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GUEST POST
WHAT MAKES A GOOD STORY?
A little bit of truth and excitement. If an author is excited to tell the story, that comes across in the writing. When we believe in what we write, we are able to sell the reader on our belief.
I believe in every story there exists an element of truth. Whether it comes from the author’s life, memories, dreams or expriences, each author draws on something familiar and real. Even characters come from the people who have influenced us. That’s really what people mean when they say, “write what you know.” They mean to draw from your own experiences and people and create what people will feel drawn to because it whispers to them from real places.
If you are writing about space or aliens (and have never been abducted), you don’t know your subject. This is where research comes in and then you wing it. Perhaps you have to learn about a rocket launch and a little physics. That’s the other part of writing a good story – reseaching just enough truth to make your fiction feel real. Rooting the reader in your story means making the environment feel believable enough that the reader wants to stay.
When you can sell the reader on your world, you’ve won then over. All that’s left is to give them a journey they won’t forget.
Sherry
Rentschler's fiction and poetry has appeared online and in print.
She's a previous Assistant Editor, Amateur Poetry Journal (online),
and a newspaper photojournalist. She lived in Italy, traveling around
Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Puerto Rico, and
Greenland.
Rentschler has three award-winning books of poetry,
a fictional memoir and an award-winning and bestselling paranormal
romance series, The Evening Bower. Her one book of photography, I
Wish You Joy is Rentschler's only photographic compellation and makes
a lovely coffee table pictorial.
Among Sherry's numerous
awards include a 2018 Global Ebook Legacy Award, a 2018 Global Ebook
Gold Award, two 2018 Global Ebook Silver awards for Fiction, a 2018
Readers Favorite Honorable Mention for her fantasies The Gypsy Thorn,
and Time and Blood. Plus two 2017 National Indie Excellence Award
Finalists (The Book of Now interior and poetry), 2017 eLit Book
Silver Award for poetry (The Book of Now), a 2017 Indie Press Award
for the cover of her non-fiction poetry, The Book of Now, 2017
Readers' Favorite 5 Star reviews for Breaking the Glass Slipper, and
The Book of Now.
Among her hobbies are all things vampire,
plus dragon collecting, photographing trees, and dancing with
faeries. She loves old Sherlock Holmes movies, reading urban and
gothic fantasies, fine wine, and consuming rich, dark chocolate.
Rentschler is a retired USAF veteran and currently resides in North
Carolina with her husband, also a retired USAF veteran. They await
the return of the dragons.
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