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The City of Snow & Stars - An Epic Christian Fantasy

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A gritty YA Christian Fantasy tackling difficult topics surrounding abuse, human trafficking, and the question "Why does God let bad things happen?"

Trinia's Gift is the ability to duplicate herself perfectly in mind and body yet, every time she uses it, she feels like she loses another piece of her soul. Her abusive and power-hungry father, Caderyn, wishes to exploit her gift to create an army that obeys his command and rebuild the Airgíd Empire that fell a thousand years before.

Going on the run, Trinia seeks out the aid of the kingdoms that destroyed her people. When things don't go as planned, she's forced into trusting a failed mage, a man of legend with a vendetta, and a talking wolf to help her reach her goal by making a promise she isn't sure she can keep.

As she wrestles with the ghosts of her past trauma and new ones that keep piling up, Trinia begins to wonder where the justice is in it all, and whether she has what it takes to stop her father and save her people.

-II-

Filled with sweeping landscapes, horrifying creatures, and a rich history, this first book in the Cities of Wintenaeth trilogy takes you on the journey of a lifetime.

If you love books by Ted Dekker, Bryan Davis, or Stephen R. Lawhead, you'll enjoy The City of Snow & Stars.

Grab your copy and join the growing community of readers!

"As with The Chronicles of Narnia and The Lord of the Rings, The City of Snow & Stars can be read on more than one level. It wrestles with Why does God let bad things happen? while gently showing readers how a relationship with God means you're never alone - even through the bad." -- Pages & Paws, 4.5 StarsAll Rights Reserved

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Moving to a new city, attaining the job of her dreams, and building a new career all at the young age of twenty-three years old, Kameron Springfield really has it all laid out for her. But being single and heart-broken by a man whom she'd thought was the one, definitely made her personal and romantic life a lot more difficult than she'd anticipated. And what happens, when that same man reappears into her life five years later? The powerful attraction she has for him threatens to consume any and all rational thoughts. She struggles to hold on to her feelings of resentment, unable to deny that she wants to try and let go of the grudges of the past. And when he looks at her with a burning passion in his eyes, it is evident that only one thing had begun to devour her: the addicting feeling of his body against hers. + This is a sequel to the first book: "CONSUME." + In this book, Kameron and Axel navigate their lives as adults, as well as learn to deal with their newly, unexpected reconnection. Forced to be around each other due to their mutual friendships and close-knit families, facing the forceful magnetism pulling them closer together may just be inevitable. Will they forgive, and finally be able to heal their differences after all these years? Or are the wounds just too deep to be mended? + There is detailed smut in this book. However, if any readers are uncomfortable with that, don't worry! There are smut warnings and notices before any scenes like that. Yet, there is suggestive language throughout the book, along with explicit language, drugs, and alcohol use. Aside from that, this book is for anyone and everyone to enjoy.