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Stone of Fire: An ARKANE Thriller (Book 1)

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A power kept secret for 2000 years. A woman who stands to lose everything.

India. When a nun is burned alive on the sacred ghats of Varanasi, and the stone she carried is stolen, an international hunt is triggered for the relics of the early church.

Forged in the fire and blood of martyrs, the Pentecost stones have been handed down through generations of Keepers who kept their power and locations secret.

Until now.

The Keepers are being murdered, the stones stolen by those who would use them for evil in a world transformed by religious fundamentalism.

Oxford University psychologist Morgan Sierra is forced into the search when her sister and niece are held hostage. She is helped by Jake Timber from the mysterious ARKANE, a British government agency specializing in paranormal and religious experience. Morgan must risk her own life to save her family, but will she ultimately be betrayed?

From ancient Christian sites in Spain, Italy and Israel to the far reaches of Iran and Tunisia, Morgan and Jake must track down the stones through the myths of the early church in a race against time before a new Pentecost is summoned, this time powered by the fires of evil.

The first in the ARKANE series, PENTECOST is a fast-paced thriller that explores the edges of faith against a backdrop of early Christian history, archaeology and psychology.All Rights Reserved

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Heirs of Avaline: The Journey Begins

Jane has never had any luck in her life. Most of this is due to her being born into the traitorous race of Esronians, ghostly pale people with onyx black hair. However, her luck begins to change when she is rescued by Daniel McBride, an Avin of mysterious origins. To repay her rescuers, she takes him and his thieving friends with her on a journey to locate the fabled map of Prince Joseph Leone. But they are far from the only ones searching. Peter barely escaped the clutches of the slave traders of the Dark Forest, just to be cast out of his new home in the Shewaki lands due to his past, which caused discord among the Natives. If he wants to fulfill his promise to marry the chief's daughter, Amayeta, he will need to find a way to provide for her in an honest way. When an old miser tells him of a map that leads to great fortune, he cannot resist the search. The journey will be far from easy, and the perils they will face aren't far from supernatural. I invite you to join me on a fantastical journey filled with mystery, intrigue, love, and betrayal in the first installment of the "Heirs of Avaline" series, "The Journey Begins."