(Sample) Chasing Falling Stars - Quicksand, Book Two
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After being suspended from the Protectorate for two months, Wynette Brown receives an ominous text message from an old enemy. When the prediction in the message comes true, she knows it's no accident. The gears of Tioria's seedy underworld are turning in new and dangerous ways.
She soon finds herself thrust back into a conflict she thought was over - and this time, her family may be in danger. Kirin reappears to offer her help, but Wynette struggles to navigate their budding relationship as well as her friendship with her colleague Laris.
In this sequel to Rising From the Sand, Wynette and her friends must decide who to trust and what to sacrifice as adversaries reemerge with new tricks up their sleeves.
Chasing Falling Stars will be released November 19, 2016! Preorder it from Amazon or B&N, and keep an eye out for news about Book Three in the trilogy:
https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Falling-Stars-Quicksand-Book-ebook/dp/B01LMDXQ5E/
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/chasing-falling-stars-ria-fritz/1124454933?ean=2940153688459
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