Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Lacey Wolfe's Hot Bods Series

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Lacey Wolfe's Hot Bods Series

Fool Me Once

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice…

Drew is the last person Skylar wanted to see across from her at a local bar. A month ago he'd wined and dined her all weekend, leaving her feeling fully in love, but then she awoke alone in an empty hotel room and she hadn't heard from him since.

The weekend Drew spent with Skylar was phenomenal. There had never been anyone who made him feel as complete as she did. He shouldn't have disappeared, he should have called, but his feelings for her scared him, so he distanced himself. But when he saw her again, he knew he couldn't stay away any longer.

Skylar's determined not to give Drew another chance to hurt her, but he's just as determined to win her back. Although it won't be easy, he's up to the challenge, and he's willing to do whatever it takes to accomplish his goal.

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More Than Useful

Can she settle for just a little fun?

Every Tuesday and Thursday morning Adam stops by Amy's bakery for one of her delicious muffins…and a little flirting. When he finally asks her out, Amy is thrilled.

Adam informs her from the beginning that he isn't looking for anything serious. Just a little fun. Amy agrees, even though she isn't entirely sure that's what she wants.

She does her best to play it cool, but Adam is sending so many mixed signals he's confusing her, which she finds incredibly frustrating.

Adam is terrified by the feelings he's developing for Amy. It would be so much easier if he just backed away from her. Then there's his sister, who is insisting that Amy is not the right girl for him.

Will Adam be able to figure out what his heart desires before it's too late and he loses his chance at true happiness?

Content Warning: explicit sex

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Accidental Love

Has Jane accidentally fallen for the decoy?

Sometimes there is only one thing to do when you get dumped-make the ex jealous with someone new. Which is exactly what Jane plans to do with Ben, an older, handsome man who has agreed to act as her new love interest.

When Ben meets Toby, Jane's unruly dog, he offers to help her train him. But as Ben helps Jane gain control of her dog, he realizes he's lost control of his feelings, and he's beginning to fall for the much younger woman.

Suddenly, Jane can't seem to remember what she ever saw in her ex. All she can focus on is the way Ben makes her feel each time he kisses her. But now the ex has decided he wants her back, and he's willing to play dirty to make it happen.

Content Warning: Explicit sex

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Opposites Attract

Francesca thought she knew what she wanted in life until one stormy night when she got a blast from the past.

When Randy receives a call at his auto shop one night from a woman whose car has broken down and needs a tow, he never imagined he'd be coming face-to-face with his high school sweetheart. Randy has never loved a woman the way he loved Francesca, but she broke his heart, claiming he could never provide the life she was determined to have. That was years ago, but he's still bitter about the way she tossed him aside.

Seeing Randy again, Francesca realizes what a mistake it was to breakup with him. She'd like to try to rekindle the old flame, and she can tell he's still attracted to her too, but every time they're together, all they do is argue. Can she convince Randy she isn't the girl he remembers and that she can settle for love even if it comes without money?

Content Warning: explicit sex

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About The Author:

Lacey Wolfe has always had a passion for words, whether it's getting lost in a book or writing her own. From the time she was a child she would slip away to write short stories about people she knew and fantasies she wished would happen. It has always been her dream to be a published author and with her two children now of school age, she finally has the time to work on making her dream come true.

Lacey lives in Georgia with her husband, son and daughter, their six cats and one black lab who rules the house.

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Book Blitz: Class of '98 by A.L. Player @NereydaG1003 #Giveaway

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Class of '98

by A.L. Player

Summary from Goodreads:

Jackie Dunn and Matt Stewart barely knew each other in high school, back when she was a blue-haired alterna-kid and he was a preppy jock. High school rules dictated they'd never hang out, or sit at the same lunch table, or God forbid, date.

But when a weird storm transports them from their ten-year reunion back to senior year, they have to work together to figure out a way to get back to 2008.

Stuck in high school, Jackie and Matt agree to tough it out. They agree to do everything exactly as they remember, even though that means staying with the boyfriend Jackie knows will betray her, or playing nice with the girl that will someday be Matt's ex-wife. Soon, they come to rely on one other, even become friends.

Jackie's just starting to get used to curfews and term papers again, when Matt hits her with the biggest surprise of all: he's fallen in love with her. He'll change the past however he has to if it means a future with Jackie. But Jackie's terrified they'll not only alter their lives, but the lives of everyone around them.

Back to the Future meets She's All That, Class of '98 is a young adult/adult crossover that will appeal to teens and adults.

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CHAPTER ONE

Jackie Dunn needed a change, and she was about to get one. For four years she had worked in the same bile-yellow cubicle, listening to her officemate hum flat tunes over the partition. She had slogged through twelve-hour days, translating page after page of legalese that scrambled her brain. She had taken contracts home over weekends and holidays. Now all that work was about to pay off. Today, at four o'clock, she would meet with the partners, who would give her the promotion she'd been desperate for.

She had the whole day planned for weeks. First, the purchase of her celebratory coffee a half hour before her meeting with the partners to allow it time to cool to the perfect temperature. That first sugary, whipped-cream-and-chocolate sip would taste particularly good when the partners told her the international liaison position was hers. Then, she would sign the new contract, which promised not only her own office-complete with hum-silencing door-but also a hefty raise and frequent trips to Spain, Chile, and Argentina to meet with the heads of the companies her firm did business with. On those late evenings when she thought she couldn't work another minute, she'd used the dreams of sprawling on sunny Chilean beaches or late dinners at the Ritz-Carlton Madrid to propel her forward.

The icing on her perfect day's cake would be leaving the office a few minutes early to zip down the highway to her ten-year high school reunion. She picked out her favorite blue dress and brown wedge boots and wore them to work so she wouldn't have to stop by her condo on the way to the school. Jackie could envision herself, clad in the perfect outfit, greeting old friends and not-so-subtly slipping in news of her promotion. Her classmates would have to be impressed at how perfectly her life had come together.

The partners announced the month before that the choice was between her and one other candidate, Walker Melton. She absolutely had the advantage. As far as she could tell, the most Walker Melton had contributed to the office was a tendency to tell off-color jokes at the worst possible moment. She hadn't been sure the promotion was hers until that afternoon, though. The partners went in for their meeting to discuss the candidates, with Jackie's boss, Tyrone, in tow. Jackie searched Tyrone's face for a sign, and he grinned and winked. She took the look as a green light to run to Starbucks for the seven-dollar calorie bomb she never would have allowed herself on a normal day.

At last, the electric-blue clock on her desk clicked over to four o'clock. Jackie closed her laptop, grabbed the coffee, and walked down the plush carpet to the conference room for her meeting. Tyrone and the partners were already assembled, standing beside the round oak table. Her grin wilted a little. Shouldn't they sit down to sign the contract? Her stomach dropped. A quick glance at their hands told her no one had papers of any kind.

Mr. Houston, the short, bald senior partner, nodded at her. He offered her a tight smile. "Good afternoon, Jackie. Thanks for meeting with us."

"Thank you, Mr. Houston." She went to take a seat in one of the high-backed leather chairs, but he held up a hand to stop her.

"This…this won't take long."

Oh, no. Jackie placed a hand on the back of the chair, in an imitation of nonchalance, but the wheeled chair shifted and she had to do a quick sidestep to keep her balance.

Tyrone stepped forward. "Jackie, you know we appreciate how much you do for this company. This was a really tough decision. But, in the end, the partners and I have decided to go with Walker." He smiled a little. "Something good will come up for you soon, I'm sure."

Jackie gritted her teeth, but the words still screamed in her head. But my office! With a door! The Ritz-Carlton! The beeeeeeach. She took a deep breath and nodded. "Right. Well. Thanks for considering me," she said, gripping the coffee in both hands. She turned to walk out, and Tyrone followed her back to her cubicle.

"Try not to let it get to you," he said.

"You know I do twice the work he does." Jackie leaned against the wall. "I basically did the entire last contract translation by myself."

Tyrone held up his hands. "It's true. You're a real team player. But you have to take into account that Walker's kid was sick those two weeks."

"I thought the kid just had the chicken pox."

"Walker took on as much as he could, but his family comes first. That's just not something you have to worry about at this point."

Jackie threw a hand in the air. "And that's what this is about, isn't it? I'm single, I can spend all weekend poring over work, right? No kids, no sick days."

Tyrone ran a hand over his shaved head. "Look, when you're the one with a family you'll be glad this company takes that into account. Your day is coming. It's just not today."

Jackie looked down at the formerly celebratory coffee and decided to re-christen it as a comfort coffee. She raised it to her lips and tilted the cup, ready for its warm reassurance. Instead, she felt a tap of plastic on her nose, followed by a flood of liquid over her mouth and down her dress. The lid, now resting in a brownish puddle on the floor, hadn't been on tight enough, and the entire drink now soaked through her favorite outfit.

She squeezed her eyes shut for a long moment as coffee dripped from her chin. When she opened them again, Tyrone stood staring at her, his mouth slack and his brown eyes wide. She straightened her shoulders and back, trying to reclaim what little dignity she could with a beverage slopped down her front.

"I'm taking a personal day," she said.

Tyrone glanced at the clock. "It's four-fifteen."

She dropped the empty cup into the trashcan and grabbed her purse. "Then I'm taking a personal hour, I guess. See you Monday."

"Wait," Tyrone said.

Jackie turned back to him and fought the urge to scream. "Yes?"

He cleared his throat and picked up a file folder from her desk. "Any chance you could take a look at the new contract this weekend?"

In the silence that followed, she could hear the drip of coffee from her dress hitting the floor. Every muscle in her body felt like a rubber band about to snap. Even her hair was tense. Tyrone raised his eyebrows. Finally, Jackie held out a hand, and he gave her the file folder.

"Thanks," he called over her shoulder as she sped down the hall.

On the way to the elevator, she ducked into the bathroom for paper towels, but they did nothing to sop up the brown stain spreading across the dress. The coffee did, however, make the outline of her bra and panties clear through the thin fabric. She wiped the last of the coffee off her chin then sprinted back out toward the elevator, holding her purse awkwardly across her front to try to cover the mess. As soon as she hit the button, the elevator door dinged open, and she breathed a little sigh of relief when she stepped in. Maybe she could get to the parking garage without anyone seeing her.

A hand appeared between the closing doors. They sprang open again and Walker Melton stepped in, all goofy grin, bulging eyes, and a frat-boy sweep of brown hair. The four-letter words bounced around in Jackie's head so forcefully, she worried they might project out of her eyes and onto the wall of the elevator, like a vulgar PowerPoint slide.

"Hey, Jackie," he said, as his eyes traveled down her front. "Whoa, did you spill something?"

"No. Purely decorative." She held her purse in front of her again, jabbing the button for the parking deck five or six more times, until the doors slowly closed. "I guess congratulations are in order."

"Thanks. Not sure my wife is going to like the idea of all those trips abroad. Maybe if I bring her along once in a while. Company's already paying for the hotel rooms, right?" He winked at her.

"Look at you, already embezzling like a pro," she said.

His brow wrinkled, and he took on the faraway look of someone trying to do long division in his head. "Ha, yeah. Anyway. You got anything going on this weekend?"

The thought smacked her between the eyes: the reunion. She glanced down at her dress, then over at the ring on Walker's thick finger, glinting in the fluorescent light.

"I'm supposed to go to my high school reunion, but…I'm not sure if I really want to go anymore," she said.

"You should go. Reunions are a blast." The elevator doors slid open and Walker stepped through. He waved goodbye and grinned at Jackie. "Have fun."

Oh yeah, she thought as the doors slid closed. After a day like this? Nothing more fun than a trip down memory lane.

About the Author

A. L. Player teaches middle and high school English in Atlanta, GA. She lives with her guitar-playing, English-teaching husband and their three crazy rescue dogs. Her last name gets about the reaction you'd expect.

CLASS OF '98 is A.L.'s first novel.

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Gemini Series By Kristen DaRay #Review #Gemini of Emreiana #Gemini the Heir

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Title: Gemini of Emreiana
Series: Gemini Series Book #1
Author: Kristen DaRay
Genre: YA Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Blurb:

My entire life has been a lie: My parents didn't die in a car accident. They're not even dead. I'm not American. I'm not even human. I have strange powers, and I'm the heir to the throne of the planet Emreiana.

If I take the crown, I have to leave behind everything I have known here on Earth. I would have to say goodbye to my friends and leave behind Kyle, the boy I've loved since I was five. If I don't, then I risk the Bremoir finding me here on Earth and destroying everything I love.

Excerpt:

"Look, this isn't very funny if you think it is a joke." I turned around to leave. I wanted to believe that my aunt had cracked and this guy was just insane, but the fact that he was in my dream confused and frightened me. Everything they were telling me could not be true. That would just be crazy.

I had not even made it out of the kitchen when something itchy grabbed my wrist. I looked down to find what looked like a vine. Then I followed the rest of it to find that it actually was a vine! The vine had come through the window above the sink and somehow grabbed my arm!

"Please dear, let me explain." Aunt Trish pleaded with me. Her arms were reached out and swaying to the rhythm of the attacking vines. That was when I realized she was controlling the vine.

Author Interview:

The Avid Reader What inspired you to write Gemini of Emreiana?

Kristen DaRay Behind this book in particular would be events in my life. I kind of just wanted to get away, so at first it was about a girl who wanted to get away and finally had the chance to get out of the solar system. BUT Carson has a mind and life of her own so once it was finally out, it was the opposite. She had a life and she didn't want to give it up. Isn't that funny?

The Avid Reader When or at what age did you know you wanted to be a writer?

Kristen DaRay When I was in the 6th grade, after I won a writing contest, I had tried writing my first books, really they were journals on my life, and I kept deleting them. But, it was when I was 15 that I realized my passion for writing genre fiction (Paranormal, Sci-Fi, and Fantasy). It was then that I knew that I wanted to be a writer. I had told everyone in my family that I wanted to be a writer and showed some the first chapter of the Love for Blood, a vampire story that I had no heart to finish. While my family supported my dreams they told me to keep in mind when searching for a college that my writing would be a side job. I guess I couldn't argue with that with todays economy. At first I was going to go to school online and be an airline attendant. I would study strait english to improve my writing. However, my plans for that did not go through for multiple reasons. Then I decided to go to UNA. I registered as an Education Major. While I love the idea of teaching and thought it was something I could do, I realized after helping with the church children's music that I wasn't ready for it yet and perhaps later in my life I could get a Masters and teach college. So from there I changed my major to strait English Professional Writing. That is when I truly made a decision to be a writer.I should note that I minored in Theatre. While I love writing my books, I also would enjoy writing a script for people to enjoy and watch. I'm just waiting for that big story to come to my mind.

The Avid Reader What is the earliest age you remember reading your first book?

Kristen DaRay Oh wow! I have been reading ever since I could remember. I remember always going to the library in the morning before school and picking out a book to read. The earliest I remember is around the second grade, but I have a feeling it was even earlier than that. I know I read Goosebumps and some mystery romance during that time.

The Avid Reader What genre of books do you enjoy reading?

Kristen DaRay Just about everything except for non-fiction unless it is something of high interest to me. I really like fantasy and science fiction right now. Sometimes I like to read time travel romances or historical romance. Sometimes I like just strait fiction. Really it depends on the mood I am in and if the story line captures my interest at that moment. Right now I have been fixated with love-hate relationship stories. :

The Avid Reader What is your favorite book?

Kristen DaRay I have so many! You can't make me choose! This has probably been over done, but I would say the Harry Potter series. I started reading them around the same age that the story was being told so it really captured the magic for me during that time. I still have not forgotten how much I enjoyed it! Me and my sister used to run around with a stick from the back yard casting spells from the book. Ah, those were the days!

The Avid Reader You know I think we all have a favorite author. Who is your favorite author and why?

Kristen DaRay I wish I could say Rowling, but the truth is I didn't care too much for the casual vacancy so I'm not always jumping to her books at the moment. One author I seem to always enjoy would be Jennifer Armentrout. I always love her characters!

The Avid Reader If you could travel back in time here on earth to any place or time. Where would you go and why?

Kristen DaRay I would go back in time to when I was a child. I would tell myself about my talent and have myself start to utilize it at a younger age and learn more about the craft. I always get the feeling I started too late, and because of that my writing and passion has suffered a little.

The Avid Reader When writing a book do you find that writing comes easy for you or is it a difficult task?

Kristen DaRay Once I actually sit down and write it seems to flow. It's the editing later that is a pain in the arse.

The Avid Reader Do you have any little fuzzy friends? Like a dog or a cat? Or any pets?

Kristen DaRay My little Gemini! Yes like my book LOL. She is my little critter who loves to purr, eat and sleep.

The Avid Reader What is your "to die for", favorite food/foods to eat?

Kristen DaRay Um cheesecake. I love cheesecake. So does my husband, so this works well when we share a dessert :

The Avid Reader Do you have any advice for anyone that would like to be an author?

Kristen DaRay Write, write and write. When you're not writing, read. Always learn more about your writing and what you can do to improve it. I'm always learning more and more because I write and read.

My Review: Gemini of Emreiana

I received a free copy of the book from the author for my honest opinion.

Carsona is a young woman who is about to graduate from high school as the valedictorian with a 4.0 GPA. Carson has applied to several different universities and can't wait to start college in the fall. Carson and her boyfriend Kyle have been best friends since kindergarten. Carson and Kyle have been in love with each other for a very long time. Carson wants what any human girl wants. Like go to college when she graduates and after that she plans on spending the rest of her life with the one she loves, Kyle.

Carson has been raised by her Aunt Trish from a baby. Carson's parent both died when she was just a baby. She never knew her parents and has never even seen a picture of them. Her Aunt Trish had no photos of her parents. Carson has pondered on this before without coming up with any answers as to why she has no photos of her parents but she has never dwelled on it or even asked her Aunt why.

Carson's life is going just as she has planned but then one day a new guy just pops into her life right out of the blue. Carson's Aunt Trish knows Aaronmon and together they both start explaining to her who he is and why he is there. Carson finds out that who she thought she was is all a lie. At first she is kind of mad in a way but when she gives it some thought she realizes that they had no choice but to lie to her to protect her from their enemies, the ones who want her dead.

After finding out who she really is; Carson soon decides that she is going to have to leave behind everything and everyone she has grown to love over the last eighteen years. She doesn't want to leave them but she knows that is the only choice she has if she wants to save their lives.

I have never read many Sci-Fi or Fantasy books but have watched a lot of Sci-Fi and Fantasy movies and loved them. I am very happy that I am now getting the chance to read books in this genre because I have found out that I love reading it as much as I love watching it. I have really enjoyed reading Gemini of Emreiana and following Carson on her journey and learning who she really is. I have felt as if I was walking beside Carson and watching her with Kyle and all of her friends. Kristen DaRay knows how to write a story and make you feel as if you are a part of it as if you are one the characters in the story. Gemini of Emreiana is one of those stories that I would recommend to anyone who loves a good Sci-Fi or Fantasy story.

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Title: Gemini the Heir
Series: Gemini Series Book # 2
By Kristen DaRay
Publication Date: September 28th, 2013
Genre: YA Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Blurb:

Just a year ago, I thought I was an ordinary human, and I gave up everything on Earth to save the people I loved. I have become the Lenai of Emréiana, making me the heir to the Emréian throne. It also makes me in charge of defeating the Bremoir, a race that has been consuming other worlds. If I can't stop them, the universe is doomed.

Then there is Aaronmon, my betrothed. We have only known each other for a year, but our bond is strong. It's that bond that makes it hard to know my true feelings. While I think I am ready for the ceremony, I wonder if I really love him like I loved Kyle, my ex- boyfriend who was murdered.

But none of my feelings matter. In order to rule Emréiana, I must go through with the bonding ceremony. If I don't, then I risk losing the right as heir and I'll have no power in the war against the Bremoir. Nobody wants them defeated more than me.

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Author Bio:

Kristen was born in Alabama in 1991 and still resides there today. She has been writing since the 6th grade. However, she did not begin to write fiction until she was 15. In 2009, Kristen had an idea that would spark the concept for Gemini of Emréiana that she would later write in 2011. During that time, she met her husband. They married in August of 2012. When Kristen is not writing, she spends time watching Korean Drama's or creating SIM's 3 stories. Kristen continues to write the next novels to the Gemini Trilogy. She also plans to release a new series later on in the year.

Cover Reveal: Wonderfully Wicked by CJ Burright @NereydaG1003

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Wonderfully Wicked

by CJ Burright

Release Date: 12/2013

Summary from Goodreads:

A dreamcaster with the ability to channel creatures from her nightmares, headstrong and cynical Kalila Montgomery longs for a peaceful, picket-fence life…until the man literally of her dreams kidnaps her. Survival quickly becomes her number one goal, yet a growing attraction to the man in her nightmares is impossible to ignore. While she fears he will kill her, other, more terrifying enemies surround her, and Kalila succumbs to his scheme to escape. She may be his one hope for freedom…A deadly combination of power, cunning, and cold-hearted charm, Lydon v'al Endrian fears nothing. Feels nothing.

Chained to a brotherhood of men with the supernatural ability to invade dreams, he hunts dreamcasters to be harvested for their dreams and killed. His target: Kalila Montgomery. But Kalila awakens an undeniable dark desire and a longing for a freedom long-lost. To gain everything he craves, Lydon must seduce Kalila before his plot is discovered…a hopeless challenge which, if failed, will earn him a death-sentence. Caught up in a dangerous world of secrets and obsession, doubt and betrayal, Kalila and Lydon face the nightmare of their lives, where love will either deliver them-or destroy them both.

About the Author

CJ blames her love for reading and all things Medieval on her father, who plied her often with fantasy novels ranging from Sir Lloyd Alexander to Piers Anthony. Her love for romance, however, lies completely at the feet of her best friend Michelle, who dared to give her a romance novel for her birthday. She smiled, politely said thank you, and tossed it in the corner, where it gathered dust. In a moment of desperation, when only the revolting romance remained in her almost-always toppling stack of awaiting books, she sucked it up and read the romance. Doomed.

She started writing fantasy and paranormal romance for the cathartic experience, decided she liked it, and after two overlong, horribly written novels joined RWA and the Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranormal special interest chapter. Best classes and critique groups ever. Double doomed. Now, writing is a necessity, not just a hobby.

In her spare time, when she's not writing or reading or actually working, CJ might be found in the dojang (4th Dan Black Belt, baby), rooting on the Mariners (who will some day win the World Series), working out (P90X, anyone?), gardening (a little dirt never hurt anyone), or playing Music of the Night on the piano (without mask or cape). She lives in Oregon with her fabulous husband and daughter. Not to mention her minions, a herd of cats.

WONDERFULLY WICKED is CJ's Burright's first novel.

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About the Author

I'm John Garrett, an author and artist who loves Comics, Art, Sci-fi, Fantasy, Web and Tech stuff -also I prefer food in sandwich form. My main site is Hypertransitory.com, where I write about all kinds of stuff and show the latest art I've created. Head on over if you're interested in learning more about me. See you there!

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TITLE: The Cold Elf
AUTHOR: John Garrett
GENRE: Fantasy

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SYNOPSIS: A young, bitter Elf undertakes a solitary journey, in search of a weapon that could be the last hope of his people.

Excerpts:

Jorr had never seen snow before. It wasn't the kind of weather that Elves traditionally preferred, and so they had little to do with snow.

Stepping shakily out of his boat, Jorr's foot sank deep into a mass of the damp substance. If the wetness of the sea couldn't get through his oiled leather boots, he knew this snow would fare no better. Still, the cold was unpleasant.

He stood and stretched, satisfied that he could do so after three long days on the sea. He looked out over the vastness of icy, dark gray water he had just crossed and frowned. It had taken so long, it was hard to believe that he had sailed across the narrowest part. Crossing that water again was not something to look forward to.

Then another thought - depending on what he found here, maybe he wouldn't have to?

In any event, he was here now. He still had a good distance to travel if the maps were correct.

Jorr grasped the side of the small boat that had been his home for the past three days and pulled it completely onto the shore.

The snow had stopped falling, yet there was plenty of it already on the ground here. The day was overcast, but was beginning to get darker, and the wind wasn't helping with cold or visibility. Waves of snow dust were washing over him. He pulled the hood of his cloak over his bald head. He had waited too late. The hood had collected snow inside of it, and now it fell down past the side of his face and down his neck.

What a vile substance!

He resigned himself to the sensation, then looked around some more. The snow-covered beach was stark white, contrasted with a row of dark, dead trees a short distance away.

A very lonely place.

Jorr dragged the boat through the snow up towards the trees. He was so tired, but he had to get to those trees and start a fire, or he might fall asleep and freeze to death.

If that happened, the hope of the Elven people would die with him.

Grasping the small pouch he carried reminded him of how painfully little food he had been able to bring. The Elves had little enough at all in these dark times, and Jorr had hidden away as much as he could before his trip. It was not mucht. He had hoped for a bountiful forest where he could hunt, but as the island had grown into view bit by bit he had realized the forest was dead.

Just as the Elders had said it would be.

They were right about this, but that didn't mean they were right about everything. In Jorr's opinion, the Elders were wrong about most everything, and were not relevant any longer. Only a little time left, and they would see that he was right. Although he was but fifty years of age, and considered a child, he felt he was the one seeing reality, while the Elders were content to meekly accept their fate.

Shivering, Jorr realized that he was standing around freezing instead of building his fire.

Leaving his boat by the forest edge, he made his way through the trees and found what he considered to be an acceptable spot to make a fire. There was a row of trees grown tightly enough together to block much of the wind and the snow, so beside them the ground was only lightly covered.

Jorr opened his pack and withdrew the Fire Element.

The dull red rock glowed warm in his hands. Powerful guilt came over him. Although snow was new to him, the Elven people were no strangers to cold. They lived in a land that was nearly all desert, and the nights were as mercilessly cold as the days were hot. It seemed every night you would wish for the same burning sun that you cursed during the day.

Fire Elements were precious. They represented the last vestiges of magic the Elves still possessed. Supposedly they were used as children's fireworks back in the Before-Times, but now the few they had left were critical to surviving the cold nights of the ShirraLand Expanse where the Elves resided.

All Elves were now taught to make a fire as soon as they could hold a stick, so Jorr knew he could make one from the wood in these dead trees if necessary, but he couldn't take the chance that there would be no forest here. He had to be sure he could survive his journey, so he had stolen one of the Fire Elements the night he left.

It would all be worth it. He did this not for himself, but for all the Elven people.