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Authors: J. R. Tomlin
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Freedom's Sword
Scottish Historical Fiction
A Prequel to the Black Douglas Trilogy
Before William Wallace... before Robert the
Bruce... there was another Scottish hero...
In 1296, newly knighted by the King of the Scots,
Andrew de Moray fights to defend his country against the forces of the ruthless
invader, King Edward Longshanks of England. After a bloody defeat in battle, he
is dragged in chains to an English dungeon.
Soon the young knight escapes. He returns to find
Scotland under the heel of a conqueror and his betrothed sheltering in the
hills of the Black Isle. Seizing his own castle, he raises the banner of
Scottish freedom. Now he must lead the north of Scotland to rebellion in hope
of defeating the English army sent to crush them.
Link
:
http://www.amazon.com/Freedoms-Sword-ebook/dp/B004RUZPPY
Countenance of War
Book II of The
Black Douglas Trilogy
Scottish Historical Fiction
Fourteen-century
Scotland is a conquered nation, at the mercy of England’s brutal King Edward. James
Douglas continues his guerilla war to reclaim his stolen birthright and drive
out the English tyrant. But as Edward’s attentions turn again to subduing the
rebellious Scots, James must deal with the tortuous, conflicting demands of
duty and love.
The clash of two nations and the destiny
of a man coming of age in a violent time springs to life in this novel of
passion, loyalty, cunning and ruthlessness.
Fourteenth-century Scotland suffers under the
heel of England's King Edward, but James Douglas refuses to submit to the
conqueror. Above all else, James fears that his life and his own dream—of
a free Scotland—might be lost to Edward's lust for conquest. As James
wages a guerilla war to drive out the invader and reclaim his birthright,
Edward brings a vast army to crush the Scottish resistance. In the midst of the
brutal war, even the woman James loves is threatened by his implacable duty.
In a conflict poised to reach its bloody finale,
the Scots and English cross swords in a reckoning that will determine
Scotland's survival.
Link:
http://www.amazon.com/Countenance-Historical-Scotland-Douglas-ebook/dp/B007PXUBQ8/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1345958350&sr=1-1
Talon of the Unnamed Goddess
Fantasy/Adventure
Alisha is the newest Talon of the Raptor Clan,
mercenaries prized by rulers, nobles, and the wealthy as elite bodyguards. Like
all Talons, she survived the five Ordeals and ten years of grueling training.
Alisha is not the strongest mercenary in the
Raptor Clan, but she is the craftiest. Only tricking her opponents into
underestimating her got her through the long years of Clan training. Those
years honed her weapon skills, but not as much as her sharp wits. Even the
ability she gets from the rune she was given by the Unknown Goddess depends on
her guile.
Her first assignment for the Clan, to guard a
young princess, requires all Alisha's skill, wit, and her newly acquired rune
to keep the young heir to the kingdom alive.
Scales of Justice
Fantasy/Epic
A hundred years ago, a treaty jointed the seven
provinces under a king and created a system of equal justice for nobles and
commoners. The Sisters of Astraea were proclaimed the judicators of the land
because they had gold vipers that could tell truth from lie. A gift bestowed on
each judicator by the god Naga.
Now many nobles want to go back to being above
the law. Duke Chaney is using this discontent to raise an army against the king
and the judicators. Jola, a newly promoted judicator starts out with her
mentor, Tenzen, to investigate the growing unrest. They encounter revenge,
greed, and the desire for power, and become targets of the growing hostility as
they attempt to discover who is behind the rebellion.
Pendant of Power
Fantasy/Adventure
Wrai is not amongst the rich and the influential
of the dukedoms and magick is something he means to avoid. He earns his living
in taverns and gambling dens; secrecy is his protection, gambling his
livelihood. He plays to win, even when it means weighting the die.
But some risks are too good to refuse, especially
when they give him the chance to repay the father who rejected him and to
protect the daughter he means never to fail. So resolved to earn the marks he
needs for his fortune, Wrai joins forces with a mage, never suspecting that the
stolen pendant he has claimed as his "inheritance" contains a
powerful magick, a magick dangerous enough to destroy the very things he is
determined to protect.
Link
:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0051H58NG
Laughing Hounds
Urban Fantasy/Horror
After what were thought to be dogs kill her
mother and attack her, Annette discovers she has become the last female
descendant of a line of women who, for over a century, fought and died fighting
Countess Lenuta, her sons, and their packs of Werehyenas. Annette learns she
has inherited her ancestors unique ability to make Tone-wood sing--the only
weapon that can kill the Werehyenas. As such, she represents the last threat to
their existence.
With only Annette remaining, Countess Lenuta and
her sons see an opportunity to kill the last of their century-old adversaries.
Their first attempt fails, and Annette must choose to hide for the rest of her
life or accept the legacy of her ancestors to stop the Werehyenas. She chooses
to fight.
With the help of ex-Green Berets her father hires
to protect her, the battle soon escalates into a series of attacks and counter
attacks that become fiercer as the tactics of each side evolve. The winner will
be the last one standing.
Blood Duty
Fantasy/Epic
Ixich, huge demons
summoned through a savage blood ritual, lead an army through a mountain pass,
slaughtering all who would stand in their way. Tamra, Captain of the Guard
of Wayfare Keep, and an allied army from the city of Madrian mount a desperate
defense against the onrushing enemy. When their army is defeated and her lover
is lost in the battle, Tamra is devastated but must somehow struggle on.
Even worse lies ahead
as the secrets of her past come to light and her loyalty is tested.Yet, she
must protect all those who trust her against the ixich horde. In her
darkest hour, haunted by loss and with defeat imminent, can Tamra fulfill
that trust and do her blood duty?
Link:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005G7ZHG4
Wings of Evil
Fantasy/Adventure/YA
All her life, Liada believed the First Ones were
dangerous and to be feared. That was what the Priests had taught her. They
lied.
Liada learns the truth after befriending Tali, a
injured and helpless creature who is also a First One. Unfortunately, the
Priests will stop at nothing to keep their secrets, including eliminating
Liada. Her only chance is to flee into a neighboring empire while hunted by the
Priests' winged Quag--killers of the First Ones.
Help comes in the form of a mysterious ally. But
can she trust him or could he be more dangerous than all of her enemies
combined?
Link:
http://www.amazon.com/Wings-of-Ev
il-ebook/dp/B004N627U8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1300825297&sr=8-1
Kazak Guardians: Lynn's Rules
Urban Fantasy/Adventure
If the Kazak Guardians had a recruiting poster,
it would have read: WANTED: A select few insane men to fight professional
Assassins with super-human abilities. Good medical plan provided.
Because surviving the training program to
graduation was dangerous, even the first challenge to gain entrance could get
you killed. But training was the easy part. Staying alive afterward was the
hard part. Kazaks guarded individuals whose lives were deemed critical to the
security of the United States. These individuals attracted fanatics and the
best professional Assassins money could buy--Liars who could tell lies you
believed, Ghosts who could become nearly invisible, and Illusionists who could
appear to be anyone, among others.
But Lynn wanted no other life--the Kazak
Guardians gave her life purpose. She had grown up in the foster care system,
neglected and abused, at the mercy of people who didn't care. Even when she
finally ran away, her freedom wasn't the renewal she had hoped. So when a
friend told her about a unique organization that trained individuals to protect
VIPs, she knew it was the life for her.
She survived years of training and five deadly
challenges to become a Kazak Guardian, and entered a world of extremists and
assassins, where each assignment became a deadly contest between Kazak and
assassin, with the prize the life of the VIP.
Link:
http://www.double-dragon-ebooks.com/single.php?ISBN=1-55404-946-6
The Riss Gamble: Book I
Science Fiction
Nadya, a young girl, dreams of seeing the stars
and meeting aliens. Her chance comes in the form of an experimental trial
project offering successful candidates a college education, commissioning in
the SAS Fleet, and a partnership with an alien. Her dreams appear to heave come
true when she qualifies and wins one of the coveted ten positions. However, the
program has strings. The alien partnership is a life long one with an
intelligent parasite, which inhabits the host's body and mind. Nadya is about
to discover whether it's a dream or nightmare come true—or maybe both.
Link:
http://www.whiskeycreekpress.com/-store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=944&zenid=a0512ef1c66ed662270eae884a2c607b
