Firebrand (29 page)

Epilogue

Amber and David, wishing to raise their coming child and live the rest of their lives in peace, called together the Believer Faithful from all the worlds. From these they selected three — Kubla, the warrior, Sean McTavish, the human and Undine Nightwing, sister of the troll hero, Plim. These three were named Shieldors of the Calm, charged with keeping the worlds in harmony and overseeing the forces of magic, nature and the cosmos from which all is created.

The Shieldors then selected the most loyal among their kind to keep safe the Triad Altar and with it the Sword-keys and the Amulet of Power. These forces were called the Traemen, both like yet unlike the races from which they came. Fierce, strong and cunning, the Traemen served only the Shieldors and could not be swayed to revealing the magic of the Triad, nor the secrets of the keys. To this end, they created a language of their own unlike any other in any world. They taught it only to other who joined them and to Teezal, the fairy protector.

Teezal was chosen Sha’Dai, Supreme Chieftain to which the Shieldors would come for advice and counsel if needed. Her word was final, absolute and she used it only in the gravest of situations.

Amber bore David a son, the product of the love that had ultimately saved the universe from annihilation. They named the child Braeden, Celtic for “from the dark valley,” and raised him in quietly among the humans, awaiting the time that he would learn his troll and fae heritage.

When time of his boyhood ended, Amber and David would teach him to harness the powers that lived inside him. He would prepare for the time he would have to make his choice, to continue as one of tens of millions living in the worlds, unleash the living thing inside him and breed a new race of corporeal beings that would rule over all worlds. Or, he could choose a wife, start a family and quietly live out the years of his life in peace.

P. K. Eden

P. K. Eden is the alter ego of writing partners Patt Milhailoff and Kathye Quick. From a mutual interest in fantasy and a love of the sci-fi channel, P. K. Eden was born in the living room of Patt Mihailoff’s home.
Firebrand
is the result of that unique blending of writing styles.

Kathryn Quick
Bio

Kathryn Quick writes contemporary and career romances for Avalon Books and romantic comedy for Wings Press. She is a founding member of Liberty States Fiction Writers. An organization formed to help further fiction writing in all genres.

Kathye’s fifth hardcover romance,
’Tis The Season
(Avalon Books), a holiday romance complete with Santa Claus, a sleigh ride and a New England snowfall.
’Tis The Season
was a
HOLT Medallion finalist
. Kathye’s a three book contemporary romance series,
GRANDMOTHER’S RINGS,
follows the Archer family and their quest to find love using rings given to them by their Grandmother. The books are entitled
Amethyst, Sapphire
and
Citrine,
the real-life birthstones of Kathye’s family. She is pleased that
Sapphire
was a 2010 National Readers Choice finalist.

Kathye’s debut historical romance
Daughters Of The Moon
(Wings ePress) has been heralded as a flawless glimpse into the world of the ancient Greeks.

She is in the process of completing the third book in the Beyond Camelot – Brother Knights series.
Cynthia and Constantine – Book One
and
Braeden and Jane - Book Two
are available now and third,
Rayner
, is a work in progress. The series explores the possibility of The Round Table existing beyond Arthur follows three young noble and their lives in a post-Camelot society.

While writing romances has been her dream for many years, the book of Kathye’s heart, she is also writing a non-fiction work entitled,
Hi Mom, How Are Things in Heaven
, a book that developed after the death of her mother and deals with coping with grief though humor.

Kathye considers meeting Patt Mihailoff, the other half of the P. K. Eden writing team, one of the most extraordinary things in her life. With Patt as her writing partner, Kathye can release her interest in fantasy and love of the sci-fi channel onto paper. This unique partnership produced
Firebrand
, the first in what they hope is a three book series called
The Treamen of Eden
.

In her “other” life, Kathye works for Somerset County government. She is married with three sons.

Patt Milhailoff
Bio

2009 RWA/NYC Author of the Year, Patt Milhailoff, credits her mother for listening to her stories when she was young and encouraging her to do whatever she wanted to do. Always having a love of storytelling, she decided to enter a contest in Essence Magazine, which led her to begin her career in writing

One day her husband handed her a flyer that introduced her to the Romance writers of New York City. She joined the chapter during and also become a member of the New Jersey romance writers as well. Both RWA/NYC and NJRW helped her get some insight to the business and opened up a new world. Her first Editor, Nathasha Brook-Harris invited her to write for the
Dorchester Media True Confession
line of magazines, where she became a main stable writer, enjoying having published over one hundred stories for them. Patt has hosted a standing-room-only workshop at the African American romance slam jam in 2004 and has spoken at book clubs, and forums to keep reading FUNdamental.

Her first novel,
Ring Dancer’s Destiny
was released in October 2007 with Cerridwen Press. Other works include
The Baby
Papers from Cerridwen press and for 2008
Zane’s Caramel Flava II
and a C.N. Nesbitt’s powerful,
A Dream Deferred Anthology
from Streber Books/Simon and Schuster.

Because the cosmos are ever changing, the forces blew apart and released Kathye Quick into her life. An amazing turn of events led them to write their debut novel
Firebrand
. This work of fantasy but realism to their lives and forged and unbreakable friendship and they are preparing for sequels to their novel.

Patt lives in Hillsborough, NJ with her husband, George.