Tempest Rise (revised edition 10/2013) (Treborel) (34 page)

“It’s not Connor,” Lysette smiled at him relaxing into the pillow, adding, “
It’s you, no I take that back, it’s me. I’m such a complete and utter fool.”

“I don’t understand.” He wanted to smile at her
, but he was too worried.

“I have to
stop believing what everyone tells me. I seem to recall you warned me about that, not so long ago.”

“Lysette,” Katar reached out for her slowly, hesitantly, “Are you alright?”

“I’m fine, I was told that Enda was pregnant and that you married her while Andru and I were prisoners. I had no way to contact you, no way to find out the truth. I had no reason to doubt what I was told. As time went by it was just too difficult to fight it anymore, so I just gave in and believed what they all had said.”

“I have never betrayed you Lysette, not once since the day we met.” Katar pulled her into his arms. “I haven’t been able to think of any
one, or anything but you. If I hadn’t found you when I did, I think I might have lost my mind.”

Kissing him deeply
, Lysette let herself feel the warmth of his love, the touch of his hands against her skin. When they finally parted, Katar pulled a small box from his uniform pocket. The same box he had been carrying for months.  Opening the box, he removed the pear shaped gem and placed it on her finger saying, “If we leave now, we can be in Borel by dawn, and marry in the Queens garden as the sun rises.”

The news of the wedding spread throughout the waking city. Nearly two thousand sleepy-eyed Treborelans appeared before the palace, as the sun rose brightly above the clouds. The gardens were full of sparkling evergreens as the brisk air turned the dew into sparkling ornaments. Local florists flooded the gardens with every “My Beloved’ in the city. 

Lysette entered the gardens wearing a shimmering pale silver gown. Beside her walked Katar in the Royal Blue Uniform of Treborel’s Air
Command.  Standing before the Clergy, they said their vows as their close friends stood by watching. Cap stood beside Katar, sharing in his joy as the clergy pronounced them bound for life. 

Watching from afar
, Andru felt a great loss as he watched the woman he loved kissing her new husband. Glancing down at the two sleeping infants in his arms, he turned and left.

As the Queen’s guards announced the marriage of their Prince
, the crowd began to cheer. The celebration began that would last several days. Andru disappeared through the gates on a tall gray stallion, determined to carry on as his grandfather had intended. He would cherish the two sons he held, reveling in their happiness, regardless of the emptiness he felt inside.

Katar and Lysette disappeared into the Royal Suite the Queen had prepared for them
; determined to celebrate their wedding day in the ecstasy of each other’s arms.

Treborel Series:

Book Two – Vengeance’s Fire

Kendra had not seen Cap in more than 6 months. He was a Helijet Pilot in her Majesties Air Forces stationed in the capital city of Borel. Kendra was an Empathic Healer living deep in the mountainous wilderness.
As Kendra prepares to travel to the Northern Mountains to the Empathic Wilderness Survival Center with a group of students Cap suddenly appears prepared to make the 2-week trek through the mountains with them. Could his motive reach beyond merely recovering the abandoned helijet discovered near the Survival Center?
As they travel into the mountains, they realize the forest creatures appear to be leaving the mountains and heading toward the lower lands. Kendra's blood runs cold as the realizes that '
Frenzy
' ma time when the giant creatures that roam the mountains turn crazed with hunger and devour every warm blooded beast in their path.
As Cap and Kendra's romance begins to blossom once more, they soon come to realize the mountains hold a horrifying secret, which could lead to the end of the Empathic way of life as well as their own. A threat that that legends have foretold.

Hypnotic Journey Series:

Book One – Forbidden Quest

Wouldn't it be cool
to suddenly have the battle skills of a seasoned warrior? Wouldn't that be even better if the battle felt real but there was no physical risk to you? Wouldn't it be perfect if the hypnotist in charge of your session was not insanely evil and using you as a weapon in a plot for revenge? Four friends, two in love, two in hate enter into a Group Hypnosis study attempting to introduce fantasy adventures to small groups. They are promised a video game type of adventure rescuing an Elf Queen from her crystal prison as elf warriors, a sorceress and a fairy. As soon as they fall under the good doctor’s spell they begin to realize the adventure is more real than they could have ever imagined. They find themselves in a hostile world they can't seem to escape from.

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Certain she’s discovered the next hot trend in adventure vacations Nicole Waters a prominent St Louis Assistant District Attorney
is forced to take her boyfriend Tom’s best friend Jack Tyler, a local travel agent on a business vacation.  Her haste to be a prime investor takes Nicole, Jack and two others; Sarah Sims, a shy nurse practitioner and Todd Hopper, a professional hockey player into a test program for group hypnosis.  
Dr. Strong introduces the soon to be adventurers to an equipment-filled gym inside an archaic old hotel.  Undaunted by their meager surroundings the friends listen anxiously as Dr Strong explains,   “The wall of netting might become a series of vines or perhaps the side of a rock cliff. The weight machine will serve as stimulus if you are required to lift or push a heavy object. The stair climber will act as
a tree, fortress wall or perhaps a rock incline you must scale.”   He then offers the adventurers a mild sedative to aid in their simultaneous entry into hypnosis.   But instead of experiencing an action packed fantasy quest to rescue the Elf Queen from her crystal prison inside the Cave of Sorrows; they find themselves trapped in a deadly world of elves and monsters that is more real than they could ever imagine.  Where a cry for help is left unheard...

Book Two – When Magic Fails

After the tragedy of losing one of their own shortly after arriving in this new world the remaining adventurers begin to create a new life in a new world filled with elves and trolls.
  Suddenly the last surviving Elf Wizard vanishes in a violent storm leaving an entire battalion of Elf Warriors dead.  Having recently completed her apprenticeship Sorceress Sarah Sims and her companions: Jack, a skilled swordsman and his wife Nicole one of the last remaining Woodland Elves now face a mysterious magical foe of great power.  
Risking everything to save Sarah from the elf council’s decision to execute her for treason, the elf Prince Cabal secretly sneaks the adventurers off in search of the menacing storm cloud responsible for the wizard disappearance.  Sarah quickly discovers carelessness from their past has poisoned the land and caused the Trolls to emerge from their lair.  The Trolls bring news unexpected news that shakes the small group to its core as they head into a battle that turns friend against friend.

Book Three – As Darkness Falls

Renegade Trolls have breached the Nether World Barrier releasing monsters from the bowels of the earth.
  As a troll war is about to begin Hopper finds he has a newborn son whose mother has been murdered by the renegades.  He rushes the infant to the surface and places it in the hands of the woodland elves until order is restored among the trolls.
As the elves search for forest for any sign of nether beasts the Sorcerer’s Ahmity and Sarah Sims begin preparations to open a school of magic to recreate the Wizard’s Circle after nearly all of the wizards in the land had been destroyed.
Jack, the barbarian has taken his pregnant wife Nicole, a woodland elf, deep into the mountains for a long awaited honeymoon before the baby is born.  Little by little they become aware of a dark presence on their mountain. Death is stalking them, slowly and with purpose.  Their strongest ally is a wild nether beast that has come to call them friend.  But can a nether beast be relied upon when evil calls its name?

Book Four
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A Sequence of Darkness

The adventurers travel into the bowels of the earth in search of Hopper’s infant son and Gravid’s daughter who
were stolen by the renegade Trolls.  Unspeakable horrors and certain death wait as they vow not to return until the children are found.  Will they survive long enough to find the children?  Will Sarah and Hopper finally come to terms with their separation?  Will Hopper’s jealousy of Sarah’s growing affection for Cabal endanger all of their lives?

The Rule Series

Book One- Three Year Rule

When renown psychologist and best selling author Elizabeth Stewart first noticed Joshua Miller standing at the back of her audience she thought the tall, muscular man dressed like a lumberjack was in the wrong room. Little did she know, Joshua would defy everything she ever wrote about relationships. Little did she know, he was also the key to her survival.

Book Two- Seven Year Rule

Elizabeth and Josh befriend a young couple. Whitney and Mason's whose life was perfect. Their brand new house was immaculate, their jobs were on the rise. Everything was going exactly as planned. When Whitney's sister and brother-in-law, died they found themselves facing a harsh dose of reality, in the guise of three small children. Suddenly, they were thrown into a world of diapers, bedtime stories and a neighborhood that harbored a terrible secret. A secret that could tear their lives apart. A secret that could shatter their dreams and force Mason to make a choice. A choice that could not only end their marriage, but cost a child his life.

Alaina Stanford