Dance of Ashes and Smoke (Age of Monsters Book 1) (27 page)

H
uge thanks to Avery Michaels for being such an extraordinary critique partner. I will forever cherish your angry texts as you read through this book for the first time.

To Tamara Mataya for her exceptional editing. Thank you for pushing me to add more emotion to the story, and for helping me figure out how to make my poor characters even more miserable.

To Madeline Oliver for her stunning work on the cover. Without your skills, I would have been lost.

To Eva Truesdale for taking the time to read and blurb my story. You are a delight.

To my writing friends for reading and cheer-leading and sending Hiddleston gifs. My world would be a sadder place without you.

To my littles for knowing when Mama needs quiet because she’s working. And for inspiring me every day.

To my hot soldier, none of this would have been possible without your love and support. Thank you for always believing in me.

And finally, thank you God, for your Son and your love.

Twenty-first birthday? Check.

Strange new powers? Check.

Getting through this heinous WTF-ery alive? I’ll get back to you.

Learning she’s Fae and has powers should have been the coolest day of Syxx’s life. Instead, she’s plunged into a decades-long battle of free will vs survival. Wrong place at the wrong time? Understatement of the century. The Fae Council has brought hundreds of reluctant Fae to the city to participate in The Sowing—a creepy traditional breeding ceremony.

No one has ever dared openly challenge the Council, but a secret resistance movement has been gaining momentum. Syxx is a Moondreamer—a rare type of Fae that can make wishes come true and will things into being. The Resistance believes Syxx has the power to overthrow the Council, but her untamed abilities are still developing.

With her new friends—a sexy half-incubus and a sweet leprechaun—pushing her forward, Syxx steps into the role of revolutionary. She’s got three options: Submit (no!), die (hell no!), or start a revolution.

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Coming Soon...

The Awakening of Fiona Archer

Book 1 of the YA Fantasy, Guardian Fae series

by Avery Michaels

Seventeen-year-old Fiona Archer has always found sanctuary deep in the heart of the Allegheny National Forest. Until the day it’s invaded by a psychotic woman who attacks her, and uses magic to invade her thoughts, leaving Fiona temporarily blind.

In the wake of the vicious attack, her family reveals that they know the woman responsible—only, she’s no ordinary woman. Phaedra’s an evil Faery Queen with a personal vendetta of her own.

Fiona’s family are Guardians to an ancient and unique breed of Warrior Faeries who bear swirling tattoos upon their skin as marks of their courage and bravery. Beings who are not born with wings, but must earn them.

Caught in the middle of a Faerie war between Phaedra, who wants to use her as a weapon—and the handsome Fae who holds her heart—and a powerful secret of his own, Fiona’s expected to protect them all.

With the powers of the elements at her fingertips, Fiona’s abilities as a Guardian soon surpass anything her family has ever encountered. But these new powers come with a price, and Fiona’s sacrifices won’t matter at all if the Fae war spills into the human world.