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Woman gets into car(?) accident and wakes up in another world/time. A group of people had done a ritual for a hero to help them, but instead they got her -- she knows nothing of their land or how to fight, or their use of magic. They think all is lost, but are forced to train her as they fight their enemy -- she is another body, right? And seems ( Read more... )

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Pots clanged against one another, the sharp sounds ringing in Ox's ears. She ignored it, turning another water pot so that she could scrub the bottom. She stared into the swirl of iridescent bubbles, dipping a finger into them before a sly smile stretched across her face. Out of the corner of her eye, she could see Beau focused intensely on his ( Read more... )

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The dirt crusted white cloth flapped against her lips and chin with each shallow breath she took; it fluttered faster as her breathing quickened. A shrill shriek sounded from the next room, echoing against rotting wood and rusting metal brackets. Her eyes clenched shut in the hopes that it might stop the sound from floating into her ears, but the ( Read more... )

So it always helps me to picture my characters when I cast famous actors in the fictional movie version of my novel, and I dunno, maybe it will help others too? I hate when I build up an image in my head and then get super disappointed by the movie versions (coughSiriusBlackandKingsleyinHarryPottercough). So here is who I would pick to play the ( Read more... )

She awakens in darkness; the blackest, inkiest black. Her back and legs press into soft, dewy grass, the droplets of water soaking into her shirt and jeans. She sits up and rubs at her eyes, and only then does she notice the ominous thunderhead clouds rolling slowly through the sky, the full moon poking out from behind them. Stars twinkle from each ( Read more... )

Bastien grins at her. "Oh? Would you like something to eat, Sophie?"

She blushes, suddenly aware of her manners. "Yes, please. Anything you have is fine... I haven't eaten since yesterday."

He leads her to Rhea's tiny kitchen, bending over to look into the refrigerator. Lane hops onto the counter beside them; Sophie stokes her fur as she quietly ( Read more... )

"Aye," Bastien smiles. "Everyone from Emberan knows Moira. She's our... mother hen, as you say."

Sophie looks confusedly between them. "What is Emberan?"

Rhea reaches out to gently touch the younger woman's knee. "That's where you were born, Sophie. That's home."

"Home?" Sophie's eyes widen. "Your guys' home?"

"No," Rhea chuckles. "Well -- Yes. Bastien ( Read more... )