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Title: Dagger
Heart (Book 1)
Author: Ronnell D. Porter
Author: Ronnell D. Porter
Published: January 26, 2012
Word Count: 70,000
Genre: Paranormal Romance/Mystery
Content Warning: It
does contain some graphic fantasy violence as there is a sequence wherein an
army of undead invades the heroine's homeland, and a Tolkien-ish battle ensues.
16+ recommended
*Note: Dagger Heart is currently FREE on Amazon!
Synopsis:
Norway, 704 A.D.
The valiant King Ulfur defeated the evil that swept the
seaside village of Nornör into despair; Morgan, the demon witch, has been dead
for nearly twenty years. The truce between King Úlfur and the Queen of the Fae
has remained intact since the day that Morgan’s dark curses vanished. It seemed
that peace had finally come to the wounded souls of the village.
But this peace is shaken when three curses that Morgan
promised with her dying breath are placed upon the Norwegian village: who among
them has cast the spell?
Seventeen-year-old Erica finds herself trapped in the
middle of a witch’s deadly revenge scheme with no way out but to fight for
survival. On top of trying to end the curses devouring her village like a
savage beast she finds herself at the center of attention when it comes to
Viking King Úlfur’s three sons: Kriger, Paul, and Finn.
Three of them will fight alongside her.
Two of them want to marry her.
One
of them could be the son of King Úlfur… and Morgan.
Title: Ebon Heart
(Book 2)
Published: January 22, 2013
Word Count: 70, 000
Genre: Paranormal Romance/Mystery
Synopsis:
Sequel to 'Dagger Heart'.
"You know not of King Bersek, Lord of Berserkers... The Berserkers
are men of darkness; heartless and unyielding. They know no fear, they know no
pain – and the sound of them ripping and slashing and tearing people apart by
their limbs: chaos incarnate."
One year after
triumphing over the events surrounding the cursed Blackthorn Dagger, Queen
'Dagger Heart' Erica receives an ominous warning from a group of survivors that
arrives in her village of Nornör: an army like no other, steeped in dark
necromancy, heads for her Norwegian shores. With the winter solstice quickly
approaching and no sign of the black wolf that used to roam the woods of her
lands, she races against time to uncover the mystery of The Necromancer, as
well as the absence of her dear friend and love, Finn.
Excerpt:
The soft candlelight lit her room with hot yellow flickers of flame as
she held a black iron jewelry box in her lap. It was so intricate, so lovely,
and it allowed her to not only read Finn’s words of love, but to run her
fingers across them so that she knew that he was real, that the feeling of his
love wasn’t just the fading dream of a naïve girl. When she closed her eyes and
held the jewelry box close to her, she could almost see his round face, his
dark hair, brows, and lashes contrasted against the pallor of his skin, and
those eyes that always seemed to catch whatever light was near to make them
glow, even with the faintest of rays in the night. They were the eyes of the
Fae blood within him, eyes that held an ancient magic and natural wisdom pooled
in shades of forest green.
Finn rolled onto his side and took her hand into his. He left soft
kisses along her hand, her wrist, and slid his body against hers.
"I want you to know that I'd decided never to leave your side
again," he said. He looked suddenly uncomfortable, his brow strewn
together and his jaw clenched tightly. Then he finally drew in a deep breath
through his nose and nodded to himself.
"Before I returned here, I think I was starting to forget what it
was like to be human... To be me. Emotions were starting we feel dulled, and
something like a memory. Suddenly what was important in my like didn't seem to
matter much; my old life, the death of my brothers, my mother, my father...
Even you. I almost didn't return to Nornör at all, but something inside of me -
maybe the last little piece of humanity inside of me - urged me back here. And
suddenly, when I saw you again, all of the parts of me that got lost inside of
that wolf's body began to come back together. Suddenly I felt fire again, and
passion, and I felt that there was something that gave my life meaning again.
When I held you for the first time, I felt whole again."
Finn grew bolder, and nodded to himself.
"I can't risk forgetting who I am again - but more importantly, I
can't risk forgetting what you mean to me."
"I don't think you ever would have forgotten who you are,"
Erica said.
"I very nearly forgot you - that's bad enough. I wouldn't want to
live with myself if I'd forgotten your name, your face, your voice, your
scent..."
"You won't," Erica whispered. She cradled his head against her
chest and let him rest there as she tangled her fingers into his thick black
hair. "I promise that you'll never have to go another day of your life
without me there to remind you of who you are. You are Finn Úlfurson, the man
that I have loved since the first time we ran through the woods and howled
together like maniacs."
Finn chuckled against her, and lifted his head.
"And you are
Erica, great leader to the people of Nornör, and the woman I have loved since
you struck me over the head with a rock."
Ronnell D. Porter was raised in Ogden, Utah, and now resides in
Denver, Colorado. During his free time he plays the violin, dabbles in graphic
design, and, of course, thoroughly enjoys writing stories. He believes that a
novel written simply to entertain does its readers a disservice; instead, a
book's narrative should always change the way we perceive the world around us,
and grant us a little more wisdom than we had when starting the story.
G I V E A W A Y!
Giveaway Details:
- Grand Prize: A Kindle Touch, pre-loaded with 5 books by Ronnell D. Porter
- 10 eBook copies of Ebon Heart
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