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The realm of Maldhonia was happy and prosperous, until strangers fell from the sky
She’d given her life for power and a fresh start, but Calianthema had found a new trap—caught in a love spell with a dangerous nemesis. And this wasn’t the worst of her problems.
RIVER’S ROAR is a standalone MAGE ERA prequel to the WOODPELL SERIES and one of the TALES OF ARDONNA.
Content Advisory: Adult themes and situations
Publisher: Kapeo Press
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Tropes: Alien Invasion, Found Family, Humanity is Dangerous, Humanity is Good, Immortality, Sex Magic
Setting: The improbably planet of Ardonna
Languages Available: English
Series Type: Same Universe / Various Characters
Tropes: Alien Invasion, Found Family, Humanity is Dangerous, Humanity is Good, Immortality, Sex Magic
Setting: The improbably planet of Ardonna
Languages Available: English
Series Type: Same Universe / Various Characters
Sun-splattered waves slithered through rambling curves, churning into froth around my feet. It tickled. The river dove, hugging the slopes. I fell with it, arms out to maintain balance. Green banks rushed by, tangles of reeds, willows, and sedgewellows. Boulders rose, staggered as steps. I caught my breath. My heel hit an outcrop—that would bruise—and sent me tumbling. Clothing snagged, slowing me briefly, then tore. I scrambled to the surface and corralled a wave. It bucked like a beast, but I stayed in place, shifting my weight with the currents. For a moment, I felt pride. Then terror.
Mountain roots squatted in my path. The water leaped over them, scraping me along rocks. It closed over my head. I kicked upward, gasping. Stones sliced my feet. The Neldorlorum gripped with fierce exhilaration, rushing toward its final drop—gliding into chaos.
“Let go! Let go!”
READ MOREScanning the banks, I found no help. Few roamed the shores in lazy late afternoons. No people, nor beasts, looked out. Trees ignored me. They showed no pity for a woman about to plunge to her death. The Coastal Mountains soared, filling all my sight.
Just ahead, I heard a sickening roar.
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