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For a moment there was quiet, and peace. Jilian
couldn’t hear or move, but she could see Alvarr’s eyes, gray and deep. Then,
with a tremendous roar and a jolt through every nerve, the world reappeared.
Cries of struggle buffeted her
ears. She twisted toward them and Alvarr set her down, but kept her corralled
in his arms, her back to his chest.
They stood in a round room of
mortared stone and blazing torches, and they weren’t alone. Two men and a woman
in sapphire-blue cloaks battled soldiers in black tunics slashed with red
belts. Three soldiers attacked each person in blue. The blues fought awkwardly,
as if unused to combat.
Jilian jerked back, knocking her
spine against Alvarr’s solid form. Where
am I?
The heat of his broad chest seeped
through her nightgown. He leaned down to be heard above the clamor, his lips
brushing her ear. “Please, send me your kyrra!”
Kyrra? Her brain scrambled for a meaning.
His left hand gripped her ribcage
and he reached for her right hand.
She recoiled, slamming against
Alvarr.
“Takerran!” Alvarr shouted. Green fire streaked from his raised palm
to his opponent’s chest. The soldier sank in a heap and his staff clattered to
the ground.
The world thinned and condensed
into the soldier’s murderous sneer, frozen at the moment of the fire’s impact.
The glare in his eyes iced her gut.
A dream! Wake up!
But his cruel gaze was too real—as
were the frantic shouts, the acrid burn of torch-lit air, and the strong hand
on her hip.
A familiar ring of light encircled
their feet, and from it Alvarr yanked up a crackling wall of jade fire. It
surrounded them and he twisted to his right, hauling her with him. “Rokad, look
out!” he yelled to one of the cloaked men.
Jilian shoved against Alvarr’s
grip, unable to budge even one powerful finger. She saw the dark-haired Rokad
vault to the side, panic flooding his face. A glinting spear whistled through
the air but caught only the edge of his cloak. He spun and lobbed a green
fireball at his attacker, who crumpled to the ground. But he didn’t escape the
second soldier, or the rope in the enemy’s hands that cut off his breath.
“Rokad!” Alvarr started toward him,
dragging Jilian with him once more. The wall of fire flickered erratically.
“No, the FireRing—keep her safe!”
Rokad gasped, clawing at the rope around his throat.
Jilian flinched as the butt of a
sword crashed into Rokad’s temple.
Alvarr grabbed her hands. “The kyrra—hurry, send me your power!”
WHAT power? A scream pounded on her
tongue, but the consequences it might bring clamped her teeth.
Within moments, the soldiers
knocked out the three figures in cloaks and the sapphire mantles pooled on the
stone floor. A brawny man with a red circular badge stepped forward, pulling a
clear cylinder from a pouch at his waist.
A scarlet glow flared within the
cylinder and the officer aimed it at Rokad. Rokad’s body paled. Even the
sapphire of his cloak faded to a dull slate gray. Alvarr’s furious breath
rushed across Jilian’s cheek.
Through the wall of fire, she
stared in horror at Rokad’s ashen face.
About The Source of Magic: A
Fantasy Romance
“A magical
ride. Unforgettable characters and twists and turns. Forget about
sleeping, because I wasn’t able to put this novel down until the end, and you
won’t be able to either.”
—The Romance
Reviews
The most powerful magic is love.
Jilian Stewart
is no stranger to abandonment and guards her fragile heart diligently . . . but she can’t
escape her own dreams. A mysterious man invades them nightly, a man who may be
connected to her mother’s mysterious and sudden paralysis. Nothing prepares her
for the man being real—and whisking her to his otherworldly home of Teganne.
Prince Alvarr
has fought a years-long battle to protect his people from the necromancer
Bhruic, and his magic is nearly depleted. He needs a Source, a woman possessed
of potent mystical energy, to magnify his power. Though previously unaware of
her gifts, Jilian will aid Alvarr if he helps her first, by finding the rare
herb that will cure her mother.
Each needs the
other, but neither Jilian nor Alvarr trust easily, despite their ever-growing
attraction. Their journey is fraught with danger and beset by secrets, deceit
and betrayal. But the explosive truth of Jilian’s heritage may be the biggest
secret of all . . .
~ * ~
The Source of
Magic is a stand-alone novel within the Alaia
Chronicles fantasy romance series. This otherworld love story has
captivated readers and critics alike, reaching Amazon’s overall Top 100 and
winning sixteen awards, including The Romance Reviews’ Top Pick. If
you enjoy strong heroines and to-die-for heroes in fascinating worlds,
grab The Source of Magic to experience the enchantment for
yourself.
What Some Are Saying:
· “I love The Source of Magic. I
love everything about it—the feisty heroine, Jillian, the to-die-for hero,
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· “Beautifully-written
words paint an incredibly vivid picture of this new world and its
inhabitants. A must-read.” —The Romance Reviews
· “Utterly
delicious fantasy . . .
better than chocolate!” —Kendra Leigh Castle,
RITA-nominated author
· “Rowan brings
the exotic, the magic and the passion. A story that will melt your
heart. If you love magic and romance, you will love Rowan’s books.”
—The Pen and Muse Book Reviews
Buy The Source of Magic today to escape into
spellbinding adventure and sizzling magical romance!
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About Cate Rowan:
Cate has
washed laundry in a crocodile-infested African lake, parasailed over a Mexican
beach, swum with dolphins in the Florida Keys and had Costa Rican monkeys poop
in her hair, but her favorite adventures are in story worlds. Her lush fantasy
romances about magical deeds, danger, and true love in realms near and far have
won more than thirty awards.
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