Flight of the Raven
(The Ravenwood Saga #2)
By Morgan L. Busse
Christian Fantasy
Paperback & ebook, 352 Pages
April 30th, 2019 by Bethany House
Publishers
Selene Ravenwood, once the heir to
House Ravenwood, is now an exile. On the run and free of her family's destiny,
Selene hopes to find the real reason her family was given the gift of dream walking. But first, she must adapt to her new life as wife to Lord Damien
Maris, the man she was originally assigned to kill.
While adjusting to her marriage and
her home in the north, her power over dreams begins to grow. As the strongest
dream walker to exist in ages, her expanding power attracts not only nightmares
but the attention of the Dark Lady herself.
With a war looming on the horizon
and a wicked being after her gift, Selene is faced with a choice: embrace the
Dark Lady's offer, or search out the one who gave her the gift of dream walking.
One path offers power, the other offers freedom. But time is running out, and
soon her choice will be made for her.
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Excerpt
Dark.
So dark.
Selene shivered and pulled her cloak
and hood closer around her shoulders. Her clothes were still damp from crossing
the Hyr River and the cold wind did not help. The trees that lined Trader’s
Road appeared like bony fingers reaching up toward the darkening sky. Twilight
slipped across the road, blending the forest edge with the dirt path. Above,
streaks of red split the sky as if some large animal had torn open the heavens.
Brittle leaves crunched beneath her
boots as she followed the guards Sten and Karl. Karl was a couple inches taller
than Sten and younger by at least ten years. His dark hair curled along the
edge of his cloak and his hand hovered near the hilt of his sword. Sten was
round and muscular, with greying hair and a neck as thick at a man’s hand. He
pointed at something and Karl answered in a low, gruff voice.
Cohen the monk quietly walked beside
her, his presence warm and friendly. He was as tall as he was skinny, with
straw-colored hair that stuck up around his face. And behind her…
Her stomach lurched and her fingers
curled around the edge of her cloak. Lord Damien followed a couple feet behind,
his steps firm. No, not lord, not to her anymore.
Damien. Her husband.
Selene kept her eyes ahead, but
every part of her could sense him behind her. The moment the monk had finished
the rites, and warmth had spread between their hands, she knew him. Most of it
she had already discovered during her dream walks, but seeing his memories and
having that knowledge imparted into her innermost mind and soul were two
completely things. And just as much as she now knew him, he knew her as well.
He knew who she really was. He knew what she could do.
He knew her gift.
She could still see the shock in his
face the moment her dream walking gift was revealed to him. Yet he was still
able to turn away and maintain enough mental capacity to raise the river
barrier in time to save them.
Selene lifted her right hand and
brushed her cheek. That power. To raise water and crush men. It was amazing.
And terrifying. And if he hadn’t chosen to bond with her minutes before—
Her hand slid down and gripped her
throat. She would have been drowned alongside those men.
Instead, Damien had chosen to save
her. In a permanent way.
Other Books in the Series
Mark of the Raven
(The Ravenwood Saga #1)
By Morgan L. Busse
Christian Fantasy
Paperback & ebook, 352 Pages
November 6th, 2018 by Bethany House
Publishers
Lady Selene is the heir to the Great
House of Ravenwood and the secret family gift of dream walking. As a dream walker, she can enter a person’s dreams and manipulate their greatest
fears or desires. For the last hundred years, the Ravenwood women have used their
gift of dreaming for hire to gather information or to assassinate.
As she discovers her family’s dark
secret, Selene is torn between upholding her family’s legacy–a legacy that
supports her people–or seeking the true reason behind her family’s gift.
Her dilemma comes to a head when she
is tasked with assassinating the one man who can bring peace to the nations,
but who will also bring about the downfall of her own house.
One path holds glory and power and
will solidify her position as Lady of Ravenwood. The other path holds shame and
execution. Which will she choose? And is she willing to pay the price for the
path chosen?
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And coming soon in February 2020...
Cry of the Raven
(The Ravenwood Saga #3)
By Morgan L. Busse
Christian Fantasy
Paperback & ebook, 384 Pages
February 4th, 2020 by Bethany House
Publishers
Lady Selene Ravenwood has come into
her full power as a dream walker just as the war with the Dominia Empire begins.
Working with the other Great Houses, Selene and Damien use their gifts to
secure the borders and save those devastated by the war. But conflict,
betrayal, and hatred begin to spread between the Great Houses, destroying their
unity as the empire burns a path across their lands. At the same time, Damien
Maris starts to lose his ability to raise the waters, leaving the lands
vulnerable to the empire's attacks.
The only one who can unite the
houses and restore her husband's power is Selene Ravenwood. But it will require
that she open her heart to those who have hurt her and let go of her past,
despite the one who hunts her and will do anything to stop her power.
Will Selene survive? Or is she
destined to fall like the dream walkers before her?
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About the Author
Morgan L. Busse is a writer by day and a mother by night. She is the author
of the FOLLOWER OF THE WORD series and the steampunk series THE SOUL
CHRONICLES. She is a Christy Award finalist and recently won both the INSPY and
the Carol Award for best in Christian speculative fiction. During her spare
time, she enjoys playing games, taking long walks, and dreaming about her next
novel. Visit her online at www.morganlbusse.com.
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