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Title: Stolen Moon
Series: Light Chronicles # 2
Author: Kimber Leigh Wheaton
Target Audience: YA
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Formats Available: E-book
Publisher: Astraea Press
Cover by: AM Design Studios
Expected Date of Publishing: August 19,
2014
BLURB supplied by Sparkle Book Tours
Katarina ~ a Royal Knight bound by honor
and duty who steals a powerful relic from a sorcerer in a desperate attempt to
save her kingdom from the clutches of a madman.
Ethan ~ a mercenary leader trapped between
his growing attraction to Katarina and his responsibility to protect his
friends from the evil pursuing her.
Zebulon ~ a malicious sorcerer waging war
as though it's a game, caring nothing for the lives he destroys in his quest
for power.
Drawn together by a moonstone medallion—an
indestructible relic with immense magical power.
Katarina steals the medallion from Zebulon
and flees in the dead of night. Together with Ethan and his mercenaries, she
struggles to stay one step ahead of the sorcerer and his minions in a race
against time to save her homeland. Fierce battles, ravenous monsters, and
bloodthirsty brigands—those are no surprise. But Katarina never dreamed her
greatest obstacle could be falling in love.
EXCERPT
The pirates seem endless as they swarm over
the schooner, taking out the less experienced merchant sailors with ease. Any
that challenge me fall to my blade within moments. They may have vast numbers
but their sword skills are lacking. Most try to avoid fighting me. Either they
don't see me as a threat or they don't wish to harm what they view as a
valuable captive. Several pirates disregard me and storm past to surround
Captain Harris, who is fighting at my side. The fool tries to lead the group
away in what appears to be a last-ditch effort to protect me.
My heart wrenches when he's hit on the back
of his head with a saber. He collapses to the deck unmoving. I race to his
side, cutting down the three pirates surrounding him. Ignoring the battle
raging all around me, I fall to my knees beside him. He stares up at me, sorrow
marring his handsome features. I brush the hair from his forehead with my
fingertips, watching the blood gush from the wound on his head. It's a fatal
injury. He'll bleed out within moments.
"I'm so sorry, Katarina," he
murmurs as I gaze into his stricken brown eyes. "I wish…I…"
"Shh, don't speak," I say,
grasping his hand while his body shakes.
"S-stay strong," Harris whispers.
"Don’t let… him catch you… save Tellain."
Harris knew? I gaze at him in silent
question and he nods. He knew I was on the run from Zebulon the whole time.
This man I thought a scoundrel could have made a fortune turning me in and now
he’s dying in an attempt to protect me instead.
"How?" I ask around the lump in
my throat.
"W-wanted pos… ter."
Coughs wrack his body. With a grunt of
pain, he raises his hand and brushes a light caress across my cheek with his
fingers, leaving a warm smear of blood behind. His eyes glaze over in death,
and I close them with my fingertips, saying a quick prayer to War God Ramil.
I rise and return to the battle raging
around me, shaking with an overwhelming combination of fright and fury. Captain
Harris was the only skilled swordsman on this ship, with him gone… I steel my
back along with my resolve. I’m the only thing standing between the pirates and
my family now—they need me, the people of Tellain need me. This is no time for
sorrow, regret, or dread.
When I bury my fear, rage-fueled adrenaline
consumes me. Several stunned brigands fall under the wild, almost berserk
swings of my sword. Intense anger gives me strength. I cut a swath through the
pirates, leaving injured and dead men lying in my wake.
My sword pierces through the stomach of a
small pirate standing near the cabin door. His muddy brown eyes meet mine, shock
etched across his young face. My heart sinks. He's a boy, not more than
twelve-years-old. We stare at each other, my sword still lodged in his torso. I
watch the light in his eyes dim until they glaze over and roll backward. The
young pirate writhes a bit on my sword before sliding off and collapsing to the
ground, a tangle of lifeless limbs. I somehow manage to continue on, though my
fury has faded to grief. The only thing that keeps me swinging my sword is
years of intense training, duty so deeply ingrained it's become a part of me.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kimber Leigh Wheaton is a bestselling
YA/NA author with a soft spot for sweet romance. She is married to her soul
mate, has a teenage son, and shares her home with three dogs, four cats, and
lots of dragons. No, she doesn’t live on a farm, she just loves animals. Kimber
Leigh is addicted to romance, videogames, superheroes, villains, and
chocolate—not necessarily in that order. (If she has to choose, she’ll take a
chocolate covered superhero!) She currently lives in San Antonio, TX but has
been somewhat a rolling stone in life, having resided in several different
cities and states.
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