Writing as Genia Avers
Winter Rose
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In the land of Dökkálfar, intimacy between elf and human is punishable by death. This stark reality is driven home when Jalakin travels to Gatsle and meets his first human, Lecala.
And bites her. Worse, he discovers the real purpose of his assigned research: finding a way to help the last fertile female—Lecala—get pregnant.
Jalakin overcomes his bloodlust in order to work closely with the human, but his yearning evolves into something stronger. When she begs him for one night of joy, he is unable to deny his desire. The single coupling accomplishes the fertilization his sister’s artificial insemination project failed to achieve.
While Jalakin searches for a way to keep the baby’s parentage secret, Lecala barely survives an attack by an unknown assailant. Can Jalakin save his beloved from both the legal system and a faceless, murderous enemy?
Forbidden Flame is the 50,000-word sequel to Forbidden Magic, a paranormal romance detailing an elfin civilization on the verge of extinction. The attached manuscript is the second of five novels set on Lanatus, a planet inhabited by two factions of elfin creatures expelled from Earth.
And bites her. Worse, he discovers the real purpose of his assigned research: finding a way to help the last fertile female—Lecala—get pregnant.
Jalakin overcomes his bloodlust in order to work closely with the human, but his yearning evolves into something stronger. When she begs him for one night of joy, he is unable to deny his desire. The single coupling accomplishes the fertilization his sister’s artificial insemination project failed to achieve.
While Jalakin searches for a way to keep the baby’s parentage secret, Lecala barely survives an attack by an unknown assailant. Can Jalakin save his beloved from both the legal system and a faceless, murderous enemy?
Forbidden Flame is the 50,000-word sequel to Forbidden Magic, a paranormal romance detailing an elfin civilization on the verge of extinction. The attached manuscript is the second of five novels set on Lanatus, a planet inhabited by two factions of elfin creatures expelled from Earth.
Subena has a choice: Marry a man she despises, or let everyone in Mydrias die. To gain access to the crystals crucial to the survival of her kind, she devises a treaty with the hated Gatslians—dark elves who practice forbidden magic and are believed responsible for the elfin banishment from Earth. The Gatsle king agrees to provide the light-reflecting substance, but adds an appalling condition. Subena must marry his son, Prince Kamber.
Her vow to remain aloof wavers as murder attempts, renegade troops, and a traitor who wants to destroy both Gatsle and Mydrias force Subena to work closely with her new spouse. Too closely. The forbidden magic she possesses might shield her body, but she possesses no power to protect her heart. Especially when Kamber’s former paramour resurfaces, laying claim to the man who’s made his imprint on Subena’s soul.
FORBIDDEN MAGIC is the first in a series of romantic adventures chronicling the intercultural challenges as Mydrias and Gastle attempt to resolve their differences and return to Earth.
Her vow to remain aloof wavers as murder attempts, renegade troops, and a traitor who wants to destroy both Gatsle and Mydrias force Subena to work closely with her new spouse. Too closely. The forbidden magic she possesses might shield her body, but she possesses no power to protect her heart. Especially when Kamber’s former paramour resurfaces, laying claim to the man who’s made his imprint on Subena’s soul.
FORBIDDEN MAGIC is the first in a series of romantic adventures chronicling the intercultural challenges as Mydrias and Gastle attempt to resolve their differences and return to Earth.
Weary of D.C. murder and mayhem, Cal Henderson trades in his city badge for a sheriff’s star. Regrettably, his Tennessee hometown proves anything but peaceful—a woman is shot dead in her bed and the only viable suspects are his best friend, Noverta, and the love of Cal’s life—the current Mrs. Grace Gardner.
Noverta escapes from jail, making Cal question his efforts to prove the man’s innocence. As more evidence points toward Grace’s involvement in the murder, Cal’s core principles crumble. Can he do the right if his action destroys everything worth protecting?
Noverta escapes from jail, making Cal question his efforts to prove the man’s innocence. As more evidence points toward Grace’s involvement in the murder, Cal’s core principles crumble. Can he do the right if his action destroys everything worth protecting?
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How can you uphold the law when following the rules will destroy everything worth protecting?
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After an intimate relationship with her former boss sours, Sienna Sanders is slapped with a lawsuit for breach of contract. Broke and jobless, she moves in with her airhead cousin in a too-small mountain cabin--their joint inheritance.
But things do get worse when a hiking misstep leaves Sienna stranded. That is, until a hunky stranger comes to her rescue. A zing of attraction has her thinking he might be the one. But there's a psycho stalking the area who's already killed four women--women who look a lot like Sienna.
Her stranger insists his name is Carson Addison, but Sienna discovers that isn't true. Plus, her dreamboat protector, a.k.a. possible stalker, only materializes when she's alone. Can she trust her heart and believe he's not a killer? Or is she making herself an easy target for the monster lurking in the mountains? text.
But things do get worse when a hiking misstep leaves Sienna stranded. That is, until a hunky stranger comes to her rescue. A zing of attraction has her thinking he might be the one. But there's a psycho stalking the area who's already killed four women--women who look a lot like Sienna.
Her stranger insists his name is Carson Addison, but Sienna discovers that isn't true. Plus, her dreamboat protector, a.k.a. possible stalker, only materializes when she's alone. Can she trust her heart and believe he's not a killer? Or is she making herself an easy target for the monster lurking in the mountains? text.
Can things get any worse?
Rating: Sensual
Page Count: 328
Word Count: 82064
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Word Count: 82064
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978-1-61217-474-7 Digital
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The Nebra Sky Disc, a bronze artifact dated to 1600 BC, appeared from nowhere onto the international antiquities market in 2001. The 3,600 year-old object depicts the autumn equinox, and, if authentic, changes modern perceptions of Stone Age man. Naturally, the disc is priceless.
In the fictional Phantom Disc, a mysterious lawyer persuades Private Detective, Cole Deacon, to search for a missing professor. Cole discovers the professor is not only dead, but rumored to have stolen a companion artifact of the Nebra Sky Disc that portrays the summer solstice. Cole's investigation leads him to Monique VanSotten, a museum curator and world-renown expert in Bronze Age artifacts with ties to the dead professor. Unfortunately, the original owner of the priceless disc, a shadowy figure from the East German underworld, is also aware of Monique's existence and wants his treasure returned. Cavalier Cole tries to protect Monique while hunting for the disc and the professor's killer, but fears for both his heart and his life as he falls for a woman who may have committed murder.
In the fictional Phantom Disc, a mysterious lawyer persuades Private Detective, Cole Deacon, to search for a missing professor. Cole discovers the professor is not only dead, but rumored to have stolen a companion artifact of the Nebra Sky Disc that portrays the summer solstice. Cole's investigation leads him to Monique VanSotten, a museum curator and world-renown expert in Bronze Age artifacts with ties to the dead professor. Unfortunately, the original owner of the priceless disc, a shadowy figure from the East German underworld, is also aware of Monique's existence and wants his treasure returned. Cavalier Cole tries to protect Monique while hunting for the disc and the professor's killer, but fears for both his heart and his life as he falls for a woman who may have committed murder.
Architect Maren Paxton finds herself in a bit of a rash after she's arrested for sending a bouquet of poison ivy to her ex-husband. The ex, that he is, agrees to drop all charges in return for monetary compensation. To allievate the financial burden, Maren is forced to work for a man she can't stand—and a man who didn't want to hire her. that will allow Maren. accidentally flashes her new boss, douses him with coffee, and calls him an ass--the day before she starts work. She thinks things cannot get worse, only to discover the new boss wants her fired, her first project has disintegrated, and, incidentally, someone is trying to destroy her.
When the hunky boss announces he is hosting a wedding, Maren fears she'll lose more than her business and doubles her efforts to remain aloof. Falling for another woman's fiancé is, however, the least of Maren's problems. Petty attempts to destroy her business escalate to blatant attempts on her life. Worse, her assailant has no face. Who tries to destroy a woman with no money, no family, no secrets, and no life?
When the hunky boss announces he is hosting a wedding, Maren fears she'll lose more than her business and doubles her efforts to remain aloof. Falling for another woman's fiancé is, however, the least of Maren's problems. Petty attempts to destroy her business escalate to blatant attempts on her life. Worse, her assailant has no face. Who tries to destroy a woman with no money, no family, no secrets, and no life?
Do you believe in magic? Logical, practical Tanith Cox doesn't. Or does she? As a young, chubby girl, she finds a book in her grandmother's attic and believes it can make dreams come true. She holds the precious book in her hand and wishes that she could always live with her grandmother. After her parents are killed, Tanith goes to live with her matriarch. Racked with guilt, the little girl loses faith in wishes and in herself.
Tanith, the svelte young woman, knows that she didn't really cause her parents death, but to prove it, she tests the book. She grabs the big volume and wishes for a lover. Her wish is granted, but only in an erotic dream. In the bright daylight, she convinces herself that it was her sub-conscious that created the gorgeous hunk that ravished her in the dark of night—not the book.
Her conviction that "the book is just a book' is tested when she tries out for a position in a rock band and comes face to face with the fantasy lover from her dream—Brent GiveTheManaLastName. There is only one problem—the real man loves her voice, but not her.
Tanith, the svelte young woman, knows that she didn't really cause her parents death, but to prove it, she tests the book. She grabs the big volume and wishes for a lover. Her wish is granted, but only in an erotic dream. In the bright daylight, she convinces herself that it was her sub-conscious that created the gorgeous hunk that ravished her in the dark of night—not the book.
Her conviction that "the book is just a book' is tested when she tries out for a position in a rock band and comes face to face with the fantasy lover from her dream—Brent GiveTheManaLastName. There is only one problem—the real man loves her voice, but not her.
