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Gilded Folly
Rom, Wick, and Glys have come to Earth on a mission that will soon have them at each other's throats…literally.
Their roles are written in blood, and their actions compelled by long-forgotten oaths—oaths, which they would no longer consider either honorable or ethical to fulfill. For the people they've become, in the personas they've fought so hard to establish, there is no place for a bloody battle between duty and destiny.
Only by coming to terms with their present, and the deadly bloodlust which threatens their futures, can they survive long enough to challenge the past.
Elf
Sir Julius Vogel Award Nominee
Book One of The Elf Chronicles
“The only way to take charge of your destiny is to create it.”
His father’s words.
Alexander Brody was sure he had everything under control, including his “destiny”. Andrew Brody’s rather cryptic reference had no real bearing on his future...until the day hellhounds sprang from nowhere to hunt him down - and creatures the Earth had never seen marked him for death. Zander can no longer ignore his father’s warning, any more than he can ignore the traits which distinguish him from other men.
Zander is discovering he has a new destiny to face, but first he must determine who - and what - he is.
Trolls
Book Two of The Elf Chronicles
EPPIE Award Finalist
“We all have our gifts...”
Gifted, or cursed? For years, Sebastian Devery and his friends have successfully hidden their talents. It is only now that questions are being asked...questions whose answers lie in a world far distant.
Recently, things have been getting out of hand. Devery’s lost control, and his latest disaster is witnessed by the very people he fears most. Concerned with exposing the others, and lured by a voice from the past, Devery runs.
Where he’s going, no one can follow, and mercy is a minimal commodity. He doesn’t realise he’s being hunted, in a world other than his own—or that his “gift” is prized, and despised, in both places.
Contrary to his plans, he won’t be going alone. Gifts other than his own will be needed...
...to restore the magic to a broken world.
Trees
Book One of The Trees Series
Chill and stark, the Trees were etched against the surrounding greenery like white bones protruding through flesh. Peter Trevick, a plant scientist, was intrigued by their unusual growth patterns. To him, the Trees spoke only of a rare plant disease: something to study and define. He didn't realise they were speaking a different language altogether--one that would forever change his existence, and the lives of the people he cared most deeply about...
...until it was too late.
Crystals
Book Two of The Trees Series
When Peter Trevick first noticed the Trees, he was drawn to them--his scientific curiosity aroused by their odd appearance. They were something to be studied, and defined. He was to find that some things are beyond definition. That definitions and explanations rely on the natural laws that surround you. Only, for Peter, the natural laws have changed. The previous battle was between science and myth.
Now, in Crystals, the conflict goes on, with rules drawn from another dimension. This time, the outcome is a matter of life or death, and victory may hinge on something as insignificant as the shimmering facet of a crystal.
The story continues.
Mud
Book Three of The Trees Series
Peter's friends are violently ejected from his world, only to find themselves in a land of pink-tinged fog and flaming trees, triple moonscapes and eye-burningly bright skies--a land as unbelievably deadly as it is beautiful. What begins as an unnatural mistake, soon becomes a race for survival: a race against injury, starvation, and death.
Shades
Book Four of The Trees Series
Peter Trevick and his friends have only recently returned from a world dominated by pink fog, flaming trees, voracious mud, and hellish cherubs. A land where threats lie hidden in the murk, and danger beckons with a child’s visage. Now, they are at home, where everything should be as it seems.
Little does Peter suspect that—if it comes to “hellish”— his adventures are far from over. They are, unfortunately, just beginning…
Fire
Book Five of The Trees Series
Peter has more than his future preying on his mind. There is something outside the door, that would like to prey on his body, too. Peter is about to learn that fire burns insatiably--but the result is not always flame...
Light
Book Six of The Trees Series
Hope lies nearly crushed in the darkness--trapped beneath rock debris, and sliced by cadaverous claws. There are creatures of the dark, who might not be nearly as threatening--given a little light...
Static
Sir Julius Vogel Award Nominee
Nate Leighton lives in a world full of static. He's a victim of his own surplus bioelectricity, but he's always sought to hide his problem...the original mechanical man in an age where electronics rule.
When he's stranded without his medication, Nate begins to discover how severe his problem can be. His existence becomes a nightmare of voracious rodents, arcing electricity, and shifting lights.
It's too late to hide. Too late to run. Too late for anything, except fear...
Light Play
Book One of The Light Play Trilogy
Frankfurt Ebook Award Nominee
Rick Lockmann had never met Caroline Denaro in the flesh. It was meeting her out of it that nearly killed him. Her touch was as potent as her plea for help.
Now, it's not only Denaro who needs help. She's infected Rick with more than a feeling of horror - she's given him a potentially-lethal dose of virus.
Rick learns that survival isn't enough when a virus is bio-engineered...when it's the accidental by-product of experiments blending plant and animal genes. Survival is only the beginning. He has yet to salvage a life from the terrifying side-effects of the infection. Then he must decide how far he's willing to go to stop the spread of the disease, and whether he's still human enough to make sacrifices for his race.
Light Plays
Book Two of The Light Play Trilogy
In Light Play, Dr. Caroline Denaro’s experiments with plant and animal genes had lethal consequences. Some of the gene sequences she transferred contained a virus. First, her rats, and then Denaro herself, succumbed to her experimental error.
In a desperate effort to save herself, Denaro contacted Rick Lockmann, and pleaded for assistance. Unfortunately for Rick, that moment of contact was to prove nearly fatal. Denaro’s touch carried with it both the virus, and an unexpected dose of plant genes.
Now, Rick’s problems are far from over. He is no longer fully human. Not only are his physical needs different, but he has to come to terms with his mutant status - and the knowledge that he harbours the world’s most valuable DNA within his cells. DNA that some people will do anything to possess.
Lightning Play
Book Three of The Light Play Trilogy
In Light Play (Book One), Rick Lockmann’s encounter with Dr. Caroline Denaro nearly cost him his life. Denaro had been experimenting with transferring plant gene sequences into animals, and became a victim of her own experimental error. She’d accidentally included a plant virus in the mix, that began to show an affinity for vertebrates.
Rick’s body is mutated, and he becomes nearly fully photosynthetic. Rick now has the most valuable DNA in the world...a potential answer for world hunger...buried beneath his skin.
In Lightning Play (Book Three), Rick realises that, whatever his genetic potential for feeding the world, it won’t matter if there’s no one left to feed. The virus (WTV) is aggressive, and may well be unstoppable. Rick knows he needs to act soon to avoid becoming...quite literally...the last man on Earth.
Relic
Zack Logan’s origins are far from "local". His family ties extend back five thousand years, to a time when Egyptians revered their Pharaohs as gods.
And his ties to god-status are much closer than anyone would suspect.
His life is disrupted by a few hours of unconstrained freedom, which unleash a craving for action he never anticipated. However much he may want to act on this inspiration, he is not a free agent. Whether he likes it or not, his destiny, and his life, are subject to scrutiny. There are designs upon his existence, which are about to come into conflict with Zack’s ideas...
...because he has a few designs of his own.
BloodWorks
Josh Griffin has had leukaemia for the past six years. When he goes into total remission, his life is renewed. He’s ready to begin again...
...until his case files disappear, and his haematologist is murdered.
Josh now has good reason to suspect that neither his disease, nor his recovery, were accidents. And, as much as he longs to leave the past behind, it will continue to haunt him. A dead man is urging him on, using Josh’s hands to mould the destiny of people he has never met. If Josh can’t resolve this, the dead man walking in his shoes...will be himself.
ErRatic
Emma Rathburn would love to be normal...if she can figure out what that is. Her life is a disaster, with the unexpected arising all too frequently, to trample her best efforts.
Lately, things have been getting even more out-of-hand. If she can’t get control, she’ll have nothing left: no friends, no job, no life. But, how can she cope, when so much of the threat is more than physical, and the fingers which encircle her throat no longer belong to living hands?
The Hollowing
Shawn Walsh’s problems don’t arise from his own troubled past...but from someone else’s. His perception is off, because he’s working within a time frame which has no relevance to him, or his present.
Unfortunately, his problems have everything to do with his family and his rather questionable heritage.
He refuses to give up hope. There is still a chance he’ll be able to resolve his issues without dying, given the right place...
...and enough time.
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More books, a bit about me, download Vision free, links at the bottom of the page, excerpts everywhere, and YES, a print copy is available!
What bring thee to thy faerie tale?
Today's faery tale:
I'm so pleased! I finished up both a novel and a novella last week. The novel is now entitled A Spirited Encounter, and the novella (a quick blurt for Nocturne Bites) is called A Kiss for Luck. I finished the novella day before yesterday, rewrote it yesterday, and submitted it today.
I'm also working on contracts for my books that were signed in January. I should be finished today. Shelley Munro was kind enough to interview me on her blog last week as well. That was fun, and a few people won e-copies of ErRatic.
Speaking of which, ErRatic is being released this week! Very exciting! This is my first Five Star book and I'm hoping library readers will enjoy it. If your library doesn't have the book yet, please put in a request, if you like scary paranormals with ghosts, demons, and a bit of romance...
That's it for the moment. I'm off to do review edits, then begin a new novella and do some work on my Lotus Circle manuscript. There are always rewrites, too (sigh). I've promised myself I'd have everything rewritten by the end of February. That includes Sqweams, Art & Soul, Artifact, and maybe even A Spirited Encounter. If you don't rewrite it, it can't be submitted.
Best wishes for a fine February!
ND | Melody
Background
I began writing novels nearly twelve years ago...and had no idea what I was getting myself into! Most of us don't realise how obsessive we can be until we discover our "passion", and then (be it sport or art or ?) we become mad things, single-minded and compelled.
Well, that's me...sometimes. Crazed, compulsive, get-up-at-4 am, obsessive-writer personality type unclassified (I write across the genres, you see!)
How did it all begin? With something completely sane - a visit to the local library. I took home eleven books, but couldn't get into any of 'em - so I decided to write what I wanted to read. For the most part, that's held true ever since.
I don't like major rewrites (boring, frustrating, sometimes humiliating, definitely "humbling"), and I frequently get bored with writing screenplays, but then, I tend to adapt them from my books, so that's a lot like rewriting, isn't it?
I wrote fantasy at first (The Trees Series), then moved on to science fiction after a local film company read Trees, and asked to see something in SF. The Light Play Trilogy was born, and Grave Images, my first horror novel, cropped up somewhere mid-trilogy. Recently, I have been branching out into new genres, like YA (Young Adult, which is ideal for fantasy), and romance novellas.
Romance has been one of the most difficult genres for me to write! Book #25, In Trysts, was my first true "romance". During the last year, I have added four more titles, plus two novellas to the list.
Just so you know, all my books are suspenseful, and all tinged with elements of horror. They generally begin in the here and now, with something incredible happening to someone much like you or me.
On this site, you'll find links to a free book download (my 14th novel, Vision), and scads of excerpts. They abound here, so happy reading!
Cheers, and thanks for visiting,
ND | Melody
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To locate ebooks, paperbacks, or hardcover editions visit:
Fictionwise [for copies of
The Elf Chronicles
Elf (1) (paperback)
Trolls (2) (paperback)
The Grave Images Series
Grave Images (1) (paperback)
Graven Image (2) (paperback)
Grave Imagery (3) (paperback)
Grave Image (4) (paperback)
The Light Play Trilogy
Light Play (1) (paperback)
Light Plays> (2) (paperback)
Lightning Play (3) (paperback)
Single Titles
Static (paperback)
Vision (paperback)
The Trees Series
Trees (1) (paperback)
Crystals (2) (paperback)
Mud (3) (paperback)
Shades (4) (paperback)
Fire (5) (paperback),
Light (6)] (paperback)
Cerridwen Press
[for Single Titles
Gilded Folly (paperback)
The Hollowing (in 2008)
Gray Beginnings (in 2008)]
Five Star [for
ErRatic (February 20th, 2008)]
For Romances, as Melody Knight
In duet
Linden Bay Romance [for
In Trysts (paperback)
In Flames]
In Single Titles
Red Rose Publishing [for
GlassWorks (in 2008]
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More books (and excerpts)!
Gray
Beginnings
Jasper Grey is a man with a mission, but his life is going nowhere. Now, not only does his future appear limited, but it seems he’s destined to be haunted by the ghosts of his past. The problem lies in his heritage, but he’s not as alone as he thinks.
There’s one whose destiny lies along a similar path, and whose efforts to avoid a confrontation spawn treachery. If he’s not cautious, the day will come—soon—when he and Jasper are at each other’s throats.
In the end, only one can win, and Jasper’s genes have already predicted the winner. His only hope is that a forged bond of friendship will outweigh kinship...
...and overcome his Gray Beginnings.
Bone Song
Justin Hyde studies the past. It's a manufactured past, and Justin is one of the few who realizes it. It's his job to discover...what isn't there.
Only recently, he has grown tired of deceit. His closest friends are so different from him that they would be appalled if they knew the extent of the deception on which they've based their lives, their careers.
Meanwhile, Justin is under pressure to carry on in his father's footsteps. It is a task he hates, and he is as trapped by tradition as he is by his genes. And if he chooses not to honor his family's wishes, he may have only one real choice...
...death.
Grave Images
Book One of The Grave Images Series
Sir Julius Vogel Award Nominee
Jarron Marshall should have worried when he saw the open door. But, he was so sure he had nothing worth stealing. Nothing worth a break-in. Certainly, nothing worth his life.
He was wrong. If he’d known what was going to happen to him...what sealed doors he was about to open...he would have turned around and walked the other way.
Because nothing in his past could ever have prepared him for the terror of his present...for visions living eyes were never meant to see...for voices better left unheard. And, as he becomes trapped in a power play between science and technology, Jarron finds it’s not the only battle he’s caught in...and that power plays aren’t limited to the living.
Graven Image
Book Two of The Grave Images Series
In Grave Images, Jarron Marshall had made a scientific discovery, which nearly cost him his life.
He quickly became caught in a power play between science and technology, but it wasn’t the worst of the struggles that trapped him. Jarron had also begun to realise that power plays aren’t limited to the living.
Now, Jarron would be the first to admit his perspective is twisted, and his outlook skewed. He's suffered some brain damage, but it hasn't affected his intellect, or his motor skills. Instead, it has opened the doors to a world he's never known - a world he doesn’t want to know. One where the dead walk with the living, and the difficulty lies in keeping them apart.
He’s doing his best to deal with it. To keep his questionable abilities sequestered, and his ghostly visitors from getting out of hand. It’s all just a matter of control.
Control he still doesn’t have.
Grave Imagery
Book Three of The Grave Images Series
EPPIE Award Finalist
For the first time in months, Jarron Marshall is beginning to think of himself as gifted, rather than cursed. If he can act on his visions, to stop disaster before it strikes, he can largely preclude his ghostly (and ghastly) manifestations. His success depends on finding the means to amend his dreams--and challenge their Grave Imagery.
Grave Image
Book Four of The Grave Images Series
For months, Jarron’s been attempting to outrun his nightmares. If he could move swiftly enough, to act on his precognitive dreams, he would forestall disaster - and save potential victims.
Now, the situation has changed. Someone is acting in his stead - someone whose intentions are far from benevolent. Jarron’s suddenly in an invidious position, where every move he makes is viewed with suspicion, and his “gifts” are inferred to be deadly. The pressure’s on...
...and Jarron has had enough.
It’s time to take back his life. If he is ever again to determine his own fate, and choose his destiny, he needs to act soon.
Before it’s too late.
Vision
Written in just 28 days...read by thousands!
Dustin Mallory is a man trapped by the past. He is no more a victim than his friends, whose reach at times extends beyond the grave, or whose thoughts take unwanted strolls through other people’s minds.
If the past can come forward enough to taunt Mallory’s present, is there a chance he can influence it? Alter a fate that’s too harsh to accept?
Or will he spend the rest of his life hovering between reality and revelation? Dependent on strangers for his personal salvation?
It is what he now fears most—that he has no future. That he’ll become a victim of his own aberrant genes, to spend his days forever lost in visions...
As always, DOWNLOAD Vision, my 14th novel, FREE! If you enjoy it, and want a paperback version, you can purchase it here. Visit Fictionwise or my old website at Angelfire for your free copy.
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In Trysts (writing as Melody Knight)
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Camellia Perigord Mackintosh has a secret. The quiet librarian, with a master’s degree in anthropology and an unfortunate predilection for historical research, is a modern day version of Robin Hood who will stop at nothing.
Jake Hastings is everything that Camellia despises. Incredibly handsome and exceedingly wealthy, the confident government agent has set his sights on catching the notorious felon who’s been breaking all the rules and upsetting the balance of the world’s wealthiest of families, including Jake’s.
For years Camellia has avoided capture. Cleverly working behind the scenes and using whatever means necessary to shake up the establishment, she’s been helping the descendants of disavowed women reclaim their birthright…and their inheritance. But when the provocative Camellia falls into the arms and bed of the uncompromising spy, she may very well have met her match.
Melody Knight’s fast-paced suspense romance, In Trysts, is a must read romance. Filled with passion, it will keep you on the edge, make you breathless, and leave you wanting more.
Want ebooks? Want to keep it simple? Go to Fictionwise! All but Gilded Folly are there. Just search for "N. D. Hansen-Hill" or "Melody Knight".
Search for Gilded Folly at http://www.CerridwenPress.com. I'll let you know as soon as I have more information on ErRatic!
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