In Search of Pride - Crimson Realm Chronicles Book 1 by Taryn Jameson & Gabriella Bradley Book Tour and Giveaway :)
In Search of Pride
Crimson
Realm Chronicles Book 1
by
Taryn Jameson & Gabriella Bradley
Genre:
SciFi Fantasy, Paranormal Romance
The
gods smile upon a weary warrior...
Brenn,
a warrior returning home from battle, rests by a tempting magical
pool and meets a siren who changes his life forever.
Bound
by a curse, he must find a way to save his pride.
He
returns from a war far from his home to find that his village is
destroyed and his pride missing. With the help of his guardian
dragon, Ciara, he sets out to find his missing family and
pride.
After
Ciara saves Brenn’s life twice, he begins to realize that he is not
as invincible as he once thought. He must accept his limitations and
the help of his lifemate to keep him safe.
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Brenn
swore under his breath. Everything had been as it should on his
travels home after he’d left the Clyss. No attacks, everything
normal. Why the sudden interest in their realm? The Toubosians had
sent several ships, but only one craft had attacked the village and
abducted all the occupants? During his travels, he’d heard nothing,
no rumors of alien attacks, of spaceship sightings. Would they really
send several ships to capture the people from one village? Had the
ships returned to Toubos? He doubted it. He had a feeling the ships
were hiding somewhere in the far mountain range south of their
village—planning another attack?
Were
the Toubosians in league with Cewrick, the evil sorcerer who had
placed the curse on all shifters? The sorcerer’s castle stood on
the highest peak in the center of the Sucronian Mountains, a
forbidden mountain range. No one dared to approach it. At the base of
the mountains was the Verboten Forest. Its trees were said to have
been bespelled by Cewrick and would kill anything or anyone treading
the ground below. Large black dragons guarded the castle, along with
urcals, giant birds with wingspans as wide as the road in his
village. They, too, were black. Their beaks were a bright orange,
curved and very sharp, their claws so big they could easily pick up
several horses in one swoop, their talons an arm’s length long, and
their eyes like glowing embers.
They
had all seen the dragons and the birds as they circled above the
forbidden forest. Brenn’s father, Yartah, the alpha of their pride,
and some of the warriors, including Brenn, had ventured to the edge
of the forest when one of their young women had suddenly gone
missing. When Huf, a young warrior, rode ahead into the forest, one
of the monstrous birds had plucked him and the horse from between the
trees and disappeared with them.
After
that tragic event, Yartah had doubly enforced the rules. No one was
allowed to venture near the forest. Brenn didn’t think after what
had happened that anyone would even dare, but one never knew what
young people would do. The youngsters thought themselves invincible.
The only thing that seemed to scare them was the curse—if they
shifted, which usually surfaced during puberty, they could remain a
lion forever and lose all humanity.
He
turned his attention back to Ivran. His friend was distraught, barely
holding onto his human form, his lion fighting to burst free.
The Dragon's Lion
Crimson
Realm Chronicles Book 2
The
rescue of Brenn’s pride sets off an angry tirade from Cewrick that
results in curses that almost cripple the Crimson Realm and all of
Ierilia.
With
the help of Ciara, Brenn leads his crew through the bowels of the
planet and the forbidden forest to unlock the secret of defeating
Cewrick. But will his defeat end the reign of terror on their world?
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The
king quickly stepped toward Brenn and hugged him. “It is good to
see you, my friend. The rescue went well.”
“Yes,
but now we face Cewrick’s wrath, as you have witnessed,” Brenn
answered, disengaging from the hug.
Biryn
filled three goblets with wine. “Aldis should be here any moment,”
he told Brenn.
He’d
no sooner spoken, and the admiral arrived. “Aldis, congratulations
on a successful mission,” the king exclaimed, holding out a goblet.
“The
praise goes to Brenn and his men. He told me to stay with the ship,”
the admiral grumbled.
“And
for good reason, I presume?” The king looked at Brenn.
“The
admiral is not used to ground missions or combat. I did not want to
risk his life,” Brenn told Biryn.
“Good
decision. But now we face the wrath of the sorcerer. Cewrick has
unleashed his minions upon us. Aldis,
why
didn’t you annihilate the swarm of black dragons and urcals?”
“Brenn
told me that many of the black dragons were once jewel dragons or
humans. When the curse is lifted, they will return to their former
state. Since the urcals and dragons flew as a flock, I could not
attack,” Aldis explained.
“I
would not see the jewel dragons harmed or any humans. I abide by the
decision, but many of Ierilia’s people were abducted before the
warning transmission went out. What do you suggest we do in case of
another attack?” the king asked.
“Cewrick’s
attacks can come in many forms. He has spies among us. He could use
his magick and create other spells, or he could use his black dragons
and urcals to attack again,” Brenn said.
“What
about your jewel dragon? Can she not help?” the king wondered.
“No,
not against a swarm of them. She is but one and feeling helpless
right now. It took a lot of her energy to fight the black wind
funnels. She could not undo the stone curse. Her magick cannot come
into full force until Cewrick is slain. And there is only one that
can help us annihilate him,” Brenn said.
“Who?”
“His
son.”
“Cewrick
has a son? That is news to me,” Biryn said.
Sword of Betrayal
Crimson
Realm Chronicles Book 3
When
Erica is granted a commission in the king’s army and gifted a
magical sword for her bravery, she begins to look forward to a future
for both herself and her crew. But not everyone is happy with their
circumstances.
Erica
joins Brenn’s team in the fight to save his planet from the angry
god, Zohmes, and she finds herself charmed by more than just the
planet. The sexy lion shifter, Laro, claims she is his lifemate,
setting her passions ablaze. Stung by the sharp tongues and
dissension of some of her crew, Erica pushes him away to focus on the
lives of her crew members.
Can
Erica accept a future with Laro, or will she let hate and betrayal
decide her fate?
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“Ground
shift. Come on! We need to move!” Aldis yelled.
Erica
snagged the strap of her pack as Laro pulled her to her feet. They
took off running with the others in the general direction of the road
they were seeking. Puffs of dirt shot up around them and dust filled
the air, obscuring Erica’s vision.
A
loud crack echoed through the veld. Long, spindly legs peeked through
a wide breach in the ground in front of them. Claws snapped as eight
huge creatures pulled themselves from the gorge. Huge mandibles were
set on a small head with twelve eyes. Their long, segmented bodies
sported two massive claws, eight legs, and a long tail with a pointed
stinger.
“What
in the hell are these things?” Erica screamed.
“Durogons!
They are Zohmes’ pets. He had to have sent them from Yanata. They
were banished with him,” Ciara said.
Erica
looked around. A gaping maw right behind them seemed to meet the
crack at both ends. They were trapped, with nowhere to run. All hell
broke loose. Fire spewed from the durogons’ mouths as they advanced
on them in a full attack. Icaras threw his hands up and shielded them
from the fire with a magical shield. Ciara and Icaras began throwing
balls of fire at them, trying to hold the durogons back but of no
avail. The durogons’ hard bodies seemed impregnable, the fireballs
sizzling out before causing any damage to their black, armored
shells. Shots from Aldis’ fleet weapon met the same fate. Brenn,
Ivran and Laro drew their swords, ready to attack.
One
of the durogons broke through Icaras’ shield and lunged at Erica.
She yanked her sword from the scabbard with both hands and nearly
dropped it. Laro moved quickly in front of her to shield her and
slashed off one of its claws. All it did was piss the creature off.
Its tail whipped around and gashed him in the side before Laro could
dodge it and slice off the other claw. Erica had never seen Laro
wield a sword and was stunned by the beautiful display. He fought the
durogon in a deadly dance of precision, each strike of his sword
hitting its mark.
A
movement caught her attention. Another durogon found an opening and
rushed in to attack. Erica pulled out her fleet weapon and started
shooting it in the eyes, hoping to keep it from advancing further.
Its claws snapped at her, and its tail swished around, trying to find
purchase. Suddenly, all she could feel was intense heat, and the
scent of charred bodies filled the air. A wall of flame rushed up in
front of her, consuming the creature she was trying to kill. Ciara
had shifted and set the creatures ablaze.
The
rumbling stopped, the ground no longer moved, and the maws slowly
closed, burying the creatures.
Sword of Judgement
Crimson
Realm Chronicles Book 4
Betrayed
by several members of her crew, Erica now finds herself in a race to
beat the clock. A rare poison injected into the king’s blood from
the blade of her sword, threatens his life.
Erica
joins her lifemate, Laro, and the rest of the team, on a mission rife
with danger to search for the antidote to save the king. With an
angry god bent on destroying the royal line by any means possible,
the team doesn’t know who to trust or what Zohmes will do
next.
Can
Erica find a way to prove the innocence of her crewmembers before the
blade of judgement falls?
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Erica
handed the king the datapad. “A shaft of lightning struck me from a
clear sky and etched it onto my back, Your Majesty.”
Biryn
scrutinized the map closely. “Erica, may I see your back? We can go
to the privacy of my bedroom.”
Erica
suppressed a giggle. How often in life did a king request to see
one’s back in the privacy of his bedroom? “Everyone here has
ogled my back, Your Majesty,” she said as she pulled up the tunic
and stood before him.
“I
am sorry our gods subjected you to this, Erica. Did it hurt badly?”
“No,
Your Majesty. I was spooked and was flung to the ground, but all I
felt was a little bit of stinging on my skin, like a sunburn.”
“Ciara,
can I speak to you in private?” the king said.
The
king walked to his bedroom, followed by Ciara. The door closed behind
them. Suddenly, all startled as the king’s loud voice sounded
through the closed door.
“Who
are you, wench? Go back to Yanata from where you came! Do you hear
me? What are those creatures doing in my room? Get away from me!”
The
door opened, and the king ran out, a wild expression on his face. He
looked at them all without recognition. Cylena reached out and
touched the king’s arm. Suddenly, he became completely lucid again.
Ciara
walked to Cylena. “My dear, it seems the king is only lucid when
you are close and touching him. I now understand the goddess Rania
wanting you in his presence. For some unknown reason, you radiate a
power that will keep him calm. Stay near him at all times, please?
Icaras will stay with you if it is too much for you.”
“Cylena?”
Icaras queried.
“I
sense my powers increasing. I feel you are needed to find the
antidote for the poison, Icaras. I will stay with the king. You need
not trouble your mind with worry about me.”
“We
need to wait until we get the test results,” Erica said.
She’d
barely finished speaking when Catrice, followed by Jason, entered
into the king’s quarters. Catrice bowed before the king. “Your
Majesty.”
“You
are Catrice. I remember you,” Biryn said.
“Yes,
Your Majesty. We have isolated the poison in your system.”
“And
what is it, young lady?”
“After
comparing it with the poisons in your database, it’s a poison
called veervaraine. The toxin will cause confusion and delirium,
eventually leading to total madness.”
“Your
Majesty. If I may interrupt. I did some research on the veervaraine
toxin,” Jason said as he set his datapad in front of the king.
Erica
could see the datapad from where she stood. It showed a picture of a
giant mushroom on the screen. There were many mushrooms on Earth that
were poisonous. There were even farmers that had become ill from
breathing in spores from edible mushrooms.
Testing the Crown
Crimson
Realm Chronicles Book 5
A
throne in peril. The crown challenged…
Born
of love and hate, King Biryn must fight between the two. The demons
within surface when the woman he loves is abducted by his
great-grandfather, the fallen god, Zohmes.
Zohmes wants the
throne. His abduction of Cylena ensures that Biryn cannot beget an
heir. Imprisoning her in Yanata, the underground world of Ierilia and
his to rule, he thinks he is one step further toward the throne and
the surface.
Biryn must now face the biggest quest of his
life, to defend his throne and crown. He has to travel to Yanata to
rescue Cylena. With his team, his family, and the help of the god
Izarus, he descends to the heinous bowels of Ierilia.
Will
they be able to save his future queen? Can they defeat Zohmes once
and for all and bind him forever to Yanata?
Biryn gasped as a vision filled his mind. Cylena, who was no longer huddled in the corner of the cave, but now she was chained naked to the wall. Blood caked her hair and skin. Lesions covered her body. Bruises disfigured her tear-stained face, her eyes were swollen. The image cleared as suddenly as it had appeared. Loud booming, evil laughter echoed around him, rocking the walls of the cavern. A smoky mist, flames bursting through it, coalesced before him, taking the shape of a grotesque man. A mass of wild hair blazed like fire around his head. Hatred distorted his features. The figure ruptured into a mass of flaming black ooze, covering the creatures that guarded the doorway. Flames undulated across the grotesque entities as they surged forward.
“Zohmes,” Biryn heard Astiana whisper beside him.
Rage
pooled in Biryn’s belly. Power he had never felt before coursed
through his veins infiltrating every cell in his body. Gods, Cylena.
The image of her abuse fueled the violence of the magick swelling
inside him. His gaze trained on the advancing monstrosities. His team
surrounded him, desperately trying to fight off the attack. Magick
blazed and weapons fired. The repulsive monsters, fueled by Zohmes’
essence, staved off the team’s defense. Biryn spied a tendril of
moss snaking across the floor. It wrapped itself around Brenn’s
leg, yanking him off his feet.
A
scream rent the air. Light flared from Ciara as she tried to free
Brenn by using her magick. The power within Biryn detonated. He held
out his hands, ready to grasp the thing that had mangled Brenn’s
leg. Instead, fire erupted from his fingers pulverizing the twisting
snake-like vine. The monsters disintegrated from the force of his
attack. The black substance, covered in flame, poured to the floor.
The wispy smoke of Zohmes’ essence coalesced above it, evaporating
to nothingness.
Biryn
staggered to his knees, reaching out with his mind to the woman who
had captured his soul. The thought of her torture ripped his emotions
to shreds. Cylena, please, answer me.
Taryn Jameson is a mother, artist, and avid reader who lives in an enchanted forest that sparks her imagination to create. Her latest outlet is the written word. She is the alter ego of cover artist Angela Waters.
She loved
designing the covers for this series and thought it was a lot of fun
bringing the Crimson Realm to life both with words and visually with
the covers.
Gabriella Bradley lives in beautiful British Columbia, Canada, amidst rugged mountains. She more than often has a grizzly in her backyard searching for food. Other critters that visit on a regular basis are cougars, coyotes, squirrels, raccoons.
She
has been a writer all of her life, though only ventured into erotic
works in 2003. Her hobbies include hiking, gardening, swimming,
sewing, embroidery. Favorite movies are old timers like Gone
with the Wind, Spartacus etc.
Favorite music is Abba.
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