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Exile
The
Crystal Keeper Book 1
by
Laurisa White Reyes
Genre:
Epic Fantasy
Exiled
for loving a human, Jayson is sworn to protect the Seer's crystal
from those who would use it to obtain power. Unbeknownst to him, his
wife Ivanore searches for him, hoping to save him from the terrible
fate she has seen in her visions. When she is captured, Jayson must
make an impossible choice--should he save Ivanore or save the
crystal?
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Ivanore stopped
running. She looked at Zyll, her trusted guardian and ally these past
months since she had fled Dokur, and knew her time with him had come
to an end. “You’ll watch
over them until I return?” she asked, out of breath. “Keep them
safe. Don’t let my father find them.” “You have my vow,”
Zyll whispered, his voice tight with emotion. Ivanore’s eyes
welled with tears as she pressed her lips against the calloused skin
of Zyll’s hand. “Go,” said
Zyll. “Go now before it’s too late.” Ivanore released
Zyll’s hand and sprinted forward alone. As she ran, she cupped her
hands around her mouth and let out a loud, sharp call, much like that
of a hawk or an eagle. She risked another glance over her shoulder
and watched as Zyll turned to face their pursuers. As the soldiers
neared, their swords glinting in the fire glow, Zyll held up his
hands. A horizontal bolt of cerulean lightning shot out from his
palms, striking the oncoming soldiers. The men recoiled, their bodies
instantly singed and bloody. Ivanore ran on. In
desperation, she repeated her call, and this time another voice
called back. A dark form appeared on the horizon, silhouetted against
the light of the volcanic fractures and growing larger as it
approached with tremendous speed. As it neared, the creature’s
massive feathered wings moved the air around Ivanore in warm,
powerful gusts. Ivanore saw clearly its eagle’s head with a beak
large enough to break a man in two, paired with the muscular, furred
body of a lion. As she ran toward it, the gryphon lowered its head,
waiting. Behind her, the
soldiers reeled in pain, but they did not forget their duty. One man
struggled to his knees, grunting from the effort. Reaching over his
shoulder, he slid a short bow and arrow from his pack and swiftly
took aim. Ivanore reached the
gryphon and in one smooth motion hoisted herself onto its back,
twisting her arms deep into the feathers on the creature’s neck. In
that same moment, a single arrow found its mark in Ivanore’s
shoulder. She cried out before her body slumped forward and her mind
went dark. The gryphon took flight then, and in less time than it
took to draw another arrow—or a breath—they had vanished into the
night.
Betrayal
The
Crystal Keeper Book 2
With
the help of Teak, a local farm hand, Ivanore flees from the Vatéz
into the forest. While recuperating from her injuries, she becomes an
apprentice to an elderly enchantress who teaches her how to control
her abilities. Unaware that Ivanore is in Hestoria, Jayson commits to
working off the cost of Brommel’s passage to Dokur, where he hopes
he and his young son will be safe. Though Jayson vows to avenge the
death of Brommel’s wife and daughter, despair and guilt threaten to
extinguish what little hope he has left of begin reunited with
Ivanore.
Vengeance
The
Crystal Keeper Book 3
In
the third book in The Crystal Keeper series, Ivanore sets off to
rescue Jayson from the Vatez but soon finds herself their captive
instead. Once Jayson learns that Ivanore is in Hestoria, he must
choose between saving her and saving the Seer's crystal.
Hidden
The
Crystal Keeper Book 4
For
four years, Jayson and the Guardians of the Seer have been hiding on
a remote farm, but Arik, Minister of Hestoria, refuses to give up
hunting for them. As his hatred for Jayson grows, Arik and the Vatez
begin attacking local villages in hopes of flushing out him out. But
when his efforts fail, Arik uses Ivanore, the Seer and Jayson's true
love, to betray him.
Twelve-year-old
Bastien awoke with a start, his heart already thumping in his chest.
He held his breath for a moment, listening. Yes, he was sure of it
now. The Vatéz had finally come. Though the elders of the village
had reassured them time and time again that their little village
would be overlooked, the Vatéz had come to exact vengeance.
Bastien threw his
covers aside and leapt from his bed, his night shirt clinging to his
bare legs. “Papa!” he shouted “Papa, they’re here!” But his father was
already awake, his short sword in one hand, an empty grain sack in
the other. Huddled together, crying in the corner of the cottage were
Tara and Tim, Bastien’s five-year-old sister and brother. “Take this,”
said his father, handing him the bag. “Fill it up. There’s a
round of cheese and some bread on the shelf. Grab their cloaks.
Quickly!” Bastien snatched the
two small cloaks from the peg on the back of the door and wrapped one
around each child. Then he slipped into his own pair of trousers, not
bothering with his tunic. He threw his boots and those of his
siblings into the sack along with the food. There was no time to sit
and lace them. “Out the back!”
ordered his father. “With luck, the soldiers won’t reach the
cottages for several minutes. May the Gods lead you to safety before
they do.” Bastien helped his
siblings to their feet and started for the back door when he realized
his father was not following. “Papa?” he started to ask, but then
he understood. His father would not abandon their people. They had
all heard about the Vatéz’s lust for blood, how they accused and
punished without need for evidence. When the Vatéz came, everyone
knew what the outcome would be. To flee the village now would be
nothing short of cowardice.
Defiant
The
Crystal Keeper Book 5
Defiant
is the 5th installment in The Crystal Keeper series.
Lady
Ivanore the Seer escapes Auseret and goes in search of Jayson and the
Guilde, but Arik, leader of the Vatez, is determined to use her to
lead him to the crystal.
Fallen
The
Crystal Keeper Book 6
Fallen
is the 6th installment in The Crystal Keeper series.
Arik,
Minister of the Vatéz, wreaks vengeance on the Guilde, escalating
the violence against Hestoria's villages. Meanwhile, though Jayson's
wounds begin to heal, his memories of the Vatéz's attack -- and of
Ivanore -- are missing.
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The
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Crystal Keeper: Books 4-6
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Laurisa White Reyes is the author of the 2016 Spark Award winning novel The Storytellers, as well as The Celestine Chronicles and The Crystal Keeper series. She lives in Southern California where she teaches English at College of the Canyons.
Did
you always want to be a writer?
Yes.
I wrote my first poem on a scrap of poster board when I was 5. As a
kid, I was always writing poetry and plays. Later, after college, I
worked as a freelance writer, a staff writer, book editor, and
newspaper editorialist. But my real passion was writing novels. My
first published novel, The
Rock of Ivanore
from The Celestine Chronicles, actually began as bedtime stories for
my then 8-year-old son (who is now 22). In fact, The Crystal Keeper
series is actually a prequel series to Chronicles.
Do
you have any advice for aspiring writers?
First,
I always tell new writers to finish what you start. It isn’t easy,
of course. Writers tend to want to make every word perfect. But then
you get bogged down and end up with a bunch of unfinished
manuscripts. Don’t worry so much about perfection. Get through it.
Get to the end of the story. You can revise it later. Second, write
what you love. Don’t try to write to current trends because the
trends will probably have changed before you finish writing your
book.
If
you weren't a writer, what would you be?
At
the moment, I teach English composition at my local city college. I’d
always rather be writing, but I have bills to pay like anyone (and
three kids in college), so currently I teach English composition at
my local city college. But if I could choose some other occupation,
I’d probably teach history. I have a passion for ancient history. I
listen to university lectures on CD in my car and have done quite a
bit of research on Biblical history (I take after my dad with that).
It’s my youngest son, though, who, at eleven years old, is the true
historian in the family. He knows almost everything about ancient
Rome. In fact, he and I are learning Latin together.
Are
you working on anything now?
I’m
always working on something. Aside from running my publishing
company, Skyrocket Press, I’m currently writing a book for
self-published authors called 8
Secrets for Successful Self-Publishing,
a topic I speak about at writing conference. It’s due out in March.
I also recently finished a young adult novel that should be out
sometime this summer.
What
authors have influenced you the most?
I
learned more about writing from Dan Brown (The
DaVinci Code, Angels and Demons)
than anyone else. He is a master of suspense, every chapter a
cliffhanger so that you just can’t put his books down. Period. And
I love how he weaves multiple points of view together until they all
collide at the end. I also love how he moves between various points
of view. Many of my books, including The
Crystal Keeper,
use that same technique. Some other authors I love include Elizabeth
Wein, C. Hope Clark, Kate Mosse, and Hugh Howey.
What's
on your current reading list?
I
just finished reading the Pulitzer Prize finalist A
Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by
Dave Eggers. Brilliant. But I’m really addicted to C. Hope Clark’s
The Edisto Island Mysteries & Carolina Slade Mysteries. I’m on
my 4th
book. Later, I plan to read Radium
Girls
by Kate Moore and a non-fiction book called Mindset
by
Carol Dweck. I have a wide taste in genres. The only books I won’t
read are romances and westerns. Blech.
What
was your favorite book as a teen?
As
a kid, I
loved Trixie
Belden Mysteries
and read every book in the series. I still have them, in fact. Also,
I was about thirteen when I read Flowers
for Algernon
and Of
Mice and Men.
Both those books shredded my heart. I wept for days. But they are
still two of the greatest books I’ve ever read.
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