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    By Viola Grace

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    A criminal consortium has targeted Amy to become one of them. She has refused, and their answer was to have her imprisoned under false charges. By the time someone figures out the botched paperwork, she could be dead.

    An image of her in the arms of an ex-Guardian gets attention, and she is removed from Janial Prison and into secure custody on Rai. The formality of the clothing is second only to the amount of etiquette required to navigate an average day.

    Lord Akutan of Rai is curious to see what his Guardian niece, Blade, has left in his home, under his care. The elegant woman with the pansy purple eyes sends shockwaves through him, and only the threat of ruining her reputation keeps him from her at first sight. The moment he gets her alone, however, things take a decidedly sensual turn.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublishereXtasy Books Inc
    Release dateJun 22, 2013
    ISBN9781771115346
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    Viola Grace

    Viola Grace (aka Zenina Masters) is a Canadian sci-fi/paranormal romance writer with ambitions to keep writing for the rest of her life. She specializes in short stories because the thrill of discovery, of all those firsts, is what keeps her writing.An artist who enjoys a story that catches you up, whirls you around and sets you down with a smile on your face is all she endeavours to be. She prefers to leave the drama to those who are better suited to it, she always goes for the cheap laugh.

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      Fade - Viola Grace

      In Guardian custody, Amy finds out how to live within the strictures of a new society when her host is anything but formal.

      A criminal consortium has targeted Amy to become one of them. She refused and their answer was to have her imprisoned under false charges. By the time someone figures out the botched paperwork she could be dead.

      A painted image of her in the arms of an ex-Guardian gets attention and she is removed from Janial Prison, into secure custody on Rai. The formality of the clothing is second only to the amount of etiquette required to navigate an average day.

      Lord Akutan of Rai is curious to see what his Guardian niece, Blade, has left in his home, under his care. The elegant woman with the pansy purple eyes sends shockwaves through him, and only the threat of ruining her reputation keeps him from her at first sight. The moment he gets her alone, however, things take a decidedly sensual turn.

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      This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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      Copyright © 2013 Viola Grace

      ISBN: 978-1-77111-534-6

      Cover art by Martine Jardin

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      A Terran Times Tale

      By

      Viola Grace

      Chapter One

      Rhoda finished her sketch and handed it over to Drehl. It is as clear as I can make it.

      There were four strange Guardians in her studio and they looked closely at the image of a Terran woman wrapped in the arms of a male dressed in the formal robes of the Ledriko people of Rai.

      Torch lifted the image and nodded. Scan this and send it to Blade. She is our Ledriko expert.

      Rhoda looked back to the image on the screen of Amethyst Decker, one of the most recent additions to Janial Prison. Her crime was not even listed, attesting to the power of the Nyal nobles on the untethered Terrans in their midst. There is no crime, no hearing date, nothing listed on her.

      Drehl leaned down and whispered, Can you send a message to the Alliance to find out what she could be?

      She nodded. I will scan this onto a crystal, and you can send it wherever you like.

      Running images of destiny for the Guardians of the Nyal Imperium was not something she had considered as a job option, but it wasn’t like they could easily find their mates in the population. Narrowing down a world to start on was definitely an attractive perk that the Guardians had decided to test.

      Working from an image was a new trick that Rhoda was trying to perfect, and while the drawings were not as clear as she would like, they contained a hint that identified the female or male destined for the subject of the sketch.

      After handing the crystal to Drehl, she gestured for Torch to take the sitter’s position. It was time to draw his destiny. She would check Janial for more Terrans tomorrow.

      * * * *

      Blade looked at the image and raised her brows behind her mask. She questioned the other Guardian on the opposite end of the call. Is she sure?

      She is positive. This is the match for the Terran known as Amethyst Decker. Do you know him?

      Blade looked down and a smile curved her lips. I do, but he will not be happy about this. Where is she?

      She is being held at Janial.

      Blade scowled. Why? What has she done?

      She is being held without charges. None are listed nor is the person who brought charges against her. I believe her release can be secured on that basis alone.

      Blade nodded. I am due for some vacation. I will get her into custody and deliver her to her intended. I only hope that he doesn’t object.

      Charm chuckled behind his faceplate. I am sure that he will get used to the idea. Terran women have a certain charm that few can withstand.

      Blade disconnected the call and looked at the image that had been sent to her. Her uncle had been a happy bachelor for over seventy years. The woman didn’t seem strong enough to deal with the Lord of Rai, but who was Blade to judge.

      Chortling, she keyed

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