Talon of the Unnamed Goddess, a Fantasy Adventure
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I sat up and blinked at the knife in my leg, blood dripping. The pain began to reach me through the shock.
Everyone was crouched down, some under the table, others in the process of going after the juggler. The Talons had swords and daggers drawn and scanned the room. Taz picked me up in his arms and turned toward his guests.
"Obviously, our juggler was not as good as he thought. Please stay and finish your dinner. My betrothed needs my attention." He turned to his mother. "We need our healer in my room."
"Is she all right, Tafadzwa?" Rhiannon asked, wide eyed with fear.
"I'm fine, hi'Lady, or will be, once the healer gets this thing out of me." I gritted my teeth.
"I hope you're not trying to get out of our wedding." Tafadzwa scowled, but I saw the twinkle in his eyes. "Because it won't work."
* * * *
For the next three days I felt like royalty. I almost lived at the seamstress's, my long hair trimmed, my body massaged until it glowed, and my skin smooth as ripe fruit. But I wasn't allowed to see Taz. Rhiannon informed me, laughing hysterically, that she was my chaperone for the next three days.
The day of the wedding, they bathed me in some sweet-smelling bath oils, fitted me into a simple but glorious dress, and fixed my hair, as I giggled through the entire morning. The wedding, the feast, and the night were everything any woman could ask for.
I'm now hi'Lady, hi'Blessed, and Aisha Talon Tafadzwa. Only the goddess knows what lies ahead.
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The Stewart Chronicles
— A King Ensnared (Book I)
— A King Uncaged (Book II)
The Black Douglas Series:
— Kingdom's Cost (Book I)
— Countenance of War (Book II)
— Not for Glory (Book III)
Freedom's Sword
SCIENCE FICTION
The Riss Series:
— The Riss Gamble (Book I)
— The Riss Proposal (Book II)
— The Riss Survival (Book III)
— The Riss Accession (Book IV)
— The Riss Challenge (Book V)
The Black Guard
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— The Shadow Ryana (Book I)
— The Shadow Gypsy (Book II)
Women of Power
Talon of the Unnamed Goddess
Scales of Justice
Blood Duty
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The Kazak Series:
— The Kazak Guardians: Lynn's Rules (Book I)
— The Kazak Guardians: The Unthinkable (Book II)
The Laughing Hounds
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