“Oh, Mari, thanks,” Mr. Singh replied as I took a couple boxes and led the way back to my room.
Sim was almost done unpacking with the help of her mom. It wouldn’t take more beyond the boxes we just arrived with. Sim took the top box from her father and opened it as I sat down on my bed to watch. They were like a well-oiled machine. Each person had a task, and they all moved around getting it done. For as much as they bickered, they were quite the family unit.
“Here,” Sim said, tossing me a booklet. “Look at the football team.”
I paged through it until I found the football team. Sixty-some faces stared back at me, all lined up together for a group shot. In a way they all looked the same to me. I didn’t know what I was looking for at first. Sim motioned for me to turn the page. I turned the page and stopped. Underwear model was staring back at me. Seth Sangre. He had a name. And he was their all-star quarterback. I smiled meekly up at Sim. Seth Sangre, the player, star quarterback, planned to make me a name on his list. Ugh. College was not off to a good start at all.
Carnelian (Book One of the Chalcedony Chronicles) is Available Now
Please check out my other books:
The Blue Eyes Trilogy (YA paranormal/urban fantasy- the trilogy that came before Devin’s story)
The Legend of the Blue Eyes
- Arianna Grace gets a big present for her sixteenth birthday. Surprise! She are a night human who needs to drink blood. Before her birthday, Arianna always wondered about the past she couldn’t remember. She loved her aunt and uncle, but something always felt like it was missing. On her birthday, she turns into a dearg-dul, and finds she now can’t live without blood. She must quickly adapt to a new life, in a role she wasn’t prepared for, to survive the night human world, where she is part of two warring clans.
Becoming a Legend
- Arianna finds that being a legend is much easier than becoming a legend when people all around her have been holding back secrets. There isn’t one person in her new life who doesn’t have a secret. People around her want her power, and will use those secrets to bring conflict in her world. Now Arianna must try to find the truth before she does something she will regret.
Winning the Legend
- It is time for Arianna to deal with the fate she has been dealt. Fourteen men have gathered to compete to win her, even though she would much rather just run away with Andrew. Running isn’t an option, though, as she wants to save her clans. Running will just bring war, which she wants to avoid at all costs. With new enemies and allies, it is time for Arianna to stand up and fight for her own future.
To Stand Beside Her (NA Historical Fantasy)
- To be the best courier in the world, eighteen-year-old Benét Leila follows three simple rules: always work alone, never stay in one place too long, and never fall in love. Too bad she didn’t follow her own advice.
The Chalcedony Chronicles (NA Time Travel Fantasy)
Carnelian
-Everyone has a past, but for most it isn’t so far in the past as Seth Sangre. His past is literally from thousands of years ago. Mari had dreams of college being a fresh start, one where she would start over and not fall for the good-looking player like high school. Unfortunately for her, that’s exactly what ends up falling into her lap on the first day she moves into the dorms. Mari finds her future along with her past put into question. If Mari can trust her heart enough to follow him, Seth will lead Mari on an adventure of a lifetime-and reveal family secrets she never knew existed.
Acknowledgements
As with any work of fiction, there are many people to thank along the way.
To you, the reader. Thank you for taking the time to read this story and go on the journey with me. If you liked it, please leave a review on your favorite online bookseller (or all of them!) and connect with me on Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads, etc. The greatest help you can do to keep a writer going is to support them by spreading the word about their books and leaving them encouraging words. If you are really inspired, join my mailing list to get updates first on my current and future writings.
Also I would like to thank my editor and cover designers. A good editor is essential to getting the story correct. Thank you so much, Kathie, for catching all those errors. Thankfully she can catch everything to make this a better novel for everyone else to read. Thanks also to Ashton Brammer for the second edit to make this book even better. A thank-you to my cover artist Ravven for such a pretty cover. She puts so much detail into every cover- it is truly amazing! A great cover helps get people interested. They may say never judge a book by its cover, but everyone does! I greatly appreciate all those that can do what I cannot, like editors and cover designers. I’m grateful I was able to find great professionals to work with on this book.
I’d also like to thank my hubby for continuing to push me further down the writing road. He gives me time when I need it to work on my stories. He encourages me to keep going each and every day on this adventure. And he does all the behind-the-scenes effort to make this work (have you seen my trailers- he is awesome!). This would be so much harder without his help. So thank you, B. for pushing me off the deep end (or the cliff as I see it sometimes). And a great big thanks to my little munchkins who keep me going from before the sun comes up ‘til long after it sets. Love you AK and KB.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read my novel!!
About the Author
Originally from Wisconsin, B. Kristin currently resides in Ohio with her husband, two small children, and three cats. When not doing the mom thing of chasing kids, baking cookies, and playing outside, she is using her PhD in biology as a scientist. In her free time she is currently hard at work on multiple novels. Every day is a new writing adventure. She is a fan of all YA/NA fantasy and science fiction and continues to promote good indie books on her own blog at www.bkristinmcmichael.com. You can find her on Twitter, Facebook, and Goodreads
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