Melinda Vanlone

Finding Flame Melinda Vanlone

Publisher Marketing: All that has been is written on the Wind. But can the past save the future, or destroy it? Book 2 of the Xannon Series introduces Macari, First Daughter of the Benata Daemon Court. Daemons have lived thousands of years sequestered on their own plane, separated from humans by the Between, a barrier thought to be impossible to cross. But nothing stops the Corsairie, a storm of Air magic that holds all of history in its grasp. Macari is the only daemon capable of Walking the Wind, a talent she uses every day to witness history unfold. Her latest report stirs old wounds and forgotten fears in the most powerful daemon of all, her mother. While walking the Wind, Macari witnesses an intimate scene between a daemon man and a human woman. Returning to the Benata court, she casually reports the incident to First Mother and the Court, but what seems an innocent moment sends the daemon into a turmoil of suspicion and fear. First Mother issues Macari an order bound by magic: find the woman seen in the vision and learn why she's conspired with the Mayfanta leader. Discovering the human woman's identity requires crossing the boundaries of existence, a feat no daemon has ever accomplished. The task seems impossible, but the penalty for failure is banishment. Even if Macari succeeds, will the answers soothe her mother's fears or merely fan the flames of a larger fire? Contributor Bio:  Vanlone, Melinda Melinda VanLone writes fantasy and science fiction, freelances as a graphic designer, and dabbles in photography. She currently lives in Rockville, Maryland, with her husband and furbabies. When she's not playing with her imaginary friends you can find her playing World of Warcraft, wandering aimlessly through the streets taking photos, or hovered over coffee in Starbucks. Contributor Bio:  Wingard, Jennifer ALLEGORIES OF THE TAROT is the brainchild of indie editor and writer, Annetta Ribken. Gathering together twenty-two new and established award-winning authors, this anthology represents a wide variety of genres to present the enigma of the Major Arcana of the Tarot in story form. Annetta has edited over ninety novels and written a few of her own. She works and lives just outside St. Louis with her evil feline overlord, a rescued shelter cat named Athena. Contributor Bio:  Ribken, Annetta Erin Cawood is a commercial women's fiction author, with a taste for dramatic storylines and a passion for strong lead characters she really gets behind, and cheers on right to the very end of their story. Her focus? Taking romance into the darker, edgier side of contemporary fiction.