The unforgiving sun bore down on the desolate valley below, focusing its energy on the only thing moving as it slowly sank into the horizon. A tall, slim figure, clad all in black, cast a long shadow in the grass as he approached the remnants of a crumbling castle. His shadow was faint. He pulled his wide-brimmed hat low on his head, protecting his pale face from the last vestiges of the sun’s rays. Just a few more minutes. He awaited the setting of the sun with the anticipation of the condemned beneath the executioner’s axe, eager for a single, forceful swing so that you could at last be done with it. Being half-human, he could bear the daylight, but on especially hot days like this one, it made his skin feel as if it were being peeled away from his flesh. The night brought sweet release from constant torture. But the day’s torments didn’t register on his face. Emotions rarely did. Half-vampire and cursed with eternal life, he had experienced it all. Most of it pain. The sunset brought its own complications. Killing vampires at night, at the height of their power, was a fool’s errand for even the…

Time reverses, the Hero of old returns Enchanted weapons   Stolen from the temple Hero of a new age struck down Accursed sword nearly brings Death Only the Goddess’s Will could undo the sorcery of   Old From far away   True love appears. How will Lysandro Escape the growing danger Reveal himself, without his mask Overcome his fear and face his Nemesis THE SHADOW OF THERON by Kathryn Troy The Three-Faced Goddess has always protected Theron. Now, it’s the Shadow’s turn.   To protect her people from Argoss, the Three-Faced Goddess forged enchanted weapons powerful enough to defeat the wicked sorcerer.   Now, ages later, those relics are disappearing.   Lysadro knows the village magistrate Marek is responsible, and he searches for proof disguised as the masked protector the Shadow of Theron. But when Marek wounds him with an accursed sword that shouldn’t exist, Lysandro must find a way to stop Marek from gaining any more sacred artifacts.   As the feud between Lysandro and Marek throws Lighura into chaos, and the appearance of the beautiful Seraphine complicates matters, Lysadro tries to find the courage to protect her from Marek and win her heart.   Just as the danger mounts, the sacred…