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Darkling Chronicles #2
Shadow Fire
*This is the second short story in The Darkling Chronicles series*
As a darkling shadowcaster, Bianca Rehmling works under the three dragon lords of the Shadowland Council, casting shadows for her human charge on the earth’s plane and harnessing energy to bring back for the balance and wellbeing of her kind. She’s always been a law-abiding darkling, as opposed to her younger sister, Anka. When Anka broke shadowcasting rules over the summer, she suffered the wrath of the council, something Bianca never wants to witness again.
To protect her sister, Bianca harbors some dark secrets, ones that could cause the decline of Shadowland. When a deadly illness called Shadow Fever strikes the village, Bianca fears her own rule-breaking has caused a fatal imbalance in the world of Montenai. She hasn’t been doing her job, her duty, and the dragon lords suspect.
Family or duty? With loved ones suffering, and the dragon lords breathing down her neck, Bianca keeps her nymph friends close and her enemies…closer. When an unlikely ally offers to help, Bianca must decide if she should trust him, or rely on herself and brave the heat alone.
As a darkling shadowcaster, Bianca Rehmling works under the three dragon lords of the Shadowland Council, casting shadows for her human charge on the earth’s plane and harnessing energy to bring back for the balance and wellbeing of her kind. She’s always been a law-abiding darkling, as opposed to her younger sister, Anka. When Anka broke shadowcasting rules over the summer, she suffered the wrath of the council, something Bianca never wants to witness again.
To protect her sister, Bianca harbors some dark secrets, ones that could cause the decline of Shadowland. When a deadly illness called Shadow Fever strikes the village, Bianca fears her own rule-breaking has caused a fatal imbalance in the world of Montenai. She hasn’t been doing her job, her duty, and the dragon lords suspect.
Family or duty? With loved ones suffering, and the dragon lords breathing down her neck, Bianca keeps her nymph friends close and her enemies…closer. When an unlikely ally offers to help, Bianca must decide if she should trust him, or rely on herself and brave the heat alone.
95 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 17, 2014
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About the author
Tricia Zoeller
11 books30 followersTricia lives in Marietta, Georgia with her husband, Lou, her little yappy dog, Lola Belle, and her big orange mutant cat, George. Her two stepsons, Joseph and Robert, make stopovers as well, making sure to keep life an adventure.
Tricia earned a B.A. in Journalism and Anthropology from Indiana University in Bloomington. After moving to Atlanta in 1992, she obtained her Masters of Education in Communication Disorders from Georgia State University and spent a decade working as a Speech-Language Pathologist, most recently in the pediatric field treating children on the Autism Spectrum.
Writing has always been a part of her life–like breathing and chocolate. To reach Tricia or get the latest stories, please visit:
http://www.triciazoeller.com or http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tricia-...
Tricia earned a B.A. in Journalism and Anthropology from Indiana University in Bloomington. After moving to Atlanta in 1992, she obtained her Masters of Education in Communication Disorders from Georgia State University and spent a decade working as a Speech-Language Pathologist, most recently in the pediatric field treating children on the Autism Spectrum.
Writing has always been a part of her life–like breathing and chocolate. To reach Tricia or get the latest stories, please visit:
http://www.triciazoeller.com or http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tricia-...
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June 3, 2015
I was excited to jump back into The Darkling Chronicles and get to spend some time in the World of Montenai, reading about Anka’s sister, Bianca’s story. The glimpses the author gave of Bianca in book 1, Shadow Blues, were very intriguing, Bianca, the sister who always followed the rules, aghast at her little sister breaking them, yet heart broken at the punishment she’d received from the Dragon Lords, now battles with a little rule breaking herself. See what Bianca does with the balance of Shadowland in her hands.
May 6, 2015
Reviewed for Paranormal Romance and Authors That Rock
Novella length.
The second book in the Darkling Chronicles, Shadow Fire continues the story begun in Shadow Blues and picks up with Anka's sister Bianca as the narrator. Bianca has always been the law-abiding of the two sisters, but after Anka is harshly punished for breaking the rules Bianca realizes that breaking the rules is sometimes necessary.
I continue to enjoy the world that Tricia Zoeller has created, though I felt as though the first and second books would have benefitted from being combined into a longer, more fully-developed story.
Novella length.
The second book in the Darkling Chronicles, Shadow Fire continues the story begun in Shadow Blues and picks up with Anka's sister Bianca as the narrator. Bianca has always been the law-abiding of the two sisters, but after Anka is harshly punished for breaking the rules Bianca realizes that breaking the rules is sometimes necessary.
I continue to enjoy the world that Tricia Zoeller has created, though I felt as though the first and second books would have benefitted from being combined into a longer, more fully-developed story.
March 9, 2014
The Darkling Chronicles is such a great story. By the end of Anka's story, I wanted more. The author gave a little bit more with Bianca. She really hooked me with this series in this short story. Ms. Zoeller left me wanting more again. It really is a great story. It is short, but it's worth it.
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