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Shine
Storms and Spirits
June Brighton has spent her most of life fighting Revens—Shine bounty hunters. But nothing has prepared her for the leader of the Revens, "le Teuer Revenant"—the Ghost Killer. For reasons she doesn’t understand, he wants her blood. With the help of her friend Naomi and her captor-turned-rescuer Memphis Stone, June tracks the Ghost Killer to his plantation home in New Orleans, only to find he was expecting her--and knows her weaknesses. To fight him, June will have to face her greatest fears. And if she doesn’t, she'll pay the ultimate price.
118 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 6, 2014
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About the author
Tamara Grantham
37 books455 followersTamara Grantham is the award-winning author of more than half a dozen books and novellas, including the Olive Kennedy: Fairy World MD series, the Twisted Ever After trilogy, and the Shine novellas. Dreamthief, the first book of her Fairy World MD series, won first place for fantasy in INDIEFAB’S Book of the Year Awards, a RONE award for best New Adult Romance, and is a #1 bestseller on Amazon with over 200 reviews.
Tamara holds a Bachelor’s degree in English. She has been a featured speaker at the Rose State Writing Conference and has been a panelist at Comic Con Wizard World speaking on the topic of female leads. For her first published project, she collaborated with New York-Times bestselling author, William Bernhardt, in writing the Shine series.
Born and raised in Texas, Tamara now lives with her husband and five children in Wichita, Kansas. She rarely has any free time, but when the stars align and she gets a moment to relax, she enjoys reading fantasy novels, taking nature walks, and watching every Star Wars or Star Trek movie ever made. You can find her online at www.TamaraGrantham.com.
Tamara holds a Bachelor’s degree in English. She has been a featured speaker at the Rose State Writing Conference and has been a panelist at Comic Con Wizard World speaking on the topic of female leads. For her first published project, she collaborated with New York-Times bestselling author, William Bernhardt, in writing the Shine series.
Born and raised in Texas, Tamara now lives with her husband and five children in Wichita, Kansas. She rarely has any free time, but when the stars align and she gets a moment to relax, she enjoys reading fantasy novels, taking nature walks, and watching every Star Wars or Star Trek movie ever made. You can find her online at www.TamaraGrantham.com.
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April 10, 2015
Storms and Spirits is a good, face-paced YA/fantasy read!
Storms and Spirits is the third part of a novella trilogy authored by Tamara Grantham. It's the story of June Brighton, an 18-year-old Hispanic girl with a sister dying of leukemia and largely absentee parents. June's "Shine" -- that is her superhuman ability -- is to hear heartbeats. In a previous installment, she is hunted down by "Revens," in essence, shadowy fighters and bounty hunters. One of them, Memphis Stone, befriends June and June's British friend and fellow Shine Naomi and recruits them to find the master of the Revens anmed, "le Teuer Revenant." Their journey takes them across the US, from New York to Lousiana and Canada.
The plot moves well with well-scripted dialogue and the writing lends itself to authentic feeling location shifts. The story has enough twists and turns to keep the reader interested. The love story between June and her former captor Memphis as well as June's Shine ability elevating from heartbeat observation to manipulation gradually progresses and feels organic. My only negative comments would be that one of the story's twists, which I'd hoped would end one way, got resolved in a deux ex machina sort of fashion with little explanation and there were some editorial mistakes here and there. A solid read all around..
Storms and Spirits is the third part of a novella trilogy authored by Tamara Grantham. It's the story of June Brighton, an 18-year-old Hispanic girl with a sister dying of leukemia and largely absentee parents. June's "Shine" -- that is her superhuman ability -- is to hear heartbeats. In a previous installment, she is hunted down by "Revens," in essence, shadowy fighters and bounty hunters. One of them, Memphis Stone, befriends June and June's British friend and fellow Shine Naomi and recruits them to find the master of the Revens anmed, "le Teuer Revenant." Their journey takes them across the US, from New York to Lousiana and Canada.
The plot moves well with well-scripted dialogue and the writing lends itself to authentic feeling location shifts. The story has enough twists and turns to keep the reader interested. The love story between June and her former captor Memphis as well as June's Shine ability elevating from heartbeat observation to manipulation gradually progresses and feels organic. My only negative comments would be that one of the story's twists, which I'd hoped would end one way, got resolved in a deux ex machina sort of fashion with little explanation and there were some editorial mistakes here and there. A solid read all around..
November 12, 2014
LOVED THIS! This was the 3rd story in the Revens series for the Shine books, books 10, 11 & 12, and my fav of the 3 for sure. This one had so many tense moments and so much suspense.
June, Memphis and Naomi are headed to New Orleans to track down Lavelle and stop him, if they can figure out how. There are so many crazy twists and it is such a unique story line. I found my self surprised and saying "NO WAY' a few times. I absolutely ADORED the ending to this book too!! Love loved loved it!
These 3 novellas together make one novel length book, and together they make an amazing story!
June, Memphis and Naomi are headed to New Orleans to track down Lavelle and stop him, if they can figure out how. There are so many crazy twists and it is such a unique story line. I found my self surprised and saying "NO WAY' a few times. I absolutely ADORED the ending to this book too!! Love loved loved it!
These 3 novellas together make one novel length book, and together they make an amazing story!
November 10, 2014
As the author, I can honestly say this is one of my favorite books. New Orleans is such a interesting city. It's the perfect setting for a good ghost story. Researching for this book was almost as fun as writing it. The Myrtles Plantation has a violent past, and makes it the perfect inspiration for my fictional plantation, Magnolia Acres.
November 1, 2016
LOVED IT!! So many plot twists, and such a wild ride! Another amazing read by Ms. Grantham!! This book is a MUST read and should be on your list!!
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