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Tranquility #2.5
Interlude: Stories from Tranquility
INTERLUDE is a collection of short stories from the TRANQUILITY series. These stories are intended for those who have read the previous books and contains huge spoilers for both Blaze and Grief.
Love Notes is about Bethany and Arrago’s first month working together.
Knight’s Day Off is a story my Facebook people will have seen before. This one also takes place during those early days between Arrago and Bethany. Only this time, poor Bethany tries to take a day off work. Things don’t go according to plan. At all.
First Day on the Job is set after the events of GRIEF and is set about a week before the events of FURY. Myra, a Knight apprentice, is assigned a simple task: get Arrago, Edmund, Bethany, and the rest of the senior staff to attend a party hosted by Queen Celeste. However, it’s soon obvious that there’s more than just a party in the works and none of the main players are following the rules.
INTERLUDE is 20,000 words (about 75 pages).
Love Notes is about Bethany and Arrago’s first month working together.
Knight’s Day Off is a story my Facebook people will have seen before. This one also takes place during those early days between Arrago and Bethany. Only this time, poor Bethany tries to take a day off work. Things don’t go according to plan. At all.
First Day on the Job is set after the events of GRIEF and is set about a week before the events of FURY. Myra, a Knight apprentice, is assigned a simple task: get Arrago, Edmund, Bethany, and the rest of the senior staff to attend a party hosted by Queen Celeste. However, it’s soon obvious that there’s more than just a party in the works and none of the main players are following the rules.
INTERLUDE is 20,000 words (about 75 pages).
- GenresFantasy
91 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 28, 2015
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October 21, 2015
The stories in Interlude are all far more light-hearted than the full length books in this series, and they're short so the book is a quick read.
"Love Notes" shows the development of Bethany and Arrago's working relationship and the start of their personal feelings for each other. Both Bethany and Arrago are quick-witted and smart and their notes to each other are both funny and revealing. The epistolary mode of communication, while not original, is sweet, funny, and allows us to see different sides of Bethany and Arrago than we saw in the first two books. 4 stars
"Knight's Day Off" is slight, there's little in the way of action or plot. It's a slice of life story about a planned day off for Bethany and her two friends and fellow knights, Jovan and Kiner. Red tape trips them up and in a series of "Three Stooges" type of events, their day off takes an unwanted turn. I could feel Bethany's frustration, it was practically glowing from my Kindle. 3.5 stars
"First Day on the Job" didn't wow me. The humor is more subtle and I never really got a feel for Myra, whose POV drives the story. Myra is young, and new to her job but she's also smart. As she deals with royalty and the demands of her work, we get insight into the other characters: Arrago, Celeste, Bethany, Allric, Jovan, etc. I found the story confusing at first but once I clued in to what was happening, I liked it. 3 stars
"Love Notes" shows the development of Bethany and Arrago's working relationship and the start of their personal feelings for each other. Both Bethany and Arrago are quick-witted and smart and their notes to each other are both funny and revealing. The epistolary mode of communication, while not original, is sweet, funny, and allows us to see different sides of Bethany and Arrago than we saw in the first two books. 4 stars
"Knight's Day Off" is slight, there's little in the way of action or plot. It's a slice of life story about a planned day off for Bethany and her two friends and fellow knights, Jovan and Kiner. Red tape trips them up and in a series of "Three Stooges" type of events, their day off takes an unwanted turn. I could feel Bethany's frustration, it was practically glowing from my Kindle. 3.5 stars
"First Day on the Job" didn't wow me. The humor is more subtle and I never really got a feel for Myra, whose POV drives the story. Myra is young, and new to her job but she's also smart. As she deals with royalty and the demands of her work, we get insight into the other characters: Arrago, Celeste, Bethany, Allric, Jovan, etc. I found the story confusing at first but once I clued in to what was happening, I liked it. 3 stars
April 11, 2016
(Note: I received a free ecopy of this from the author. I don't remember if it was in exchange for an honest review or not. It was a long time ago. I'm bad at this.)
This is a short, but enjoyable, group of three stories involving the characters from Krista D. Ball's Tranquility series. The first two, in which Ball fleshes out the relationship between Bethany and Arrago with a heaping helping of her trademark snark, are the cutest. Though I also enjoyed the third. (The narrator of the third one is an empath who gets confused when people's words and body language don't match the emotions she reads from them - a small detail, but a nuance about empathy that I don't see often enough in fantasy stories.) That being said, it was somewhat awkward in the third to read all of Ball's main characters being mean to the narrator, at least until I figured out what was really going on.
Readers who don't know the Tranquility series likely won't know enough about what's going on, but fans will have a lot of fun.
This is a short, but enjoyable, group of three stories involving the characters from Krista D. Ball's Tranquility series. The first two, in which Ball fleshes out the relationship between Bethany and Arrago with a heaping helping of her trademark snark, are the cutest. Though I also enjoyed the third. (The narrator of the third one is an empath who gets confused when people's words and body language don't match the emotions she reads from them - a small detail, but a nuance about empathy that I don't see often enough in fantasy stories.) That being said, it was somewhat awkward in the third to read all of Ball's main characters being mean to the narrator, at least until I figured out what was really going on.
Readers who don't know the Tranquility series likely won't know enough about what's going on, but fans will have a lot of fun.
May 27, 2015
It's been a while since I've had the pleasure to read Bethany. This is a fun to see Bethany, Arrago, Jovan, and Kiner back at their ways. The banter between them all is a hoot. The first two stories happen during Tranquility's Blaze. The last story brings us back to where everyone is before Fury is released. And now I can't wait for it to come!
Love Notes
Bethany is an extremely busy knight. So most of their inter-office communication (and banter) is through notes.
Bethany and Arrago are so different that they complement each other and make me smile while bantering. Arrago really is good with Bethany and her rough exterior.
Oh this is fun to read and see how their work relationship and friendship grows through these letters. I just love seeing these two together and as their banter turns to flirting, and they realize it. So much fun!
Knight's Day Off
Bethany, Jovan, and Kiner have three days off! At the same time.
The Tranquility Trio. Allric was to represent the Knights at the arrival of Relas as the three are off. The Relas arrives early and Allric isn't anywhere to be found. And a Knight is needed. Mother Aneese knows of the new order - a ledger to tell of who's off.
Bethany only wants to take a bath and rest before leaving for two days. Three men invade her room while she's trying to do just that. LOL! Oh the results. And what Jovan and Kiner kidnap Arrago... Oh my! LOL!
Then theirs the history that Relas has with the trio. Hahaha. This crew are a rowdy bunch, and such friends. It appears Arrago is part of the crew now too.
First Day on the Job
Myra has just walked off the boat at the castle. She wants to be a part of Lord Kiner's team and help with the war. Kiner assigns her to Queen Celeste's personal administration, to relay messages from queen to senior members.
Myra's first job will interact with all the main players in Tranquility. Oh boy, the interaction! This story brings them all into focus and where they are now. Bethany and Arrago get to banter by way of messenger.
Myra sees obstacles of her age (she's so young) and parentage, but she's determined to life beyond those and be the best she can. Myra is half Rygent and can read peoples feelings along with their body language, and things are mixed up along with her own fears and feelings mixed in.
This is a great read while waiting for book three! The jokes are fun yet truths and secrets are discovered.
Love Notes
Bethany is an extremely busy knight. So most of their inter-office communication (and banter) is through notes.
Bethany and Arrago are so different that they complement each other and make me smile while bantering. Arrago really is good with Bethany and her rough exterior.
Oh this is fun to read and see how their work relationship and friendship grows through these letters. I just love seeing these two together and as their banter turns to flirting, and they realize it. So much fun!
Knight's Day Off
Bethany, Jovan, and Kiner have three days off! At the same time.
The Tranquility Trio. Allric was to represent the Knights at the arrival of Relas as the three are off. The Relas arrives early and Allric isn't anywhere to be found. And a Knight is needed. Mother Aneese knows of the new order - a ledger to tell of who's off.
Bethany only wants to take a bath and rest before leaving for two days. Three men invade her room while she's trying to do just that. LOL! Oh the results. And what Jovan and Kiner kidnap Arrago... Oh my! LOL!
Then theirs the history that Relas has with the trio. Hahaha. This crew are a rowdy bunch, and such friends. It appears Arrago is part of the crew now too.
First Day on the Job
Myra has just walked off the boat at the castle. She wants to be a part of Lord Kiner's team and help with the war. Kiner assigns her to Queen Celeste's personal administration, to relay messages from queen to senior members.
Myra's first job will interact with all the main players in Tranquility. Oh boy, the interaction! This story brings them all into focus and where they are now. Bethany and Arrago get to banter by way of messenger.
Myra sees obstacles of her age (she's so young) and parentage, but she's determined to life beyond those and be the best she can. Myra is half Rygent and can read peoples feelings along with their body language, and things are mixed up along with her own fears and feelings mixed in.
This is a great read while waiting for book three! The jokes are fun yet truths and secrets are discovered.
December 17, 2015
A humorous side look into the lives of key players from Krista D. Ball's Tales of Tranquility Series. Each tale takes up a little known aspect of the major books and expands them into a quick and enjoyable read.
June 12, 2015
What fun! 3 humorous novellas that showcase the lighter side of the Tranquility characters, fleshing out the events of Blaze, and giving a nice preview of how events progress between Grief and Fury.
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