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Chronicles
Lance and Quill: Entry 9
An Arabian Sands sweet romance with threads of mystery and adventure.
Alaina flees the wazir's rose perfume and court gardens to seek refuge with a Twilket prince in the mysterious sands of Araby. She holds disastrous choice within her forbidden love, her martial skill, and one wiser than her heart.
While her sister of hearth and salt sails for Britannia to free her from a sentence of death, Alaina must put down her quill and her healer’s bag to take up the staff of war.
If she can grow the skill to outwit a traitor, keep her prince alive, and rescue the people she brought in reach of the wazir’s vengeance, then she will be a true daughter of the sands.
For the wazir’s reach is long. Every slave who runs must be caught.
So begins a war for love, justice, and freedom.
The wazir raises an army against Faisal’s tents, revealing a traitor hidden in the Oasis of Oaths.
Alaina will prove a pawn of intrigue, the greatest traitor, and the key to their salvation or their doom.
It is a timeless war between her Prince, her heart, and his rival: one will die, one will rise, and one will change the sands forever.
Lance and Quill is a medieval fantasy adventure in the Falcon Chronicle, Bk # 1.5, taking place between Falcon Heart Bk 1 (permafree), and Falcon Flight Bk 2.
Though it can be read as a standalone book.
If you enjoy this book, please leave me an honest review.
Thanks!
Excerpt:
Alaina shivered. Her battle to accept her weaknesses, her struggle to find her place in the world—he saw that? Burn him—no, no. But he did see too much.
That place she sought was not completely shaped, nor completely known. She wet her lips. “You could live with one who—who is a pawn of peace, not born of your sands, whom no other would have? You would have the—the heart of one who is spoiled?”
“Do not call yourself so! I have Tae’s word you are not touched. Even if you had been, it would not be to your blame. That rests on Ali Ben Aidon’s head.”
Alaina’s face burned. She was a healer; she should not blush at such things. She smoothed the paper in her hand.
His voice lowered. “I would live with one who speaks truth, though it does not favor her. With one who picks battles that need fought, no matter how many lances oppose her. . . .”
“Battles ill fought, this morn,” she said. “Right words at an ill moment and ill words at the right moment.”
“You do not start a battle with me that you cannot win.” He was laughing at her again.
“Unless I must.” A smile tugged at her mouth.
“Yes.” He stepped closer and whispered, “May no battle ever separate us long.” His mouth came down on hers.
Thought fled in a warding fire of strength and understanding. The promise in his touch warmed her differently than any fire ever had. Could it be true . . .? She reached for him.
His hand folded around hers and he pulled back, leaving something hard and angular within her fingers. She held a brooch of black amber: a falcon, eyes, beak, and wings detailed in silver.
Widespread wings. . . .
Crossover: Find the Eternal, the Adventure
Alaina flees the wazir's rose perfume and court gardens to seek refuge with a Twilket prince in the mysterious sands of Araby. She holds disastrous choice within her forbidden love, her martial skill, and one wiser than her heart.
While her sister of hearth and salt sails for Britannia to free her from a sentence of death, Alaina must put down her quill and her healer’s bag to take up the staff of war.
If she can grow the skill to outwit a traitor, keep her prince alive, and rescue the people she brought in reach of the wazir’s vengeance, then she will be a true daughter of the sands.
For the wazir’s reach is long. Every slave who runs must be caught.
So begins a war for love, justice, and freedom.
The wazir raises an army against Faisal’s tents, revealing a traitor hidden in the Oasis of Oaths.
Alaina will prove a pawn of intrigue, the greatest traitor, and the key to their salvation or their doom.
It is a timeless war between her Prince, her heart, and his rival: one will die, one will rise, and one will change the sands forever.
Lance and Quill is a medieval fantasy adventure in the Falcon Chronicle, Bk # 1.5, taking place between Falcon Heart Bk 1 (permafree), and Falcon Flight Bk 2.
Though it can be read as a standalone book.
If you enjoy this book, please leave me an honest review.
Thanks!
Excerpt:
Alaina shivered. Her battle to accept her weaknesses, her struggle to find her place in the world—he saw that? Burn him—no, no. But he did see too much.
That place she sought was not completely shaped, nor completely known. She wet her lips. “You could live with one who—who is a pawn of peace, not born of your sands, whom no other would have? You would have the—the heart of one who is spoiled?”
“Do not call yourself so! I have Tae’s word you are not touched. Even if you had been, it would not be to your blame. That rests on Ali Ben Aidon’s head.”
Alaina’s face burned. She was a healer; she should not blush at such things. She smoothed the paper in her hand.
His voice lowered. “I would live with one who speaks truth, though it does not favor her. With one who picks battles that need fought, no matter how many lances oppose her. . . .”
“Battles ill fought, this morn,” she said. “Right words at an ill moment and ill words at the right moment.”
“You do not start a battle with me that you cannot win.” He was laughing at her again.
“Unless I must.” A smile tugged at her mouth.
“Yes.” He stepped closer and whispered, “May no battle ever separate us long.” His mouth came down on hers.
Thought fled in a warding fire of strength and understanding. The promise in his touch warmed her differently than any fire ever had. Could it be true . . .? She reached for him.
His hand folded around hers and he pulled back, leaving something hard and angular within her fingers. She held a brooch of black amber: a falcon, eyes, beak, and wings detailed in silver.
Widespread wings. . . .
Crossover: Find the Eternal, the Adventure
197 pages, Paperback
Published June 30, 2015
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Azalea Dabill
16 books84 followersA reader of epic fantasy and new worlds, Azalea Dabill loves grand adventure and Noblebright characters.
A satisfying, happy ending, the fate of the world, and story tension fascinates her. She explores how to shape words so they wield meaning.
Every word holds the force of an arrow, shot either for good or ill. A well-placed bolt can protect, defend, and encourage. Every day is a good day to fight for the kingdom!
Her debut Noblebright fantasy novel was released in 2015. When she isn’t writing her next magic free series you can find her growing things, raiding bookstores, or hiking the wild.
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Happy reading!
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Crossover ~ Find the Eternal, the Adventure
A satisfying, happy ending, the fate of the world, and story tension fascinates her. She explores how to shape words so they wield meaning.
Every word holds the force of an arrow, shot either for good or ill. A well-placed bolt can protect, defend, and encourage. Every day is a good day to fight for the kingdom!
Her debut Noblebright fantasy novel was released in 2015. When she isn’t writing her next magic free series you can find her growing things, raiding bookstores, or hiking the wild.
Her website is the hub for all her books, news, and reader resources. https://azaleadabill.com
Or find my books at your favorite retailer pretty much wherever books are sold.
You can find me on:
GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/azaleadabill
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/azalea.dabill
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/azaleadabil...
BookBub: https://partners.bookbub.com/my_books
Twitter: https://x.com/AzaleaDabill
Happy reading!
Azalea
Crossover ~ Find the Eternal, the Adventure
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May 30, 2021
I have really been enjoying this series. It's a very entertaining medieval fantasy.
April 1, 2025
This is the best of the series thus far. As a novella, it has a tighter focus than the first two full length novels and this improved the writing. Still not quite a 4 star read for me, it a definite improvement.
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