Captive: Companion Novella to Ancestors: Book 1

by L.E. Holmes

He is a hunter, a protector, a raknari warrior.  He is Forbidden.  

Raised his entire life for the sole purpose of defending his clan, Khalvir serves the chief who saved him from certain death; death at the hands of the hated elven tribes who see him only as an abomination to be destroyed. 

Now held captive and at his enemy’s mercy, Khalvir must somehow find a way to escape the mysterious elf witch who holds him.  An elf whose motives remain shrouded and whose very presence calls to his soul, threatening to turn every truth he has ever known into a lie...

Captive is a companion novella to Ancestors: Book 1 and best enjoyed after reading this book first.

The Ancestors Saga 

Exciting and compelling, the Ancestors Saga takes you on a journey into our own dark and forgotten past, where not everything is always as it seems.  Ancestors combines myth, legend and our own beginnings to retell this lost chapter of human history.

Interview with the author about the Ancestors Saga 

Q: What drove you to write the Ancestors Saga?

I have always loved epic fantasy romance, in reading, writing and in film. The story for my two main characters for the saga-main hit me about seven years ago and the world grew up around them. It just demanded to be told.

Q: What is special about the Ancestors Saga?

The Ancestors Saga takes readers into a historical fantasy world that has been lost to the depths of time. It offers a glimpse of a world that might have been with a new fantastical edge and thriller elements. It explores where our own folklore, myths and legends may have arisen and what humanity might have become had circumstance allowed a different, more spiritual path.

Q: What is the main driving force for the Saga?

I like my characters to be at the heart of the story, their journey is told directly from their own hearts and minds. I wish the reader to experience their hardships and struggles through their eyes alone. The driving force behind the whole story is the epic journey these characters embark upon.

Q: Will there be much romance within this fantasy series?

Definitely, but I am not going to spoil anything by elaborating between whom at this point!

Q: Who is your target audience for these fantasy novels?

This series is a certain fantasy bestseller for anyone above the age of 18 who enjoys epic fantasy with a new vision and romance at its heart. I would place it for new and young adult readers.

147 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 1, 2017

About the author

Laurie Elizabeth Holmes lives in the West Midlands, England with her husband, Matt, and their two dogs, Freya and Loki.

Having had a misspent youth devouring everything science fiction and fantasy, Laurie enjoys reading and writing books that draw a reader into new and undiscovered worlds with characters that are hard to part with long after the journey comes to end.

Laurie's debut novella, The Forbidden and it's sequel, Ancestors, are available now with the next three books in the Ancestors Saga due to follow.

Find out more about Laurie and the Ancestors Saga on her official website at www.leholmes.com

Reviews

[CHRISTINE HARDING]

This was worth reading. You really should read it before you read Ancestors #1 right after you read Forbidden it ties everything together. I loved this series cant wait for the next book (Enemy Tribe)
It is #2 Book.

[Stephanie Hanson]

Liked this first book and the novellas. When is #2 coming out?