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Scapegoating a Hero
Journey to the country of Jaiya, in a world not quite like ours. Here the humans wield magical powers and fight against an Empire which seeks to enslave them, but they share their world with insect people and trollfolk, and stranger things lurk in the shadows… Anora doesn’t like having the ability to steal other people’s memories, but sometimes she has to use her power in her work as a spy. But when the sleazy Imperial businessman blackmailing her is killed, Anora’s husband Rijal is imprisoned. What started as a marriage of convenience will turn into true love, as Anora uses all her skills to free her husband from prison…but she has powerful enemies, and not all of them are human. Hero is meant as a standalone. However, the heroes in the later books in this series are descended from Anora and Rijal, who are also the ancestors of some of the characters in the original Jaiya series.
211 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 25, 2019
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Mel Dunay
16 books5 followersI've traveled all over the world, but now I live in the American Midwest with my extended family. I have no cats, only a vacuum robot named Minnie, who probably would not play nicely with the feline species. My hobbies include bookbinding, film-editing, and finding useful writer support tasks for AI. I prefer to do the actual story drafting myself though.
I write plot-first fantasy and science-fiction, where my characters fight tyrants and other monsters, escape murder charges and slavery, and occasionally save civilization as they know it. While they're having these adventures, they also forge strong emotional connections with their comrades, but they come from cultures that do not treat physical intimacy lightly, and with all that danger around, they usually don't have time for it anyway. If you like a little humor, a little romance, lots of adventure, and no explicit content, welcome! You've come to the right place. I write for readers who want meaningful romantic subplots without explicit content, and adventure that never gets sidelined by the love story.
I write plot-first fantasy and science-fiction, where my characters fight tyrants and other monsters, escape murder charges and slavery, and occasionally save civilization as they know it. While they're having these adventures, they also forge strong emotional connections with their comrades, but they come from cultures that do not treat physical intimacy lightly, and with all that danger around, they usually don't have time for it anyway. If you like a little humor, a little romance, lots of adventure, and no explicit content, welcome! You've come to the right place. I write for readers who want meaningful romantic subplots without explicit content, and adventure that never gets sidelined by the love story.
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March 21, 2020
A Real Page Turner
This novel was a great way to escape from the craziness of the real world. Set in a world filled with people and other beings who are not what they appear to be. This book had a lot of unique twists and turns that kept me reading into the night. I highly recommend!
This novel was a great way to escape from the craziness of the real world. Set in a world filled with people and other beings who are not what they appear to be. This book had a lot of unique twists and turns that kept me reading into the night. I highly recommend!
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