Emerald Fire

by A. Catherine Noon, Rachel Wilder

Pampered city boy meets Heathcliff of the desert The lost colony world of Persis created its own customs in the years without galactic contact. The Keeps developed complex methods of dealing with the harsh desert of the Great Valley and now, Keepers are cherished as caregivers and helpmeets. Emerald Keeper Teeka is no exception. Graduating at the top of his year, young Teeka is prepared to take his first Contract with Senior Hunter Brant. When Brant is killed while out on Stake, Teeka is stranded, surrounded by strangers, and is unsure of who to trust. A dark and moody Hunter steps forward with an offer of partnership and protection. Teeka wonders what motivates the scarred and solitary Senior Hunter Quill. Both have hidden motives for agreeing, and both are suspicious of each other. But the Great Valley will force them to work together and build a trust born out of necessity and survival. Between the dangers of the desert and the malice of a hidden enemy, Teeka and Quill must learn to believe in each other to find the truth. Contains explicit, adult sexual situations intended for mature readers. This is a standalone novel with no cliffhangers and an HEA ending. This is a Sci-fi Fantasy story set on another planet with different traditions and customs regarding male/male relationships - enjoy exploring it with us!

263 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 2, 2019

About the author

My official bio came to me when mulling over my two main passions: words and yarn. It hit me that they’re metaphorically the same thing: “For author and textile artist A. Catherine Noon, it’s all about the yarn, both metaphorical and literal – spinning a yarn, knitting with yarn, weaving, sewing, painting, sharing stories and good times over a cup of coffee with dark chocolate.”
I’m a born storyteller. I love to talk and I love to write. I sometimes feel, in my heart of hearts, that the internet was developed by and for people like me – natural networkers who love to talk with anybody about anything. After Y2K, the world belongs to the geeks. Teaching is a natural extension of that instinct. I find I’m just as passionate about helping other people get onto the page as I am about my own writing.
I’ve written all sorts of things: fantasy, science fiction, autobiography, cooking, spirituality, and a host of other topics. I recently rediscovered a love of poetry, because it uses words to express the inexpressible. Essays, too, have fascinated me for a long time, though I didn’t know what name to call the style of writing I liked – it certainly wasn’t the dry-as-bones “essays” from high school days. Phillip Lopate did a lot of good for the field of letters in general, and me in particular, when he published his ode to the essay, The Art of the Personal Essay. Turns out, I’m a fan of Montaigne. Now that I’m an author and have to promote myself, I get to write essays for my different blogs. I even have a basket of topics on which I feel confident to write.
Finding one’s voice can be a lifelong pursuit. I know it has been for me. Being able to own that voice, and speak in that voice, takes practice and gentleness. A word at a time, we learn to get, and stay, on the page. The same goes for knitting. It’s a very Zen process of accumulating stitches and those stitches turn into a garment, or art object, or soft furnishing, or a toy, or anything the knitter can conceive.