A Missing Peace (23 page)
Authors: Beth Fred
The stars aligned.
Keeping Mirriam out of an arranged marriage only hastened what was already written in our destiny.
Ten Years Later
Caleb
We couldn't predict where life would take us. Mirriam became a biomedical engineer and invented a series of products to promote mobility in disabled people. She said the inspiration came from a stubborn boy with a bad back and a bad leg, who'd pulled some stunts that could have left him permanently damaged because he wouldn't yield to his limitations.
I went to law school. A couple of organizations heard our story and paid for it. I specialized in constitutional law. I spend my day protecting our rights, and I help wounded vets sue the military, and poor and old people sue the government pro bono.
That girl I took a chance on ten years agoâshe still drives me crazy. She's lying in a remote controlled bed with an IV dripping in her arm. She's still the toughest girl I know, and even in her sleep, she's beautiful.
The nurse pushes the bassinet in and says, “He's done with his shots.” I meet them at the door and take Michael Yohanna Miller in my arms. When my dad sacrificed himself that day, he saved more than Mirriam, because his grandson couldn't have life without him. And he gave Mirriam and I the peace we'd both been missing
King Hall
by Scarlett Dawn
A fresh, meaty, sink-your-teeth-in-and-hold-on-tight new adult fantasy series kicks off with
King Hall
â¦
King Hall â where the Mysticals go to learn their craft, get their degrees, and transition into adulthood. And where four new Rulers will rise and meet their destinies.
Lily Ruckler is adept at one thing: survival. Born a Mystical hybrid, her mere existence is forbidden, but her nightmare is only about to start. Fluke, happenstance, and a deep personal loss finds Lily deeply entrenched with those who would destroy her simply for existing â The Mystical Kings. Being named future Queen of the Shifters shoves Lily into the spotlight, making her one of the most visible Mysticals in the world. But with risk comes a certain solace â her burgeoning friendships with the other three Rulers: a wicked Vampire, a wild-child Mage, and a playboy Elemental. Backed by their faith and trust, Lily begins to relax into her new life.
Then chaos erupts as the fragile peace between Commoners and Mysticals is broken, and suddenly Lily realises the greatest threat was never from within, and her fear takes on a new name: the Revolution.
Lost in Kakadu
By Kendall Talbot
An action adventure novel set in the Australian jungle where two unlikely people prove just how attractive opposites can be...
It's pretentious socialite Abigail Mulholland's worst nightmare when her plane crashes into an ancient Australian wilderness. Things go from bad to downright hellish when rescuers never come. As she battles to survive in an environment that's as brutal as it is beautiful, Abigail finds herself also fighting her unlikely attraction to Mackenzie â another survivor, and a much younger man.
Mackenzie Steel is devastated by his partner's death in the crash, the only person with whom he shared his painful past. Now, as he confronts his own demons, he finds he has a new battle on his hands: his growing feelings for Abigail, a woman who's as frustratingly naïve as she is funny.
Fate brought them together, but they'll need more than luck to escape Kakadu alive. Could the letters of a dead man hold the key to their survival?
Riding on Air
by Maggie Gilbert
For readers of Jenny Downham, John Greene and Maureen McCarthy, a poignant young adult romance about following your dreams and realising what really matters.
What can you do when your own hands are the enemy? Hold on tight, for as long as it takes. Melissa has secrets. Sure it's pretty obvious she has Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, but no one knows how bad it is or how many pills she takes for the pain. She's determined to make her horse Jinx into a champion and she dreams that her childhood friend William will one day see
her
, rather than her condition.
So when William asks her out and Jinx is shortlisted for selection in an elite training program, it seems Melissa's dreams have come true. But when her secrets are exposed, all those dreams come crashing down around her. Can William ever forgive her? And can she learn about letting go in time to truly ride on air when it matters most?
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ISBN: 978-0-85799-071-6
Title: A Missing Peace
Copyright © 2013 by Beth Fred
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