Shadow Dancer Series Boxed
Set
Courtney Rene
ISBN: 978-1-62420-281-0
Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy
Excerpt Heat Level: 1
Book Heat Level: 2
Shadow Dancer
Sunny
has a gift that she has no idea how to use, until she meets Leif, a boy from
the kingdom of Acadia, on the other side of the shadows.
Leif
teaches Sunny about Shadow Walkers and how to use her new found gifts. As they
grow closer and their gifts grow stronger, a threat arrives. The Shadow Guard has been sent to bring Sunny
back to Acadia, to determine if she is a threat to the king as the rightful
ruler of Acadia.
As
Leif and Sunny prepare to defend themselves, Sunny finds that Leif has also
been sent to bring Sunny back to the kingdom but for very different
reasons. As a battle for possession of
Sunny wages, she is struggling to come to turns with her feelings of inadequacy
regarding controlling her gifts as well as the hurt regarding the lies and
deceit of everyone around her.
Shadow Warrior
Sunny
finally makes her first jump to the Kingdom of Acadia that is on the other side
of the shadows, for what she hopes is a vacation. Only her vacation turns into
quite an unwanted adventure. Aside from new and unexpected issues regarding her
relationship with Leif, Sunny meets the rebel group, makes new friends, fights
with controlling her powers, and finds herself neck deep within a county that
is torn apart by two sides, each fighting for power. Acadia is not quite what
she imagined. How is she, one young girl, supposed to unite the Kingdom as well
as unseat a King to take her place as ruler of Acadia.
Shadow's End
The adventure and the
struggle continues for Sunny, as the fight for control of Acadia is near.
Battle lines have been drawn, not just by King Gideon, but also by the rebels
that were once Sunny’s allies. Due to unexpected trips to the ice realm and the
fire realm, new allies are found to help build the Army of the Sun. There are
new worlds explored. New friends and new enemies made. Ready or not, Sunny must
prepare for what is coming as well as decide where she belongs within it all.
But…what about prom? What about Leif? What about home? How can she, just a
seventeen year old girl, rule a whole world? She’s not even sure if she can get
through finals.
Shadow Fire
No one really knows who
Leif is. They know the man he portrays and the things he has done, both good
and bad. He was a boy that came from nothing and grew into a man full of rage
that almost killed the one person he set out to save. He roams the realms
waiting for death. Waiting for an absolution that doesn’t come. Then a rumor
surfaces. A threat has been made against Sunny. Leif sets out to try to right
the wrongs of his past. He sets out to do what he was meant to do from the beginning,
save the queen. Can he do it alone or will he have to do the one thing that is
hardest for him, which is: Ask for help.
EXCERPT
"I
have been looking for you."
I opened
my eyes, turned my head, and stared up, way up into a pair of big brown eyes
fringed in long lashes. Eyes so dark they looked almost black.
"You're
a hard person to find."
That was
the point. I didn't want to be found. I liked my hermit existence. I didn't
have to see anyone or talk to anyone if I didn't want. I liked to roam the
realms and see what I could find. There were so many things we didn't know
about the four realms. It wasn't so much as fun, as it was time consuming. That
was what I wanted, though. The sooner time passed, the better off I would be.
"You
look like crap, Leif," she said when I didn't respond.
Her
voice, although lowered in disdain, was soft and feminine. If I weren't waiting
for death, maybe I would have cared more. I tried not to notice her creamy,
pink tinged skin. I tried not to notice her high cheekbones, and lush lips. I
tried not to, but I did anyway. How could I not? She was beautiful. Not that I
cared.
"Man,
and you stink. God, when was the last time you shaved…"
I lifted
a hand up to my face and felt the length of coarse hair that covered the bottom
part of my face. How long had it been?
"…or
taken a bath for that matter."
A bit
longer than I had realized apparently. "What do you want, Cinder?"
She was
silent for a moment. Was it my voice? It was gravelly with disuse, but the tone
was indifferent, not aggressive.
Finally
she said, "I came to bring you this." This, being a sunshine yellow
envelope with my name written in bold calligraphy on the front. She held it
down to where I lay on the rocky red ground.
I
hesitated a moment before I took the proffered envelope. I didn't open it. I
could only stare at the writing. I knew the writing and, therefore, who it was
from without even having to open it. What did she want? What did it say?
"Why
are you here? Why are you laying down there on the ground like that?"
Cinder asked.
I used
her questions as an excuse to put off the inevitable and said, "I like it
down here." I lay sprawled out on the rocky red dirt that made up the Fire
Realm. The air was hot, the sun even hotter. If I lay there long enough, maybe
I would just evaporate and be gone. No more Leif. No more running. No more
hiding. Just gone. Finally.
"Yeah,
but why?"
I didn't
answer, instead my attention returned to the yellow envelope. I lifted the
unsealed flap, and slid out the thick ivory card with silver writing.
…cordially
invited…..
…..Sunshine…..
….Lucas….
….Wedding.
I slipped
the card back within the envelope and dropped it down next to where I lay. One
grain of the red clay had found its way on top. My eyes fell to that red dot.
"So?"
"So,
what?" I said still focused on the grain of clay.
"So,
are you going to come?"
"No."
"No?"
"No."
"Why
not?"
I stayed
silent. Everyone knew why not.
"She's
not mad at you. In fact, she misses you. She talks about you all the
time," Cinder said.
She did?
Did she talk about how I tried to kill her? What about how I used her?
"She
really is hoping you will come. That's why I'm hand delivering your invite. She
wanted to make sure you got it. Saw it."
Did she
really want me there? Was it all just a joke to get me back for all I had done?
"Will
you at least think about it?"
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