In the freezing winter, the roaring fires of a castle sustain you
Even furs and woollens can only keep you warm so long out here in the biting wind and blowing snow
Magical bond animals called ephemers
Ephemers allow you to syphon magic from a bound partner—but even they have their limits. Use too much magic too fast, and they’ll become corporeal, rendering you ephemeral, unable to touch anything or anyone, or be heard until your power replenishes.
And beware: your bound mate can wrench the bond at will and render you a powerless ephemer, so choose your mate wisely or suffer the consequences.
Bonds require give and take, but he won’t give and she won’t take…
“I’ve failed before.”
Alroth switches to rubbing her other foot. He nods.
“I have found the ritual to be…unpleasant.”Mellia & Alroth, A Bond of Storms and Stitches: Syphon Bound book 1
His thumbs press hard into her arch, but again, he seems to make an effort to gentle his touch. “It won’t be unpleasant with me.”
A Bond of Storms and Stitches
Bonds require give and take, but he won’t give and she won’t take.
Unless they learn to harness their combined power, they’ll never escape the forces bent on their destruction…
Join Mellia and Alroth as they accidentally bond, hone their magic skills, spawn a magical puppy, and save six mages from a murder plotted by those they trust most.
A Bond of Storms and Stitches is a fantasy romance Seven Brides for Seven Brothers riff perfect for fans of Milla Vane and Grace Draven.
Winter landscapes
Winter bring deep freezes, snows, and dangerous cold. Water that freezes your bones in minutes and slippery parapets that toss you to the wind with one wrong step.
Hungry beasts wait around every corner: teratornis, the carnivorous terror bird; dire wolves that can tear out your throat with four paws on the ground; and the legendary firebird that’s not been seen in centuries.
She needs a bond mate.
He’s sworn to celibacy.
They absolutely should not fall in love…
He’s a Grist brother for Doloman’s sake. He isn’t interested in—
He steps close, a handspan away, wraps his long fingers around the back of her neck. “May I?” he breaths, into her lips.
“Ye—”
His lips meet hers, and there is nothing chaste about it.
Mellia & Alroth, A Tourney Bond: Syphon Bound book 1.5
A Tourney Bond
She needs a bond mate.
He’s sworn to celibacy.
They absolutely should not fall in love…
If Katya can’t attract a suitor, her lands will be forfeit, and besides, any dalliances will see Padril ousted from the only family he’s ever known…
A Tourney Bond is a historical fantasy romance novella in the Syphon Bound world, set between books 1 & 2, but it can be read as a standalone.
Be transported to the Syphon Bound world…
Summer will come to Lake Val again. But first, we must endure the hungry winter and the volatile spring.
The pious Grist will fall, but they will take much of The Lakes with them as they do…
