Tessa Stockton

The Brother's Keep Tessa Stockton

Four brothers have fallen to darkness, each cursed for all time. Possessed with unique powers, they lure, charm, and sometimes unleash a fury to destroy. Four maidens venture out, each vulnerable and alone. Risking everything, they set out in search for answers to end the evil sourced from the brothers. The quests challenge the lives and minds of the maidens as they question motive. Are they still trying to save their people from harm, or futilely redeem heartless beings for the sake of love? Because somehow while daring, their hearts are stolen in what could be the quickest path to destruction, the greatest betrayal of all. The Brother's Keep is a compilation of four allegorical fantasy-romance novellas written from a Biblical worldview. Each novella focuses on one particular brother and one maiden in a specific domain. Along the way, meet Lily of the Valley, Bright & Morning Star, Promise the King, and The Messenger; characters vital to these young women who find themselves lost in the keeps of alluring yet unscrupulous brothers. This volume includes: Novella 1 Wind's AriaElected as the Songstress, Aria takes her place on the sacred platform to sing before every dawn. As long as she does so, peace and abundant life belong to her people. One morning, amidst a strange wind that brings with it a curse in its eerie howl, Aria loses her ability to make music. But the encroaching death that transpires isn't her biggest tragedy. It's that she adores the cause of her blunder, for he's a magnificent winged creature who's stolen more than her voice. Novella 2 Sea God's SirenAn accident left Syrena blind and only the sea god Dagon can bring her healing. But the cost of abiding in his aquatic prison in exchange for sight proves more than she bargained for. Novella 3 Tree Lord's OracleArekel becomes the chosen of her world to stop the Tree Lord menace from expanding his domain of Deadwood. Embarking on the fretful task, the young maiden learns that she alone holds the key to destroying the Tree Lord's malevolent heart. There's just one other problem. She's fallen in love with him. Novella 4 Ice Dancer's HoldA beautiful slave named Sasha holds the hidden power to destroy Master Kilian once and for all, along with his reign of terror. Instead, she openly sacrifices herself, silencing her own authority, deep within his arctic fortress. The question is, why? Now, among the confusion, evil prevails.