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Sekhmet's Guardians
by V.S. Nelson
Series Synopsis
Nearly six thousand
years ago a group of Sekhmet's personal guards stepped through a portal from
Tuat (where the Egyptian Gods reside) to Earth after their king was killed.
Their assignment was simple enough; find the leader and followers of Set's
Legions who committed such a horrible atrocity and destroy them.
Sekhmet in her wisdom offered her blood to
her elite force, which granted them immortality. Are they vamps? In a sense,
but not in the traditional sense. They do require blood to survive and to keep
them bound to Earth, but they can also walk in daylight, eat and drink normal
food, go for long periods of time without digesting it, mate and have
children. They can also die by being beheaded. Anyway, their purpose remain
today what it was in the beginning. Living near Lake Michigan Sekhmet's guards run
a world-wide protection agency, named Guardians Incorporated, more commonly
called GI, where they protect the rich, the famous and the less fortunate from
the Legion or ills of our modern day world.
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Eternal Lovers – Sekhmet’s Guardians – Book One
Genre: Paranormal – romance
ISBN: ISBN-10: 1481002791
ISBN-13: 978-1481002790
Book Length: 570 pages
Publisher: Createspace
Book One - Eternal Lovers Synopsis
Gabriel, their leader
meets and falls hard for Jennifer, a young married Native American woman of
twenty four. Jen has come to the area to seek the advice of her best friend.
She blames herself for her failing marriage. Although she is attracted to Gabe,
she is also afraid of his intimidating size (and manners) and has no intention
of breaking her marriage vows.
Over time and because of the loss of his
true first love, Gabe has grown hard, sometimes cruel and secretly wishes his
enemy would take his head so he can leave this world for good. That is until he
meets Jen and all hell breaks out.
Jennifer on the surface seems like any
other half-breed Native woman with exceptional abilities. She's always been
able to use her mind to communicate with animals, read other people's past
lives and she has a few other tricks and secrets up her sleeve. She's assumed
she inherited these gifts from her long since deceased grandmother, a Native
medicine woman. Little does she know she actually inherited most of her secret
talents from her birth father, a man, she never met.
Unaware to her, Ronan, her father, has
watched her since her birth; keeping a close and protective eye on her. He
remains in the shadows until Jennifer's life is at stake. Once Jen is on her
road to recovery, she learns the truth, she is half Selkie. But not the Selkie
we have all come to know and love through our European mythological tales but
the Native version of this great shifter.
With the end of her marriage (will save
that spoiler) Jennifer and Gabe set course on a romantic tale of their own.
Gabriel soon discovers there is more to his attraction to Jennifer than he
first suspected. She is in fact the reincarnation of his first and only love
Akhakh, the woman he lost to the Legion in ancient Egypt and finally Sekhmet's
prophecy comes full cycle.
SNIPPET:
ETERNAL LOVERS
“SIT!” the
black haired one, demanded.
He sat down
in the chair directly next to Bill. He started to speak, but before he uttered
a single word, he was silenced by the Ancient’s unspoken command.
“Do you know
who I am?” The largest of them asked.
“Sire, I can
only assume you are one of the seven Ancients, one of the makers of our race.”
“I am
Gabriel, once know as Netchkhet. I am the leader of the Guardians.”
“Sire, it is
an honor.”
“Silence. Do
not speak unless you are spoken to. Your fate and the fate of that…” Gabriel
said as he sneered at Bill, “…is undetermined. Do not try to please me with
your whimpering pledges of admiration.”
It dawned on
David that Gabriel’s mouth was not moving as he spoke. He was interjecting his
thoughts directly into his mind.
“The
decision has been made. I was content to keep your little secret quiet for
Jennifer’s sake. I even thought about giving her husband the opportunity to
make a choice, Jennifer or you. Not anymore.”
He turned
his attention to Bill and spoke aloud. “You will release all holds on Jennifer.
You will never see her again. Everything you own is now hers. Your house, your
money, and your cars… Do you understand?”
Bill’s head
nodded as he was still unable to speak.
Gabriel
looked back at him and once again interjected his question directly into his
mind.
“Does this
mortal mean anything to you? Or is he here simply for your amusement? Speak
your answer aloud so all can hear.”
David wasn’t
sure if the Ancients would understand his feelings towards Bill but he had
nothing to lose by telling them the truth. They would know if he was lying.
“I love him
more than my own life. If he would have me, I would have him as my lifemate.”
“That woman has stood in the way of my
happiness...”
Gabriel
growled then slapped him right out of his chair and sent him flying across the
room.
“DO
NOT USE THAT TONE WITH ME EVER AGAIN! That
woman as you called her has a name, and you are not worthy to speak it. Now get
your ass back in the chair. I’m not finished with you.”
He crawled
back across the floor and into the chair without ever standing.
Gabriel
pulled out a cell phone and pushed a button to call someone.
“Are you
watching this? Good, tell me what this son of a bitch’s holdings are.”
“Okay,
thanks,” the Ancient said before flipped the cell phone closed.
“You’re
lucky I don’t kill the two of you right here. Knowing what is in your veins
gives me that right.”
He knew exactly
what Gabriel was referring to. All immortals knew their own ancestry. He
swallowed hard, hating the fact he was a descendent of Unab.
“In spite of
everything you have done; the pain you have inflicted on a mere innocent, I
will allow you both to live. I do not want to dirty my hands with your blood,
for if I were to kill you, I would be unworthy of her presence. But I can not
let you off scot free. You will make restitution on behalf of your new lifemate
to Jennifer. Do you agree to my demands?”
David didn’t
know what or how much it was going to cost him but he was willing to pay
anything to have a life with Bill. He placed his right hand over his heart and
bowed his head.
“Sire, on
the blood of my father, I do so agree.”
The oath was
given.
“Good. I have been informed that you have
considerable holdings. You will deposit twenty five million dollars into a
Swiss bank account we set up for her. In addition, you will deposit five
hundred thousand into her personal bank account. For every year the two of you
live, you will continue to make an additional deposit of the sum of five
hundred thousand into her Swiss account. My associates will send you the
information you will need within 24 hours. She will never know this money comes
from you. Neither of you will see her again. Jennifer will remain under the
care and protection of the Guardians for her entire life… Do you understand me?
David bowed
his head. “Yes Sire.”
Eternal Nights – Sekhmet’s Guardians – Book Two
Genre: Paranormal – romance
ISBN: ISBN-10: 1483904776
ISBN-13: 978-1483904771
Book Length: 540 pages
Publisher: Createspace
Book Two - Eternal Nights Synopsis
Jennifer has left her
wolf, Nowaki, in the care of Raphael, (Gabe's second in command) while she and
Gabe are on an extended honeymoon. Is it age or is he going mad? Raphael begins
hearing voices and his nights are filled with erotic dreams of a woman he calls
his "angel," hence her long platinum hair. Raphael beings to search
for her but remains silent to his brethren, hoping he will find her and all
will be well.
In the meantime, the war between the Guardian
forces and the Legion heat up. While on a trip North, Raphael is wounded. The
wolf saves his life but not until she stands on the threshold of death's
embrace. And although it is the wolf lying on his chest in the remote forest,
it is the woman of his dreams he sees and interacts with.
Meanwhile, the ghost of Jen's grandmother
appears, who shares an incredible story with her. She has a sister and in order
to save her life (born premature) her grandmother placed Jessica's life essence
inside a tiny wolf cub then gave the cub to Jen. Sadly her grandmother passed
before she was able to reverse the magic. She now asks Jen to undo what she has
done. There are a few more ups and down in this story but in the long run,
Jessica and Nowaki are both saved, Jessica and Raphael are united in a Happy
Ever After and things are set up for book three.
SNIPPET:
ETERNAL NIGHTS
Hours
later, with stars twinkling over head and a bright full moon, Raphael and
Jessica walked barefoot out on the long cedar dock that overlooked Jennifer’s
favorite cove. They sat, dangling their feet in the cool water, enjoying the
quiet surroundings after a day packed with travel and entertaining others.
“Jessica,
there are some things we need to talk about,” Raphael said, sadness seeping
into his vocal cords as he spoke.
She
didn’t want him to be sad--not now--not ever. Turning her head she looked at
him, waiting for him to continue.
“When…
After Jen did the separation…”
“Raphael, I think I know what is bothering you… you think I don’t
remember you saving my life but I do… It’s what saved me, Ray.”
“Ray?
Since when did I become Ray?”
“The minute I first laid eyes on you back at the animal rescue
center. You were my ray of hope, my ray of inspiration, the one that gave me
the strength to fight for what I believed to be my destiny.
“And
now that you are here?”
There
was a questioning tone to his voice--one she wasn’t sure she liked. His
attitude was towards her was changing. Something
is off. Had all of it been a lie? For over a week they remained by each
other’s side. He never left her alone for more than a few minutes the entire
time they were in the mountains. Was everything they encountered, night after
night, while he slept a lie? Was it just some fantasy she created in her own
mind to give her the strength she needed to overcome her grandmother’s magic?
Was he just being kind to her out of some sense of obligation or for his love
for Nowaki?
“You’re not sorry about
offering your life force to me, are you?” She questioned silently, trying to hide her
panic.
“Oh
no, I was just afraid that you didn’t remember and that you might be
uncomfortable with the idea… I don’t want any secrets between us… and I don’t want
you to feel like you are being forced into a relationship you may not want…”
Want? Was he kidding? Ray is everything… my reason for living, for
existing.
“After
thinking about it, I don’t think that little action bound you to me… You do
know that you are free to make your own decisions on where you want to live…
who you want to be with…”
Is that why he hadn’t touched her this past week? He wanted her to
choose someone else. It had never dawned on
her until now, he might not want her. She fought back the tears as she stood
up, slid out of Alice’s grey sweat suit and dove deep into the icy dark water.
In
the mountains on the day they visited the cabin where she was born, Jennifer
told her of her experiences as a Selkie. Jen had always had a love for water
but said, “Never before embracing her Selkie side, did she truly know what it
meant to be one with the water.” To be emerged and comforted by the depths of
the deepest pools was something she was longing for--needed this very instant.
No wonder broken hearted Selkies sought comfort at the bottom of the ocean. The
minute she dove in she felt the water protecting and comforting her like a
mother’s womb--like Nowaki had for so many years.
She
wasn’t sure where this water would take her--hopefully somewhere away from
here--away from all the pain she was feeling. Perhaps she would eventually find
the great ocean Jennifer talked about--perhaps she would find others of her
kind where she could live out her days. Why,
oh why did I take Ray’s gift? The wounds would have killed me and I would have
been spared from this agony.
Eternal Blades – Sekhmet’s Guardians – Book Three
Genre: Paranormal – romance
ISBN: ISBN-10: 1493633406
ISBN-13: 978-1493633401
Book Length: 480pages
Publisher: Createspace
Book Three - Eternal Blades Snyopsis
Lance, (Gabriel's baby
brother who is a computer geek) and Tshering Snow, a white haired beauty from
the Himalayas take center stage in book three. As I previously mentioned there
are more to these books than one romance. Tshering is introduced to the
Guardians when she is rescued in Book two from the Legion forces. Lance is
convinced she is the one he has waited his entire life for and although he has
the reputation of a playboy, nothing could be farther from the truth.
Tshering, like most women, has a few
secrets of her own, which is also revealed in Book two. Although she appears
human, she is a were-tiger. Afraid the others won't understand she hides
herself from the others, including Lance when shifting until the woman on Jen's
boat are attacked by the Legion. The women save the day and all is well until
Jen learns the Legion is not only kidnapping women, they are now kidnapping
small children. She, Jessica and Tshering set out on an adventure without their
mate’s knowledge to rescue a warehouse full of youngsters only to have their
plan backfire on them. They are captured by Legion forces. While Jessica and
Tshering are held in the basement, Jen wakes in the arms of a man she first
sees as Gabe... (woops) It’s not Gabe, but his identical twin brother Bagsu,
the leader of Set's Legions. Jen works her magic and convinces Bagsu to return
her and her friends to GI, meanwhile Tshering has been taken by Unab, an
ancient Legion Prime, who is behind the children's kidnappings. He's seen her
shifting abilities and has full intention of making her his queen and
over-throwing Bagsu for leadership of the Legion.
In the end, the woman including Tshering
are returned to GI. Gabe and his onetime best-friend and twin come close to
reuniting but before they shake hands, Bagsu dematerializes into the unknown; a
place where time is at a standstill and all time come together. Too bad,
Unab escapes during an all-out battle (which sets up books four and five)
Tshering and Lance are swept into the past, Tuat, where they unite as one
before returning to the present.
SNIPPET:
ETERNAL BLADES
Lance
stopped just before they made their way to main floor of the estate. With both
of his hands on her waist, he turned her around to face him.
“Are you
sure you’re okay?”
There were
still lines of worry on his face. When he first arrived back at the dock he ran
to her, leaving someone else to care for his boat while he quickly checked her
over for injuries. She assured him she was fine. His hands traveled over her entire
body. In fact, she was more than fine. Seeing the love on his face, she would
gladly endure it all over again. Her heart was pumping adrenaline faster than
it ever had and it wasn’t just from the fight or the excitement of what
transpired--she was once again reassured he cared deeply for her.
“Lance, I’m
okay… really. I’m just worried about Marie. I didn’t mean to keep her
underwater so long… but I didn’t have a choice… I was afraid if I returned to
the surface too soon…”
“Honey, you
did the right thing. You heard Michael, Marie is going to be fine. He only
called the OB to be on the safe side.”
“I hope so…”
He tilted
his head, placing his lips on hers, bringing her closer and into the comfort of
his warm embrace. When they broke apart, she noticed his eyes were clouded with
moisture.
He stroked
her cheek with his thumb. “God, I thought I lost you… I’ve never been so scared
in my life.”
She was
amazed… no, shocked. Lance who was always so composed was rattled while she
seemed to be holding it together.
“Lance, I’m
fine, really… Come on, I think we need to go in the dining room. Gabriel is
still waiting to hear what happened.”
“It won’t hurt my brother to wait a few more
minutes… I just need to hold you for a while… Please?”
He wrapped
his arms around her, pulling her closer to him.
“You’re sure
your okay?” He asked again.
She nodded
her head which was resting on his strong shoulder.
Seconds
passed before he pulled back, smiled at her then took hold of her hand. “Come
on, let’s go join the others.”
Eternal Tuat– Sekhmet’s Guardians – Book Four
Genre: Paranormal – Historical
ISBN: ISBN-10: 1499185464
ISBN-13: 978-1499185461
Book Length: 340pages
Publisher: Createspace
Book Four - Eternal Tuat Synopsis
(Bagsu's story and the
first historical.)
As you just read, Bagsu dematerializes
into the Unknown, this is where this book takes place. He takes the reader back
in time, back to the beginning when Brothers where united as they should be.
Best of childhood friends he and Gabe sit on the steps of a temple waiting for
Lance to be born. It follows their lives until the moment they arrive in
ancient Egypt, a time when they become bitter enemies. I should mention, a
glossary of terms and names is included in this book since the Guardians
weren't always known as Gabe, Raphael, Lance, etc. It is Bagsu's story, his
life and the events which took him on a totally different course through the
ages than his brother. The book ends when Bagsu knows his time is in the past
has ended. He returns to the present hell bent on destroying Unab which sets up
the next book in the series.
SNIPPET:
ETERNAL TUAT
Time seems to stand still as I
ingest the bitter-sweet fruit which is offered to me. The power of my ancestors
and the knowledge of the Gods overwhelm my entire being, changing me somehow
into that which they are. I can feel my body undergo a transformation as each
drop I swallow is absorbed in my organs. My muscles twist and pound against my
flesh. I grow in height and strength.
I’m suddenly aware of all
things around me; my senses are alive taking on a life of their own. I hear the
thoughts of others--in this room and outside these sacred walls. A hunger I
have never had before engulfs me. I want more, need more, demand more. I tip
the silver chalice that graces my hands to my lips knowing the life it shares
completes me and makes me whole. I am absolved of my past sins, washed away
like a fresh morning rain; I am born anew under the hand of my Lord and Master.
His blood is my blood, his thoughts become my own, his words are my words.
Reborn in duty, sacrifice and blood I shed those things I once held dear to my
heart as if they are nothing more than rubbish laid out on a street corner left
for someone to pick up. Love for others outside this small circle of service is
washed away from me as if it was a tide going out to sea never to be seen again
by human eyes. It is replaced with an emotion I have no words for.
The transformation is
complete.
Indifferent to what others
might believe, I am he, holier than the most high. I am as my ancestors; I am a
God in the eyes of mankind. I am Bagsu, the Son of Set, born not by his seed
but by his blood making me Lord God over this Dominion and Chief Prime above
all others who serve He who is above all
others. I am Bagsu; fear me for my wrath is upon you.
Book Five - Eternal Life Synopsis
- Coming soon,
2014
Michael, the Guardian's physician is
determined to cure little Samantha, a child saved by the Guardians, of the Aids
virus. Her mother is found in a hospital lying in a coma. Michael, much to
Gabriel's disapproval, moves the mother to the Guardian's estate, for personal
reasons. Michael was born with an exceptional ability to see into the minds of
others, but since meeting the child's mother, no matter what he does, the feelings,
the emotions, and the insight he has always had has all but disappeared. Does
this woman hold the key? He hopes so. Meanwhile, the Guardians and Bagsu
separately search for Unab. The quest continues as does the saga of all players
in the series.
Purchase Links
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Other books by the author not in the series
Cupid and Penelope
Genre: Urban Fantasy
ISBN-10: 1481216112
ISBN-13: 978-1481216111
Book Lengeth: 50 pages
Giveaway
About the Author
With
a love for history, Native American author V.S. Nelson, instructed elementary,
high school and college in the U.S. and abroad before launching her second
writing career.
V
has been a story-teller all her life, always creating stories about people
discovering the courage to make a difference. This drove her into writing her
paranormal series centering on strong relationships and led her to coin the
term: Ancient Legends, New Worlds.
She
is well known for her “time management and sprint style writing,” producing
well over five thousand words daily - consecutively. Ms. Nelson is available
for speaking engagements, appearances and is more than willing to share her
methodology with others in a variety of workshops.
A
member of three RWA chapters she sits on several committees and judges writing
contests across the states. She is currently the Vice President of
Communications for the Desert Rose (Phoenix) RWA Chapter.
She
enjoys hearing from readers, fans and people with similar interests. They are
more than welcome to contact her through her website
http://www.authorvsnelson.com
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