Long ago, in a world filled with magic, demons wander the land and inhabit bodies and control minds. The Blood King has been put to sleep by a sorcerer and for a while, the land has been peaceful. But now a diabolical she-demon is working to reverse the spell that holds the Blood King, so that demons can again rule the land.
Keahla, a young woman in search of a hero, must find him through a portal of time, and through unimaginable hardships. The hero is Radin Hawk, a warrior who is known as the wolf. Keahla discovers that she is Radin's dead wife reborn, and that she plays a pawn's role in a game between people and demons. As she struggles to maintain her identity and save her world, she realizes the game she's unwittingly been set to play has repercussions that extend far into time
A Princess of the Wolfhead is kidnapped by the High Priest of the Urakians and used in a dark ritual to raise SERNON of Asomos, a sadistic necromancer bent on enslaving the people of Tarlis.
There is an Urakian uprising and enemy warriors swarm the land.
One woman is named in an ancient Elisian prophecy. She is Tannith, Princess of Ellenroh, descendant of Dragonbane, King of the old code. Only by her hand can the pieces of the legendary Cross of Tarlis be assembled, and with its use in raising their God, Magus, can freedom be restored to their realm.
But Sernon also desires the famed talisman. He believes that with the right ritual he can use the Cross to open portals to other worlds that will lead him to treasure and unbelievable power.
In a perilous land, facing an uncertain future, Tannith pins her hopes on two men: Kaden of the Wolfhead, second son of a cursed king, haunted by his failure to save his family, and stop his older brother from being transformed to an Ice Tiger; and Etanandril Jarrisendel, Captain of the Elisian Elite, her childhood friend, and the man who loves her.
One will become a King. The other will face his fears and become a hero.
Both will become legends.
A mixture of Heroic and Dark Scorcery, myth, magic, courage, adventure and love.
Julie D’Arcy lives in Wangaratta, Noth East Victoria, Australia with her two spoiled cats Jessalyn and Midnight.
Julie’s first two novels Time of the Wolf and Silverdawn were first published in 1999 and 2000 and Shortlisted for several prestigious awards, including the PEARL and Sapphire, with one winning the 1999 RIO (Reviewers International, Dorothy Parker Award) in the Fantasy category for Women’s Fiction. And both coming runners up in the prestigious Australian, RUBY Award run by the Australian RWA.
She began writing seriously in 1994, and after changing publishers had an 8,000 word short story, and her first two novels re-published, plus a brand new Tarlisian Adventure, titled “Legacy of the Black Dragon and its sequel, Sword of Niraz.”
Eternal Press will be re-releasing all of Julie D’Arcy’s novels in eBook and print, including her brand new titles, Nights Eternal Press, a Vampire Romance, and her Paranormal Historical Romance, Whisper of Yesterday.
Julie’s hobbies include reading, oil painting, making fantasy pottery, watching good fantasy movies, and making video clips for other authors.
FACE OF A STRANGER
Part One - Spellbound
Isabella stretched lazily and opened one sleepy eye. Rolling onto her elbow she watched Ivan in the dim light of the bedroom. He stood at the penthouse dresser, straightening his black silk tie. Although he must have heard her wake, he didn't turn.
"Be ready at six," he said, his cultured voice breaking harsh into the silence. "I'll have the limo pick you up. We're dinning with Vladimir Chevtsov and his wife at the Tatiana Hotel." He scooped his dove-gray suit jacket from the end of the queen-size bed and bent to touch his lips in a hard, passionless kiss to her own. He withdrew a slim black jewelry case from his jacket pocket, snapped open the lid and placed the case on the bedside table. A glittering necklace of diamonds lay on a bed of royal blue velvet. Isabella had no doubt that the stones were real. However, she viewed them dispassionately, their cold beauty just another symbol reminding her she belonged to Ivan.
"Wear something sexy. Chevtsov has a passion for red-heads, and he is an important man." Ivan threw her a hasty smile that didn't quite light his eyes, and crossed the beige carpet. She heard the door close with a soft click, wondering with a sick feeling when it had happened. When had she exchanged her position as Ivan's fiancee, the woman he loved, for his whore? It seemed that it was the brush she was now tarred with.
He was in her room. She watched while his valet helped him off with his topcoat and muddy boots, and knelt to add more wood to the dying fire in the black marble fireplace. The man he called Bevan, retired taking his master's boots with him.
She shivered as the kindling burst to flame and the fire danced higher in the grate. How she hated fire. Although she felt none of its heat, still she remembered its torturous bite as it stole the life from her body. She crossed her hands over her chest in a protective gesture and moved closer to the man standing by the bed. He was loosening the buttons of his white lawn shirt.
He looked so like her love, if she could have wept, she would. His hair was blue-black like Cai's, but whereas Cai's had fallen in a tangle of curls past his shoulders, this man's was trimmed short and sat just above his pointed collar.
His features looked softer, less angular, yet he seemed to carry an aura of deep sadness that she could not explain. As Alyssa watched he pulled his neck cloth from around his throat and tossed it onto a nearby brocade chair. A cravat, she thought they called it. Fashion had changed much over the last two centuries, but she had stayed abreast of it, watching people move in and out over the years, hearing them talk.
She smiled. None ever stayed long. Though, in a strange sort of way she missed them.
Long ago, in a world filled with magic, demons wander the land and inhabit bodies and control minds. The Blood King has been put to sleep by a sorcerer and for a while, the land has been peaceful. But now a diabolical she-demon is working to reverse the spell that holds the Blood King, so that demons can again rule the land.
Keahla, a young woman in search of a hero, must find him through a portal of time, and through unimaginable hardships. The hero is Radin Hawk, a warrior who is known as the wolf. Keahla discovers that she is Radin?s dead wife reborn, and that she plays a pawn?s role in a game between people and demons. As she struggles to maintain her identity and save her world, she realizes the game she?s unwittingly been set to play has repercussions that extend far into time
THE DRAGON AND THE ROSE:
Lady Meggahn is betrothed to a man she hates. Frantic to find a way out of the betrothal, she pursues the shadow of a Dragon into the hills. Instead of finding the fabled Black Dragon, she encounters Garrik le Fey. Thwarted, irritated, and perturbed she returns home.
Garrik le Fey spent eight centuries guarding Norokah. With his freedom, Norokah's evil is unleashed on Tarlis again. Determined to defeat him and conclude the fight began almost a millennium ago, Garrik embarks on a quest for Arkgeld. Noticing flames below, he heads down the mountain and comes across Meggahn assisting the survivors of Norokah's attack.
Julie D'Arcy lovingly and evocatively describes the pain and heartache that hiding secrets from loved ones does to a person. Garrik longs to share his soul with Meggahn, but fears her rejection and confusion if she learns the truth. Will he lose Meggahn or take a chance before it is too late?
THE BETRAYED (sequel to Legacy of the Black Dragon):
Twenty one years has past since the Dark Priest Narokah was defeated and condemned to the Fiery Abyss.
The Sword of Niraz is stolen and Vellandril Ballindoch sets a quest, which will lead to his past, the woman he betrayed and never ceased loving, and a son he did not know existed.
After forsaking her past and gaining the title of First Knight to the Dragon King, Johden de Danann is forced to undertake a quest with a man she swore never to forgive, but has never stopped loving.
Vincent D’Armano is sired by Epatha, former Egyptian Noblewoman. He is later cursed by a Cheyenne Shaman, with the ability to feel emotion, and finds himself drawn to the very woman that could destroy him, in more ways than one. Detective Elara Gale hates Vampires after her childhood boyfriend is murdered by one and sees a figure in a cloak fleeing from the scene. So when she discovers the dark stranger she is already more than half in love with is no other than the Vampire she is hunting, her loyalties are torn between her desire for Vincent’s touch and her duty to the law.
