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    The Lights of the Stones
    The Lights of the Stones
    The Lights of the Stones
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    The Lights of the Stones

    By Meyari McFarland

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    Six hours of training, riding, helping build a wall around Countess Delaney's fortress and now Akuchi had to go to a party. He'd been on battle fields that felt less like a trap than this room did.

    Until he realized that this was a true trap, that magic had sealed them all in.

    With everyone else caught in the spell, Akuchi was the only one who could decipher the riddle of the lights of the stones.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMDR Publishing
    Release dateAug 10, 2017
    ISBN9781370346943
    The Lights of the Stones
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    Meyari McFarland

    Meyari McFarland has been telling stories since she was a small child. Her stories range from SF and Fantasy adventures to Romances but they always feature strong characters who do what they think is right no matter what gets in their way. Her series range from Space Opera Romance in the Drath series to Epic Fantasy in the Mages of Tindiere world. Other series include Matriarchies of Muirin, the Clockwork Rift Steampunk mysteries, and the Tales of Unification urban fantasy stories, plus many more. You can find all of her work on MDR Publishing's website at www.MDR-Publishing.com.

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      Book preview

      The Lights of the Stones - Meyari McFarland

      The Lights of the Stones

      By Meyari McFarland

      Other Gods Above and Below Stories:

      In Reading Order:

      The Heat of the Thorn

      Door in the Wind

      Rising Sword of the Blue Flames

      Silent Voyages of the Last Winter

      Thief of the Moon

      The Ice's Voyagers

      First Snake of the Dwindling Ships

      Kiss of the High King's Illusion

      Living Beginning of the Storm

      The Roses of the Slaves

      Red Lords and the Darkest Hunter

      Waves of the Falling Moon

      Wings of the Dreaming Abyss

      Other Books by Meyari McFarland:

      Transplant of War

      Running From The Immortals

      Hearts of Magic

      Triumph of the Artificer Mages

      Artifacts of Awareness

      City of the Dead

      Repair and Rebuild

      Storm Over Archaelaos

      Coming Together

      Facing the Storm

      Following the Beacon

      The Solace of Her Clan

      Running Before The Storm

      You can find these and many other books at www.MDR_Publishing.com.

      Copyright ©2017 by Mary Raichle

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      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

      Requests for permission to make copies of any part of the work should be emailed to publisher@mdr-publishing.com.

      This book is also available in TPB format from all major retailers.

      Dedication:

      This story is dedicated to those who love. Don't ever stop. The world needs all the love it can get.

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      The Lights of the Stones

      Excerpt: Fighting the Morrigan's Hand

      Afterword

      The Lights of the Stones

      Akuchi sighed as he stood behind Prince Cyrille. His feet ached. Six hours of training, riding, helping build a wall around Countess Chizoba Delaney's imperiled fortress and then he'd been called upon to escort Prince Cyrille to this party. A quiet party, discrete out of respect for the threats facing the Countess' lands and people, but still it was a party.

      The heavy grey stone walls would have made voices echo alarmingly but Countess Chizoba had directed her people to hang rugs and banners, in some places old embroidered blankets, so as to muffle the noise. It made the large storeroom turned small ballroom into a colorful and surprisingly quiet room. She'd also put down a sea of rugs, covering the floors nearly entirely. There was a stretch around the outer edges of the room that didn't have carpets but it was only six inches wide.

      If only she'd

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