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October 31, 2019
The Rise of a King Character Concept Art
Whenever I start a new book in the series I always look for character concept art to inspire the story...
As I am now done with the second book (being published in 10 days!!!!!!!!) I'm looking towards the final book in the trilogy, but first I am going to share the concept art for the characters from the Rise of a King. These are all completely just lifted from a Google search of the internet, I don't have any rights to anything. :) Just a fun way to visualize a story. But readers can see them however they envision them, that's the beauty of reading...just move along if you aren't interested.
Now, these images aren't exactly perfect...but a good approximation for different reasons.
Drayden. At the beginning of the story Drayden is handsome, alluring and the all-powerful prince of the Cirque, but as the story progresses he becomes more and more destroyed by his own self-hatred and longing for something that is not his...
This is how I see his progression... from all-powerful to conflicted and destroyed.
Farrow. This piece of art I am getting licensed as it will be in the second book. I see this as Farrow being pensive and having to lead the Arcades but feeling reluctant, forlorn and managing his separation from Rayelynn.
Rayelynn. Being in the Cirque isn't really fun for Rayelynn. The first image is how I think Drayden sees her...as an object; meek and attainable...
This second image is how Rayelynn sees her time in the Cirque, living on the outside of life, trapped and longing.
This last image is of the end of the book when Rayelynn awakens to her beauty, self-worth, sensuality, and power...
This is the only image that I found that really spoke to me for Anastasia. While there is only one image...this is exactly how I see her. Beautiful, sexual and dark.
This is how I see Naida, also beautiful...maybe not exactly this strong though.
This one shows a little less power and would be more the way I see her...
For Drayden's lovers, this was exactly how I saw Baltane, strong and seductive.
And these pictures are the way I thought Margravana might look, beautiful and powerful.
The silver fairy Gillaine feels like she'd look like this. She's been through a lot so she's cold and jaded but grateful to be alive and able to raise her son, though she fears both her life and her son's could end at any time.
As for the Yardang Fairy trapped in the Arcades, I saw Gor as being beautiful, but not very...more powerful and brave than beautiful.
This is exactly how I see Aelden :)
As far as the elves go, these felt right as Elogyn and Alora.
And the seven gods which apart from Artemis are pretty hard to identify in The Rise of a King but become more significant in The Reign of a Queen...
There wasn't a great depiction of Queen Catalina as she isn't young anymore (fairies in the series age but very slowly) and so this was the only one that spoke to what I thought she might be like...
Artemis
The most powerful god and the father of Queen Catalina and grandfather of Drayden
Via, an aphrodite type goddess...who is the goddess of love and lovemaking...
Gregorian, the god of war and leadership is helping Anastasia rule the Arcades while Farrow is awaiting trial...he admires Anastasia and offers her wise counsel and support.
Raan is the god of science and earth. He's soft-spoken and beautiful...
Shanti the beautiful dark-skinned goddess is in charge of magic.
Milos is the god of the arts...
And Cail is the goddess of intuition and intellect
And lastly, for the Reign of a Queen the babies....which feature very heavily in the last book and are perhaps the spin-off to the next series.
The most major kiddos are Rayelynn and Farrow's fraternal twins...Raven (the girl) and Farren (the boy)
Raven the bright spirited child who sings and has healing powers like her mother, but will also understand evil...she's not evil, but she can live among evil people and tame them...
Farren understands evil even better than his sister and he's the dark brooking fallen angel/fairy halfling, his magic is thought...he stops people from acting on impulse, while he's teased for it being a weak magical power, it saves the world from mass destruction and he learns to love his introverted temperament and the fact that the one and only time he acts on violent impulse it destroys a valuable life.
Anastasia and Naida's adopted fairy daughter Ella is sweet and beautiful...but is also part fallen angel and grapples with a darkness she doesn't understand because (like Drayden) she's so bright and beautiful no one understands that she has fallen angel blood.
Anastasia is pregnant at the beginning of the Reign of a Queen and we find out she's not having a boy as most would expect, but she is having a daughter...and like Ella they both are half-fallen angel, though Anais is part demon as well and she seeks to find her good when she feels compelled towards the darkness...
Last but not least is Gillaine's son Dahs (Fredrick) who is raised in hatred, darkness and anger...he struggles more than the rest of them and becomes a true nemesis.
And those are the characters as I see them...at least by the pictures I could find on the internet :)
As I am now done with the second book (being published in 10 days!!!!!!!!) I'm looking towards the final book in the trilogy, but first I am going to share the concept art for the characters from the Rise of a King. These are all completely just lifted from a Google search of the internet, I don't have any rights to anything. :) Just a fun way to visualize a story. But readers can see them however they envision them, that's the beauty of reading...just move along if you aren't interested.
Now, these images aren't exactly perfect...but a good approximation for different reasons.
Drayden. At the beginning of the story Drayden is handsome, alluring and the all-powerful prince of the Cirque, but as the story progresses he becomes more and more destroyed by his own self-hatred and longing for something that is not his...
This is how I see his progression... from all-powerful to conflicted and destroyed.
Farrow. This piece of art I am getting licensed as it will be in the second book. I see this as Farrow being pensive and having to lead the Arcades but feeling reluctant, forlorn and managing his separation from Rayelynn.
Rayelynn. Being in the Cirque isn't really fun for Rayelynn. The first image is how I think Drayden sees her...as an object; meek and attainable...
This second image is how Rayelynn sees her time in the Cirque, living on the outside of life, trapped and longing.
This last image is of the end of the book when Rayelynn awakens to her beauty, self-worth, sensuality, and power...
This is the only image that I found that really spoke to me for Anastasia. While there is only one image...this is exactly how I see her. Beautiful, sexual and dark.
This is how I see Naida, also beautiful...maybe not exactly this strong though.
This one shows a little less power and would be more the way I see her...
For Drayden's lovers, this was exactly how I saw Baltane, strong and seductive.
And these pictures are the way I thought Margravana might look, beautiful and powerful.
The silver fairy Gillaine feels like she'd look like this. She's been through a lot so she's cold and jaded but grateful to be alive and able to raise her son, though she fears both her life and her son's could end at any time.
As for the Yardang Fairy trapped in the Arcades, I saw Gor as being beautiful, but not very...more powerful and brave than beautiful.
This is exactly how I see Aelden :)
As far as the elves go, these felt right as Elogyn and Alora.
And the seven gods which apart from Artemis are pretty hard to identify in The Rise of a King but become more significant in The Reign of a Queen...
There wasn't a great depiction of Queen Catalina as she isn't young anymore (fairies in the series age but very slowly) and so this was the only one that spoke to what I thought she might be like...
Artemis
The most powerful god and the father of Queen Catalina and grandfather of Drayden
Via, an aphrodite type goddess...who is the goddess of love and lovemaking...
Gregorian, the god of war and leadership is helping Anastasia rule the Arcades while Farrow is awaiting trial...he admires Anastasia and offers her wise counsel and support.
Raan is the god of science and earth. He's soft-spoken and beautiful...
Shanti the beautiful dark-skinned goddess is in charge of magic.
Milos is the god of the arts...
And Cail is the goddess of intuition and intellect
And lastly, for the Reign of a Queen the babies....which feature very heavily in the last book and are perhaps the spin-off to the next series.
The most major kiddos are Rayelynn and Farrow's fraternal twins...Raven (the girl) and Farren (the boy)
Raven the bright spirited child who sings and has healing powers like her mother, but will also understand evil...she's not evil, but she can live among evil people and tame them...
Farren understands evil even better than his sister and he's the dark brooking fallen angel/fairy halfling, his magic is thought...he stops people from acting on impulse, while he's teased for it being a weak magical power, it saves the world from mass destruction and he learns to love his introverted temperament and the fact that the one and only time he acts on violent impulse it destroys a valuable life.
Anastasia and Naida's adopted fairy daughter Ella is sweet and beautiful...but is also part fallen angel and grapples with a darkness she doesn't understand because (like Drayden) she's so bright and beautiful no one understands that she has fallen angel blood.
Anastasia is pregnant at the beginning of the Reign of a Queen and we find out she's not having a boy as most would expect, but she is having a daughter...and like Ella they both are half-fallen angel, though Anais is part demon as well and she seeks to find her good when she feels compelled towards the darkness...
Last but not least is Gillaine's son Dahs (Fredrick) who is raised in hatred, darkness and anger...he struggles more than the rest of them and becomes a true nemesis.
And those are the characters as I see them...at least by the pictures I could find on the internet :)
October 25, 2019
Sending The Rise of a King off to the Editor
Almost ready to publish book #2 in the Fallen Angel Immortal Romance Series. The Rise of a King is dark and delicious and emotional and so....so fun. Can't wait for the first week in NOVEMBER!!!!
October 1, 2019
Cover Reveal for The Rise of a King, Immortal Romance Series Book #2
Finally it is time to reveal the cover for book #2 I am so excited about this book as it has taken twists and turns even I didn't expect. I can't wait to share this second book with the world later this month....
And to get everyone as excited as I am, here are a few more conceptual art pieces that hint at the story....
And to get everyone as excited as I am, here are a few more conceptual art pieces that hint at the story....
June 27, 2019
I am so excited about Rise of a King. The deeper I ...
I am so excited about Rise of a King. The deeper I get into the story the more twisted and beautiful it becomes. Here is some concept art I lifted from the internet to inspire the story.
FARROW'S ATTACK ON THE CIRQUE
DRAYDEN'S DOWNFALL
FARROW AND RAYELYNN REUNITE
RECONCILEMany more things happen with Anastasia, the Arcades and the Circque with Queen Catalina and the gods of Estancia...and we get to meet.
RAVEYNN LATIMERand
FAERYNN LATIMER
May 1, 2019
I am deep into book two, The Rise of a King. I am loving ...
I am deep into book two, The Rise of a King. I am loving this book so much. While Farrow and Rayelynn are apart for a lot of the book, it is building their great need for each other as the love between them grows despite the time and space between them.
We learn more about Drayden and his more devious nature and Farrow's will is tested to the very limit of his sanity. This is such fun to write.
Below are some pics that have inspired the second book, to give you an idea about what is to come.
April 5, 2019
Fall of Arcades is finally available on Amazon.The Fall o...
Fall of Arcades is finally available on Amazon.
The Fall of Arcades
In the Fall of the Arcades, author Azriel Hope introduces an intricate world encompassing dark angels, fairies, trolls, gods, and mortals. This engaging story is told from the alternating viewpoints of Rayelynn and Farrow, who are from different realms but quickly find their lives impossibly intertwined. Rayelynn, blamed for the death of her mother, feels out of place among her own people, although she is a member of the commander’s family. Farrow is a powerful immortal whose endless days are filled with pain and pleasure as the prince of the fallen angels. When Rayelynn finds herself Farrow's captive, both of their worlds are shaken up in ways they could never imagine.
In this fantasy romance novel, Hope strays from the black and white concept of good and evil with her complex characters that defy categorization. The world she creates is distinctive and exciting with endless potential for additional stories to be told. Rayelynn and Farrow are surrounded by an assortment of colorful characters that add richness to the plot. The conclusion of the story will leave the reader satisfied yet eager for the next in the series. I recommend this novel to any fantasy or romance lover who is looking for a creative, well-written and developed, original series to dive into.
K. Boots
The Fall of Arcades
In the Fall of the Arcades, author Azriel Hope introduces an intricate world encompassing dark angels, fairies, trolls, gods, and mortals. This engaging story is told from the alternating viewpoints of Rayelynn and Farrow, who are from different realms but quickly find their lives impossibly intertwined. Rayelynn, blamed for the death of her mother, feels out of place among her own people, although she is a member of the commander’s family. Farrow is a powerful immortal whose endless days are filled with pain and pleasure as the prince of the fallen angels. When Rayelynn finds herself Farrow's captive, both of their worlds are shaken up in ways they could never imagine.
In this fantasy romance novel, Hope strays from the black and white concept of good and evil with her complex characters that defy categorization. The world she creates is distinctive and exciting with endless potential for additional stories to be told. Rayelynn and Farrow are surrounded by an assortment of colorful characters that add richness to the plot. The conclusion of the story will leave the reader satisfied yet eager for the next in the series. I recommend this novel to any fantasy or romance lover who is looking for a creative, well-written and developed, original series to dive into.
K. Boots
