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December 12, 2014
Tried and True, Chapter 284: Snapped
Chapter 284: Snapped
���No.���
���Where is your courage, warrior?��� Adin countered. ���Or do you still need to hold Taweel���s hand for every little thing?���
���Yes.��� Tamaes fought back a sob, feeling more and more like a helpless child ���And I want him now more than ever.���
Adin���s smile vanished. ���I will teach you regret.���
���Because you already know it?���
Rage simmered in topaz eyes, and an odd noise stretched between them, like harp strings pulled too taut. An instant later, the darkness shattered around Tamaes, slicing his skin, catching his hair, lashing through the inner folds of his wings. And he was falling.
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Author���s Note: This story in small chapters is a prequel to Christa Kinde���s Threshold Series [Zonderkidz] and updates every weekday (Monday through Friday). More information can be found on the Tried and True index page. And don���t forget, story art is on display in my gallery.
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December 11, 2014
Tried and True, Chapter 283: My Brother’s Keeper
Chapter 283: My Brother���s Keeper
Tamaes grappled with Adin, anxious to prevent him from getting anywhere near the limp splotch of light on the ground.
���Still worried about Taweel���s tiny savior?��� Adin asked mockingly. ���Or were you hoping to be mine?���
Lowered gaze. Grim hold. Mute misery.
���You���re here, and that���s all that matters,��� said Adin. ���You and I belong together.���
���No.���
���Do I mean so little to you?���
Tamaes struggled for words to explain his anguish. Staring into a face he knew better than his own, he choked out, ���I have lost a brother.���
���Not really.��� Adin smiled. ���Because I���m going to keep you.���
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Author���s Note: This story in small chapters is a prequel to Christa Kinde���s Threshold Series [Zonderkidz] and updates every weekday (Monday through Friday). More information can be found on the Tried and True index page. And don���t forget, story art is on display in my gallery.
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December 10, 2014
REMINDER: Angel on High Giveaway
Don’t forget! You have until Monday, 12/15 to take part in the Angel on High giveaway!
Fun stuff & fabulous prizes await! ���
December 9, 2014
Tried and True, Chapter 282: Thrill of the Hunt
Chapter 282: Thrill of the Hunt
Omri clambered free of his hiding place and buzzed in tight circles, shrilling notes sharp as needles. Adin lunged and swatted the little angel to the ground.
Tamaes grabbed his wrist. ���What are you doing?���
���Hunting.���
���Not Omri!��� Tamaes hauled Adin across the room and slammed him against the far wall. ���I will not let you hurt him!���
���Too late.��� Prodding at the back of his head, Adin studied the dull smear on his fingers. ���Far too late.���
Swallowing thickly, Tamaes repeated, ���I will not let you hurt him.���
���Oh, brother.��� Adin chuckled darkly. ���He���s not the one I���m hunting.���
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Tried and True, Chapter 281: Blind Faith
Chapter 281: Blind Faith
Cold certainty gripped Tamaes���s heart, and his hand fell away from Adin���s arm.
For centuries, he���d helped teach young hadarim to be wise where the enemy is concerned. The mentors��� warnings were always met with confusion. How could they? Why would they? Such betrayal was more than innocence could fathom.
Newfoundlings were na��ve. Tamaes was not. But he���d always been a little slow on the uptake. Like a fool, he���d abandoned his sword and wrapped his only shelter around a newfallen.
���You have been blind.��� Adin smirked and looped his arms around Tamaes���s neck. ���Allow me to open your eyes.���
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December 7, 2014
Tried and True, Chapter 280: Pull
Chapter 280: Pull
���Your wings,��� Tamaes whispered. ���Show me your wings.���
���Why?��� Adin drew even further back and rubbed distractedly at one shoulder. ���You���ve seen them often enough.���
���But you said they ache.��� Tamaes used his own wings to gently corral his brother. ���Unfurl.���
Annoyance flickered across Adin���s features. ���Don���t tell me what to do.���
���But you could be injured.���
���Like Valerian?��� Adin continued to pull away. ���Did you find him? Did he send you?���
���Taweel is with Valerian.��� Tamaes caught his brother���s elbow. ���You hurt him. Why?���
Adin���s answer came soft as silk, heavy with warning. ���He tried to stop me, too.���
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December 6, 2014
GIVEAWAY: Reaching for Stars
To celebrate the digital release of Angel on High���which includes the EXCLUSIVE epilogue “The Girl in the Orchard”���I’m hosting a giveaway! You have until Monday, December 15 to take part, and as usual, I’ll give you several ways to drop your name in the proverbial hat. When you accomplish one of the items listed below, it’ll mean another chance at fabulous prizes. Do as many as you can to increase your odds on drawing day! Some of these help me promote my books.�� Others are just for fun. All of them will find me grateful. : )
��� Pin a star-themed gift for Koji to the Threshold Series – Secret Santa board on Pinterest. (If you need to be added to the group board, let me know!)
��� Add my books���especially Angel on High���to your shelves on Goodreads!
��� Post a review of Angel on High on Amazon. Double points if you also post the review to Goodreads.
��� You read it here. Now let others know what you thought! Review Rough and Tumble on Amazon, B&N, Kobo, and on Goodreads.
��� Because we’re close to Christmas, I’ll include posting a new review of Angels in Harmony, the holiday-themed short story starring Baird & Kester! For this one, it’s possible to put that review in several places: Amazon, B&N, Kobo, Zondervan, CBD, etc.
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December 4, 2014
NEW RELEASE: Angel on High
Are you ready to read the rest of Koji’s story? Add Angel on High to your virtual library for just $3.99, and you’ll also receive the EXCLUSIVE epilogue, “The Girl in the Orchard.”
[Coming soon to Barnes & Noble and Kobo.]
Tried and True, Chapter 279: Cheated
Chapter 279: Cheated
Tiny creaks. A faint whine. Although the sounds whispered warnings, Tamaes pushed them aside in order to confront Adin���s dismay. ���Who deceived you?���
���I loved her.��� Adin���s face twisted���pain, rage, disappointment. ���He made me love her, and then He crushed my hopes. I did not wait millennia to be wasted on a life unlived!���
���Nothing is wasted,��� soothed Tamaes. ���Your love will mark her existence for all eternity.���
���Keep your false hope and lies!��� Adin pushed away. ���I���m better than this!���
Tamaes winced as a reedy note slipped off-key. Omri?
No. The sound was coming from Adin���s furled wings.
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Author���s Note: This story in small chapters is a prequel to Christa Kinde���s Threshold Series [Zonderkidz] and updates every weekday (Monday through Friday). More information can be found on the Tried and True index page. And don���t forget, story art is on display in my gallery.
Tried and True, �� Copyright 2013-2014 Christa Kinde, all rights reserved. If you want to receive an email whenever my stories update, consider subscribing to this blog. You can also watch for notifications on Twitter.
Tried and True, Chapter 278: Best and Brightest
Chapter 278: Best and Brightest
Tamaes drew his wings more closely around Adin. ���Brother?���
���Am I not skilled?���
���You are. No one in our encampment can disarm you. Even the enclave���s cherubim call you formidable.���
���I am!��� Adin exclaimed, eyes flashing. ���I became everything she could possibly need!���
She! There was such fierceness behind that single syllable. So Adin had been given a girl-child to love. Tamaes wryly pointed out, ���We have both had ample time to prepare. Even still, I await my Sending.���
���Waiting did not suit me, but it was preferable to this.��� Adin let his forehead rest against Tamaes���s. ���I was deceived.���
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Author���s Note: This story in small chapters is a prequel to Christa Kinde���s Threshold Series [Zonderkidz] and updates every weekday (Monday through Friday). More information can be found on the Tried and True index page. And don���t forget, story art is on display in my gallery.
Tried and True, �� Copyright 2013-2014 Christa Kinde, all rights reserved. If you want to receive an email whenever my stories update, consider subscribing to this blog. You can also watch for notifications on Twitter.
