Black Eclipse is shrouded in mystery, but secrets always come out. Adira has been the warrior her entire life, always following duty, always remaining loyal. Her duty is to her pack, above all else. Black Eclipse is about honor, about doing what is best for the pack, and Adira now faces a choice between duty and true belonging. Tortured, battered, and silenced, Adira runs. Her duty is to protect the pack, until she runs into the infamous Guardian Alpha, Zephyer. Zephyer has his own duties, but Adira shatters them. When Zephyer takes Adira back to his pack, long-held secrets begin to unravel. She is forced to place trust in new people when that was beaten out of her. Scared and unsure of her new identity being mute, Adira comes to realize sometimes duty can be set aside. However, once Adira embraces this trust; it will mean unveiling a truth that would destroy her budding relationship with Zephyer. The air of mystery surrounding Adira will have to crumble in order for her to survive.
C.M. Stewart was born in Reno, Nevada. She studied at the University of North Texas and majored in photojournalism. Stewart studied at the University of Houston and earned a masters degree in social work. Stewart started writing in third grade when her sister and she created the Grannies, two crazy grandmothers who got up to even crazier anecdotes. Their stories and imagined games lead to the creation of multiple stories. While Stewart now spends most of her time advocating for social justice, she still continues to come back to writing. Writing has always been her main love, and she hopes her books will bring smiles to her readers' faces.
She writes trauma-informed fiction and non-fiction-- romance, dark fantasy, and reflective essays. Her works are grounded in clinical experience and emotional truth. All her stories try to stay centered on survival, compassion, power, and connection.