I just can't get over the covers in this series! Amazing! Today I have for you an excerpt from author Lainy Lane's book Field of Innocence, which is the first book in The Eupohria Series.
Field of Innocence:
The field is set
The lines are drawn.
Which side is right
Or are any wrong?
Life is a fragile thing,
not only in the mortal sense. It’s like a big glass ball waiting above your
head, and sometimes one simple thing can send the glass crashing down around
you into a million tiny pieces. All you can do when this happens is stand by
and watch as the pieces of your life fall, shatter, and settle around you. You
have two choices: You can try and piece them back together one by one. Or you
can start all over and try to build a new one. Hopefully a better one.
Somewhere in between those two options is where you find the person you’re
actually meant to be. The person that’s somehow strong enough to take destiny
face on, no matter how impossible that may seem.
Calandra thought she lived a normal enough life. She fought
constantly with her dad, like any other teenage girl. She had a boyfriend that
she knew was it for her. School was coming to an end, and she was going to have
all summer to spend with Tristan, while her father was out of town. it doesn't
get much better than that. But when a stranger comes to her in a dream, life
takes an unexpected turn. Calandra is thrown into a whirlwind where she discovers
the heritage her father has been hiding from her for years, learns of a whole
new world, and finds that destiny doesn't always hand you the life you dreamed
of. Now, the question is- can she handle it all? Will she accept what she's
meant to be?
In the first installment, Field of Innocence shows us that not
all Faerie tales start with once upon a time or end with happily ever after.
Sometimes Destiny is far too dark to give us a normal faerie tale!
Equinoctial Sacrifice : A
Euphoria Prequel
What
would you sacrifice for the life of your child?
Hollyn
is faced with this very question when she gives birth to Calandra alone in the
woods at only 7 1/2 months. Hollyn suddenly finds her new daughter’s life
hanging in the balance when Akiye, the faerie of the autumn equinox, offers her
a lifeline in exchange for saving the life of her newborn daughter. Now Hollyn
must leave everything behind, including Calandra, and return to Faerie to set
things up to ensure her daughter can fulfill her destiny and fix the things in
the world that her own family has been screwing up for generations now.
Will
Hollyn be able to ensure her daughter is the one to put a stop to the cycle, or
will something else take all of her energy and use her up in the process?
Destinies
set into motion, wills are tested, and lives are changed forever in this
prequel to the Euphoria series.
Excerpt from Field of Innocence:
“Think back to a few years ago,
when you were younger, before the weight of the world and reality hindered your
judgment. All humans believe in everything when they are younger and somewhere
along the way, they allow something to change them. They allow life to make
them harsh and prevent them from believing that certain things can exist because they are too
beautiful. If you still had that mentality now, that innocence, that beauty in
your beliefs, how would you feel knowing what you know now?”
Calandra tries to imagine
herself as a few years younger walking through her sanctuary and coming across
Jarreth. She thinks of how she might have reacted to hearing the story about
her mother and Echo and Faerie. She tries to think of feeling this amount of
power and emotions and pressure at that age and suddenly a grimace crosses her
face.
“You see the issue now dear?”
Calandra nods slightly and
stares directly at Jarreth. “I think so.”
“If you had that innocence
still, you would believe without doubt, and you would know to let your
instincts take over to make your decisions. You would allow yourself to feel
what your heart wants you to feel right now. But at the same time, it would be
way too much for you to handle. You have to find a middle ground, love.
Something between having the ability to allow yourself to believe and feel what
you know you should.” Jarreth places his hand on her chest. “Don’t be afraid to
let it break you down, Cal. If it does then it does, and you know what you do
then?” His eyes seem to glitter as he stares at her.
“No.” The word is barely audible
as it leaves her mouth.
“You rise again. You take the ashes that remain and you become a
Phoenix, you start over. And I’d be willing to bet that the outcome would be
extraordinary. In fact, I know it would be.”
Buy Links:
Equinoctial
Sacrifice - Amazon
Field of Innocence (Euphoria Series)- Amazon
Author Bio:
Lainy Lane is a 27-year-old mother of 2 beautiful girls, one of
which is now the family guardian angel. She has a wonderful husband that is a
large part of the reason she is where she is today. She has always had an
obsession with fantasy worlds. When she was younger, she always said that Peter
Pan would be the perfect man because when things got rough, he could whisk you
away to Neverland, where all your problems would simply disappear. As she grew
up, she learned the harsh reality that life can be cruel, and no world (even
fantasy ones) is completely without issues and that was when her love for
writing really grew. She has always written in some form or fashion, starting
out with poetry and song lyrics. She’s always had a story in her head and
voices talking to her. Thanks to lots of motivation from her husband, a
wonderful laptop with a word processor, more hours than she could ever count,
lots of sweat, blood, and tears, and a wonderful woman with an awesome little
publishing company believing in her, she has finally managed to watch her
dreams become a reality.
Author Links:
Website & Blog - http://www.lainylane.com/index.html
Author Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/LainyLane
Book Facebooks - https://www.facebook.com/EuphoriaFieldOfInnocence
Twitter - https://twitter.com/LainyLane
Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/lainylane/
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Last night I bought these two plus one other of the authors. They look amazing!
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