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Two warrior angels. First friends, now lovers. Their future? A WILD UNKNOWN.


Rising Fire

Rising Fire, March 2015
Stone Circles #1
by Terri Brisbin

Signet
Featuring: Brienne of Yester; William de Brus
352 pages
ISBN: 0451469070
EAN: 9780451469076
Kindle: 0451469070
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
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"A trapped Goddess looks to her descendants for release and control of the world."

Fresh Fiction Review

Rising Fire
Terri Brisbin

Reviewed by Leanne Davis
Posted March 7, 2015

Fantasy | Romance

Terri Brisbin has started a new series which returns her to the paranormal romance field. Brienne is the adopted daughter of the blacksmith of Yester. She has a special power which she keeps hidden. When she is moved to the her father's castle, and taught to harness her power to manipulate fire, she exults in what she can do. William de Brus is the illegitimate son of the King of Scotland. He seeks his father's help in retaining his lands. In return, the King asks that he seek out someone who is a danger to his rule. Seeking to earn his request, he heads west into Scotland to investigate the nobleman who is causing trouble. With powers of his own, Will will be tempted by the beauty of Brienne. Even knowing of her powers doesn't suppress the strong attraction between the two. When Will meets up with a small band of people who talk of the old gods. As Brienne learns to use her powers, her father seeks to separate her from Will, knowing that he might ruin their plans to free the Goddess and take control of the world. RISING FIRE is the first in a new series based on the stone circles found in Scotland. Ms. Brisbin has moved deeper into the fantasy world. The romance element is strong and Ms. Brisbin has combined the two elements well. The prologue takes the reader back to times long past and a pantheon of Gods who fight against one of their own. They succeed in sealing her away for generations until the stories are almost forgotten. Moving forward to the 13th century, we meet Brienne and Will. Will and his men will have to accept the possibility of powers beyond their ken. Ms. Brisbin writes an intriguing story filled with romantic tension. As the reader plunges into the story, she will cheer as Brienne and Will fight against the fate her father plans. Engrossing reading, RISING FIRE is just the first taste of what promises to be a trilogy you won't want to miss.

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SUMMARY

What if the standing stones and stone circles across the old Celtic world had a secret origin and use? What if some opened into another world? What if the goddess of fire was trapped beneath one? Lovely and innocent Brienne of Yester has always been able to manipulate fire, but when her powers suddenly surge, the simple life she once knew explodes. Handsome, fearless, and commanding William de Brus has been summoned by the king to investigate a nobleman rumored to have powers linked to the fabled fire goddess. When he chances upon Brienne, his desire for her is immediate. But as his mystical quest unfolds, William realizes that she is at the center of it—for Brienne possesses the very power he has been sent to vanquish.... As their attraction deepens, William attempts to free Brienne from the dark force beginning to control her—even when his duty demands that he treat her as an enemy. With emotions flaring, fire rising, and evil threatening at every turn, can the two lovers survive the coming battle and save all of humanity?


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