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I'm honored to announce that THE LADY OF THE STORM and THE LORD OF ILLUSION were included... By Kathryne Kennedy

in Booklist's 101 Best Romance Novels of the last TEN years! Just one book making the list would have been thrilling. That two of my novels from THE ELVEN LORDS series were included is such an honor. I would also like to congratulate all the other Sourcebooks Casablanca authors who also made the list.  Did your favorite author make the list? You can view it here: http://bit.ly/1i0AnfA Here are the beautiful covers designed by Sourcebooks for these novels: Why did Booklist call THE ELVEN LORDS series "superb"? You can try out this amazing magical world for just 99 Cents with the latest short novelette THE ASSASSIN'S LOVER, available at your favorite on-line retailer: AMAZON KOBO GOOGLE PLAY B&N NOOK APPLE ITUNES

A Musical Journey through THE ASSASSIN’S LOVER, By Kathryne Kennedy

When I first started writing THE ASSASSIN’S LOVER I knew I had a difficult task. The world of THE ELVEN LORDS is a magical land, and because of this my characters find themselves in an unusual situation, but the feelings had to be real. The heart and soul of my two characters had to be exposed in just one night, and the blossoming of love had to be felt. In just one night.                        In most of my books love grows over time, through a sharing of thoughts and actions; that tell my two characters they are meant for each other. But this story was different…I had to somehow take my characters through situations that could reveal their hearts and souls enough to fall in love in just one night. I have written several blog posts where I go on a musical journey, by finding songs that portray scenes from my books, and so I go to Youtube and search for lyrics with ...

Kick Back, Grab a Snack, and enjoy the first few pages of THE ASSASSIN'S LOVER, By Kathryne Kennedy

Prologue The link between the world of man and Elfhame had sundered long ago, the elven people and their magic fading to legend. Tall beings of extraordinary beauty, the fae preferred a world of peace. But seven elves--considered mad by their own people--longed for power and war. They stole sacred magical scepters, created their dragon-steeds, and opened the gate to the realm of man again and flew through. Each elf carved a sovereign land within England, replacing the baronies that had so recently been formed by William the Conqueror. They acquired willing and unwilling slaves to serve in their palaces and till their lands. And fight their wars. Like mythical gods they set armies of humans against each other, battling for the right to win the king, who’d become nothing more than a trophy. They bred with their human slaves, producing children to become champions of their war games. The elven lords maintained a unified pact, using the scepters in a united will to place ...