Men of the Misfit Inn: Volume 2

Men of the Misfit Inn: Volume 2

Author: Kait Nolan

Publisher: Kait Nolan

Published: 2024-08-09

Total Pages: 453

ISBN-13:

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A Marine, a single dad, and a mechanic all grew up in the same foster family... COME A LITTLE CLOSER: When Sam's best friend goes missing from a joint bachelor/ette party, no one takes her concerns seriously. Except the ex she's forced to pair up with for bridal party bonding. She starts a search herself--and ends up with an unwanted bodyguard whose very presence reminds her of a hot Vegas night she’s tried hard to forget. JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW: It's been more than a decade since Declan Callahan has thought about anything but being a dad. But when his extensive (and meddling) foster family wrangles him into a "chance" encounter with the first love he had to leave behind, he's wise enough not to waste it. Will this brief encounter be enough to convince Livia to give the undeniable connection between them a real second chance? A LOVE LIKE YOU: When Mick scores tickets to see their favorite band, he surprises best friend Juliette with an overnight roadtrip that gets interrupted with a holiday blizzard. Will getting snowed in together show Juliette that friends make the best lovers or will she stay blind to the fact that Mick is just what she needs? If you like sweet talking, unicorn caretaker heroes full of Southern charm, then you'll definitely find your new book boyfriend in this boxed set of small town romances.


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Download or read book Men of the Misfit Inn: Volume 2 written by Kait Nolan and published by Kait Nolan. This book was released on 2024-08-09 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Marine, a single dad, and a mechanic all grew up in the same foster family... COME A LITTLE CLOSER: When Sam's best friend goes missing from a joint bachelor/ette party, no one takes her concerns seriously. Except the ex she's forced to pair up with for bridal party bonding. She starts a search herself--and ends up with an unwanted bodyguard whose very presence reminds her of a hot Vegas night she’s tried hard to forget. JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW: It's been more than a decade since Declan Callahan has thought about anything but being a dad. But when his extensive (and meddling) foster family wrangles him into a "chance" encounter with the first love he had to leave behind, he's wise enough not to waste it. Will this brief encounter be enough to convince Livia to give the undeniable connection between them a real second chance? A LOVE LIKE YOU: When Mick scores tickets to see their favorite band, he surprises best friend Juliette with an overnight roadtrip that gets interrupted with a holiday blizzard. Will getting snowed in together show Juliette that friends make the best lovers or will she stay blind to the fact that Mick is just what she needs? If you like sweet talking, unicorn caretaker heroes full of Southern charm, then you'll definitely find your new book boyfriend in this boxed set of small town romances.

Our Kind of Love - Large Print

Our Kind of Love - Large Print

Author: Kait Nolan

Publisher: Kait Nolan

Published: 2021-06-04

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 9781648350252

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One of Nashville's fastest rising stars, Kyle Keenan has it all-fame, fans, and a chance at fortune. But the dream he's busted his tail for means nothing without the woman who holds his heart. With her sassy smile and pull-no-punches attitude, Abbey is his greatest love-and his greatest regret. When he's confronted in a live TV interview about alleged involvement with a country music starlet, Kyle blurts out he's already engaged...to Abbey. Abbey Whittaker has come a long way from the starry-eyed six-year-old who made a marriage pact with her best friend. With a thriving business, a loving family, and a tight-knit group of friends, she's put away childish things. She long ago banished Kyle from her life, so the last thing she expects is him walking through her door or the blistering kiss that follows. Kyle is desperate to convince Abbey that a fake engagement is the best way to get the media off her back-and his. And it just might give him a chance to fix what he destroyed. Even as these two frenemies remember all the reasons they wanted to be lovers, another blast from Kyle's past returns, threatening to expose the secret he's spent his entire career hiding. When truths come to light, will love conquer all or will Kyle lose everything?


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Download or read book Our Kind of Love - Large Print written by Kait Nolan and published by Kait Nolan. This book was released on 2021-06-04 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of Nashville's fastest rising stars, Kyle Keenan has it all-fame, fans, and a chance at fortune. But the dream he's busted his tail for means nothing without the woman who holds his heart. With her sassy smile and pull-no-punches attitude, Abbey is his greatest love-and his greatest regret. When he's confronted in a live TV interview about alleged involvement with a country music starlet, Kyle blurts out he's already engaged...to Abbey. Abbey Whittaker has come a long way from the starry-eyed six-year-old who made a marriage pact with her best friend. With a thriving business, a loving family, and a tight-knit group of friends, she's put away childish things. She long ago banished Kyle from her life, so the last thing she expects is him walking through her door or the blistering kiss that follows. Kyle is desperate to convince Abbey that a fake engagement is the best way to get the media off her back-and his. And it just might give him a chance to fix what he destroyed. Even as these two frenemies remember all the reasons they wanted to be lovers, another blast from Kyle's past returns, threatening to expose the secret he's spent his entire career hiding. When truths come to light, will love conquer all or will Kyle lose everything?

Those Sweet Words

Those Sweet Words

Author: Kait Nolan

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-10-27

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9781979419192

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"Kait Nolan's THOSE SWEET WORDS is a beautiful romance about love, life, and what it means to be family. Pru is every woman who's ever struggled and sacrificed to do what's best for her family, and Flynn is nothing short of a dreamboat. I laughed, I cried, and I can't wait for the next Misfit Inn romance!" OFFICER'S EX-WIVES CLUB author JAMIE FARRELL Good old, reliable Pru. Of the four Reynolds sisters, Pru is the natural choice to take on custody of the girl their late mother had planned to adopt. At thirty, suddenly becoming the mom of a teenager means big changes, but Pru's ready to do whatever it takes to adopt Ari. Before she settles down, though, she wants one thing for herself. Enter Flynn Bohannon, the sinfully sexy Irish musician in town for her sister's wedding. He's led the kind of free, vagabond life Pru can hardly imagine. Definitely not the kind of guy she should be dating, but he's the perfect guy for a crazy fun fling before her life changes. When Pru proposes a brief, no strings affair, Flynn's not about to say no. But when unexpected complications endanger the adoption, the two find themselves in a phony engagement. Now they have to convince a sharp-eyed, skeptical social worker, a teen who's too smart for her own good, three dubious sisters, and one protective brother-in-law that Flynn's willing to give up the gypsy life and settle down. But in convincing everyone that this relationship is real, will they convince each other as well?


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Download or read book Those Sweet Words written by Kait Nolan and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Kait Nolan's THOSE SWEET WORDS is a beautiful romance about love, life, and what it means to be family. Pru is every woman who's ever struggled and sacrificed to do what's best for her family, and Flynn is nothing short of a dreamboat. I laughed, I cried, and I can't wait for the next Misfit Inn romance!" OFFICER'S EX-WIVES CLUB author JAMIE FARRELL Good old, reliable Pru. Of the four Reynolds sisters, Pru is the natural choice to take on custody of the girl their late mother had planned to adopt. At thirty, suddenly becoming the mom of a teenager means big changes, but Pru's ready to do whatever it takes to adopt Ari. Before she settles down, though, she wants one thing for herself. Enter Flynn Bohannon, the sinfully sexy Irish musician in town for her sister's wedding. He's led the kind of free, vagabond life Pru can hardly imagine. Definitely not the kind of guy she should be dating, but he's the perfect guy for a crazy fun fling before her life changes. When Pru proposes a brief, no strings affair, Flynn's not about to say no. But when unexpected complications endanger the adoption, the two find themselves in a phony engagement. Now they have to convince a sharp-eyed, skeptical social worker, a teen who's too smart for her own good, three dubious sisters, and one protective brother-in-law that Flynn's willing to give up the gypsy life and settle down. But in convincing everyone that this relationship is real, will they convince each other as well?

Until We Meet Again

Until We Meet Again

Author: Kait Nolan

Publisher: Take The Leap Publishing

Published: 2021-11-05

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13:

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Freshly sprung from the Marines, Griffin Powell is looking for some fun. Las Vegas offers the perfect playground to blow off some steam before getting to the serious work of deciding what to do with his life. He never expects that fun to include the high school crush who tutored him years ago. Samantha Ferguson arrives in Vegas for a friend's wedding only to get dumped by text. Desperate not to be the only single in a sea of couples, she makes an impulsive offer to the former bad boy she used to tutor in high school: Be her fake boyfriend for the weekend. Griff knows he's not the guy for Sam, but he can't resist saying yes for the chance to get to know this grown-up version of the girl who once starred in all his dreams. Turns out, there's not a lot of faking it involved. Between the single bed and the endless couples activities, new feelings flare from the old, until they both fall under the spell of Sin City. Will what happens in Vegas stay in Vegas? Or will one impulsive weekend be the start of a brand new forever? *NOTE TO READERS: This is a prequel novella and does not end with a HEA or HFN. Their story continues in COME A LITTLE CLOSER.


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Download or read book Until We Meet Again written by Kait Nolan and published by Take The Leap Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-05 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Freshly sprung from the Marines, Griffin Powell is looking for some fun. Las Vegas offers the perfect playground to blow off some steam before getting to the serious work of deciding what to do with his life. He never expects that fun to include the high school crush who tutored him years ago. Samantha Ferguson arrives in Vegas for a friend's wedding only to get dumped by text. Desperate not to be the only single in a sea of couples, she makes an impulsive offer to the former bad boy she used to tutor in high school: Be her fake boyfriend for the weekend. Griff knows he's not the guy for Sam, but he can't resist saying yes for the chance to get to know this grown-up version of the girl who once starred in all his dreams. Turns out, there's not a lot of faking it involved. Between the single bed and the endless couples activities, new feelings flare from the old, until they both fall under the spell of Sin City. Will what happens in Vegas stay in Vegas? Or will one impulsive weekend be the start of a brand new forever? *NOTE TO READERS: This is a prequel novella and does not end with a HEA or HFN. Their story continues in COME A LITTLE CLOSER.

When You Got a Good Thing

When You Got a Good Thing

Author: Kait Nolan

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-03-30

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9781979415446

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Charming, poignant, and sexy, When You Got a Good Thing pulled me in with its sweet charm and deft storytelling, and didn't let go until the very last page. It has everything I love in a small-town romance! ~USA Today Best-Selling Author Tawna Fenske She thought she could never go home again. Kennedy Reynolds has spent the past decade traveling the world as a free spirit. She never looks back at the past, the place, or the love she left behind-until her adopted mother's unexpected death forces her home to Eden's Ridge, Tennessee. Deputy Xander Kincaid has never forgotten his first love. He's spent ten long years waiting for the chance to make up for one bone-headed mistake that sent her running. Now that she's finally home, he wants to give her so much more than just an apology. Kennedy finds an unexpected ally in Xander, as she struggles to mend fences with her sisters and to care for the foster child her mother left behind. Falling back into his arms is beyond tempting, but accepting his support is dangerous. He can never know the truth about why she really left. Will Kennedy be able to bury the past and carve out her place in the Ridge, or will her secret destroy her second chance?


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Download or read book When You Got a Good Thing written by Kait Nolan and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-03-30 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charming, poignant, and sexy, When You Got a Good Thing pulled me in with its sweet charm and deft storytelling, and didn't let go until the very last page. It has everything I love in a small-town romance! ~USA Today Best-Selling Author Tawna Fenske She thought she could never go home again. Kennedy Reynolds has spent the past decade traveling the world as a free spirit. She never looks back at the past, the place, or the love she left behind-until her adopted mother's unexpected death forces her home to Eden's Ridge, Tennessee. Deputy Xander Kincaid has never forgotten his first love. He's spent ten long years waiting for the chance to make up for one bone-headed mistake that sent her running. Now that she's finally home, he wants to give her so much more than just an apology. Kennedy finds an unexpected ally in Xander, as she struggles to mend fences with her sisters and to care for the foster child her mother left behind. Falling back into his arms is beyond tempting, but accepting his support is dangerous. He can never know the truth about why she really left. Will Kennedy be able to bury the past and carve out her place in the Ridge, or will her secret destroy her second chance?

Don't You Wanna Stay

Don't You Wanna Stay

Author: Kait Nolan

Publisher: Men of the Misfit Inn

Published: 2021-08-27

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9781648350269

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The Money Pit meets Fixer Upper in the next installment of the Men of the Misfit Inn series. After a lifetime spent trying to prove he's not a screw up, contractor Wyatt Sullivan is ready to take his YouTube channel, DIWyatt, to the big time. But he needs more than the one-man flips that built his reputation. He needs something truly big to impress network execs enough to give him his own home improvement show. After a messy, ugly divorce, publicist Deanna James can't afford another mistake. So when she wakes up from a night of too much wine to find out she's bought a historic monstrosity of a house in an online auction, she panics. If she's going to sell it and not lose her shirt to her ex-husband, she's going to need some serious help. But how will she afford it? Wyatt's just the guy to ride to her rescue. He'll take on the job if she'll let him film the process. Deanna sweetens the deal with the added bonus of using her PR skills to raise the profile of DIWyatt enough to impress the suits. There's just one problem: They both have to move in. As they battle home improvement hell and rising attraction, can they keep from giving the viewers more of a show than they ever intended?


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Download or read book Don't You Wanna Stay written by Kait Nolan and published by Men of the Misfit Inn. This book was released on 2021-08-27 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Money Pit meets Fixer Upper in the next installment of the Men of the Misfit Inn series. After a lifetime spent trying to prove he's not a screw up, contractor Wyatt Sullivan is ready to take his YouTube channel, DIWyatt, to the big time. But he needs more than the one-man flips that built his reputation. He needs something truly big to impress network execs enough to give him his own home improvement show. After a messy, ugly divorce, publicist Deanna James can't afford another mistake. So when she wakes up from a night of too much wine to find out she's bought a historic monstrosity of a house in an online auction, she panics. If she's going to sell it and not lose her shirt to her ex-husband, she's going to need some serious help. But how will she afford it? Wyatt's just the guy to ride to her rescue. He'll take on the job if she'll let him film the process. Deanna sweetens the deal with the added bonus of using her PR skills to raise the profile of DIWyatt enough to impress the suits. There's just one problem: They both have to move in. As they battle home improvement hell and rising attraction, can they keep from giving the viewers more of a show than they ever intended?

Come a Little Closer

Come a Little Closer

Author: Kait Nolan

Publisher: Kait Nolan

Published: 2022-01-14

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13:

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Griffin Powell has avoided his hometown since he left it in the rearview years ago. But the former Marine understands duty and promises, and that means dragging himself back home as part of his brother's wedding party. Which gets him thinking about a promise he made to a woman, after the best night of his life. When she, too, shows up as part of the wedding, it feels like a sign. Always a bridesmaid, professor Samantha Ferguson is dreading this bachelorette weekend. She’s the one of the lone single ladies, and the matron of honor is her high school nemesis. Sam figures she can suck it up and deal, until she comes face-to-face with the big, sexy ginger mistake from her past. Can this trip home get any worse? Turns out it can. Not only are she and Griff paired up for all the bridal party bonding activities, forcing her to relive high school hell, but Sam's best friend goes missing. When no one takes her concerns seriously, she starts a search herself--and ends up with an unwanted bodyguard whose very presence reminds her of a hot Vegas night she’s tried hard to forget.


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Download or read book Come a Little Closer written by Kait Nolan and published by Kait Nolan. This book was released on 2022-01-14 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Griffin Powell has avoided his hometown since he left it in the rearview years ago. But the former Marine understands duty and promises, and that means dragging himself back home as part of his brother's wedding party. Which gets him thinking about a promise he made to a woman, after the best night of his life. When she, too, shows up as part of the wedding, it feels like a sign. Always a bridesmaid, professor Samantha Ferguson is dreading this bachelorette weekend. She’s the one of the lone single ladies, and the matron of honor is her high school nemesis. Sam figures she can suck it up and deal, until she comes face-to-face with the big, sexy ginger mistake from her past. Can this trip home get any worse? Turns out it can. Not only are she and Griff paired up for all the bridal party bonding activities, forcing her to relive high school hell, but Sam's best friend goes missing. When no one takes her concerns seriously, she starts a search herself--and ends up with an unwanted bodyguard whose very presence reminds her of a hot Vegas night she’s tried hard to forget.

Men of the Misfit Inn: Volume 1 (Books 1-3)

Men of the Misfit Inn: Volume 1 (Books 1-3)

Author: Kait Nolan

Publisher: Kait Nolan

Published: 2024-03-15

Total Pages: 657

ISBN-13:

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A firefighter, a country star, and a TV contractor all grew up in the same foster family... LET IT BE ME: With her daughter headed off to college, single mom Emerson has no idea how to feel about her suddenly empty nest. She barely remembers life before motherhood, but firefighter Caleb’s right next door to give her a reminder—along with a toe-curling kiss that catapults them past friends and into something more. OUR KIND OF LOVE: Country superstar Kyle is desperate to convince his childhood BFF Abbey that a fake engagement is the best way to get the media off her back—and his. And it just might give him a chance to fix what he destroyed. Even as these two frenemies remember all the reasons they wanted to be lovers, another blast from Kyle’s past returns, threatening to expose the secret he’s spent his entire career hiding. DON'T YOU WANNA STAY: When publicist Deanna James wakes with a hangover and the deed to a run-down historic mansion, she realizes she’s going to need some serious help. Contractor Wyatt Sullivan is trying to launch his own renovation show, and Deanna’s project is perfect. The only catch? They’ll both have to move in! If you like sweet talking, unicorn caretaker heroes full of Southern charm, then you'll definitely find your new book boyfriend in this boxed set of small town romances.


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Download or read book Men of the Misfit Inn: Volume 1 (Books 1-3) written by Kait Nolan and published by Kait Nolan. This book was released on 2024-03-15 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A firefighter, a country star, and a TV contractor all grew up in the same foster family... LET IT BE ME: With her daughter headed off to college, single mom Emerson has no idea how to feel about her suddenly empty nest. She barely remembers life before motherhood, but firefighter Caleb’s right next door to give her a reminder—along with a toe-curling kiss that catapults them past friends and into something more. OUR KIND OF LOVE: Country superstar Kyle is desperate to convince his childhood BFF Abbey that a fake engagement is the best way to get the media off her back—and his. And it just might give him a chance to fix what he destroyed. Even as these two frenemies remember all the reasons they wanted to be lovers, another blast from Kyle’s past returns, threatening to expose the secret he’s spent his entire career hiding. DON'T YOU WANNA STAY: When publicist Deanna James wakes with a hangover and the deed to a run-down historic mansion, she realizes she’s going to need some serious help. Contractor Wyatt Sullivan is trying to launch his own renovation show, and Deanna’s project is perfect. The only catch? They’ll both have to move in! If you like sweet talking, unicorn caretaker heroes full of Southern charm, then you'll definitely find your new book boyfriend in this boxed set of small town romances.

Second Chance Summer

Second Chance Summer

Author: Kait Nolan

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781370298617

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2018 RITA® Award Winner Best Contemporary Romance-Short Professor Audrey Graham shouldn't be alive. But she didn't walk away from the accident that should've taken her life. She shouldn't have ever walked again according to the doctors. But after two years of physical therapy and countless surgeries, she's got a second lease on life. First stop? Camp Firefly Falls to try and catch up on some of the living she never did before her accident. Firefighter Hudson Lowell shouldn't be alive. In the wake of losing two members of his team in a structure fire gone wrong, he's been unable to work, unable to pull himself out of the survivor's guilt. In a last ditch effort to snap him out of it, his family surprises him with a 2 week reunion session at Camp Firefly Falls, reminder of a simpler, better time. The last thing he expects to find is the woman he helped cut out of a snarled up wreck of a car two years before. As sparks ignite between rescuer and rescuee, Audrey finally gets the chance to repay her hero. But can she convince this proud, stubborn man that life is still worth living? Or will Hudson let this chance at happiness slip through his fingers?


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Download or read book Second Chance Summer written by Kait Nolan and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2018 RITA® Award Winner Best Contemporary Romance-Short Professor Audrey Graham shouldn't be alive. But she didn't walk away from the accident that should've taken her life. She shouldn't have ever walked again according to the doctors. But after two years of physical therapy and countless surgeries, she's got a second lease on life. First stop? Camp Firefly Falls to try and catch up on some of the living she never did before her accident. Firefighter Hudson Lowell shouldn't be alive. In the wake of losing two members of his team in a structure fire gone wrong, he's been unable to work, unable to pull himself out of the survivor's guilt. In a last ditch effort to snap him out of it, his family surprises him with a 2 week reunion session at Camp Firefly Falls, reminder of a simpler, better time. The last thing he expects to find is the woman he helped cut out of a snarled up wreck of a car two years before. As sparks ignite between rescuer and rescuee, Audrey finally gets the chance to repay her hero. But can she convince this proud, stubborn man that life is still worth living? Or will Hudson let this chance at happiness slip through his fingers?

Free the Darkness

Free the Darkness

Author: Kel Kade

Publisher:

Published: 2021-07-06

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13: 9781952687013

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Raised and trained in seclusion at a secret fortress on the edge of the northern wilds of the Kingdom of Ashai, a young warrior called Rezkin is unexpectedly thrust into the outworld when a terrible battle destroys all that he knows. With no understanding of his life's purpose and armed with masterful weapons mysteriously bestowed upon him by a dead king, Rezkin must travel across Ashai to find the one man who may hold the clues to his very existence.Determined to adhere to his last orders, Rezkin extends his protection to an unlikely assortment of individuals he meets along the way, often leading to humorous and poignant incidents.As if pursuing an elite warrior across a kingdom, figuring out who he is and why everyone he knows is dead, and attempting to find these so-called friends and protect them is not enough, strange things are happening in the kingdom. New dangers begin to arise that threaten not only Rezkin and his friends, but possibly everyone in Ashai.


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Download or read book Free the Darkness written by Kel Kade and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raised and trained in seclusion at a secret fortress on the edge of the northern wilds of the Kingdom of Ashai, a young warrior called Rezkin is unexpectedly thrust into the outworld when a terrible battle destroys all that he knows. With no understanding of his life's purpose and armed with masterful weapons mysteriously bestowed upon him by a dead king, Rezkin must travel across Ashai to find the one man who may hold the clues to his very existence.Determined to adhere to his last orders, Rezkin extends his protection to an unlikely assortment of individuals he meets along the way, often leading to humorous and poignant incidents.As if pursuing an elite warrior across a kingdom, figuring out who he is and why everyone he knows is dead, and attempting to find these so-called friends and protect them is not enough, strange things are happening in the kingdom. New dangers begin to arise that threaten not only Rezkin and his friends, but possibly everyone in Ashai.