But to trade her to Xandre, the warlord desperate to add her to his war machine, would be to give up their entire way of life. If they band with her, they will face certain death. But when the war spreads its arms and lands on her borrowed doorstep, Shanti has no choice but to reveal her secrets, plunging her saviors into danger. For one brief moment when she lets down her guard, Shanti falls into enemy hands. But as always, Xandre is one step ahead of her. Check out book one, Chosen, on sale for a limited time Reunited with her people, Shanti knows that she must make a move in order to finally put her duty to rest. Oblivious to the weapon they now have in their possession, they are content to harbor the mysterious woman until she is well enough to continue her journey. The Final Book in the 1 Bestselling Series. The problem is, she doesn't believe in her own divinity, and when she flounders, she nearly fails in the duty hanging so heavy on her shoulders.It seems like any other day when Sanders and his band of misfit boys find a foreign woman clinging to life in the wastelands. Carrying rare abilities and an uncanny fighting aptitude, Shanti is the only hope of salvation for her people. Since she helped her people defeat a raiding party by using a special power, she's been a hunted woman. ~~Shanti has grown up under the constant threat of war. Breene is a Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Washington Post, Amazon Most Sold Charts and 1 Kindle Store bestselling author of paranormal romance, urban fantasy and fantasy novels. It is said that when war threatens the world, one individual will be selected by prophecy to lead the Shadow Warriors out of the Land of Mist and reclaim the freedom which has been stolen.
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