Elements of Love

Elements of Love: Book One

In a world recovering from a war that devastated humanity, Evan Halvard struggles to control a power he doesn't understand. Evan is a stone mason. He can give life to stone to create and awaken living gargoyles. When he receives a message that a large gargoyle is about to be demolished by the Church, Evan rushes to save it.

After centuries of sleep, the gargoyle has no interest in a present he can’t relate to. Yet, through the haze of his hibernation, a voice calls to him. He awakens restrained by those he swore to protect. Evan and Adel must work to understand the power connecting them and escape the evil hunting Evan, before the Church destroys Adel.

2nd Edition
1st Edition published by Silver Publishing, July 2011

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Sequel to Adel's Purr
Elements of Love: Book Two

Under constant attack, Jesuit Inquisitor Jude Jamison suspects his cover is blown. Without the gargoyles his friend Evan sent as his guardians and his ability to start fires, he’d already be dead. As he lies injured among a heap of rubble, the world as he knows it ends, and he fears the monster he’s become.

Nicolai Daemarkus, a fire daemon hiding among the humans, sees a gargoyle circling a smoldering building. Upon investigating, he is totally unprepared to discover his human mate. Unfortunately, a human cannot survive in his world. Yet he’s unable to abandon the beautiful man. As they search for the people threatening Jude, they learn evil doesn’t always come in fearful shapes.

2nd Edition
1st Edition published by Silver Publishing, May 2012

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Elements of Love: Books One & Two

In a world recovering from a war that devastated humanity, the Church makes the laws. Violence is not tolerated, and anything not sanctioned by the Church is evil. Abuse of power is common, and people struggle from day to day trying to avoid the notice of Church officials.

Stonemason Evan Halvard is learning to control a power he doesn't understand. He can give life to stone and awaken living gargoyles. When Evan saves a large gargoyle that is about to be demolished, he becomes involved in a fight between the paranormal world and the Church. But he also discovers passion and loyalty in a place he never imagined looking.

Nicolai Daemarkus, a fire daemon, investigates a gargoyle circling a smoldering building. Coming upon his unconscious human mate in the ruins catches him off guard and fills him with joy and dread. The beautiful man ignites his lust, but a sexual relationship would lead to their deaths. Unable to abandon the man, he takes him home, only to discover the dangers they face individually might come from the same source.

2nd Edition
First Edition of Adel's Purr published by Silver Publishing, 2011. First Edition of Nico's Fire published by Silver Publishing, May 2012.

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Elements of Love: Book Three

When Gabe Windslow and his friends stormed Archbishop O’Fallon's dungeon, the last thing they expected to find was a malnourished young man who’d been beaten so badly he lay at death’s door. Unable to abandon someone in need, Gabe rescues the poor man and continues to care for him during the days that follow.

Branded a Sin Eater at birth by his deformities, Sammy Newton expected to die after the latest cleansing ritual he took part in. Instead he awakens to a world where nonhumans and magic are good and Sin Eaters aren’t needed.

Confused by a steadily growing sense of betrayal, Sammy struggles to decide whether he should help his rescuers fight the dark forces hunting Gabe and his friends or return to his life of slavery and abuse in order to save his soul from damnation and hell.

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