Mara Reitsma

Plaisted Publishing House Presents - A Special Edition Anthology This Anthology is dedicated to those who lost their lives in the Christchurch Terror Attacks and their Surviving Families. It is also dedicated to the Public Heroes, Police, Ambulance Personnel, Doctors & Nurses and anyone else who assisted at this great time in need. All Proceeds will go to Charities supporting the Muslim Community after the Christchurch Mosque Attacks in New Zealand Thank you to all the authors involved. Carola Dunn, Cathy-Lee Chopping, Mara Reitsma, Donna W Hill, Karen Gordon, Natan Annabell-Hansen, Kyrena Lynch, Meredith Leigh Burton, M E Hembroff & Pamela Joyce Silva. STORIES AND POEMS ARE WRITTEN IN THE ENGLISH OF WHERE THEY LIVE... USA, UK, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, CANADA

Cali, the Cat, and her Human, Jill, live in a really big house, on top of a hill. They laugh and play the day away, together, forever, it was A-Okay! But, when Cali awakes and turns with a yawn, she's startled to find that her best friend is gone! How will Cali find her? Where will she look? To find the answers, just read Cali's book!

Life never seemed to give them a break! One catastrophe after another, a never ending stream of chaos; but what did one expect when the fate of the Verse, rested in their hands? How did one cope with all the secrets, and the lies? How did one know which rules to follow and which to ignore, when nothing was as it seemed? The Verse is in chaos, the enemy at their door, and Malice and Euphamia have to figure out what's really going on before it's too late. The Eno'tai are here, and all hell has broken loose. Who will fight, and who will stand with them against all odds, while others betray them?

Malice had made the ultimate sacrifice, in hopes of gaining insight into the whereabouts of Pathen. For years she had searched for the truth, and a way to rid her Verse of the evil that plagued it; and now she stood one step closer to her goal. Trapped in a world much darker than The Null itself, she will have to fight her way to freedom, she'll have to be smarter, stronger and faster. She would have to lay everything on the line, if she was to come out victorious; but could she? Nyx was lost without his female. His Euphamia. The world crumbled around him, forced to wait for word from within the prison. It wasn't supposed to happen this way. Malice and Euphamia weren't meant to be imprisoned; so what had gone wrong? And how, was he going to get them out? Time was ticking, and the longer they waited, the faster the threat from the Eno'tai grew. What was it going to take, to make the Verse safe once more? What secrets awaited them? And what would peace, really cost?

She was beautiful beyond words, and the time they had shared, priceless! So what if the whole world would look down on them if they ever found out! They had each other; or so Ezrianna thought. Life had given her almost everything she had wanted, but there was one thing it kept dangling over her head. Blackmailed by a madman and forced to hide her lover in the shadows as he stalked her from the sidelines. Ezrianna's only wish, was to love Amber; but how, when he was always watching her? Always, tormenting her...How could she get away from the man who had turned her life into a living hell, when the world itself, was not what it seemed? Who could she trust with her secret? Who could she trust, with her heart?

Navina had learned much in such a short time, and yet there was still more that she needed to know. So many questions that just had to have answers; but she had help now. Marena had been but a pawn in the enemy's grasp, but to Malice, she had been so much more; unlocking the wonders and releasing the darkness that the Valkyrie had harbored within. Now that very same enemy, is threatening the whole Verse, and Malice will stop at nothing to unlock the secrets in Navina's mind; with the help of some new, and old friends. Together they will endure, whatever the Eno'tai send forth in the next wave, and they will find the answers they seek; for if they don't stand up and fight, then who will?

Banished from the Order, for breaking their most sacred law and saving the life of another, Navina remembers nothing; but the visions that plague her. Written on pages were the words of days past, and those yet to come. That book, and the visions recorded inside, were but a journal; and Navina, was the key. Lync, had no family and knows nothing of where he came from. He does know, that his female is something special. He knows that she harbors a dark secret, but his love for her is stronger than ever, and he would die before letting his Navina suffer. 'Write it all down...' He'd told her. 'Let it come...' Together, with the help of a Witch, a smooth talking Demon and his mate, a Valkyrie with a mission of her own, they will find the answers they are looking for; even if it takes them beyond the Rift. The stories contained within that book, could guide them to places they could only imagine; and unlock the mysteries surrounding Marena, and the enemy from the other side.

It was said, that the enemy used fear to trap its victims. It was said, that they hid in the shadows, lurking in your deepest dreams; waiting, for your will to fail. Well, first of all, Euphamia had nothing to lose. She had fought hard, loved deep, and lost...everything. They had taken her mate, they had tried to take her sisters; and now, they were trying to take the whole Verse. But how could the enemy take hold of one, who had already lived through her greatest fear? She was the youngest of three, sired by the Lord of Darkness himself. They said she harbored the darkest of her Father's streaks, that she would one day, rule in his stead; but she preferred to hunt. She was, the Hunt Master, after all; and she loved her job. So who better, to bring the battle to the enemy's doorstep, than the Duchess of the Dark, herself? Who better, than one who feared nothing at all? Or did she? Was there something, she wasn't telling them? Or him?

She was one of three, sired by the Lord of Darkness and born to the Lady of Light. The eldest of the sisters, Madrina was more like her Mother, than the rest. She was quick and cunning, and beyond all else, her dedication to the rules, made her the perfect Warden of The Null. She had worked hard to maintain order in her Father's deepest, darkest prison in what was known as The Void. But times had grown tough for the Warden, and what had once been a walk in the park job, had landed her in more trouble than she had asked for. Bound in the clutches of the enemy, her heart and her mind, buried in layers of secrets and lies, Madrina must fight back against the fears that keep her far from the ones she loves; the very fears, that tighten the enemy's hold on her. Can she escape, not only the cell they imprisoned her in, but the nightmares and visions that follow? Will she ever give in, and let herself love, the Angel?

It wasn't easy being a female in The Void, add to that the fact that you were one of three sired by the Lord of Darkness himself, and let's not forget about that curse of hers either...Zahara was the perfect balance of her Mother and Father, giving her the ability to respect the rules, and yet know when some of them needed to be broken. This, and her abilities to get into the minds of others, made her the perfect transporter, ferrying the dead to the Great Courts to face judgement. Not bad for a female of three hundred! Together with her sisters Madrina and Euphamia, a badass attitude named Nyx, and an Angel with a flare for sarcasm, they work hard to maintain order and balance in their The Void, Sanctuary, and everything that lay in between. But an enemy from the past is waiting on their doorstep, and that curse of hers sends her on a wild ride; one that would start and end, with a Vampire named Markus. Zahara will have to figure things out fast!

Fallyn had had just about enough of the secrets and lies, but it seemed as if there was no turning back now. She had started down that chaotic road, determined to rebuild what her now, deceased husband, had ruined, but there was so much more standing in her way. With a few friends she knows she can trust, Fallyn must navigate the stormy waters and reclaim what was hers, but time is running out. Alice is still out there with a hunger for revenge, and she has vowed to undo everything Fallyn holds dear. Can Fallyn find herself a midst the chaos? Or will she find herself in yet another round of heartache and betrayal?

The last couple of months had been hell for Fallyn. Her husband was a lying, cheating bastard, and one of her friends was still missing! The first of her problems, she could deal with, if only to help solve the second. She needed Laurence, or rather his resources to find her, despite how disgusted she had become with the man. But life wasn't all bad, in fact that gorgeous admirer with the amazing voice, had not once taken his wicked eyes or devilish hands off of her. A sinful substitute in a loveless marriage, just as things at home seemed to be reaching a level of the same intensity, yet of another nature. Can Fallyn keep her secret long enough to find her friend, as both worlds begin to collide? Can she handle what she learns?

Damn Hayden was persistent. Even after all this time, knowing she was forbidden, unattainable. Married! He still just had to see her. What was it that kept him coming back? Sure she had had admirers, but nothing like him. Laurence on the other hand seemed distant, consumed with his company, always with the business trips. So when the secrets start piling up, and a close friend turns up missing, Fallyn finds herself having to put on her big girl panties and dive right in. With a vow renewal in one hand, and a mystery to which her husband may be linked, in the other, she has no choice but to play her role. Can Fallyn handle riding with the big boys long enough to find out the truth? Or will it land her in even more trouble than ever before?

There were disadvantages to being the wife of the wealthy jewelry store owner, Laurence Del Coure, and Fallyn was finding out the hard way. After being attacked, and there own home robbed, Fallyn finds herself on vacation with friends, Alloryn and Don, trying to escape all the havoc. But it doesn't stop there! She can't seem to find the solace she has been searching for, instead, finding more of the chaos that loves to consume her life. When the time comes, and Fallyn must return to Ellinsport, she readies herself for another round. With Laurence professing his new found love for her, and Hayden, the man she wished she could have, still after her affections, can Fallyn saves herself, as another returns from her past?

Fallyn's marriage to Laurence Del Coure, heir to the family's jewelry fortune, was one of mere convenience. He got a wife to show off to the public, and she got a bi-polar husband, rich enough to erase the scandal her past had created. Seemed fair! Things were going great for the first couple of years, but when a newcomer, Hayden, arrives in Ellinsport, filling her mind with things she could not have...Or could she? Would she be able to just throw away her vows to a man who care more for his precious jewels than he did her? Could she chose between the man who saved her life, and the one who made her want to live it?