ayawinterromances

In the earliest draft of Breaking Point, the first third of the book unfolded through alternating viewpoints across the band. While it worked structurally, it quickly became clear that, paired with the intensity of the later chapters, the story left very little room to breathe. Everything felt relentless, with no pause between emotional hits. ​ I also knew I wanted Susie, and the band’s collective healing, to be the true heart of the novel. So instead of starting at the beginning of the...

Chapter 16 I descended into the depths of Vundra Mountain as quickly as I could. All around me, Druhellen miners moved through the tunnels, speaking in low voices to the each other, A few Raiths among them urging them to leave at once. The activity was hurried, but controlled. Silent. We couldn’t risk panic. But it would come. Moving this many people without drawing attention was impossible. The D’ral would notice. And when they did, the Raiths would deal with them. This was the moment before...

Ancient power stirs beneath the mountains as Lyrra prepares to face what was never meant to be found. Chapter 13 Hours later, I stood at the base camp of the Ascended Legion. An army of Vye’Raith Vyres gathered there. The Black Wake, the Windborne, the Ember Clad, the Virethorn Kin, and the Raith March. We had made camp just beyond the Liai Mountains, in the Exxon region. The captains of the Black Wake Talons remained at the mines, establishing a temporary base for further reconnaissance. I...