The Tradition

By Renee Matthews

Zane was raised to see the evil that was in the world. With monsters surrounding their village on all sides, it seemed very simple what the evil was. Until Zane meets Tancred and starts to question everything that being a villager stands for.

Tancred knew from the first moment they met that Zane was his other half. Learning that the man was the kin of the humans that destroyed his family caused him to run. Will Tancred learn there is more to Zane than his last name? Or will he lose the man that is the other half of his soul?

• Language: English
• Publisher: eXtasy Books Inc
• Release date: Mar 10, 2017
• ISBN: 9781487410087

Renee Matthews

Dr. Renee Matthews is a leader in the healthcare industry. She has spent the early part of her career as a medical educator and as a radio host for a satellite radio show. Dr. Renee Matthews was awarded the 2013 Friend of Mobile C.A.R.E. Award for her commitment to raising awareness of asthma in her current city of Chicago. In addition to writing about health, Dr. Matthews conducts speaking engagements on topics like social media, motivation, inspiration and provides business advice to start-ups and entrepreneurs.In addition to being featured in Ebony and Essence magazine. Dr. Matthews was a contributing writer for Good Enough Mother, Essence, MadameNoire and Black and Married With Kids, where she was reporting on health news and health care. In addition to her columns, Dr. Matthews has often appeared as a lecturer before various organizations. She's drawn from her experiences while putting her expertise to work for a number of media outlets and the talk show circuit. As a long-time asthmatic, she has become an impassioned advocate for asthma education. She addresses the concerns asthma sufferers have getting their best possible health and medical care by supplying them with tools and knowledge they need to navigate the healthcare system, stay safe in the pursuit of care, and engaging patients to be active participants in their health and healthcare. Most recently, Dr. Renee appears in her show "Out of Office with Dr. Renee" which is seen in 45,000 Doctors' offices across the country.Dr. Renee is an active member of the Girl Scouts and a mentor Save a Girl Save a World. Dr. Renee is especially passionate about addressing the health concerns of Black women and has been recognized by patients and professionals alike for her ability to translate the challenges patients face into tools and solutions they can use to improve their health care.

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Are traditions allowed to be broken when it leads to finding your soulmate?

Zane was raised to see the evil that was in the world. With monsters surrounding their village on all sides, it seemed very simple what the evil was. Until Zane meets Tancred and starts to question everything that being a villager stands for.

Tancred knew from the first moment they met that Zane was his other half. Learning that the man was the kin of the humans that destroyed his family caused him to run. Will Tancred learn there is more to Zane than his last name? Or will he lose the man that is the other half of his soul?

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The Tradition

Copyright © 2017 Renee Matthews

ISBN: 978-1-4874-1008-7

Cover art by Taria Reed

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The Tradition

Forbidden Book One

By

Renee Matthews

Dedication

To My Many Wonderful Professors, the Believers of Passion and Guides during Writer’s Block.

Chapter One: Zane

Death. That was all that could be found in the forest that surrounded the village. It was forbidden. If anyone dared to enter, the monsters that resided within would feast on their flesh and leave their heads as a warning, so the villagers would never forget that the Line was all that protected them from the monsters. Zane heard the stories of the powerful clans that had torn their ancestors apart. The hundred-year war, between monsters and the village, had ended with a truce and a Line. A Line marked by the fallen’s blood.

Arthur Vest knew this because he was the man of power. The village resided on his family’s land, and he was the head of the council. The Vest family money had built every home, business, church, school, even the fences, without asking for anything in return. The act of a saint, a hero, and a truly good man, were told to Zane Vest on a daily basis while he was growing up. The expectations of him were set high by the people of the town, who would have sworn by his father’s pure soul and the desire for his only son to follow in his footsteps.

At eighteen, Zane was selected to be a part of the council. This would place him in position to take over for his father one day. It was a rare moment for the village. Arthur Vest showed up with the other elders to see the man that would become their replacement. When the name Zane Vest was called, Zane was not even close by.

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Zane glanced around as he walked down Grace Point.