Keeper of the Stars: Part One

By Aliyah Burke

Heaven can be found amongst the stars.

Lian Yang's existence has been a long and lonely one. His purpose known and accepted. One stormy night, he discovers a woman about to jump to the raging waters below. After rescuing her, he takes her home and discovers more than he ever thought he would.

Lana Tennesol has had enough. Enough of everything. A man appeared one night as she prepared to end it all and stopped her. Despite feeling safe, she knows she has to keep moving.

Realising she is important to him and his future, Lian goes after her. Can he convince her to trust him or will the truth about their linked future scared her off?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Totally Bound Publishing
• Release date: Mar 21, 2014
• ISBN: 9781781849927

Aliyah Burke

Aliyah Burke is a USA Today Bestselling Author who’s an avid reader and never far from pen and paper (or the computer). She is happily married to a career military man. They are owned by three Borzoi. She spends her days at the day job, writing, and working with her dogs. She loves to hear from her readers and can be reached here. If you would like to be kept abreast of what's going on in the world of Aliyah, please join her newsletter: http://aliyah-burke.com/newsletter.htm and/or cozy newsletter: http://aliyah-burke.com/abnewsm.htm Other places to find her on social media are: Amazon Author Page - https://www.amazon.com/Aliyah-Burke/e/B007PQRFOQ Book Bub -  https://www.bookbub.com/authors/aliyah-burke Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/263660.Aliyah_Burke Website - http://www.aliyah-burke.com Facebook -  https://www.facebook.com/aliyah.burke.5  Facebook Author Page -  https://www.facebook.com/AliyahBurkeAuthor Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/aliyahburke5 Twitter -  https://twitter.com/AliyahBurke96 Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/burke.aliyah

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A Totally Bound Publication

Keeper of the Stars: Part One

ISBN # 978-1-78184-992-7

©Copyright Aliyah Burke 2014

Cover Art by Posh Gosh ©Copyright March 2014

Edited by Rebecca Douglas

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This is a work of fiction. All characters, places and events are from the author’s imagination and should not be confused with fact. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, events or places is purely coincidental.

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Published in 2014 by Totally Bound Publishing, Newland House, The Point, Weaver Road, Lincoln, LN6 3QN

Warning:

This book contains sexually explicit content which is only suitable for mature readers. This story has a heat rating of Totally Simmering and a Sexometer of 1.

KEEPER OF THE STARS: PART ONE

Aliyah Burke

Part one in the Keeper of the Stars serial

Heaven can be found amongst the stars.

Lian Yang’s existence has been a long and lonely one. His purpose known and accepted. One stormy night, he discovers a woman about to jump to the raging waters below. After rescuing her, he takes her home and discovers more than he ever thought he would. 

Lana Tennesol has had enough. Enough of everything. A man appeared one night as she prepared to end it all and stopped her. Despite feeling safe, she knows she has to keep moving.

Realizing she is important to him and his future, Lian goes after her. Can he convince her to trust him or will the truth about their linked future scared her off?

Dedication

Thanks to Totally Bound for giving me the opportunity to try a serial. It’s been a blast. Thanks to my readers who are always ready to come out and show their support for my work. My heartfelt thanks to y’all!

To my husband who is my rock, always there no matter what comes.

And as always, to the men and women who protect the country, your selfless sacrifices for myself and those you’ll never meet is something I will never forget. God Bless each and every one of you.

Chapter One

The blood from the creatures pooled beneath them, mixing, mingling then eventually began to congeal. After time, the beings moved on, leaving behind more blood and flesh as they battled relentlessly with one another. As night segued into day, a smaller being wandered into the open area and paused by the large red stain. It bent and lifted the tiny thing from the middle, cradling it to his breast, all together unmindful of the blood covering it.

After a few glances around and it too, slunk off again. Moments later, more fighting reigned in the area. Fresh blood covered the dried as creatures larger than life and as old as time fought for supremacy.

* * * *

Time had truly ceased to mean anything. What was a lifetime for many was naught but a blink for him. Days, weeks, months, years, decades, centuries and millennia. A heartbeat, maybe two. The world had changed and the humans took greater pleasure in killing each other. And as the years went on, they did so with improved weapons.

He’d found his peace here, the place he loved was here. Where he stood—Oregon. He had a massive house and wanted for nothing. He had more money than he needed, women when—if—he wanted them.

With a sigh, he picked up a weed and