The Unshattered Sword

By Kat Simons

The fate of her clan depends on the strength of her sword…

 

In the land of the Fae, when clans go to war, destruction spreads throughout the realm. To prevent disaster, the clans fight ritual battles through single combatants. One warrior, standing between her people and utter devastation.

 

Lilia knows that losing the coming fight will mean the end of her people. Everything rests on her shoulders, and her sword. Her ability to stand against the powerful magic of their greatest enemy.

 

Because if her strength falters…

 

Her people will die.

 

PUBLISHER'S NOTE: This story is also published in the collection HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND GUARDIAN SPELLS

 

• Language: English
• Publisher: T&D Publishing
• Release date: Jun 7, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201563615

Kat Simons

Kat Simons earned her Ph.D in animal behavior, working with animals as diverse as dolphins and deer. She brought her experience and knowledge of biology to her paranormal romance fiction, where she delights in taking nature and turning it on its ear. After traveling the world, she now lives in New York City with her family. Kat is a stay-at-home mom and a full time writer.

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The Unshattered Sword

THE UNSHATTERED SWORD

KAT SIMONS

T&D Publishing

CONTENTS

Introduction

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Thank You

The Trouble with Black Cats and Demons

Excerpt

Chapter 1

Books By Kat Simons

About the Author

The fate of her clan depends on the strength of her sword…

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In the land of the Fae, when clans go to war, destruction spreads throughout the realm. To prevent disaster, the clans fight ritual battles through single combatants. One warrior, standing between her people and utter devastation.

Lilia knows that losing the coming fight will mean the end of her people. Everything rests on her shoulders, and her sword. Her ability to stand against the powerful magic of their greatest enemy.

Because if her strength falters…

Her people will die.

THE UNSHATTERED SWORD

Copyright © 2021 by Katrina Tipton

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Cover design: © 2022 T&D Publishing

Cover Art: © Melkor3d | Dreamstime.com

Published by: T&D Publishing

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First Published in: Haunts and Howls and Guardian Spells, 2021

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This book is a work of fiction. The names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the writer’s imagination or have been used fictitiously, and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, actual events, locale or organizations is entirely coincidental.

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For my own clan.

1

The fire crackled gently in the giant open fireplace next to her seat as she stared at the hard, gray flagstone floor. The scent of peat filled the spacious, airy room, mixing with a soft, damp loamy smell filtering in through the opened windows. Despite the glass panes being pushed back, allowing the dawn in, the room was warm. Maybe too warm, but that hardly mattered now.

Not with the fate of her people resting on her shoulders.

Soft velvet curtains hung solid, unmoving despite the open windows. No breeze this early in the morning. Everything had stilled and settled. Unlike her heartbeat. The point was to settled herself. The privacy. The quiet. This time alone without the others. She was supposed to be settling and preparing. All she felt was the rapid thump of her heartbeat. The hard support of her wooden chair despite the generous cushions covering the base and back. The heavy weight of her leather armor on top of her thin, cotton underclothes.

So much depended on her. On this day. On her strength.

They’d brought her a feast of