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When Darci isn’t immersed in worlds populated by her characters, she enjoys retired life with her husband and canine companions on two acres backed against the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The rugged and beautiful country inspired the settings in her paranormal shifter romance series, The Starlight Chronicles. Besides writing and blogging about a writer's life, Darci has a passion for traveling, researching family history, and exploring all sorts of creative outlets in her tiny studio crammed full of colorful things. Darci started writing during the second half of her fifties and tells anyone she meets who dreams of writing to quit dragging their feet and go for it. She’s proof that an exciting story can come out of anyone. In addition to her novels and a collection of short stories in Priss Starwillow & the Wolf, you can find her works in anthologies by Dragon Soul Press.
Ursus Borealis
Series: The Starlight Chronicles
Series Number: 1
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Blurb: Bears are supposed to live in the woods. Just not one who sends you to the moon.
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Selena Aires I promised my friend on his deathbed that I would find the place I was destined for. Neither of us had a clue what that meant, but searching for it after he’s gone helps me cope with my grief, and I pack up my art supplies and hit the highway. When I stop for gas in Quincy, Thomas is waiting for me—in spirit. So, I stay—and find my dream cottage with a studio and hiking trails out the back door, and a quaint old tavern called the Starlight with a cozy booth in the corner. I set out my sketchbook and pencils and get busy drawing faces—my way of getting to know people while I enjoy a beer. It works. I’m making friends and filling my journal with the kind of diverse characters typical of a crossroads pub. But diversity doesn’t explain why the people coming to life on my pages are the stuff of fairytales. The most fascinating is Andras Johns, and I’m wondering more often whether the towering man who sets me on fire with one look is the prince in the story or the beast lurking in the woods. Andras Johns I’ve been the alpha of the North Star Pack for a long time. My policy? Never mix it up with a human. I can’t stand the idea of exposing a vulnerable species to the hazards of my job, and the hazards recently ramped up. But there’s a new face in town. A beautiful, human face. The first time Selena Aires gives me her smile, I smile back. It’s a mistake—and I know I’m done for, which is a problem because an alpha can’t break his own rules. Meet a giant, smoking-hot cinnamon roll hero and a diminutive lovable kickass heroine in this paranormal romance with heart and a little bit of danger. The hazards and thrills ramp up in Book Two, Drago Incendium.
Drago Incendium
Series: The Starlight Chronicles
Series Number: 2
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Blurb: "Whoever said destinies were easy?" ~ Milani Kekoa
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Selena Aires The peaceful artist life I was going for is getting seriously derailed. Sure. I found my dream cottage nestled against forest trails; plenty of ways to teach art and endless inspiration. The most inspiring? A six-and-a-half-foot blond Adonis whose kisses and primal growls make my toes curl. But the world he’s from includes powerful enemies. It’s a good thing Thomas spent a decade training me as a street fighter. Andras is away when the enemy comes to town, and my skills are put to the test. Then, a dark-haired, blue-eyed stranger shows up and scares the crap out of our attackers before deciding that taking me with him is the best way to keep me safe. Andras Johns My job as an alpha is to keep my pack safe. That’s never been an issue until I mate with a human marked for an epic destiny. Everything I know is being tested and that’s because I’ve never had to make decisions involving the very core of my primal being. But Selena is worth every contest fate throws our way. I just need to find out what my bear will do when the contest involves a rival alpha who wants her as much as I do… because it looks like we’ll need to team up to deal with a resurging conflict barreling Selena’s way. ~~~ In this second installment, Selena's artist life gets further derailed when she’s embroiled in the world of the supernatural. But when this kickass warrior becomes the target of a prince so old he can tell you the real story of Gilgamesh, she embraces her goddess-bestowed instincts, and her fighting skills, and learns everything she can from the two hotter-than-hot rival alphas who each want to claim her heart.
Tigris Vetus
Series: The Starlight Chronicles
Series Number: 3
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Blurb: When destiny gives you three paths, choose the fourth.
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When destiny gives you three paths, choose the fourth. I doodle this in my art journal because it seems like the answer to my riddle. Some say having choices is a good thing. I've learned that three possible roads to the future mean confusion and heartache. It all started when I shot an alien prince on a highway near Lake Tahoe… Well, to be honest, it began when I met a towering man with chestnut eyes who captured my heart despite his best efforts to leave me out of his dangerous world. Andras is my mate, but he's compelled by fate to join forces with a rival alpha to support my prophetic mission. Elliott and his pack are family now, and Elliott looks at me like Andras does. Both men tug on my heartstrings—and that's not my biggest problem. After a battle with said alien prince, we regroup at my brother's fishing lodge in Ketchikan. I haven't seen Dylan in years. There's a reason for that, which makes me sadder than our separation. Then, my vampire friend enlists my help on a mission. When Andras finds out, I learn what happens when you poke an angry bear. I'm about to make it worse when my instincts urge me to leave my bear and my dragon to follow the ancient tiger, aka the alien prince, to his lair—my third path in a destiny of choices marked by the moon goddesses of Anurash. ~ Selena Aires ~~~ Enjoy this thrilling and romantic conclusion to The Starlight Chronicles! Paranormal romance with adult content, open-door scenes, some language, and violence. Approx 560 pages, including an appendix.