Commanding Flame And Shield

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><u>**Professionally revised second edition published October 2024.**</u></strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A reluctant prophesied leader. A legendary warrior. An evasive enemy threatening everything they hold dear and a star-crossed love they'd burn the world to save.</strong></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>August Porter</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> is a lucrative investor admired for his ethics and respected for his success. Engaged to a beautiful businesswoman his life looks like the American dream. But August has a secret. His nights are spent fighting for his life-trying to escape talons that drag him into darkness fleeing monsters promising an end to his future. But they're just nightmares. At least that's what he convinces himself...until he comes face to face with a fierce stranger promising salvation...</span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>if he leaves everything he's ever known behind.</em></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The legendary Alvara</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> of Grayshell has two missions in life: guard humanity from the demons freed from Hell and steward half-Angel souls into their own dimension when their celestial powers arrive. For months she's been haunted daily by August's face. By the constant pull to him. The mysterious man evades her power...when no mark ever has. </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Grayshell Chicago...even Hell itself-she won't stop fighting until his soul is safe with her.</em></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>When an ancient prophecy brings forth an enemy threatening to sever everything he loves August must confront his destiny.</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>Will he trust the light or succumb to the darkness?</em></strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Filled with deep world building a tension-filled slow burn romance action-packed pages and epic battles this first book in the </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Grayshell Rising</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> series is perfect for fans of </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Throne Of Glass</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> and </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Bridge Kingdom</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>.</span></p><p></p>