Dive into the secret, ancient, powerful world of two New Orleans families, the Deschanels and the Sullivans... "The Illusions of Eventide" is Book 2 in the House of Crimson & Clover Series. While it can be read as a standalone, this installment is best enjoyed after having read "The Storm and the Darkness." Nicolas Deschanel was betrayed by the only two people who matter to him. Their disloyalty stung and an overwhelming sense of loss lingers. Nicolas has lived the high life professing to not have a care in the world, and now this illusion is calling his bluff. Determined to take control of an existence now devoid of purpose, he sojourns to his family's holiday home on the Gulf of Mexico. Resolved more than depressed, he plans to privately say goodbye to a world which no longer needs him. Of questionable fortune, he finds a woman, Mercy, sitting alone on the shore at eventide. Nicolas is conflicted between an obligation to help, and annoyance at her intrusion. Mercy has many layers of secrets. Deepest of all, she cannot tell this Child of Man she is thousands of years old and very powerful. In her presence, Nicolas' own dormant powers begin to surface, triggering a sequence of events that cause both of their lives to spiral further out of control. When old friends from both sides come to help, together they all learn a painful truth: new life can only begin once you've set free what means the most. The House of Crimson and Clover Series: Series Prequel - St. Charles at Dusk Book 0.5 - Beyond Dusk: Anne (novelette) Book 1 - The Storm and the Darkness Book 1.5 - Beyond Darkness: Shattered (novella) Book 2 - The Illusions of Eventide Book 2.5 - Beyond Eventide: Bound (novella) Books 3 and Beyond: TBA "Surrender," a Crimson & Clover short story, can also be found in the All Our Love collection, by Novel Grounds.

Dive into the secret, ancient, powerful world of two New Orleans families, the Deschanels and the Sullivans... "The Storm and the Darkness" is Book 1 of the House of Crimson & Clover Series. It can be enjoyed as a standalone story, or as the first introduction to the series. Don't miss the follow-up novella, "Beyond Darkness: Shattered." Ana Deschanel has made a terrible mistake. The only chance of protecting the other people involved is to flee New Orleans, the only home she has ever known, for the quiet solitude of Summer Island. Summer Island, Maine (population 202) is not the tranquil escape Ana imagined. The locals are distant and cold, especially her neighbor, the reclusive veterinarian Jonathan St. Andrews. Her only lifeline is the kind but odd caretaker Alex Whitman. Showing up at all the right moments, he warns her she is completely unprepared for a Maine winter. As the first winter storm approaches to whispers of an island shutdown- Ana realizes that she may soon be cut off from the rest of the world. After a surprising encounter with Jonathan's brother, Finn, Ana finds herself braving the storm to return something to him. Unprepared for the Maine storm, she slips and falls onto the jagged rocks along the shore. The St. Andrews brothers find her in the nick of time, but she remains unconscious. As the storm worsens, the St. Andrews brothers learn there are other, more sinister forces at work closer than they ever imagined. With no help from the outside world, they must find a way to protect themselves from both the storm, and the growing darkness that looms across the island. The House of Crimson and Clover Series: Series Prequel - St. Charles at Dusk Book 0.5 - Beyond Dusk: Anne (novelette) Book 1 - The Storm and the Darkness Book 1.5 - Beyond Darkness: Shattered (novella) Book 2 - The Illusions of Eventide Book 2.5 - Beyond Eventide: Bound (novella) Books 3 and Beyond: TBA "Surrender," a Crimson & Clover short story, can also be found in the All Our Love collection, by Novel Grounds.