OF
WAR SERIES
An
Epic Journey of Love, Lust, Betrayal,
Rage, and Redemption
Lisa
Beth Darling
The Complete no-box set.
ASIN: B00RI9I2CO
Series Description:
Fall in Love with Ares God of War
and Alena MacLeod. Together they Rock the World from the Heights of Olympus to
the Celtic Moors.
In The Heart of War, Magdalena
MacLeod has been on the run from Cernunnos, Great Horned God, for 200 years
when she mysteriously washes ashore on secluded isle of the God of War. When
the Olympians discover her presence on Ares' island, they send Apollo to the
island to retrieve her while Ares is away. Diplomatically winding her way out
of immediately going to Olympus and having nowhere to turn, Alena strikes a
bargain with the God of War--her virginity for his protection.
Ares sees a sweeter deal; her in
his bed and himself back in his rightful place on Olympus even if it means
turning Alena over to Zeus. After Alena proves herself to Ares in battle and
his bed, the God of War must choose between his Divinely Dysfunctional Family,
his pride, and Alena.
Child of War-A God is Born Ares and Alena have settled on snowy Olympus
to await the birth of their son, Raven. Before Raven is even born, Zeus
outwardly despises him for his Fey blood. With only one to keep his family safe
from his father, Zeus the God of Gods, Ares enters into a blood pact that could
cost the God of War everything he holds dear.
After a harrowing birth wherein mother
and son are nearly lost to Ares, it quickly becomes clear that Raven may be the
most powerful and cunning Olympian ever born despite his muddled bloodline.
Zeus, Apollo, and Aphrodite plot against the new family by carefully planting
the seeds of rage and doubt in Ravens' mind, they turn son against mother. It
appears as though Cernunnos' prophecy is coming to life as Raven grows to be a
very angry young man.
As the true past between the
Olympians and Celts is revealed, the battle for Ravens' mind and the ultimate
control of Olympus begins. Before it's over, the white snows of Olympus will
run red with blood.
Child of War-Rising Son sees
Raven on the verge of manhood as his rampage continues and he begins the
difficult path to Acceptance by his fellow Olympians. Out to prove he's as
good, if not better than, any of them he bests the Trials set before him by
Hades and Poseidon. This isn't enough for him, in his quest to prove to his
Father, Ares, that he is an Olympian Raven preys upon the Mortals below Olympus
in a time of great weakness. Enlisting the aid of his Uncle Apollo and settling
for nothing less than utter Chaos, together they push the Mortals to pure
anarchy. Ready to conquer the remainder of his Trials so he may take his place
at the Counsel Table, and bring Ares the glory Cernunnos once prophesized, only
one thing stands in his way; the night his Mother fell down the stairs.
Apollo, ever the Man Behind the
Curtain, pulls Raven's strings like a true puppet master. It's far too late
when Raven realizes all he's done in hopes of pleasing his Father actually
makes Ares look guilty of destroying the Mortal World. A little Chaos and a
little Anarchy aren't enough for the Golden God, in his on-going quest to
destroy Ares, Apollo sets a plague loose upon the embroiled Earth. By the time
the Olympians discover what's going on twenty million people are dead with the
number multiplying exponentially every day.
Women of War gives us a brief
reprieve from the death and darkness as we journey backward in time spanning
four generations of women in Alena's family. From her great-grandmother, Shar
Draiocht the last known Queen of the Dark Kingdom to her tortured daughter
Morrowind, to Maven Alena's free-spirited mother and through the lonely life of
Alena MacLeod ending where The Heart of War begins with the night Alena washes
up on Ares' shore. With intensity, lust, fear, and strength these Women of War
make their way in the world revealing the hidden truths of the past and Ares
true connection to his beloved Wife, Alena.
Kingdoms of War, the OF WAR
Series Finale, sees nearly four billion souls lost to the ravages of Anarchy
and the dreaded disease Major Falls.
Ares, Athena, and Raven journey the Mortal World vainly reaching for a
sliver of what was only to discover what will be. From the fiery wreckage a new
world is slowly arising one where the descendants of Olympians, Celts, Dark
Fae, and all manner of Magickal Being will rule.
Ares and Athena wander the world,
hoping to curtail further damage by obliterating weapons of mass destruction
the Wolf inside the God of War slowly succumbs to Major Falls. A rabid God of
War is not a pretty sight. Soon it becomes clear that Ares may not live to see
the glory of Olympus restored.
By the time Ares' fevered body is
brought to Olympus, Apollo's descent into madness is utterly complete. The Gold
God is quite insane as he expertly kills off the members of his Divinely
Dysfunctional Family. Yet, Alena's greatest nemesis holds the key to saving
Ares' life. The price is high and, should she pay it, Alena can't be sure Ares
would ever be able to forgive her.
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The
Heart of War
Book
One
Lisa
Beth Darling
Genre: Mythological/paranormal,
dark romance/erotica,
suspense/action/drama,
contemporary
Publisher: Moon Mistress
Publishing
Date of Publication: December 2010
ISBN: 978-0615424682
ASIN: B004DCB3CA
Number of pages: 597
Word Count: 200,000
Book Description:
Inside the Heart of every Warrior
breathes the Soul of a Hero--even within The Heart of War.
Meet Ares God of War, the
greatest Warrior the world has ever known. He's moody, grumpy, dominant,
ravenously sexual, and above all, built like a Greek God.
Suspected of killing his Daughter
in-Law, Psyche, and long in exile from Olympus, the solitude of Ares' island is
interrupted when Magdalena MacLeod a brash and sometimes manipulative Fey
washes up on Ares' island after believing she's been shipwrecked. It's not mere
fate that has brought the unlikely couple together yet it may be what tears
them apart.
Branded with a golden chastity
belt bearing the mark of Cernunnos, Celtic God of the Forest and Death, Alena
has been on the run from her husband the Great Horned God for 200 years. When
the Olympians discover her presence on Ares' island, they send Apollo to the
island while Ares is away with orders to bring her to Olympus. Diplomatically
winding her way out of immediately going to Olympus, when Ares returns and with
nowhere to turn, Alena strikes a bargain with the God of War--her virginity for
his protection.
Ares sees a sweeter deal; her in
his bed and himself back in his rightful place on Olympus even if it means
turning Alena over to Zeus. After Alena proves herself to Ares in battle and
his bed, the God of War must choose between his Divinely Dysfunctional Family,
his pride, and Alena. Get lost in this sweeping dark saga battling Ancient Gods
while falling in love with Ares God of War and Alena MacLeod. Ares and Alena
share a love that will rock the world from the heights of Olympus to the Celtic
moors but; will it be enough? Will love triumph, or will revenge and rage win
the battle for the Heart of War?
Book Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ai8maYw89s
Excerpt
The Heart of War
Ares was in a
foul mood and suffering from a splitting headache when he arrived back on the
island with Alena. "Go inside." He said gruffly and pointed toward
the cliffs and the cave above.
"Ares?"
"Please,
Alena, just do as I ask. Go."
Child
of War-A God is Born
Book
Two
Lisa
Beth Darling
Genre: Mythological/paranormal,
dark romance/erotica,
suspense/action/drama,
contemporary
Publisher: Moon Mistress
Publishing
Date of Publication: November, 2011
ISBN: 978-0615523460
ASIN: B0063I60HU
Number of pages: 386
Word Count: 150,000
Book Description:
Do you remember Damien? Raven
makes that kid look like an angel.
In book #2 of the OF WAR Series,
Ares settles down with his wife, Alena, to await the birth of their son, Raven.
As Alena struggles to enjoy what should be a blessed event, prophetic visions
of an adult Raven haunt her dreams. Are they true visions or false ones
implanted by Cernunnos who told her the boy would bring glory to Ares but only
pain and agony to her? The strong but delicate Fey is relentlessly bombarded by
hostility from the Olympians making her yearn to be back on Ares' secluded
island home, far away from all the bickering and backstabbing that makes up
Life on mighty Mount Olympus.
Before Raven is even born, Zeus
outwardly despises him for his Fey blood given to him by his filthy Celtic
mother. With no way out and no way to keep his family safe from his father,
Zeus the God of Gods, Ares enters into a blood pact that could cost the God of
War everything he holds dear.
After a harrowing birth wherein
mother and son are nearly lost to Ares, it quickly becomes clear that Raven may
be the most powerful and cunning Olympian ever born despite his muddled
bloodline.
As Zeus, Apollo, and Aphrodite
plot against the new family by carefully planting the seeds of rage and doubt
in Ravens' mind, they turn son against mother. It appears as though Alenas'
visions and Cernunnos' prophecy are coming to life as Raven grows to be a very
angry young man.
As the true past between the
Olympians and Celts is revealed, the battle for Ravens; mind and the ultimate
control of Olympus begins. Before its over, the white snows of Olympus will run
red with blood.
Book
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et3HZTTVJno
Excerpt
Child of War-A God is Born
Alena, daughter
of a warrior and wife to one as well, had no objections and she joined them in
the basement daily. Ares wholeheartedly approved, as he believed it was high
time Alena worked with her own powers and skills. Even though she was the boy's
mother, since her powers were bound for so long, they were very evenly matched
and sparred well together, Raven with spear and she with the staff Ares made
for her.
Christmas
Eve on Olympus
Book
Three
Lisa
Beth Darling
Genre: Holiday, Romance, Fluff
Publisher: Moon Mistress
Publishing
Date of Publication: December, 2011
ASIN: B006HUECGA
Number of pages: 20
Word Count: 10,000
Book Description:
This holiday themed short story
is meant as an enhancement to the OF WAR Series. Join Ares, Alena, and Raven as
she brings Christmas and Yuletide to Olympus. This bit of romantic happiness
contains graphic adult material.
Excerpt
Christmas Eve on Olympus:
As her mind
feverishly searched for what she'd missed, a small bit of fluffy white and
green came into her view and she felt relief as a smile broke out on her pretty
face. "What's that?"
"Mistletoe,
I believe there's some Mortal custom about standing beneath it and then being
forced into kissing."
Child
of War-Rising Son
Book
Four
Lisa
Beth Darling
Genre: Mythological/paranormal,
dark romance/erotica,
suspense/action/drama,
contemporary
Publisher: Moon Mistress
Publishing
Date of Publication: November,
2012
ISBN: 978-0615721422
ASIN: B00ADAWTSS
Number of pages: 396
Word Count: 151,000
Book Description:
On the Verge of manhood, Raven's
rampage continues
as he begins the difficult path
to Acceptance by his fellow Olympians. Out to prove he's as good, if not better
than, any of them he bests the Trials set before him by Hades and Poseidon.
This isn't enough for him, in his quest to prove to his Father, Ares, that he
is an Olympian Raven preys upon the Mortals below Olympus in a time of great
weakness. Settling for nothing less than Chaos, he enlists the aid of his Uncle
Apollo and pushes the Mortals to pure anarchy when a global financial crisis
leaves the entire world destitute, in ruins, and at each other's throats. Ready
to conquer his Trials, take his place at the Counsel Table, and bring Ares the
glory Cernunnos once prophesized, only one thing stands in his way; the night
his Mother fell down the stairs.
Alena, her body asleep in Ares'
bed for four long years, is lost deep in the clutches of a never-ending dream
induced by Morpheus. After years of living an illusion and becoming Morpheus
Wife, Alena discovers his deception and struggles to escape her prison.
Morpheus has no intentions of ever letting her go. He'll fight to the death to
keep her.
Apollo, ever the Man Behind the
Curtain, pulls Raven's strings like a true puppet master. It's far too late
when Raven realizes all he's done to please his Father actually makes Ares look
guilty of destroying the Mortal World. A little Chaos and a little Anarchy
aren't enough for the Golden God, in his on-going quest to destroy Ares, Apollo
sets a plague loose upon the Earth. A bio-chemical weapon stolen from the
United States Government at Area 51, known commonly as Major Falls. By the time
the Olympians discover what's going on twenty million people are dead with the
number multiplying exponentially every day.
With only one option left to each
of them, Raven and Alena turn to their unlikeliest of enemies-- Aphrodite and
Apollo for help. One night in the bed of the Goddess of Love can be painful but
one night in the bed of the Golden God can kill and destroy all that Ares and
Alena have built and endured. To ensure that her beloved Husband and her Son
are not put to death she may have no other choice.
Book
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-hhoBlX3_k
Excerpt
Child of War-Rising Son:
"Trinity?"
He called out.
"HERE!"
They all called back.
"No, not
you. Her! Trinity! Look at me I want to help you. I want to get you out of here
but you have to help me do it. Turn around, please. Turn around."
In the cage near
the middle of them all, the girl who sat still and quite with her head resting
unnaturally on her shoulder turned around and watched him gasp.
"What?" Trinity asked through lips nothing more than shredded meat.
She stared him, her head on her shoulder, her face smashed in, and one eyeball
bulging out of its socket. When he flinched, she gave a smile nearly hideous
enough to freeze the raging river below her.
Women
of War
Book
5
Lisa
Beth Darling
Genre: Mythological/paranormal,
dark romance/erotica,
suspense/action/drama,
contemporary
Publisher: Moon Mistress
Publishing
Date of Publication: February,
2013
ISBN: 978-0615767611
ASIN: B00BEJPA3S
Number of pages: 206
Word Count: 58,000
Book Description:
Venture on a Mystical Journey
through Time and Secrets Past This story spans four generations of women in
Alena's family from her great-grandmother, Shar Draïocht the last known Queen
of the Dark Kingdom. Morrowind, her tortured daughter. Maven, Alena's free
spirited mother. And ends the night Alena washed up on Ares' shore. With
intensity, lust, fear, and strength these Women of War make their way in the
world revealing the hidden truths of the past and Ares true connection to his beloved
Wife, Alena.
Book Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02WcvnLy8-8
Excerpt
Women of War:
Sitting in the
dank cell hour after hour and day after day, time lost all meaning. Not even
the rancid food came to him on anything that resembled a steady basis. All Ares
knew for sure was that one moment he'd been doing his best to sleep on the
tilting cot with his knees hanging over the foot of it when the cell door burst
open and a full battalion of the Queen's Guard rushed him. Wrestling him to the
ground, they clasped him in chains and dragged him to the center of their
little underground village. The whole town gathered to witness, torches,
staffs, and readily available throwing items in hand. They hissed at him,
cursed him, and tossed their stones while guards led him up to a round platform
with a pillar of granite jutting out of the middle. Ares needed no introduction
to the structure or to learn its intended purpose, after all he invented the
whipping post.
Kingdoms
of War
Book
6
Lisa
Beth Darling
Genre: Mythological/paranormal,
dark romance/erotica,
suspense/action/drama,
contemporary
Publisher: Moon Mistress
Publishing
Date of Publication: June, 2014
ISBN: 978-0692248409
ASIN: B00LEVJAJ6
Number of pages: 496
Word Count: 190,000
Book Description:
With nearly four billion souls
lost to the ravages of anarchy and the dreaded disease Major Falls, Ares and
Raven journey the Mortal World vainly reaching for a sliver of what was only to
discover what will be. Unleashed by Apollo, Major Falls—a weaponized version of
the flu and rabies-- has wiped out every person of watery Mortal Blood.
From the fiery wreckage a new
world is slowly arising one where the descendants of Olympians, Celts, Dark
Fae, and all manner of Magickal Being will rule. For the last millennium the
Dark Kingdom has sent small legions of its Daughters in search of its Lost
Queen. Among their number is Lenora, a sharp tongued Dark Fae who joins up with
ARES hoping to get close to its leader, Raven. And she does.
The Wolf inside the God of War
contracts Major Falls. As Ares and Athena wander the world hoping to curtail
further damage by obliterating weapons of mass destruction he slowly succumbs
to the sickness taking over his fevered rabid mind. Ares may not live to see
the glory of Olympus restored nor fight to keep his Wife. If he does, how high
will be the price for Ares' life? How long will Alena have to keep paying
Apollo even once Ares is crowned King of Olympus?
With devastating consequences
shattering their lives will Ares ever be able to swallow his pride and forgive
Alena when the truth is revealed or will she take her place on the Throne of
the Dark Kingdom leaving Olympus and Ares behind forever?
Excerpt
Kingdoms of War:
Apollo looked
off into the distance and to the glittering reflection of stars dancing on the
ocean surface. "Just thought I'd check in and see how things are
going." He glanced back to the opening of the cave. "I take it
they're not going well."
"A hundred
million dead aren't enough for you? You have to come here and watch three more
die?"
About
the Author:
It was in the 4th grade when Lisa
discovered she was a naturally gifted writer. The teacher asked the class to
pen a story about a baby bird's first flight and read them to the class.
Putting pencil to paper, Lisa was instantly whisked away by a force she
couldn't explain. When they were finished, all of the children read their happy
stories to the class.
Not Lisa. She got up and told of
how the baby bird flew too high, hit a plane, crashed to the ground and died.
She told of how the mama bird and daddy bird cried of how even God was upset
sending the rains pouring from the sky. The class was speechless when she
finished all they could do was stare at her. The teacher kept her after class
told her the story was very good but it was different from the others. She
asked Lisa if she'd ever heard of Icarus and did she base her story on him.
Lisa had yet to encounter Greek Mythology or hear a whisper of Icarus. As Lisa
left the classroom the teacher again told her how good the story was but
suggested she might want to write something happier next time. When Lisa asked
her teacher why she had no answer. Luckily for us, Lisa I never took her
advice.
Lisa Beth Darling is 49
years-old, lives in her hometown of New London, CT with her husband of nearly
30 years, Roy. She is the author of more
than fifteen novels along with several short stories and non-fiction books.
Website: http://www.moonsmusings.com
Twitter: @lb_darling
Facebook: http://facebook.com/lbdarling
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1577311.Lisa_Beth_Darling
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Thank you for informing me about this book.
ReplyDeleteI didn't even know they celebrate Christmas on Olympus, but it looks pretty festive to me.
ReplyDeleteWow! Excellent post! I really enjoyed reading all the excerpts and learning about this book series. These books sound very interesting and intriguing! Totally can't wait to read these books!
ReplyDeleteYour excerpts make for an interesting read. Thank you
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