{"id":89,"date":"2013-09-02T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-02T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestfantasynovel.com\/2013\/09\/02\/fallen-by-laury-falter\/"},"modified":"2013-09-02T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-09-02T13:00:00","slug":"fallen-by-laury-falter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taramayastales.com\/bestfantasynovel\/2013\/09\/02\/fallen-by-laury-falter\/","title":{"rendered":"Fallen by Laury Falter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Maggie is unaware of the terrifying fate that awaits her. It isn\u2019t until she lands in New Orleans for a full year at a private high school and her unknown enemies find her does she realize that her life is in danger.<\/p>\n

As a mystifying stranger repeatedly intervenes and blocks the attempts on her life, she begins to learn that there is more to him than his need to protect her and that he may be the key to understanding why her enemies have just now arrived.<\/p>\n

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Download Fallen<\/i>, the first book in the Guardian Triology<\/i>, from Amazon<\/a>\u00a0(paperback too!), Barnes and Noble<\/a>\u00a0and Smashwords<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Excerpt 1<\/h4>\n

\u201cYou appear and then vanish like a ghost. You aren\u2019t injured from venomous snake bites. You aren\u2019t killed by wayward, incredibly sharp arrows.\u201d Then, I reiterated, \u201cI am the only one who can see you\u2026how is any of this possible?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou do pay attention,\u201d he said, sounding almost regretful, though I didn\u2019t understand why.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, now will you tell me how you are capable of all that?\u201d<\/p>\n

He paused, still looking at me, as he collected his thoughts. The muscles throughout his body visibly flexed, tensing as he prepared his answer. \u201cI have certain\u2026gifts\u2026that not many others can claim\u2026gifts of speed, healing, and regeneration, to name a few.\u201d<\/p>\n

He paused, waiting for my reaction.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t worry so much,\u201d I said, teasingly. \u201cI\u2019m not going to run screaming for the door.\u201d<\/p>\n

We quietly laughed together for a brief moment. When I felt like he was comfortable again, I asked my next question.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, where did you get these gifts? Did your parents take some sort of special drug?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNot exactly. I can\u2019t answer that, as much as I know you\u2019d like me to. Just suffice, Magdalene, to know that without these gifts, you wouldn\u2019t be here right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Excerpt 2<\/h4>\n

\u201cSo you\u2019re warning me away from you?\u201d I was appalled. \u201cThen why are you doing this\u2026guarding me at all? Why the torment? Why watch over me when you know that\u2026that we should be more?\u201d I felt on the verge of tears, which amazed me. How could pain be so sharp in the afterlife? \u201cAnswer me, Eran. Why?\u201d<\/p>\n

He sighed. \u201cBecause it is my job.\u201d<\/p>\n

I gasped, more offended than I\u2019d ever been. \u201cI\u2019m a job to you?\u201d I stared at him and waited for his head to rise but he refused to look at me.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes,\u201d he said weakly, defeated. His beautiful, rugged voice released as a whimper and the pain inside me grew. \u201cYou are just a job.\u201d<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t think it was possible but the emptiness I\u2019d felt with Eran being gone those many weeks held no comparison to the magnitude of what I was experiencing right now.<\/p>\n

I felt as if I had been gutted.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo\u2026\u201d I shook my head. \u201cI don\u2019t believe you because you see, Eran, I can feel your emotions run through me. Whether you want to admit them or not, I know how you feel about me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stunned, his head jerked up, his brilliant blue-green eyes drilling into mine. \u201cYou feel me too? How can that be?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know. But I do know that I feel in you the same emotions I have.\u201d<\/p>\n

He groaned and turned away. \u201cThat\u2019s not possible\u2026\u201d he muttered, pausing. When he spoke again his voice was strained, determined. I drew in a breath as the intensity of these emotions ran through me. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter. I won\u2019t let this happen. This will not happen\u2026I will not let us be together.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause you are my guardian? Then let me make it easy on us\u2026You\u2019re fired.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t work that way, Magdalene,\u201d he said, quieter but still resolute.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t want you to watch over me, Eran. I never asked for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

As if he\u2019d become an entirely new person, his reply was flat and detached. \u201cYou\u2019re a messenger. You require a guardian. It\u2019s as simple as that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThen we\u2019ve just solved the issue, didn\u2019t we?\u201d I said causing him to finally look up. \u201cThis will be my last message. It\u2019s from me to you\u2026goodbye Eran.\u201d<\/p>\n

Turning swiftly, I walked away just before the tears came.<\/p>\n

Find more from Laury on his website<\/a>, Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a> and Pinterest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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