{"id":1571,"date":"2024-02-02T02:05:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T07:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theskywriteshere.com\/?p=1571"},"modified":"2024-02-16T12:05:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T17:05:35","slug":"featuring-author","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theskywriteshere.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/02\/featuring-author\/","title":{"rendered":"Featuring Author Maci Aurora"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Title: In the Shadow of a Dream (Fareview Fairytales, #3)
Author: Maci Aurora
Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Romance
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With the promise of finally learning her mother\u2019s secrets, Brinna Fareview and her family gather together. Only somewhere\u00a0between the truth and lies, Brinna wakes to find she\u2019s trapped in a space in between the world awake and the nightmares\u00a0of her family. All of them are asleep. Learning she has the ability to move from dream to dream, Brinna tries to find a way\u00a0out of the dream world, but she\u2019s stuck, unable to fix what\u2019s ailing her family. But then an unexpected thing happens,\u00a0Lucian Uraiahs, god of day and light, walks into her dream.

While Lucian decided a long time ago that Brinna Fareview was a blight on his peace, he can\u2019t seem to avoid her. She pops\u00a0up at every turn, all because his brother is god-yoked to her sister. All Lucian wants is to disappear into the oblivion of the\u00a0cosmos amidst his shame and guilt, but the unbidden feelings he has for Brinna can\u2019t be contained. When Lucian is stripped\u00a0of his powers for refusing to bend to his father\u2019s will, he is imprisoned with only his guilt to keep him company. Except when\u00a0he falls asleep, he dreams of Brinna and somehow becomes the only link to saving her, her family, and his brother from a\u00a0spell that could destroy them all.

Brinna and Lucian must work together to uncover the secrets they need to break the sleeping spell, but the longer they\u00a0share their dreams, the more they realize time is against them.

Join the Fareviews in book three of the Fareview Fairytales series, In the Shadow of a Dream, to discover the truth that has\u00a0them trapped behind the hedge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Luc grumbled and turned back to look at the hedge once more, walking its length when he heard  women\u2019s voices\u2014sweet and lilting\u2014coming from inside. He stepped back, searching for the elusive  entrance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRemember when we were talking to Tarley the other day? About the man in the woods?\u201d  Aurielle\u2014he knew her voice\u2014replied. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo romantic\u2026\u201d the other said, her voice soft and whimsical. Which left only two possibilities:  Luc\u2019s woodland fairy or the other sister, the one with the dark, soulful eyes. \u201cWhy are we doing this  again?\u201d she asked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He wondered which one was with Aurielle and suppressed any hope it might be his singer.  \u201cWell, I\u2019ve met someone.\u201d Aurielle snapped the words, because the other one seemed to be  antagonistic about being dragged out into the woods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He grinned at their bickering. Relatable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have so many questions! You\u2019ve been behind the hedge since\u2013\u201d The sister\u2019s voice cut off  abruptly, then she shouted, \u201cThe Great Nap Escapade?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo,\u201d Aurielle said, drawing out the word, \u201cyou\u2019re doing this for true love. And I promise, Brin,  you won\u2019t have to wait long.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

[\u2026]There were words spoken Luc couldn\u2019t discern, followed by Aurielle bursting from the hedge.  She called out for Nix and disappeared across the road through the bramble. \u201cWhat if someone comes?\u201d Brinna called, then groaned. \u201cAnnoying.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was going to talk to her! He swallowed as he thought about what to say. \u201cCouldn\u2019t agree more.\u201d  Luc couldn\u2019t see her; she was still hidden within the hedge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She gasped. \u201cWho\u2019s there?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe brother.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her head\u2014like a disembodied apparition\u2014appeared from the hedge, turning to look for him.  When she saw him, her eyes widened. It was the first time he realized her eyes were gray. \u201cWhose brother?\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He hummed but said, \u201cSince we\u2019re both on lookout duty, we could make it interesting.\u201d \u201cWho are you, exactly?\u201d she asked, stepping from the hedge.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luc\u2019s breath stopped up, caught up by both disbelief and utter excitement. [\u2026] \u201cThere you are,\u201d  Luc said, finally finding his voice.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She demanded his name. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLucian,\u201d he said, turning slightly toward her, his shoulder leaning against the hedge\u2014a terrible  choice. He straightened and wiped the leaves from his shoulder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd you\u2019re not here to meet my sister?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStars, no,\u201d he said, allowing himself to truly look at her as he shook his head, grateful, suddenly,  that Nix asked him to be his unnecessary companion. \u201cThat would be my brother. Come closer.\u201d He  gave her a slight grin. \u201cI don\u2019t bite. Usually.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her eyes narrowed. \u201cI\u2019m fine right here, thank you.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou know my name, which gives you power. Will you not offer the same?\u201d Though he already  knew it, he wanted her to offer it freely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBrinna,\u201d she replied and disappeared back into the hedge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWait,\u201d Luc called. \u201cWhere did you go?\u201d The hedge didn\u2019t have an entrance. \u201cWhere are you?\u201d  \u201cHere,\u201d she whispered, as if daring him to find her. Despite the low volume, her voice reached  him, and he wondered, strangely, if it always would.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He used his godlight to sneak through the magical threads of the hedge, and his arms passed  through, allowing him to grasp Brinna. Using her as leverage, he pulled himself inside. She squealed\u2014a cute little sound that seemed as if she was trying to be quiet about it\u2014and  stumbled into him, her palms pressed against his chest. Heat seared his skin underneath his clothes  where her hands rested.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat are you doing?\u201d she demanded. \u201cUnhand me.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He did. Immediately. Swiping his hands over the place she\u2019d touched to wipe away the sensation.  He hated the added impulse of wanting to wrap her up in his arms.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ridiculous. He told himself he was curious about this hedge, given he\u2019d never seen anything like  it on his Roam.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He walked deeper into an arched passageway that stretched out in front of him with no end in  sight, as if it curled in on itself. Surprised by the muted light inside, Luc glanced over his shoulder, where Brinna now stood framed by an arched entrance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She followed him. \u201cWhat is wrong with you?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

His internal glow warmed the darkness inside the hedge so he could see her features, which  pinched with her frown. He wanted to press his thumb against her mouth, run the pad of it across her  lips, but he swallowed the urge instead and looked away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf I keep walking, what will I find?\u201d he asked, ignoring her question for one of his own. \u201cThe cottage. Where I live.\u201d She paused, then said, \u201cYou truly couldn\u2019t see me? That seems\u2026  unbelievable.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He hummed and looked around. \u201cPerhaps if it wasn\u2019t enchanted.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEnchanted!\u201d She scoffed, an unflattering kind of snort, but Luc found it\u2026 cute. \u201cYou must be  mistaken.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He snorted back at her, incredulous. \u201cI am not mistaken. Not about this.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t make mistakes?\u201d She offered a sharp laugh. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He\u2019d begun to think this\u2014trapping himself in proximity to her\u2014was one. \u201cAbsolutely not,\u201d he  lied. The very large mistake in his immediate past had nearly cost him his brother, but she didn\u2019t need to know about that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI highly doubt that.\u201d She crossed her arms, her dark eyebrows arching over her pretty eyes. \u201cNow,  why are you glowing?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy is this hedge enchanted?\u201d he countered, realizing he should have doused his godlight so his  father wouldn\u2019t know, but he didn\u2019t with her attention finally fixed on him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They stood facing one another, the hedge seeming to close in around them. He only needed to  take a step, and he\u2019d be close enough to draw her into his arms, lean forward, and kiss her. The <\/p>\n\n\n\n

shrinking hedge and his overpowering urge to touch her made him feel like he couldn\u2019t take a deep  enough breath.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow do you get out of here?\u201d The shrinking hedge unnerved him, even if it was an  illusion\u2026Then he realized he couldn\u2019t see the opening any longer. It had disappeared. He was trapped. \u201cI need to go,\u201d he gasped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Romance author.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lover of stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maci Aurora has been writing stories since she was a child. When she was eleven, she fell in love with reading Sunfire Historical Romances about girls who made a difference in their lives and still fell in love. In high school, a friend introduced her to Lavyrle Spencer and Judith McNaught, and from there, her writing journey was cemented in telling stories about love. Having already published many novels (all of which are threaded with romance as upper YA and New Adult titles) under the pen name, CL Walters, Maci Aurora wanted to write stories that offered the same attention to story and characters but with additional steam. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maci\u00a0writes in Hawai\u02bbi where she lives with her husband, their children, and their fur-babies.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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