Now it’s time to meet Brody and Ava from Warrior Ascended, the first book in Addison Fox’s new Sons of the Zodiac series. They’ve each lived solitary lives even when surrounded by people over the years — and centuries for Brody. He’s an immortal warrior who’s vowed to the Goddess of Justice to protect mankind from itself. He’s now protecting Ava so together they can find the key to the Summoning Stones, an archaic instrument of power.
You’ll also get to meet a number of Brody’s brothers, the other Zodiac warriors, in this book. You’ll get lots of danger, excitement, love, and romance. You’ll love every minute of it!
Here’s the blurb:
An act of desperation…
Themis, Goddess of Justice and former wife of Zeus, weeps for the annihilation of her adored humans. As the Iron Age – the Fifth Age of Man – progresses, her beloved human children are wrapped in a chaotic spiral of death and destruction. Frustrated and angered by her inability to change their lives, she pleads with Zeus. Allow her to end the destruction of the Iron Age by creating a race of warriors to calm the chaos.
a bargain struck…
Zeus recognizes this strange love Themis has for humans and still guilty over his betrayal of her with his new wife, Hera he agrees to the request. With one condition. In order to maintain the balance Themis is so known for, she must agree to an opposing force a catalyst for chaos – for her Warriors. His daughter with Hera, Enyo, Goddess of War, will be equally empowered to maintain the anarchy for which she is known.
The Modern Age of Man begins…
So armed, Themis sets out to create a race of warriors, innately balanced with each other and carrying all the traits so necessary for understanding humans. Kindness, compassion, vanity, arrogance, courage, passion, anger, ego the full spectrum of human emotions wrapped in an immortal package of physical strength and mental agility. Using the 12 signs of the Zodiac as a model for balance, the Warriors are as varied in personality as the traits Themis bestows upon them. And all will protect and serve their goddess throughout the ages.
Her shoulders drooped on a small sigh. “Sometimes you just accept the way things are. Live with them.”
And then he was around the table, stalking toward her in all his leonine fierceness. He took one hand as the other settled at her waist, his forehead pressed against hers like he’d done back in Kane’s flat.
“You don’t have to accept it. Live with it. There’s so much more to you, Ava. All you need to do is reach out and take it.”
What could he possibly know about her? What could he possibly understand? He was an immortal warrior. Empowered by a Greek god and tasked to save the world.
Freaking save the world. How’s that for empowering?
And then there was her. Little Ava Marie Harrison. Poor little fat girl. Then poor little orphaned girl. And now poor little lonely spinster headcase.
Oh man, this was a bad conversation. She hated playing the martyr. Hated feeling like that. Hated thinking of herself that way. If she wanted a different life she needed to do something about it.
Up until now, she’d been content with safe.
Up until now, she’d never had a reason why.
And now she did.
The last few days had shown her that safe was an illusion anyway. Even if you didn’t have immortal beings jumping in and out of your life, you still couldn’t control what happened to you.
Couldn’t live your life in a safe little bubble.
And in that moment, the clarity she’d sought came crashing down in waves around her.
Empower yourself, Ava.
Reach for what you want.
She didn’t need to look far. What she wanted was right in front of her.
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“Show me,” Ava whispered. “Show me how to take it.”
That was all he needed to hear. Instantaneously, he ported them to his bedroom, the soft light of dusk just breaking through the curtains.
Brody watched the play of expressions on her face, muted in the dim light of the room. Oh gods, she really was beautiful. Heartbreakingly so.
And then there wasn’t any time to think – there was only time to feel as her arms came around him and her body pressed to his.
The internal protests – the ones that told him she was fragile and needed protecting – were quickly drowned out by the acknowledgement that she needed him as much as he needed her.
He hadn’t needed someone in so long it took his breath away. Wanted, yes. Needed?
Never.
And because it was Ava who offered him that precious gift, he’d give her one in return. Something that belonged only to her.
