Author: Tricia Copeland
Narrator: Amy Deuchler
Length: 8 hours 37 minutes
Series: Kingdom Journals, Book 2
Publisher: True Bird Publishing LLC
Released: TBD
Genre: Fantasy; YA
Day: June 21, 2020
#Featured “The Hathor Legacy Series” by Deborah A. Bailey
Hathor Legacy: Outcast, Book 1
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On the planet, Hathor, a powerful group called the Guardians serves as the security force for Novacorp, the corporation that runs Hathor with its ruthless monopoly. Nadira, as one of the most powerful Guardians, is expected to use her psychic and telekinetic powers to keep the capital city safe from thieves and intruders.
Jonathan Keel, son of a mine CEO on the nearby planet, Astarte, is wealthy, privileged and used to getting what he wants. When his father goes missing after a robbery and explosion at the mine, he defies the authorities and heads to Hathor to search for him and for the robbers.
Security is on high alert and Nadira is charged with protecting Jon. She rescues him from an vicious attack and discovers that the Guardians have another agenda that has nothing to do with solving the crime.
Jonathan finds evidence of his father’s possible involvement, while his attraction to Nadira forces her to confront all she has known about being a Guardian, especially the rule to put duty before her personal feelings.
Struggling with their growing desires, and chased by company security, Jon and Nadira flee the city. But solving the crime leads them to endure betrayals from the people closest to them, as secrets are revealed that not only link their pasts but also threaten to destroy Jon’s family and separate him from Nadira forever.
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Hathor Legacy: Burn, Book 2
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On the planet, Hathor: A powerful corporation, a psychic security force & a conspiracy.
An old threat re-emerges that may permanently sever the already precarious alliance between Novacorp and the Guardians, the psychic security force the corporation has gone far and beyond to put completely under their own directive…
Sentry Leader and Elder Nadira is called to investigate a rash of fires throughout the city and uncovers the shocking truth about the Deshtu, another group with PSI powers like the Guardians, who’ve been purposely kept in the shadows. The Deshtu are being kidnapped for their abilities and forced into services far from basic skills like predicting the future and healing minor illnesses. The underground human trafficking of psychics she exposes is in direct violation of corporate rules.
But those horrors are just the tip of the iceberg: Nadira learns the brutal truth about the origin of the Guardians along with the Guardian Elders’ nefarious plans to make her abilities even more powerful. In the process, the psychic connection she shares with the man she loves, Jonathan Keel, will be terminated while another unwanted link is established in its place.
The final clash between the Guardians and Novacorp threatens to plunge the planet into utter chaos as Nadira risks everything to save herself and those she loves from the final, unforgivable betrayal.
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Hathor Legacy: Revelations, Book 3
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With tensions reaching the breaking point between the Guardians and Novacorp, an enemy returns and the most powerful Guardian learns the truth about her parents that will not only destroy her loyalty to the security force she’s given her life to serving but also to the man she loves.
While Sentry Leader and Elder Nadira searches for answers, her lover Jonathan Keel is enticed into the hedonistic world of the Novacorp executive class. His entertainment club,Secrets, attracts the elite of Hathor, providing the kind of popularity he never imagined. But this notoriety comes with a soul-stealing price…
With the worlds the Guardians and Novacorp rule put on a collision course, only one can come out victorious while the other is enslaved. The only way to salvage the legacy of the First Families, the original settlers of Hathor, is by making the ultimate sacrifice. But is no choice better than a bad choice when the three PSI groups–the Guardians, the Deshtu, and the healing Kasema–either have to unite or risk being brought completely under Novacorp’s ruthlessly oppressive dominion?
With old scores to settle and long-hidden truths thrust into the spotlight, Nadira and Jonathan…and their love…may never be the same.
Book Three of the Hathor Legacy Series combining elements of suspense, science fiction, paranormal with BWWM multicultural romance.
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Song Lyric Sunday | “I Can’t Breathe” – Devin Marie
Song Lyric Sunday was created by Helen Vahdati from This Thing Called Life One Word at a Time and author Jim Adams from A Unique Title For Me is our current guest host. For complete rules or to join in the fun, click here.
This week’s theme is “Maria/Marie/Mary.”
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This is not the song I had queued for this week’s prompt, but after hearing it on a friend’s blog a few days ago, I knew I had to post it. Thanks, Kim!
The haunting lyrics of Devin Marie’s I Can’t Breathe speak to a pain that isn’t new.
It isn’t rare.
It isn’t self-inflicted.
It isn’t justified.
It isn’t DESERVED.
It didn’t start with George Floyd,
but it needs to end now.
If we could stop the pain on our own, we would have centuries ago.
But we cannot do it alone.
It will take all of us,
because despite agendas being promoted,
the issue isn’t black vs. white,
it’s about doing what is right.
#BlackLivesMatter
See my Song Lyric Sunday selection for FeliciaDenise.com.
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I Can’t Breathe
by Devin Marie
Songwriters: Devin Marie
I’m tired of living in the skin I’m in
I didn’t know danger was synonymous with melanin
I go for jogs but never ask my brother to come
cause God forbid anybody sees a black man run
I’m getting tired of pleading the case of men who can’t speak out with a gun in their face
or of boys who shop at convenience stores
whose only crime was having skin different than yours
What will it take to make you see
the only difference between you and me
is people listen when you speak
so listen carefully
I can’t breathe
I can’t breathe
It’s hard living in a world where it’s fine
to call the cops on him for no reason or rhyme
or because he didn’t have a permit to sell his water
all our sons and daughters are dying before they get to chance to reach for their dreams
but when we reach for skittles or our wallet somebody screams
and even when we try to explain what we’re doing
people start shooting
What will it take for you to realize
we know not all cops are bad guys
but to the ones to look us in the eyes
and keep holding on as we cry
I can’t breathe (I can’t breathe)
I can’t breathe (move your knee)
I can’t breathe (unhand me)
I can’t breathe
please stop killing me.
Compiled from Genius Lyrics, Google, Wikipedia, Songfacts.com, and YouTube.
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