Marc and Wolf set out to cross the fallen Roman Empire with one aim: to reach the western sea. But the journey isn't that simple. Former soldier Marc is in his element--on the move and fighting--and dreads the end of their march. Blacksmith Wolf treads uneasily amid the turmoil of the ungoverned countryside and longs for a safe place to put hammer to anvil.
As Marc and Wolf tangle with roving outlaws and each other, they gradually discover that their combined strength--and any hope of seeing the sea--lies in their deepening bond. Every present moment and shared memory, every rough stroke and whispered demand, will bring the men closer to a destination neither can predict but that each craves, body and soul.
STRIKE is the 2nd novella (20,000 words) of INTO THE FIRE, a steamy historical romance series featuring two strong, stubborn, sexy heroes:
1. Thrust
2. Strike
3. Forge
4. Quench
5. Hone
6. Fracture
7. Weld
8. Grind - Apr 2016
9. Burnish - Jun 2016
INTO THE FIRE series
Against the backdrop of the Roman Empire's collapse, two boyhood rivals reunite as very different men. Twenty years on, Marcus is a soldier with no army and few skills beyond killing. Wolfram is a blacksmith forced to defend his home with a hammer and his wits. Thrust together by cataclysm, Marc and Wolf will strike a partnership from the raw material of their shared past, shaping its angles and edges with a desire they won't deny, to forge a future strong enough to withstand an unpredictable new world.
INTO THE FIRE is the first series of the STORM'S EDGE saga.