Book One: With Nine You Get Vanyr
How much would you give to live your fantasy? Think fast–your Wishstone is waiting.
Nine women–all members of an internet fan group–make a fateful wish to be transported to Domain, the world of their favorite television series. They don’t know the Wishstone is an artifact with an agenda, or that the series is based on a real place rife with dangers bigger than any network budget could handle.
Domain is a world without change, frozen in a time of magic and superstition, where the immortal sons of the goddess Reyah fight a never-ending war–mostly with themselves. Reyah doesn’t seem to care. The way she sees it, her boys will be boys. They’ll settle down once they meet the right girls.
But Earth girls aren’t that easy. They’ve got serious issues with this gig. They like their computers, cell phones, double-ply toilet paper.
And they don’t believe in fate.
Welcome to Domain.
“I had such fun with this story. With Nine You Get Vanyr is an original romp sure to appeal to fans of Sherrilyn Kenyon and Lynn Kurland.”
Patricia Briggs, author of Moon Called
“Action! Magic! Love, war, and mirth! The reader’s cup of epic fantasy fun overflows in With Nine You Get Vanyr…
Carole Nelson Douglas, author of Cat in a Quicksilver Caper
A long rollicking ride through fandom and fantasy.
Lilith Saintcrow, author of Dead Man Rising
What the reviewers are saying
“An intriguing blend of fantasy and science fiction, this story is full of action and fascinating characters. It has skillful world-building, and the scene changes to keep track of the action of many characters are adroitly done.”
Romantic Times BOOKreviews
“Deryk and his erotic relationship with his snake are pretty smoking…”
Mrs. Giggles
The characters are very believable as they adapt to having real powers that they must learn to use properly as opposed to role-playing. Fans will never look at Atlanta’s DragonCon the same way again after this fun filled fantasy. This reviewer’s only wish when she attends the 07 Con on the Labor Day weekend is more tales in the realm of Domain. With Nine You Get Vanyr is a great fantasy.
Harriet Klausner
The plot is thought-provoking, the characters are in the midst of coming-of-age identity crises, and the immortals are seriously hot. What more could a reader request? Sometimes a reviewer begins to read a story and simply forgets immediately she is reading for review; it doesn’t happen sufficiently often, but With Nine You Get Vanyr is one fine example.
Euro Reviews
Run to grab this exciting new book from Ms. Smith and Ms. Ward. With Nine You Get Vanyr is truly one of those books destined to be a timeless classic.
Love Romances & More
The writing team of Jean Marie Ward and the late Teri Smith have penned a fantastic fantasy novel… I can only hope that Ms. Ward will craft more tales set in this world.
Two Lips Reviews
With Nine You Get Vanyr is a long, delightful read. You will need several bowls of popcorn and a gallon or two of your favorite beverage.
Romance Reviews Today
Ms. Smith has left a legacy that Ms. Ward will hopefully continue.
Coffee Time Romance
Future novels planned for the Nine Sisters series include…
Nine Days’ Wonders
Sung to the tune of “Froggie Went A-Courting”
Vanyr Deryk went a-courting and he did ride,
Uh-hmm, uh-hmm,
Vanyr Deryk went a-courting and he did ride
A snake and dagger by his side
Uh-hmm, uh-hmm.
He went down to Lady Thea’s door
Where he’d never been before.
He said, Lady Thea, are you within?
His words sent her in a spin.
His tried to boost her on his knee
And said, “Lady Thea, will you marry me?”
Then things got really int’resting.
Nine Weeks in Hiawat
Being the sexiest guy in the world isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Especially when the goddess who made you Her love toy four thousand years ago wants you to arrange the marriages of nine fractious demigods — one of whom happens to be you — to nine women She met at a science fiction convention.
You might be able to swing it if your prospective bride didn’t think you tried to steal the moves of her dead husband the first night you met. Next to seducing her, saving the world from an unknown foe systematically destroying the bond between the metaphysical and material planes seems like a walk in the park. All it will take is disguising yourself beyond recognition, assembling a war party with enough magic to level several mountains and persuading them to travel like humans for a couple of months through a desert full of snakes, bandits and devil spawn.
Granted, you probably shouldn’t have manipulated your intended into joining the party. Falling for her now would be the biggest boner you ever pulled…in every sense of the word.
Coronation Number Nine
Isabeau of Seshmeel
requests the honor of your presence
at the celebration of her majority
commencing the first watch of Winterfest
and culminating in
Her solemn assumption
of a Queen’s full rights and privileges
at high noon
on Reyah’s High Holy Day
nine days following.
The entertainments will include
assignations, assassinations,
banquets, balls,
and a cattle call of competing consorts
for whom dress will be optional.