All The Write Stuff: Ties of Friendship

An anthology that shows the magic of friendship...

Ties of Friendship

A Young Adult Fantasy Anthology

with stories by

K.M. Jenkins, Cassie Greutman, R.C. Barnes, Joli Campbell, Jenna D. Morrison

How much magic can true friendship hold?

How far can you go with a little magic in your pocket and friends backing you up?

Find out as Talented authors from around the world join spin tales of mysterious adventures, missing companions, and forbidden friendships that will keep you turning pages long after the sun’s gone down.

Dive into these young adult stories that entwine magic and friendship together in a whole new way. Adventure is just a click away.

Featured Authors & Stories:
* Orcus Pursued by: Cassie Greutman
* How to raise the dead (and then put them back) by: R.C. Barnes
* Shadows of Willow’s Creek by: Joli Campbell
*The Return by: Jenna D. Morrison & Joli Campbell
* Bonds of Friendship & Forbidden Friendship by: International Bestselling Author K.M. Jenkins

GUEST POST

What inspired you to write “Bonds of Friendship”?

I was trying to figure out what direction I wanted to go with my book series I was working on. The first books I released turned out to be ones I am still working on because they are epic fantasy novel length. But I decided I needed to do more world building and broke things down into individual stories to tell the stories for the land of Ferrês. “Bonds of Friendship” is about Karigan and Silvashi. It tells the story of how Karigan found Silvashi and they became friends when they were from two different worlds. Dragons were considered being deadly beasts that killed without thinking. Turns out Karigan proved that myth wrong. Silvashi and her journey together back to her father’s place only to find they can’t be separated so easily.

The inspiration behind this story is how friendship bloomed between two different species. They are curious about each other and want to know one another. This leads them to become good friends and wondering about the world now that they are friends. I plan to work with this story towards creating another series off of it. But those won’t come for a few years yet.

What can we expect from you in the future?

Right now, I am working on my novellas within my Tales of Tarza Series. This series is like Tales of Ferrês, but instead of short stories they are novella length. I am currently on book 3 in the series and that is titled “The Emerald Knight.”

Each book features a story within the kingdom of Tarza with original characters. And the time is different as well. “The Sunflower Meadow” is during the time of King Tyler and his children’s reign across the land. This is the story when Prince Joseph finds his true love and fights to keep her for himself. “Masquerade Assassin” is the second book in the series and is the first book I featured Kerowyné Flares in. She is my leading lady, but this adventure is when she is younger and still finding her place among royalty. Love this story and think it is a fun read to experience. “The Emerald Knight,” is the third installment. And it is the story of Princess Rachel and how she finds her dragon Kurza. It is a broken romance adventure story that leads a strong female heroine to choose her destiny over love. I’m still writing this one so you will have to either subscribe to my blog for fun details HERE or sign-up for my newsletter HERE to get notifications on its progress.

Can you tell us a little bit about the characters in “Bonds of Friendship”?

Karigan is a farmer’s daughter that is brought into the folds of the Forest of Ferrês. This is where she finds Silvashi, a baby silver dragon. He ends up befriending her and changing her life forever.

Silvashi is a baby silver dragon that finds himself isolated within the Forest of Ferrês. He wants a friend or someone to keep him company. The only thing he didn’t realize was that one goddess would answer his plea and give him a friend.

Excerpt from Bonds of Friendship:

Without a word, the fairy motioned for her to follow. Karigan waited a moment as the fairy flew to the opening of the cave. Great, I suppose I have to go in there now! Irritation was growing with every step as the entrance loomed a few feet ahead of her. But the sound of the rushing water began to calm her. Maybe it won’t be so bad. Perhaps something interesting is inside, like that time Father and I found that little den in the Wood.

She waited for Alia to tell her to go in. To her surprise, the little fairy twisted and swooped inside. The little ball of blue light helped ease her fears and allowed her to see that the cave wasn’t too deep. Karigan walked forward. examining every little detail and wondering what kind of creature called this cavern its home. Towards the back she saw shimmering lights reflecting on the stone wall as Alia hovered near the edge. Hmmm… I wonder what that could be.

As she approached the spot, the smell of moss filled her nose as a little trickle of water splashed the stone floor. The little trickle opened into a basin which created a pool of water, almost like a water dish. Two feet from the little pool was a large broken stone. The peculiar stone piqued her curiosity, so she adventured over to investigate it.

“Alia, can you come closer so I can see?”

The fairy swooped down, landing on a nearby rock.

“Here, how’s this?” Placing her hands together a bright light formed. Karigan watched it float across the distance then stop above the item she wished to see.

“Wow, why didn’t you use that earlier?” As expected, the fairy shrugged her tiny shoulders. “You didn’t ask.”

A snort escaped her, startling the little fairy. Serves you right, you little menace. She kneeled down, looking inside the funny rock. It must have been round to begin with. After inspecting it, she concluded that it must have broken from the inside the way the pieces were scattered across the cave floor. “What kind of creature lives in a rock?” Shards of light reflected off the sides, looking like glass from the inside.

Alia snickered. Karigan was about to ask her what she was snickering about when rocks slid by the entrance. “What was that?” They both looked towards the bright opening as a small growl filled the cave. “Helblazes!”

Excerpt from A Forbidden Friendship:

Kÿla pressed her small body to the ground hoping not to get crushed. Trees were moving all around her. Roots were springing up from the earth as they slithered across the ground like giant serpents looking for their next meal. She didn’t know what was up with the forest today. Never had she seen the trees behave in such a way. If she wasn’t careful Kÿla would find herself crushed underneath the giant trees that stretched for miles into the sky.

I know the forest is magical, but this is getting old. Dodging a flailing branch, she jumped from rock to rock. As a twin-tailed fox Kÿla moved with stealth unknown to mankind. Her speed allowed her to glide through the air with her two tails. They twitched nervously as she landed on a rock, then crouched and prepared to jump once again. Pouncing, she avoided the trees, but she wasn’t gaining any headway. The longer she remained in this part of the forest, the more danger she was in with the looming giants around her. Kÿla panted and tried to catch her breath. Her eyes danced around the forest floor as she decided where to make her next move. She was about to jump only to have a tree land right in her path. She growled in frustration.

“What do you want from me!”

A tree uprooted itself in response, sliding its roots across the ground like snakes. Slowly its gigantic form slithered over in front of her then dug deep into the earth. Another followed suit, then another. Before Kÿla could blink, several dozen trees had moved into a straight line on both sides of her. They were trying to herd her—but why? Tentatively she placed her small paw on the ground, waiting to see if the trees would move. Silence. Everything was still. Another paw followed the first and she slowly made her way down the path. The trees were quiet and didn’t budge an inch.

Kÿla hated being herded like some common cow to a destination she didn’t know. It was bad enough she had left the sanctuary of the Torrigan Falls. But now, if she was correct, Kÿla walked within DarkDeath’s territory. He would have her head if he found her here again. She wasn’t one for rules and loved adventure, but after their last encounter she wanted to stay clear. Her eyes danced among the base of the trees as she continued to pad along on her dainty paws—always alert in case the trees started to go crazy again.

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About the Author

K.M. Jenkins is a published international bestselling author that writes epic battles, forbidden romance, and tales of fantasy and adventure. She has a big love for the fantasy genre and loves dragons above all creatures. When she is not writing, you will find her chasing her twin boys around the house. Between the three she has epic battles throughout the day and nothing ever gets boring.

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