Stolen Dreams (Cassie Scot #4) by Christine Amsden
Edward Scot and Victor
Blackwood have despised one another for nearly a quarter of a century, but now
their simmering hatred is about to erupt.
When Cassie Scot returns
home from her sojourn in Pennsylvania, she finds that her family has taken a
hostage. Desperate to end the fighting before someone dies, Cassie seeks help
from local seer Abigail Hastings, Evan Blackwood’s grandmother. But Abigail has
seen her own death, and when it comes at the hand of Cassie’s father, Victor
Blackwood kills Edward Scot.
But things may not be
precisely as they appear.
Evan persuades Cassie to
help him learn the truth, teaming them up once again in their darkest hour. New
revelations about Evan and his family make it difficult for Cassie to cling to
a shield of anger, but can Evan and Cassie stop a feud that has taken on a life
of its own? Conclusion to the Cassie Scot series.
Print Release Date: October 15, 2014
Audiobook Release Date: TBA
The Cassie Scot Series
Cassie Scot is the ungifted daughter of
powerful sorcerers, born between worlds but belonging to neither. At 21, all
she wants is to find a place for herself, but earning a living as a private
investigator in the shadow of her family’s reputation isn’t easy. When she is
pulled into a paranormal investigation, and tempted by a powerful and handsome
sorcerer, she will have to decide where she truly belongs.
Christine Amsden has been writing
fantasy and science fiction for as long as she can remember. She loves to write
and it is her dream that others will be inspired by this love and by her
stories. Speculative fiction is fun, magical, and imaginative but great
speculative fiction is about real people defining themselves through
extraordinary situations. Christine writes primarily about people and
relationships, and it is in this way that she strives to make science fiction
and fantasy meaningful for everyone.
At the age of 16, Christine was
diagnosed with Stargardt’s Disease, a condition that effects the retina and
causes a loss of central vision. She is now legally blind, but has not let this
slow her down or get in the way of her dreams.
In addition to writing, Christine
teaches workshops on writing at Savvy Authors. She also does some freelance
editing work.
Christine currently lives in the Kansas
City area with her husband, Austin, who has been her biggest fan and the key to
her success. They have two beautiful children.
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being able to watch Cassie grow into her own was a great to see. From sheltered
to fierce, Cassie has kept all her good qualities. She shows compassion and a
caring attitude even when she, herself, is at risk. In a world where nothing is
done freely and favors are paid in full, Cassie has learned to maneuver it well
without any real “natural” magic.
Evan
is phenomenal in the final book. Stepping up and stepping in. He makes his
intentions known and his reward for such unwavering love and loyalty will touch
your heart.
What
more can I say? A great ending to a wonderful little series.
5
STARS!
T~
Do you ever wonder what happened to your favorite characters after the dust settles? I know I do! Just click below!
If there's any other character
you'd like to know more about, just ask! There are dozens of secondary and
minor characters in this series. I probably know what's
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Eagle Rock, 2014
The four books in the Cassie Scot series takes place between
June 2010 and April 2011. That's when I started writing them … it takes time to
get these things published! So by now, even though Stolen Dreams just came out,
it's three years later in Eagle Rock. So let me catch you up on a few of the
most notable characters from the series:
SPOILER ALERT (If you haven't read Stolen Dreams, just about
everything I have to say here is a spoiler.)
Cassie and Evan are still married and doing okay. They had a
daughter in December 2011, Anastasia (Anna), a powerful young healer like her
Aunt Juliana. But “happily ever after” is a bit misleading. I've never believed
that the work of falling or being in love ends with magic words – either “I
love you” or “I do.” That's one of the reasons I had Cassie and Evan get the “I
love you” part out of the way in book two. It wasn't enough. In Stolen Dreams
they each made sacrifices for the other, but life still moves and changes. The
big problem between these two right now is that Evan still grieves for the loss
of his father, a father Cassie hated so much that he hides his mourning from
her. In other words, he's never had a chance to get over it properly. He knows
his father was a terrible person in many ways, but it doesn't change what he
feels. Cassie, meanwhile, is paralyzed when it comes to having another child.
Her dreaming ability is growing, but she keeps dreaming about the might-be
children she could have, depending upon when she conceives. In her dreams she's
seen dozens of children and has fallen in love with all of them; she doesn't
know how to choose one and nobody else really understands how real each and
every one has become to her in her dreams. (Note: It is *possible* that this
becomes the basis for another Cassie Scot story. But if so, what you read is as
far as I've gotten with it and I'd really like to start another series first.)
Madison Carter has a spin-off sequel of her own coming out
in 2015, so read that to find out what happens to her. It takes place about a
year after the Cassie Scot series.
Kaitlin Meyer also has a spin-off sequel, but it's still
being written. It also takes place about a year after the Cassie Scot series,
and will help you understand what happened to Jason, Alexander DuPris, and
Matthew Blair.
Cassie's family:
Sheila Scot, Cassie's mom, went into a deep depression after
the death of her husband and is honestly still not whole again. Her family
fears she never will be. They've had several empathic healers try to help, but
they say it's as if she wants to follow her husband into the grave.
Nicolas finished his magical apprenticeship and decided to
join The White Guard as a combat sorcerer at the urging of his mentor, Clark
Eagle. After the death of his father, he had to step in as head of the family
(because of his mother's depression), a role he takes very seriously and one
that has forced him to grow up faster than he would have otherwise.
Juliana is apprenticing with Linda Eagle at the moment. It
wasn't her first choice – midwifery isn't really what she wants to do – but she
couldn't bring herself to leave Eagle Rock to learn from the healer of her
choice. Juliana has been more of a mother to the twins than anyone else and she
won't leave them.
Isaac does have a gift. He's a hunter, like his cousin
Jason, with the strength and speed to kill vampires. Most hunter gifts manifest
with puberty (Kaitlin's baby being a rare exception).
Elena still can't speak to the dead, which is a mixed
blessing and curse. She does pay more attention to the living now, but she's
sick at heart. And she's never gotten over her crush on Barry Eagle, who hasn't
spoken to her since the day her father cursed him.
Adam is an adorable, charming ten-year-old. I expect the
other ten-year-old girls had better watch out in a few years!
Christina is an outgoing six-year-old. Only time will tell
what kind of person she'll grow up to be.
There's something weird going on with the three-year-old
twins, Michael and Maya. Maya is kind of blind … but she seems to be able to
see whatever Michael is seeing. Not sure what that's about yet.
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