The creation of a story that's entirely unique is one of the
most enjoyable facets of being an author. As a paranormal romance author, that
creation often includes fantastic plots and characters who can do any number of
things we humans can't. For my Destined
Ones stories, Stolen Destiny and Destiny Redeemed, I created beings called
Aeveren who are very much like humans but possess special powers far beyond
what humans possess.
All Aeveren enjoy the power of reincarnation. Each Aeveren
man and woman lives fifty lifetimes before moving on. What they are in each
life changes with the hand of fate. One lifetime can see a man as a ruler of
millions, and the next lifetime can see him a pauper. Fate is fickle like that.
In addition to the gift of reincarnation, all Aeveren have
some power after their twentieth lifetime. Some, like the hero in Destiny
Redeemed, a man named Amon Kalins, were born with their powers in their first
lifetime. Amon has a plethora of powers,
most of which he's used to do less-than-wonderful things in his forty-seven
lifetimes. Trust me. He very much belongs in Nil, Aeveren prison, as the book
begins. Amon's been a bad boy. As a
tempuster—someone who can manipulate time—he can travel back and forth in time,
make it slow down for those around him, make it speed up, or make it stop
entirely. As a rule, most of his time
manipulation throughout his existence has involved changing events to suit his
liking by going back in time. He doesn't
really travel in time so much as control time.
In addition, Amon can read minds and if he's so inclined,
insert ideas in another's mind. Such abilities have made him incredibly
powerful, even among a race of beings that all seem to possess some power or
another.
Thea, the heroine in Destiny Redeemed, is a woman who's been
given the gift of healing. Unlike Amon, her power is entirely good. She has no other abilities other than the
ability to heal her people, but as an Aeveren healer, she is very much a
powerful being. But Thea's powers are limited. If a soul is meant to leave this
Earth and move on to the next lifetime, there is nothing she can do to stop it.
For forty-five lifetimes, Thea has essentially been
alone. Aeveren healers rarely get to
enjoy the last gift of being Aeveren—the gift of a destined one, a soul mate.
But finally it seems in this lifetime fate has remembered her and given her
someone: Amon. However, remember the course of true love never ran smoothly,
and for them to be together, Amon will have to be more than the manipulative man
he's been for so long. After forty-seven lifetimes, it may not be possible to
be someone so entirely different, even if it's for a woman like Thea.
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