Bøker av S J Smale

Families are awkward and challenging at the best of times. Now throw in the fact that something else flows in the blood other than human genes, and the level of challenge rises to a higher degree. Also toss in the importance of keeping a secret all your life and that worlds depend on that secret not getting out. That is a tall order for Stella and puts a huge strain on any given situation. We all go through life on a learning curve, and that is even truer for Stella Blake. She's had to face up to some very hard truths about her and her family, and it has rocked her world. Finding out that magic is not only real but also that she is part of it and filled with it, and adding to that, she has to face up to the fact that she is part of an ancient prophecy as well and that is still hitting her hard. Stella continues to battle with herself the fact that she is magic and not human as she thought. She is going to need all her strength and her family to survive dangers involving magic that is planning on coming her way in the very near future. Her life as she knows it now will forever be changed. She will now have to rely on the incredible inner strength that she was born with. This is a challenge for her to deal with. Independence and trust-especially trust-are the most important things to Stella and will take all her cunning and strength to hold onto them. She is in for the ride of her life but doesn't know that yet. The world as she knew it will never be the same again. She is about to find out that wizards, warlocks, and witches are real and not just stories, and she has a part to play in all this magic.

Revenge Well, it seems the cleaning fairys been here, he whispered in her ear. Stella nodded and moved slowly toward the door, itching to get to her bedroom, where she left her gun. She didnt like feeling at a disadvantage. George stayed close by her side as they made their way to her bedroom. He kept his shield around her as she cautiously walked over to the chair by her closet and watched her quickly pull on her shoulder harness that cradled her gun. Feeling more secure now that she was armed, Stella turned, narrowing her eyes, searching the room. At first glance, nothing seemed to be disturbed. But when she looked at the mirror over the vanity, her eyes widened. Words were written on the mirror with her favorite lipstick. How does it feel knowing I can take from you like you took from me? I will have my revenge. Secrets Over the last year, Stella was forced to face the fact that indeed she was different. One blow after another continually hit her from her heritage, almost destroying her mental health. If it werent for George Smale coming into her life at that time, she knew she might have been stuck in a psychiatric ward somewhere for the insane. Of course, he would say it was her own inner strength that kept her balanced precariously on the thin line of sanity. Whatever the reason for her keeping her sanity intact, she was tremendously grateful for it. She accepted not only her heritage now but also the fact that she was a direct descendant of Queen Ravena and Prince Gareg. She now considered this fact a gift. Even though she had royal blood flowing through her and was considered the most powerful being in the human world, Stella insisted on dealing with problems the normal, human way. As a private investigator, she relied on facts and procedures, the same way she relied on them when she was a lieutenant on the police force. Now the most important thing was to keep what they were a secret from the rest of the world. Magic must always be kept a secret.

Spirit of the GameIn the first book, Spirit of Murder, Stella Blake, a tall, lean, redheaded kick-ass woman was forced to face the truth. This truth rocked Stella's world and nearly sent her over the edge.In Spirit of the Game, she has not yet fully come to terms with this crazy deep secret of her family and still fights the idea of it. No longer a cop now but a private investigator, she still solves cases, kicks ass, and faces danger.Stanley Hughes, her accountant's genius brother, is in trouble. He and his friends created a lifelike virtual video crime game. Stupidly they put it online to tweak out some glitches while still in the developmental stage. Suddenly those crimes are being committed for real.Stella has to work hard to keep the police from charging the boys with being accessories to the crimes. Once the murder portion of the game is played out, she comes face-to-face with a spirit. This part of the so-called gift of hers is very difficult for her.George finds out that magic is somehow behind the crimes. He convinces her that the family is needed to help form a plan to save the young game makers while keeping the family secret intact.She begins to find out the family secret has certain rules that must never be broken. She also finds herself suddenly agreeing to be engaged, making her world rock, once more, under her feet.Spirit of RomanceSpirit of Romance has Stella waking up to find, to her utter amazement and terrifying fear, that she is engaged. She soon begins to think this engagement is the cause for doubting her natural abilities and figures she'd have to find a way to get out of this engagement in order to gain back her natural talents. Stella's new case for Manning Financial eventually becomes linked with the Homicide Division and their five cold cases. While working her case, she discovers that Brad Simon was released from prison by mistake. Now she has to save her friend Debra Styles by stopping Brad's killing spree as well as solve her case by carefully sidestepping and going around the police. Piled on top of that, Stella is forced to deal with a very angry and determined ghost bent on seeking revenge on the man who killed her. Rita Cassidy was murdered under Stella's watch. George, his squad, and Stella have some very heated arguments as their cases clash and finally get solved. Strange new feelings grow in her for George. Stella finds herself accepting his help to overcome some of her doubts and fears. Once work settles down, Stella decides the best way to deal with her situation with George is to take her time adjusting to being engaged, but George has other ideas in that area.

Spirit of Murder is set in the twenty-first century and is about Stella Blake, a tall slender kick-ass ex-lieutenant of homicide, having to face the haunting truth about her heritage, her lineage, the three parallel worlds. This truth pops up and causes her to resign from the force. Now a private investigator, working alone, Stella still solves crimes while trapped into keeping the family secret from the rest of the world. A friend calls Stella when a dead body turns up in her home. There she faces her successor and finds herself strangely drawn to him. The two battle for control of the murder case and eventually their attraction to each other. Stella's world is once again rocked when she finds out this man also has a secret linked with hers. Her internal strength and determination gets her through and allows her powers to develop and grow. In the end she can no longer fight the fact that she and her family have a special brand of magic flowing through their veins. Stella learns to use the family secret to her advantage in her career in solving crimes. But at times her temper puts her at risk.

Godiamus needs help to win the battle of 'Good over Evil'. He created three half Angels to help him. The three chosen ones are sent out to battle the dangers, and solicit the help of other magical beings to fight with them. The battle is won for now, but with a cost. The battle may be won but the war continues.