Shattered Into Beautiful by Mel Ballew
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Her Magick is destined but true
love forbidden.
After beautiful Sylver Kyllienne
Brady meets death at the hands of her boyfriend, Roland Parks, she transcends
into Summerland. There, she reunites with her mother and finds her soulmate,
Zander. Pulled back to the earthly plane, she must embark on a journey of
discovery. She uncovers a truth. She is the descendent of a long lineage of
powerful Witches. She must learn to control her power, protect the family’s
Amulet and Book of Shadows. Sylver has no idea what awaits her. And, this is
only part of her discovery.
Lives unravel as secrets are
discovered and mysteries unfold.
Everything changes when she meets
Zander Emmett –a vampire. Zander is gorgeous, exotic, sexy and unbelievably
wealthy. He is also the one person a witch, such as Sylver, must avoid. Their
love is forbidden but their souls draw them together like a magnet. Their
bodies ignite, passion soars and their souls are left discovering, not only
each other, but their destiny. His life holds secrets and enticing mysteries of
his own that propel the parallels of their worlds to climaxing heights.
Will their colliding worlds
separate them? Will Sylver embrace her destiny? Will realizing what is expected
of her and falling soul-fully in love with Zander - the vampire she is
forbidden to love, just leave her breathless?
Or, will she forever be Shattered Into Beautiful?
Author Bio:
Mel Ballew resides in rural Pennsylvania with her husband and
daughter, along with their two adorable cats.
An
avid reader, she has always had an equal passion for writing and has written
her entire life, to date. Her mother initially birthed, inspired, and encouraged
these loves. The two often discussed writing together but unfortunately, that
dream never came to fruition.
Years
later, this happened, that happened—life happened.
She
stepped away from writing to place more focus on being wife and a full-time
mom. Today, she would not have changed a thing. The day her daughter was born
became the first day she realized a significant rhythm to her heart was also
born. Her daughter, now preparing to go off to college, has grown into a
beautiful and responsible young adult.
A
twisted turn of events in September 2009 left Mel unable to work outside of the
home. Forced to consider other options, and while embracing a therapeutic
approach of transcribing all of the challenges facing her, post-accident, she
returned to journaling. Once again, the writer within her has
been re-birthed—awakened from slumber.
Mel
is a hopeless romantic. Blessed, she has her very own soul mate, which she
calls husband, best friend, and lover.
She
is a simple country gal, with a profound love of true simplicity. She is just
as hopeless in her love of nature and regards many of her writing aspirations
to appreciating its beauty, although every single story is birthed from her
dreams. Sometimes, in life, simply enjoying a chilled glass of sangria on a
warm summer’s eve or indulging in her love of chocolate and peanut butter is an
expression of enjoying such simplicity. For her, these moments are truly divine.
Excerpt:
I am his Light.
He is my Dark.
Together, as one, we are an equal balance. Positive and negative
energies collide. A
beautiful equilibrium created by the Universe.
One witch.
One vampire.
We are a swinging pendulum, two souls made whole —as one, amalgamating
our worlds.
No longer afraid, I straighten. I walk over to Zander and take his hand
in mine. I glance at him. With fingers entwined, our souls rendezvous, and part
of the mystery between us is unveiled. My eyes shift to the figure standing
among the trees. I glare. I look at Zander; he looks at me. Together, we look
at him.
Emeralds and sapphires lock with fire-red rubies. Seconds are too long
to decipher
clearly the amount of time before he vanishes. Less than one split
second, then he evaporated into the night, swallowed by the Dark governing him.
Magick unfurls in a
moonlit night.
Review:
I really enjoyed this novel. It had a wonderful story line to it. It had just enough action and romance that it was not overwhelming. I was hooked from the beginning; I had to know what was going to happen next. Ballew has a great read with his novel.
I enjoyed relationship between Zander and Sylver. They are so cute. What better couple than a vampire and witch? Unfortunately, it isn't that easy. Sylver is special and has a interesting secrets that will run her life. She has to figure out who she is meant to be.
Overall, I enjoyed this novel and would recommend it to everyone.
