Category: CoS Book 1

CoS Book 1, Curse Breaker, Fantasy, Sarn, Shayari, short story11 Comments

A Ghost in the Stairwell

Melinda Kucsera

Sarn’s eyes blazed, and their emerald brilliance devoured the darkness, revealing steps. Continue reading A Ghost in the Stairwell

CoS Book 1, Curse Breaker, Fantasy, Sarn, Shayari19 Comments

Curse Breaker: Enchanted is Coming

Melinda Kucsera

Pre-order Curse Breaker: Enchanted on 6.27.16 and meet Sarn, a troubled young man who lives two lives–one by day raising his son in a perilous place where freedom is a commodity and one by night as an indentured servant working off his younger brother’s school debt under the Rangers’ supervision. Both his worlds collide when a child is murdered in the enchanted forest. A child who is also kin to magic just like him and his son. Continue reading Curse Breaker: Enchanted is Coming

CoS Book 1, Fantasy, Sarn, Shayari, Sonnet24 Comments

Curse Breaker | Consolation

Melinda Kucsera

Curse Breaker | Consolation “You want to hear a story?” Sarn asked his son. Ran nodded, surprised at the offer. Usually Miren read him stories since Miren could read and Sarn couldn’t. So pleased was Ran by this offer that he didn’t see the trap it represented. He accepted his stuffed bear and snuggled as close he could to his father, despite the layers of cloth muffling him, believing that he’d gotten his way. Sarn fought a smile and lost, at least he’d done one thing right tonight. “Let me tell you about Shayari’s Queen.” Read the rest in Curse … Continue reading Curse Breaker | Consolation

CoS Book 1, Curse Breaker, Fantasy, Sarn, Shayari, Sonnet16 Comments

Curse Breaker | Consolation

Melinda Kucsera

Curse Breaker | Consolation “You want to hear a story?” Sarn asked his son. Ran nodded, surprised at the offer. Usually Miren read him stories since Miren could read and Sarn couldn’t. So pleased was Ran by this offer that he didn’t see the trap it represented. He accepted his stuffed bear and snuggled as close he could to his father, despite the layers of cloth muffling him, believing that he’d gotten his way. Sarn fought a smile and lost, at least he’d done one thing right tonight. “Let me tell you about Shayari’s Queen.” Read the rest in Curse … Continue reading Curse Breaker | Consolation

CoS Book 1, Curse Breaker, Fantasy, Mount Eredren, poem, poetry, Sarn, Shayari10 Comments

Curse Breaker | Defensive

Melinda Kucsera

  Curse Breaker | Defensive   “You have to go back,” Miren said in a last ditch effort to drag his brother back to the discussion. Sarn gave his brother a slow nod indicating that he’d heard, not that he agreed with that statement. Though Miren had the right of it as usual. Sarn’s indentured state conferred no rights. He had to follow orders and those orders had not included a dismissal yet tonight. He wanted to stay here far away from people who treated him like an idiot, but… “No. Papa stays here and we have ad-ven-tures.” Ran gave … Continue reading Curse Breaker | Defensive

CoS Book 1, Curse Breaker, Fantasy, Mount Eredren, Sarn, Shayari23 Comments

Curse Breaker | Homecoming

Melinda Kucsera

Curse Breaker | Homecoming “If you go back will you be in trouble?” “I—I don’t know.” Sarn had never gone awol before. He’d been an indentured servant to the Rangers for four years now and no Ranger had ever pulled a stunt like this. Not that he’d listened for any such stories. If a Ranger had pulled such a fool stunt, they never would have told him out of fear that he’d do it too. That didn’t bode well for him. Sarn ran a hand over his face. He hated trouble yet he couldn’t help falling victim to it at … Continue reading Curse Breaker | Homecoming