Fire and Water

By Douglas Ryan

Keagan is bethrothed to Ashbel for an arranged marriage of convenience. Aedre, the princess of the Water Kingdom, is at constant odds with her mother over the policy of continual war the nation of her taboo lover. The love between the opposite elementals is such taboo that they both risk execution for it. Indeed, physical love is fatal and the slightest caress is a heady combination of pleasure and pain- not that the risk isn't worth illicit liaisons.

Imprisoned and sentenced to death on false charges by the Water Queen, Keagan believes he must prevent the mutual destruction of his and Aedre's worlds as genocidal war looms. But the choice is not so simple. As the worlds race headlong toward destruction, can Keagan to prevent war and ultimately genocide, while remaining true to Aedre? Will Keagan and Aedre’s hateful and bigoted worlds force the lovers to abandon them to their fate?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Douglas Ryan
• Release date: Jun 15, 2012
• ISBN: 9781476167978

Douglas Ryan

Born in Jersey City, New Jersey and now living in Las Vegas, I'm a YA author of urban fantasy and horror based on contemporary social issues. In my spare time, I practice insomnia, perfecting my neurosis oh yeah and writing.

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Fire and Water

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Dedications

First of all to my mother. Without her love and encouragement, I might have given up writing. I would also like to thank the Las Vegas Writer's group.

Addition thanks to David Shelton, who gave me pointers on improving the typography on the cover. Without him, you wouldn't have been able to read the cover text.

This story is also dedicated to those denied love and have their families' legal recognition refused due to prejudice and also those working to change the situation in the real world.

Dammit, Ashbel that hurt! I said, doing my best not to yell at her. What the hell were you trying to do, plow a garden my back? I pounded my fists on the mattress and glared at her.

My back felt like I was pounced by a wild animal; but it wasn't a predator that clawed my back. It was Ashbel's fingernails raking down my