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    Shield & Shade: Ascended Guardians, #1
    Shield & Shade: Ascended Guardians, #1
    Shield & Shade: Ascended Guardians, #1
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    Shield & Shade: Ascended Guardians, #1

    By Misty Hayes

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    For fans of STORM AND FURY and MORTAL INSTRUMENTS.

     

    It's been over ten years since fifteen-year-old Zoey Taylor wandered away from her family home in the middle of the night. Or so she's been told, repeatedly, by her mother—but the only thing Zoey knows for sure is that when her older brother, Corinth, found her in the woods, safe and unharmed, she returned with a crippling fear of the dark and no other memories from those lost days—except strange flashes of sharp teeth and red-flaming hair.

     

    Since that time, she's become a star pupil and is on track to graduate early … if and that's a big IF her overprotective family doesn't get in the way of her dreams first.

     

    But when one of the wealthiest, enigmatic philanthropists on the planet—Gabriel Stanton—shows up on her doorstep on Thanksgiving Day, and reveals the truth about what really happened to her all those years ago, it completely shatters her perception of the world.

     

    And the story isn't anything like what she's been told.

     

    The Ascended Guardians series is a supernatural thrill-ride that never lets up.

     

    "Misty Hayes has such a talent with creating wholly different types of characters—good, shades of gray, and evil—I love all of them. I wasn't sure what to expect with Shield & Shade, since certain things had changed in the events of The Blood Dagger Series, but as you can see I can't express exactly how much I adore this book without going full fangirl."

    ★★★★★

    - Christina, Indie Fantasy Review

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMisty Hayes
    Release dateFeb 3, 2021
    ISBN9781732140561
    Shield & Shade: Ascended Guardians, #1
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    Misty Hayes

    Misty Hayes has always had a thing for escaping headfirst into fantastical books. This is what led her to start writing her own adventures down. As someone who has spent a long career in law enforcement, Misty loves strong female protagonists. She also directs short films and claims to have been bitten by the traveling bug (not mistaken for a radioactive spider). When Misty isn't filming or roaming the planet or diving into another novel, she's spending time at home in Texas with her myriad of nieces and nephews in tow. The Blood Dagger Series is a multiple award-winning high-octane Young Adult Paranormal trilogy. The Outcasts has received recognition for a Literary Titan award, IndieBRAG Medallion, 2018 solo medalist winner of the New Apple Literary Awards for YA Fantasy, and 2019 2nd place winner of the North Texas Book Festival in YA Fantasy. The Watchers was the 2020 2nd place winner of the North Texas Book Festival in Teen Fiction. Ascended Guardians series is a spin-off of The Blood Dagger Trilogy, and the first book, Shield & Shade, is out now. Follow Misty for more information on her award-winning series.

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