ELVEN SURRENDER - Jory Strong
Ellora’s Cave www.ellorascave.com
ISBN: 978-1-4199-1238-2
June 2007
Erotic Fantasy Romance - Short Story
Rated: E-rotic

New Holyoak and the Southern Borderlands - Present Day

With only days until the Rite of New Beginnings, Silver Delacroix had been warned to stay home, but decided to go out with her cousin to a club instead.  Once there however, Silver begins to sense that something is going on – there are too many magi around, and she can’t help but wonder if her aunt was right about The Mark.  When The Mark appears on a witch’s palm, her magic deserts her, she becomes vulnerable to being ensorcelled, and if a magi puts a spell on her, the witch could lose her magic forever.  Silver isn’t too worried about that ... until The Mark appears on her palm.

Since birth, half-brothers Tynan Carved from Stone and Wraith in the Shadows have been trained by their respective mother’s clans for one thing: battling the other to the death in order to rule the Southern Borderlands.  Though they don’t know each other, neither Tynan nor Wraith want to kill the other, and both have been looking for a way to avoid this.  Wraith has found a possible solution: marrying the same woman would ensure the succession, and the men could rule the elves jointly.  After discussing this with Tynan, Wraith learns that both of them have had visions of the same woman, and they realize this solution may just work.  If they can find and convince the woman.

In order to escape the magi chasing her, Silver escapes into the elven forest, and runs into Tynan and Wraith.  They promise her safety, and it doesn’t take long for Wraith’s dominant personality and Tynan’s gentleness to convince Silver to fulfill one of her wildest fantasies.  But, as much as she’d like to be with both men, is she ready for how it will change her life?

Engaging characters in a fantastical situation make ELVEN SURRENDER an entertaining tale.  After the Rite of New Beginning, Silver will be assigned a territory to watch over, learn which warlock she will marry, and maybe she’ll finally find a place for herself.  Her mother died during Silver’s birth, without ever naming the man who got her pregnant, and Silver has always felt as if she were an outsider.  The appearance of The Mark worries her, because it leaves her vulnerable to any unscrupulous magi who could ruin her chance of finding happiness.  Tynan and Wraith’s father has created strife throughout the Southern Borderlands, and both Tynan and Wraith - unbeknownst to the other - hope to make things easier for the elves.  Meeting each other for the first time, they begin to believe their hopes could be realized, they just need to find their mystery woman. 

An amazing erotic short story, be sure to check out ELVEN SURRENDER.

Jennifer Bishop