Books By CM Bethell
The Guardian Series
The Breach
Book One – Devon
A suspenseful narrative of good and evil wrapped in parallel worlds with a unique love story, strong friendships, and glimpses of family ties with twists and turns… is the bonding legend of the Anam Cara real?
Devon Conchobar, a Celtic Guardian of Odin, a parallel world to Earth, carries a dark secret which now confronts him as he endeavors, with the help of his Guardian brothers, to prevent another portal breach that could destroy everything and everyone he loves, including strong-willed Keira Cathbadh, with whom he experiences what could be the legendary bonding of the Anam Cara. Was it real, or his imagination?
Keira Cathbadh, lost her mother and father the majority of her Clan, in a portal breach on Odin. Devastated, she became the de facto leader of a small band of survivors, guiding them to a new life on Earth. Her determination to keep them safe and record their historical library leads her to an unexpected encounter with the one man who can help her face a new enemy and possibly open her heart. But will Keira be able to forgive Devon’s secret? Or resist the bond of the Anam Cara?
Forged in Fire
Book Two – Ayden
Celtic bonding, a parallel world, arson, love, and mystery… all form an intriguing mix in this contemporary romantic suspense.
Guardian, Ayden Cuchulainn is an aloof dragon shifter from Odin, a parallel world to Earth. He lives in Manhattan and protects their portals while working as a fire restoration specialist. Ayden falls for but, because of his embittered father’s curse, rejects Simone, the woman who shatters his carefully constructed emotional walls. He loses her to a mere mortal with a violent and sadistic temperament. Ayden is unsure he can woo her back under his protection, slay his inner demons and defeat the external force of Angelo D’Nuccio’s, power and wealth. At the same time, his investigator friend asks for his help to discover clues and bring down an arsonist terrorizing the Brooklyn warehouse district.
Simone O’Donohue, jaguar/owl shifter, and survivor of the Anu Clan massacre on Odin leaves her family who now lives in Seattle to attend Julliard in New York. After meeting Ayden during an ordeal in Seattle, Simone’s fantasy world of a dashing mysterious Ayden, sweeping her away is crushed. He shuns her, leaving her dejected and vulnerable. She falls prey to Ayden’s nemesis, Angelo D’Nuccio, who is nothing like the suave image he portrays to the world.
What happens if the two fated, miss their Anam Cara joining?
Book Three Coming Soon!
The Healer and the Empath
Book Three – Gabriel
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Short Stories
Rescue by The Guardians
My Story – Jace
This is a short story…
My name is Jace MacAillelan. As a curious, typical fourteen-year-old, I devoured books on our legends: tales of The Guardians, of portals, of vicious fights between the clans of old, of Odin. That is…until I, that inquisitive youth went looking for adventure. I dreamed of what I’d encounter on Earth, and I felt superior to my mates, for I found a portal. Me. I never told even my best friend when I first crossed. I savored the thrills, not wanting to share.
Now I wish I had heeded my father’s warnings. What I’d give to be with my clan again: to hunt, fish, train, and shape-shift. I wouldn’t even complain about school if I could wake in my own bed. But I opened a gateway, revealing a portal. My family and friends paid the price. All dead, slaughtered because of me.
Here is my story…
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