Wolf’s carefully crafted world is cracking around him. Matthias, now seventeen, wants to leave the stronghold to study in a distant city. In the smithy, Britte is distracted, hardly able to forge a nail without splintering it. Even Marcus is acting strange, willing to give pleasure and comfort but deflecting Wolf’s efforts to do the same. Marc’s rigorously trained body has developed a weak point. More than a strained muscle this time but nothing he can’t handle, especially since his son has chosen this moment to break ranks. Busy quelling Wolf’s worry, he ignores the growing chink in his own armor. But when Wolf finally breaches his defenses, Marc must admit he faces a battle he may not be able to fight alone. *Note: FRACTURE leaves one major plot point unresolved. That arc is resolved in WELD (Book 7). FRACTURE is the 6th novella (18,000 wds) of INTO THE FIRE, a steamy historical romance series featuring two strong, stubborn, sexy heroes:

1. THRUST
2. STRIKE
3. FORGE
4. QUENCH
5. HONE
6. FRACTURE
7. WELD - Jan 2016
8. GRIND - Apr 2016
9. BURNISH - Jun 2016 INTO THE FIRE series When the Roman Empire collapses, two boyhood rivals reunite as very different men. Marcus is a soldier with no army and few skills beyond killing. Wolfram is a blacksmith forced to defend his home with a hammer and his wits. Thrust together by cataclysm, Marc and Wolf will strike a partnership from the raw material of their shared past, shaping its angles and edges with a desire they won’t deny, to forge a love strong enough to withstand an unpredictable future. INTO THE FIRE is the first series of the STORM’S EDGE saga.