The manuscript for Blood of Ten Kings, Book 3 of the Guardians of Aandor trilogy, is in, and I will give away one copy of Awakenings each month until

The manuscript for Blood of Ten Kings, Book 3 of the Guardians of Aandor trilogy, is in, and I will give away one copy of Awakenings each month until the book is published. So this is the contest for October, November, & December 2016.

Cal MacDonnell is a happily married New York City cop with a loving family. Seth Raincrest is a washed-up, disgraced photographer who has alienated his closest friends. The two have nothing in common—except that they both suffer from retrograde amnesia. It's as if thirteen years ago they just appeared out of thin air. Now their past has caught up to them. Cal's and Seth's lives are turned inside out as they are stalked by otherworldly assassins who know more about their past than they do--intent on eliminating anyone who gets in their way. In the balance hangs the life of a boy who might someday restore a besieged empire to peace. With no clue why they're being hunted, Cal and Seth accept the aid of an exotic enchantress who has promised to unlock their past. The two must stay alive long enough to protect their loved ones, recover their true selves—and save two worlds from destruction.

Book one of this series is a subtle introduction into an epic fantasy trilogy. The story starts with introductions to what appears to be archetypal characters in an ensemble cast, but then veers away from conventional plotting and tropes of the genre.