Oaths sworn from the heart bind tighter than chains.
Within a decaying castle at the core of a shattered empire, Em?solemn, haunted, and fiercely resolute?shields a band of orphans from a ruthless enemy. These foes don't just crave her death; they've stolen her virtue, leaving scars that whisper of vengeance. With a noose looming and shadows closing in, Em must confront the terrors she's buried?no longer fleeing into the dark, but standing defiant in the piercing light of day. Will she outflank her tormentors, or will the gallows claim her last breath?
Woman of the Stone ignites the Modutan Empire Series, a nobledark high fantasy trilogy woven with raw courage and tender healing. From Monarch in the Flames to the epic third novel arriving in 2025, Farnsworth crafts a saga where hope battles despair?and redemption is forged in fire. Begin the journey today.
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S.V. Farnsworth speaks four languages and has lived in South Korea. The theme for her literary works is When forces split them apart, how do they come together?
Farnsworth's most recent publication is Tucked Away in a Discolored Scrapbook: Creative Nonfiction with Poetry. This uniquely unexpected collection of her life's stories is well worth the read.
She's writing the sequel to Hard Start: Mars Intrigue to be released in late 2022. It's called Sonic Song: Mars Revolution and is also a sci-fi romantic suspense novel set on Mars a century (200 Earth years) in the future.
A Rare Connection: Inspirational Romantic Suspense is for anyone who needs a clean, contemporary, stay-cation in exotic locations.
Woman of the Stone and Monarch in the Flames are epic fantasy adventures with an appeal to readers who connect with #MeToo concerns and admire strong female characters.
S.V. Farnsworth graduated with a B.S. from SUU in 2002. She teaches ESL at Crowder College in Southwest Missouri.
She was the 2020 and 2021 secretary of the Ozarks Writers League. She served as 2018 and 2019 president of the Joplin Writers' Guild, coordinated their conferences, and edited the guild's award-winning, 2019 Anthology, Seasons of the Four States.
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--Epic fantasy for women of stone--
Oaths of the heart are not easily broken.
Princes Emerald was robbed of that which is most sacred, and surviving her tragic past is a constant struggle. She kept the loss of her virtue a secret in an attempt to maintain her dignity as ruler of the decimated land of Danalan. Unfortunately, the sexual assault has left her unable to accept the man she loved and promised to marry.
Oaths of the heart are not easily broken, but she has no choice when a kiss on the cheek is worse than a fist to the face. Love has the power to save her, but can she learn to open her heart to the light? Or will she be lost to the darkness inside her before she can fulfill her divine destiny to reunite the ancient Modutan Empire?