The Merna Annals (Book 2): Bound by Oath and Heart

Bound by Oath and Heart: An Epic Paranormal Romantic Fantasy (The Merna Annals Book 2)

[Couples: Bjorn (werewolf) x Rochelle (vampire); Ian (human/vampire) x Nephtyri (vampire)]

Enjoy this dark epic paranormal romantasy series by sci-fi/fantasy author, Jenna O’Malley where…

Everything Comes with a Price…

Fractured by the betrayal of their new queen’s brother, at the Gathering of all immortal magic wielders, merna scatter to the winds. The five, remaining Elders split Ian and Nephtyri at Aryeh and Bjorn’s insistence.

Suspicious of their allegiances in her ranks as the new merna queen, Nephtyri heightens the search to free her lost grandmother from the Hunters’ captivity. A quest to find Ian a weapon to match his powers binds him to his bloodbound siblings. With the help of Aryeh and others near and far, they plot with Ian and his siblings to save the Alliance.

Though the budding couple can visit one another in dreams, a life apart tests their bond. And no one realizes their sunwalker has a new secret. Their quests reveal not all mythical creatures are lost, and celestials play foul.

In Bjorn’s Halls of Amaranth, Rochelle is pressured to adapt to a lesser role as leader of all vampires. The lycan Elder once made an oath to protect Rochelle until his dying breath. He never intended to break her heart to do it.

As the dead walk and the living fight to thrive, will newly found joy wait for our heroes on the horizon? Or will it all slip away?

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Can immortals save magic, or will humans end them to steal divine power? Find out by continuing The Merna Annals, an epic paranormal fantasy romance series, which contains a diverse host of magical heroes caught in the 17th century human world, fighting to save their fates and their loves from a desolate legacy of extinction.

Extended Main Character Blurbs:

Meet Rochelle

Formerly a Norse noblewoman in a time when Vikings walked across what is now French soil, she was the first to accept Nephtyri's vein as a Turnling. Despite the few hundred years separating them in age, Rochelle rose quickly to the challenge of what it meant to be a First Turnling. Not only is she very much the eldest daughter Nephtyri didn't think she could conceive, but Rochelle is also the first female to earn Arsinoë's tiara as Uran Shifei. When exiling their princess and her progenitor meant preservation for all merna Rochelle did not back down, despite what the weight of her duties would do to her relationship with Bjorn.

Meet Bjorn

Raised in Sweden, he and his human sister, Iliada, were Turned at the hand of the former lycan Elder. Meeting Rochelle, Iliada's eventual best friend, began a special journey for his soul. Without either female, he withers and refuses to work with his fellow Elders easily. He sees Rochelle as his little vampire, and he felt her duty as Uran Shifei took her song from his heart. In time, Bjorn was forced by tragedy to take his sister’s place as leader. Unafraid and broody on the outside, he feels lost when exile rips his found family, friends, and beloved. Though Bjorn is resentful of Nephtyri, he accepts change and takes the role of Ian's mentor in magic.