{"id":1491,"date":"2015-03-01T14:51:49","date_gmt":"2015-03-01T14:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paulinemross.co.uk\/?page_id=1491"},"modified":"2018-12-03T14:57:21","modified_gmt":"2018-12-03T14:57:21","slug":"the-mages-of-bennamore","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/paulinemross.co.uk\/index.php\/the-mages-of-bennamore\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mages of Bennamore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>The Mages of Bennamore<\/strong><\/em> is the third book set in the Brightmoon world. The story starts just a few months after the events of <strong><em>The Fire Mages<\/em>, <\/strong>but it\u2019s a stand-alone book, with a completely different location and a new set of characters; you don\u2019t need to have read either <em><strong>The Plains of Kallanash<\/strong><\/em> or\u00a0<em><strong>The Fire Mages<\/strong><\/em> first. However, if you have read one or both of the other books, you will recognise some characters, objects and references in the story!<\/p>\n<p>Available <a href=\"http:\/\/books2read.com\/bennamore\">to buy<\/a> now!<\/p>\n<p>Admire the <a href=\"http:\/\/paulinemross.co.uk\/b03cover.jpg\">cover <\/a>in hi-res.<\/p>\n<p>You can read the first four chapters <a title=\"\u2018The Mages of Bennamore': Chapters 1-4\" href=\"http:\/\/paulinemross.co.uk\/index.php\/2015\/02\/the-mages-of-bennamore-read-chapters-1-4-free\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2967\" src=\"http:\/\/paulinemross.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/b03cover360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paulinemross.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/b03cover360.jpg 240w, https:\/\/paulinemross.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/b03cover360-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>A fragile peace. A clash of magic. A woman with secrets.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Fen\u2019s used to hiding away in her coastal town, keeping her past and her magic far from prying eyes. But the aftermath of the brief war with Bennamore pits her against a different kind of magic, and throws her quiet life into turmoil, threatening to expose all her secrets.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Mal\u2019s job as guard to the mages of Bennamore has always been, frankly, a bit dull, but that was before they were sent to bring magic to the resentful coastal folk. Before he knows it, he finds himself in the middle of riots, disappearances and thievery. And then there\u2019s the infuriatingly snooty Fen, a woman he\u2019d love to tame.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The two will have to overcome their mutual dislike and join forces to untangle the dragon\u2019s nest of deceit around them, or else their two countries will be plunged back into disastrous war.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Mages of Bennamore<\/strong><\/em> is written by Pauline M Ross, with cover design by Deranged Doctor Designs and proofreading by Coinlea Services.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mages of Bennamore is the third book set in the Brightmoon world. The story starts just a few months after the events of The Fire Mages, but it\u2019s a stand-alone book, with a completely different location and a new set of characters; you don\u2019t need to have read either The Plains of Kallanash or\u00a0The Fire Mages first. However, if you have read one or both of the other books, you will recognise some characters, objects and references in the story! Available to buy now! Admire the cover in hi-res. You can read the first four chapters here. A fragile peace. A clash of magic. A woman with secrets. Fen\u2019s used to hiding away in her coastal town, keeping her past and her magic far from prying eyes. But the aftermath of the brief war with Bennamore pits her against a different kind of magic, and throws her quiet life [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paulinemross.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1491"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paulinemross.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paulinemross.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paulinemross.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paulinemross.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1491"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/paulinemross.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3411,"href":"https:\/\/paulinemross.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1491\/revisions\/3411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paulinemross.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}