The Wolverine and the Rose
by Rebecca Goings

Arianna, a young farm girl, is swept into the adventure of her life when her entire family is killed by three mysterious men in black armor. She's whisked away from danger by Sir Geoffrey of Emberdale, a knight from the Order of the Wolverine. Appointing himself as her protector, Geoffrey brings her to Castle Templestone to start a new life. But what he doesn't anticipate are his tender feelings toward the naïve girl.

But there's a threat to the kingdom of Lyndaria. A woman who's proclaimed as Queen Darragh is searching for the fabled Crystal of Mynos in order to kill the king. Her brainwashing magic is powerful, and soon half the countryside joins her Dark Knights in a revolt against him!

To beat her, the king must also harness the power of the Crystal, and decides to wake the dragon Mynos from his stony sleep. But Mynos reminds him of one simple fact: only the hand of a woman can touch it.

Will Arianna be able to convince the king that she can wield the magic of the Crystal? And will Geoffrey be able to protect the woman he loves against the malice of the evil queen?

Rebecca Goings' Bio

Rebecca Goings dreamed of becoming a writer for most her life. Bitten by the writing bug at the tender age of seven, she went on to earn awards for her short stories and poetry in high school. She took many creative writing classes as a teen, and even scheduled a typing class to learn the keyboard. The idea for The Wolverine Chronicles first came to her as a young teen, dreaming about a magical talisman and the elves that protect it. After Rebecca married, these cheesy little fantasy stories began to grow and evolve until she decided to write it down on paper. These novels no longer resemble anything in those first few stories, aside from a few names of people and places borrowed here and there. Rebecca's first love is romance. She read her first romance at age twelve and knew she was hooked. Now every story she writes has an element of romance in them. She firmly believes that everyone deserves their "happily ever after."

Rebecca is happily married to her husband Jim and they have four small children. They reside in the Pacific Northwest with their two cats, their dog, and their lizard. When asked how on Earth she accomplishes so much writing, Rebecca simply answers, "I don't know".

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