Anne Wheeler

Shattered Honor

More Than Stars

Katryn Holt scarcely remembers what life at the research station on Iythea was like before the Haederans arrived--but she can't forget what life is like now. Between the forced labor and nights spent dreaming of a home she'll never see again, quick glimpses of her sometimes lover Kaz are the only bright spot.But now Kaz is dying, and the thing he wants most is the one thing Katryn can't give him...freedom."Forever's End" is an approximately 5000-word short story prequel to Asrian Skies

An Asrian Skies Short Story

Forever's End

A king in need of a bride. A rebel leader in his dungeon. A farmer's daughter with a choice. This isn't a fairy tale. The last thing Riette expects on a snowy winter's evening is Meirdre's royal guard appearing on her doorstep. Their purpose? The king needs a bride, and tradition dictates the position is hers to accept. Desperate to secure her parents' future, she agrees to the marriage and is whisked away to Lochfeld Castle, all too aware her childhood friend is there as well, imprisoned as a rebel in the dungeons below. Leaving him to hang isn't an option, even as her nuptials and his execution grow closer. No matter what secrets the castle holds-mysteries she alone can see-or how desperate King Laurent is to marry an unknown peasant girl, the glittering crown in her future is nothing more than a distraction from her new mission: she'll free Thomas or die trying. But what happens when succeeding at either means the downfall of Meirdre?

Treason's Crown

Whitney Davis

Daniel Buren

Jeffrey Weiss

"Published on the occasion of the exhibition On Kawara -- Silence. Organized by Jeffrey Weiss with Anne Wheeler, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, February 6-May 3, 2015"--Colophon.

On Kawara - Silence

A foreign crown bent on conquest. An escaped traitor out for vengeance. A realm caught in the middle. Sometimes it takes a queen to save a kingdom. Laurent has left to meet the Vassian Army at the border, leaving Riette in charge of Lochfeld Castle and indeed Meirdre itself. Waiting on war to come to the kingdom she loves is unthinkable, so she escapes to her home village for a visit, searching for one last bit of normalcy in a life that is no longer her own. But that normalcy is shattered when Thomas appears. Bitter over his imprisonment and bent on the revenge he's always wanted, he's intent on destroying Laurent and has no qualms about using Riette to do so. Worse, her power as a crownkeeper is no longer a secret, and King Damir of Vassian wants it for himself. From Lochfeld itself to a coastal town, defeat looms. For their adversary is well-prepared and powerful-a formidable enemy to her small kingdom. But the map on the floor of Lochfeld's ballroom holds power of its own-and Riette will soon discover what it truly means to be a crownkeeper.

Queen's Crown

It Takes a Queen to Save a Kingdom The last thing Riette expects on a snowy winter's evening is Meirdre's royal guard appearing on her doorstep. Their purpose? The king needs a bride, and tradition dictates the position is hers to accept. Desperate to secure her parents' future, she agrees to the marriage and is whisked away to Lochfeld Castle, all too aware her childhood friend is there as well, imprisoned as a rebel in the dungeons below. But life at the Meirdrean court isn't anything Riette expected. Not only does King Laurent have secrets, but so does the castle itself-mysteries she alone can see. The latest in a long line of women chosen to protect Meirdre, she discovers her foremost purpose is to shield the kingdom from both natural disasters and outside forces who would love to see it fall. War is on the horizon . . . but can she call upon her powers to stop it? Between love and treachery, Riette will discover what it truly means to be a crownkeeper-because accepting her future as queen of Meirdre might be the one thing that saves her kingdom.

Crownkeeper

Laced with humour and revelation, Anne Wheeler's creative non-fiction stories tell of her serendipitous journey in the seventies, when she broke with tradition and found her own way to becoming a filmmaker and raconteur. Join this celebrated screenwriter and director as she travels south of Mombasa after calling off her wedding; attempts to gain acceptance in a male-dominated film collective; travels to India to visit friends who are devoted to a radical Master, and ultimately discovers her sense of purpose and passion close to home, sharing stories that would otherwise be lost about ordinary people living extraordinary lives. Taken by the Muse: On the Path to Becoming a Filmmaker is a must-read for anyone open to exploring the possibilities of who they are and what they might do with their lives - and for those who love a good story told with integrity and warmth.

On the Path to Becoming a Filmmaker

Taken by the Muse

Ryllis Camden has a secret-she can talk to nature, and it speaks to her in return. But her gift is forbidden by the Vilarian Star Realm who controls her planet, and the penalty is death. When she's falsely accused of treason and exiled to the Vilarian home world, hiding her power becomes even more critical. But how can she hide anything when she's forced to toil in the home of the emperor's youngest son? Kresten Westermark might be a prince, but long ago he shunned a life of luxury to work as a telepath in the Vilarian Imperial Fleet. His job demands he treat his new prisoner as a slave and test his deteriorating telepathic powers on her, but the only thing on his mind is the growing attraction he feels toward the earnest young woman tending his gardens. As the mountain winter fades, a reluctant respect between the two becomes trust, and trust soon blossoms into affection. But when the Fleet arrives to arrest Kresten for treason, Ryllis must make an impossible decision. Save his life-or hers.

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