The last thing Ava heard as she began to lose consciousness was Michael shouting her name, the sound echoing as she slipped into darkness.
She woke up to the white room and the bright fluorescent light, and for a moment she thought she was in the hospital, a sense of relief washing over her at the idea of being somewhere safe. The feeling was short-lived as the memories of the day came back to her, dread settling in the pit of her stomach as she remembered where she really was.
Basic Info
Title: Their Illuminating Voices
Series Title: The Circular Centuries
Genre: Science Fiction, Urban Fantasy, New Adult
Status: Zero draft complete
Synopsis: A young woman, Ava, discovers her family might be part of a prophecy, and learns that she's being targeted by a ruthless intergalactic dictator, known only as the Woman, who doesn't want that prophecy to come true. After undergoing a serious trauma that reawakens old wounds, she must learn how to readjust to her marital and family life, and cope with the stress of a rewarding but dangerous job, all while trying to figure out a way to stop the Woman and keep herself and her family safe.
POV Characters
Ava Lorien: A 23-year-old mixed-race woman who is trying desperately to protect her family from a merciless dictator, while learning how to process the difficult emotions stirred up by a recent traumatic experience. She works for an organization called the Intergalactic Association for Peace and Protection (IAPP) that is attempting to end oppression across the galaxies. She is also newly married and struggling to deal with the changes that has created in her family life.
Michael: A 305-year-old humanoid alien from a planet called Vaeltaja, and Ava's husband. Like Ava, he is trying to protect his family from the Woman, but he also wants revenge. The Woman was responsible for the near extinction of his species, including the deaths of many of his closest loved ones. He works with Ava at IAPP. He struggles to be supportive of Ava after her recent trauma because of how much it reminds him of his own painful past.
Tess: A 47-year-old South Asian woman and mother to Ava and Ava's two sisters. Her husband, Jack, died nine years ago, and she still hasn't dealt with her grief. She overworks herself to avoid her emotions, and now must face the fact that she has unintentionally neglected her daughters. She struggles to help Ava process her trauma, while also coping with the new struggles of her other daughters as they deal with Ava's reduced presence in their lives and discover a long-held family secret.
Athena: A 321-year-old Vaeltaja woman and Michael's sister. She practically raised Michael due to their largely absent parents and is Michael and Ava's boss at IAPP. She works very hard at her job, while also working on taking down the Woman to avenge her lost loved ones and protect the only family she has left.
Dani: A seventeen-year-old mixed-race girl and Ava's sister. She has a very difficult relationship with her mother, while idolizing her late father, and keeping her sisters at a distance. The tension only grows as she discovers that her mother has been keeping a secret about her father from her for her whole life, and she decides she's willing to do anything to learn more about her father's past.
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So for all of you who have been following The Circular Centuries, firstly thank you and I love you, but secondly I have decided to make some major changes.
This book was always meant to be part of a series, but I’m now restructuring the book as a trilogy within the series instead of one book. I’m keeping The Circular Centuries as a series title but the title of the first book will now be Their Illuminating Voices.
Most of the main characters will be the same but Elizabeth will no longer be in the first book, she’ll be introduced in the second. I’ll also be redoing my character profiles to match up with the changes in the plot that have come with these new developments.
Thank you guys for all your support and I can’t wait to show you all more of the TCC universe!
