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The Maradaine Elite
Book Two<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With rebels and separatists threatening the upcoming elections, Dayne and Jerinne might be the only thing protecting the voice of the people.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The second novel in the Maradaine Elite series blends fast-paced high fantasy and political intrigue.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After saving the Druth Parliament, Dayne Heldrin and Jerinne Fendall find themselves on the margins of the Tarian Order: lauded as heroes in public but scorned and ignored in private, their future in the Order hazy. Dayne\u2019s new assignment further isolates him from the Order, and Jerinne is hazed and bullied at the bottom of the initiate rankings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s election week in the city of Maradaine, celebrating over two centuries of freedom and the foundation of the reunified modern nation, bringing parades, revelry\u2026 and protests. A dissident group called The Open Hand\u2013and their mysterious, charismatic leader, Bishop Ret Issendel\u2013seeks to disrupt the Parliament elections with their message of secession and dissolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite orders to stay out of the public eye, Dayne and Jerinne are drawn into the intrigue of the Open Hand and kept apart by dark powerful conspiracies that brew around them. Dayne and Jerinne must fight for their own principles and protect the will of the people as the election is thrown into chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI love seeing good-hearted characters who keep true to their moral centers even in a gritty world. Shield of the People<\/em> is wonderfully emotionally complex while also barreling through fantastically-paced action. Highly recommend!\u201d  \u2013 <\/strong>Cass Morris, Author of <\/em>From Unseen Fire<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SHIELD OF THE PEOPLE The Maradaine EliteBook Two With rebels and separatists threatening the upcoming elections, Dayne and Jerinne might be the only thing protecting the voice of the people. The second novel in the Maradaine Elite series blends fast-paced high fantasy and political intrigue. After saving the Druth Parliament, Dayne Heldrin and Jerinne Fendall … <\/p>\n

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