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Montgomery Mahaffey is a fantasy writer who has told her stories all over the country. Alaskan winters shaped Mahaffey as a writer, and her work is built off of the myriad of personal and collective experiences formed underneath that mystical landscape. Born in the south to a family of storytellers, Mahaffey has developed her own voice that is suffused with the temperament of the wanderer instinct. Set in a world where magic is at once subtle and pervasive, her novels bring to life symbols and stories of the old fairy tales told with wry humor and passion. In 2005 she was granted the Individual Artist Project Award from the Rasmuson Foundation in Anchorage, Alaska. Ella Bandita and the Wanderer is her first novel.

Ella Bandita's life nearly came to an end in the depths of an icy river. Before she threw herself in the roiling waters, a strange voice called out. "There's a better way." Now, Ella Bandita is far from dead. Having studied the art of seduction under the Sorcerer of the Caverns who saved her that day, she must now make a life for herself as Ella Bandita, thriving on fresh hearts for survival. The immortal seductress moves from village to village, seducing and stealing the hearts of only the most licentious and undeserving men. It's a lonely life, filled with grief and rage. Until the day she meets a Wanderer in the woods, who engages her in deadly game of cat and mouse, fueled by his unruly desire for this strange young woman. His refusal to quit her makes Ella Bandita act, and the Wanderer finds himself transformed into a Wolf, forced to live life searching for the one thing that can make him a man again. Hunting down the immortal seductress becomes necessary for survival. At the old Sorcerer's Caverns, they will meet again, Ella Bandita and the Wanderer. In a dark tale of romance, lust, and desire, Ella Bandita and the Wanderer is driven by intrigue and explores the darkness of the human heart and the allure of erotic obsession over love.

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Category: Romance; Science Fiction & Fantasy

Ella Bandita is a deadly seductress. Her peculiar tastes are for the hearts of men. She preys on those men who's concerns are only for themselves: the Gambler, the Rogue, the Charmer. These are men who are greedy, womanizing, and proud. Yet when Ella Bandita claims her victims, she fires up rage in the people of the villages she plunders for licentious men. When Ella Bandita claims the Charmer, the women grow jealous and full of rage. They hire a Bounty Hunter to stop her thieving their men. Ella Bandita is now an outlaw. No wonder she's the Bard's favorite Villainess. By the fireside the Bard weaves tales for the children of the village about Ella Bandita's conquests. How she makes one great man fall after another. He urges the children of the village to hold onto their greatest power. To always listen to their hearts. Even with the Bard's warning, no one is safe. Ella Bandita is still an Outlaw somewhere. With such unstoppable power, will there come a man who can stand up to the infamous Thief of Hearts? The Bard Speaks Ebook Categories: - Dark Fantasy - Romance - Fairytale - Fable - Unconventional Best Reads This is part 2 of the sexy dark fantasy series Ella Bandit and the Wanderer. ---------- For more dark romance, check out the other sexy dark fantasy novella's in the series: Part 1 Birthing Ella Bandita: http://ow.ly/VGRFp She wasn't always called Ella Bandita, Thief of Hearts. For a time she wasn't called anything at all. But when she meets the dark sorcerer of the caverns, her fate changes. When the two become entangled in a dangerous game of seduction and magic, the young woman discovers she holds far more power than she realized. Part 3: Challenge: http://ow.ly/VGRJz The steamiest book in the erotic dark fantasy series. When the Wanderer meets a lonely Vagabond woman in the woods, he can't get her out of his head. But when they become caught up in lusty game of cat and mouse the Wanderer finds more than just his safety is threatened. Part 4: The Heart of the Lone Wolf When Ella Bandita curses the Wanderer to live as a wolf, his days appear to be numbered. But when he meets a Shepherd, his life takes a turn. Together, they venture through forbidden lands to claim what was once the wolf's most precious treasure: his heart.

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She wasn't always called Ella Bandita, Thief of Hearts. For a time she wasn't called anything at all. Daughter of an illustrious Patron, Ella has been shunned since birth by him and all the villagers. Determined to change her fate, she intends to plunge into the depths of a icy river to end it all. But at the bank of the river she's startled by a sharp voice. "There's another way..." The dark Sorcerer of the Caverns stands at the bank, offering a promise. He can end her ostracism and turn her into a powerful immortal -- for a fair price. The young woman must submit to the Socerer's command. When the two become spellbound in a dangerous game of seduction and magic, the young woman discovers she holds more power than she realized. If you like vampire novels, dark romance, and paranormal fantasy, you'll love Birthing Ella Bandita and the Ella Bandita series. For more books in the series: ------ Part 2: The Bard Speaks: http://ow.ly/VGRDm The Bard tells tales of the infamous seductress, Ella Bandita. Her legend, full of sensual conquests, makes her a fearsome figure. Because for every man she seduces, she also claims their heart. Part 3: Challenge: http://ow.ly/VGRJz The steamiest book in the erotic dark fantasy series. Caught in a lusty game of cat and mouse with a dangerous Vagabond he met in the woods, the Wanderer's safety is threatened. Will his grandfather's charge echo in his mind too late to save him? ...remember, always follow your heart... Part 4 The Heart of the Lone Wolf: http://ow.ly/VNke4 Cursed to live as a wolf, the Wanderer must find the infamous Ella Bandita and reverse his plight. Will he be able to find her with a Shepherd's help? Or will he be cursed to live a heartless life as a wolf...?

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Raised listening to his Grandfather's tales of the deadly seductress Ella Bandita, Thief of Hearts, the Wanderer doesn't realize who the Vagabond woman truly is when he meets her in the woods. Reeling with grief over his Grandfather's death, the Wanderer helplessly pursues the young woman, wanting companionship. But she is an Outlaw, and wants no company. Though she spurns him, the Wanderer's desire for her only grows. When he leaves the woods and returns to town, he feels an emptiness and is haunted by her. Directionless, he follows his desire and returns to the wood. Caught in a deadly came of cat and mouse with the infamous Ella Bandita, the Wanderer stands to lose more than just his heart. Will the words of his Grandfather echo too late in his ear? "Remember, always follow your heart..." Suspenseful and full of magic, the steamy third installment of Ella Bandita and the Wanderer captures the intensities of loneliness and lust.

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Everyone's heard of Ella Bandita. Tales of her conquests spread beyond the villages she haunts, leeching undeserving men of their hearts. It seems there are none who survive once prey to her powers of seduction. These men act as if spellbound, caught up in the most dangerous game. After being cursed by Ella Bandita to live as a Wolf, the Wanderer is tormented by memories of his life as a man. Finding some reprieve in his dark grief from an unlikely friendship with a Shepherd, the Wolf makes his way back to hunt the infamous Ella Bandita. On their journey, the Wolf learns that the the Shepherd has a secret of his own. Each of them will be tested as their journey brings them back to the Sorcerer's Caverns, where the nameless daughter of the Patron sold her heart for a change of destiny and a chance at love. There, they will meet again, Ella Bandita and the Wanderer. If you like vampire novels, paranormal fantasy, and dark romance, you'll love the tales of Ella Bandita...for other books in the adult dark fantasy series: -------- Part 1 Birthing Ella Bandita: http://ow.ly/VGRFp Ella Bandita learns her powers of seduction from an evil Sorcerer. Of course, every gift this potent comes at a high price. Will she be able to overcome the Sorcerer's desire? Part 2: The Bard Speaks: http://ow.ly/VGRDm The Bard tells tales of the infamous seductress, Ella Bandita. Her legend, full of sensual conquests, makes her a fearsome figure. Because for every man she seduces, she also claims their heart. Part 3: Challenge: http://ow.ly/VGRJz The steamiest book in the dark fantasy series. Caught in a lusty game of cat and mouse with a dangerous Vagabond he met in the woods, the Wanderer's safety is threatened. Will his grandfather's charge echo in his mind too late to save him? ...remember, always follow your heart...

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Category: Romance; Science Fiction & Fantasy