Synopsis:
Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.
Faced with the scariest decision of her life, Missy is going behind enemy lines to save the rebel that seems to haunt her every dream. Finding courage is one of the hardest things she’s ever done, especially when she comes face-to-face with a terrifying reality. The green eyes that have fascinated her, no longer gleam with recognition. Now Missy must find a way to not only get them out alive, but to save the mind of the man who is quickly capturing her heart. And she must do it all without getting caught. Put to the test, will Missy be able to rise above her fears and find love, or watch it all blow up in smoke?
*This book is for mature audiences due to sexual situations, violence and strong language.
Faced with the scariest decision of her life, Missy is going behind enemy lines to save the rebel that seems to haunt her every dream. Finding courage is one of the hardest things she’s ever done, especially when she comes face-to-face with a terrifying reality. The green eyes that have fascinated her, no longer gleam with recognition. Now Missy must find a way to not only get them out alive, but to save the mind of the man who is quickly capturing her heart. And she must do it all without getting caught. Put to the test, will Missy be able to rise above her fears and find love, or watch it all blow up in smoke?
*This book is for mature audiences due to sexual situations, violence and strong language.
Janelle Stalder was born and raised in Brampton, Ontario. At an early age she developed a love for literature. Her debut novel, Eden, was the first book in a series of four, released in September of 2011. Since then she has released an Adult Dystopian Romance series, the New World Series, hitting the best sellers list on Amazon. She has also released a Mature YA/NA novel, Brush Strokes, that stayed on the best sellers list for contemporary romance for sixteen straight weeks. She is a strong supporter of other independent authors, and loves to interact with her readers. When she's not writing, Janelle is at home with her husband, two children, Aiden and Elora, her little bun in the oven that is on the way, and her two furry children, Alice and Lily. She now resides in a small town in Ontario in her old, possibly haunted, century home.
Publications:
THE EDEN SERIES
Click HERE for information on the first three books in the Eden series: Eden, Eden West, and Eden South.
Click HERE for information on the first three books in the Eden series: Eden, Eden West, and Eden South.
In the final installment of the series, the King’s army prepares for their biggest battle yet. Aiden and his friends set out to find Aziz in his hidden mountain fortress and bring the war to an end. But secrets are being discovered along the way, and the weight of them could ruin lives. Aiden is coping with loss and the need for vengeance, as well as changes in himself he doesn’t quite understand. Thousands of lives are depending on him to stop Aziz once and for all, and this time Aiden is more than ready and confident he’ll be the one to do it. The stakes are higher than he ever anticipated on his journey east.
Elisa is embarking on a new phase of her life. She has the man she loves beside her, their group of friends have become stronger, and the end of war is in sight. Now she just needs to see it through so she can finally have her happily ever after. But she knows the truth that the others don’t, and it will test her loyalty and friendship more than anything ever has.
With two brothers side by side, and an army ready for war, the only thing left to be seen is who will live and who will die.
Welcome to the thrilling conclusion of your journey into Eden
THE NEW WORLD SERIES
All’s fair in love and war.
Two thirds of the world's population has been wiped out, devastated by the worst war earth has ever seen. Still standing amongst the ruins is a mind reader who finds herself on the wrong side of the war. Everyone does what they
must to survive. When the rebels bent on bringing down the
Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it.
2040. Rebels prepare to fight against the New World Order, bent on bringing down the world’s greatest tyrant. One girl wanted nothing to do with it, content to keep her head down and make the best of this new world. That is,
until she has no choice but to work with the rebels and infiltrate the NWO headquarters. Every moment she spends there puts her in danger, especially when one man, the second in command to the New World leader, continues to make his
way into her every thought. She must stay focused and protect not just her mind and body, but also her heart. Will she be able to complete her task without being unmasked? Or will the one man standing in her way ruin it all?
STAND ALONES
Brush Strokes
Excerpt from Tested:
Her feet hurt, her back hurt, if it were possible she’d even say her hair hurt. For two nights now Missy had been following her co-worker, Heather, around, learning everything there was to know about the institute. It was practically a jail, except the sounds from the prisoners were possibly worse. She’d never been in a prison, but Missy couldn’t image anything being more disturbing than this place.Her job was simple really – deliver food through a small slot, and move on. So far she hadn’t had to have any actual interaction with the faceless people behind the doors. Heather was nice enough. She liked to talk and Missy had no problem simply listening.However, she was getting increasingly more frustrated. Not because of the other girl, but because she hadn’t had one glimpse of Tyler in the entire time she’d been there over the last couple of days. Considering she hadn’t seen anyone, period, she was starting to wonder what the chances were that she was even going to be able to find him in the extensive building.
The doors had no windows in them, so it was impossible to even try and get a peek inside, unless she were to bend down and try to look through the meal slot, but that would look weird and suspicious. And since she’d been stuck with Heather the entire time, there was absolutely no way of doing something like that even if she’d wanted to.
What if he wasn’t even here? There was absolutely no way for her to tell for sure. And working nights was starting to take a serious toll on her body. Working until the wee hours of the morning was hard enough, but then she had to go home to a place she wasn’t quite comfortable with yet, and try to sleep when daylight lit the room. Thankfully Bridgette had some dark curtains to block out most of the light, but it was still difficult. Her body wanted to be up when the rest of the world was. Her sleep was off, her eating habits were starting to become atrocious, and overall she just felt like crap. Having no progress in what she was meant to be doing here wasn’t helping.
Sitting at the nurses’ station, she let her head fall down onto her folded arms to have a quick minute of rest. The dinners had already been given out, so it would be another twenty minutes or so before they had to make the rounds. Their ‘inspection rounds’ were a joke. It consisted of them walking down the hall and calling out to each patient through the door. The patient responds and they move on. Missy had asked what happened when they didn’t respond, and Heather just shrugged her shoulders saying, “We just keep going. We’re not allowed to go in the room and check on them, in case they’re tricking us.”
A tapping sound had Missy lifting her head, her body stiffening at the sight of a man standing on the other side of the counter. He wore a similar outfit to the ones they wore, plain whitescrubs, so she knew he worked here. That didn’t help ease the discomfort at having a man she didn’t know so close. Even though she knew there was nothing to worry about. They were in a workplace, where other people were. What was the worst that could happen? Of course, her mind was never quite rational in these situations.
“Evening,” he said with a smile. She didn’t like the feeling his smile gave her, or the way his eyes took her in slowly.
“Hello,” replied Missy.
“I have a patient that needs some blood taken for the doctors. I was told to come and get the new girl,” he explained. “All the other nurses are busy. And since I don’t recall ever seeing you before, I’m going to assume you’re the new girl.”
She nodded.
“Geoff,” he introduced, reaching out a hand.“Missy,” she said, shaking his hand quickly before pulling her hand away. “I haven’t taken blood yet. Do I need to bring something with me?”
“Heather set the tray up for you over in room B. I’ll walk you over.”
Palms sweating, Missy stood up and followed him down the empty halls.
“I’m warning you,” he said, breaking the silence, “this one is a bit aggressive, but don’t let
him scare you. There’s no way he can hurt you.”
She had to consciously force her feet to keep moving while every nerve in her body
screamed for her to turn and run. This was overwhelming and her heart was likely to beat right out of her chest any moment. By the time they reached the room, she was sure she was about to have a heart attack.
Wiping her hands on her pants, she looked down at the needle and vials laid out for her, and forced herself to calm down before entering the room. Holding on to the tray, knuckles white, Missy followed Geoff into the room where two other male technicians stood in front of a third restrained to a chair. They parted at their entrance to reveal a very pissed off looking, and disturbingly breathtaking as he pulled at his restraints, Tyler. Their eyes met and her hands instantly started to tremble. Without her realizing it, Missy had completely stopped moving. She stood, staring at him with a mixture of horror and relief that she’d finally found him. Those clear green eyes swept down her slowly before rising to meet her gaze once more.
She felt trapped and spellbound by that stare that pinned her to where she stood. Even her lungs seemed to have stopped working as she held her breath at the sight of him. Silently Missy prayed that he wouldn’t let on they knew each other. Obviously he would realize she was there to save him, so they needed to play it cool before any of the other three men in the room suspected something was off.
A low growl vibrated from Tyler as he slightly curled back his upper lip, his sights still locked on her. Missy instinctively took a step back. When he spoke, it was only one word, said so darkly and huskily she almost missed what it was. “Mine.”
Upcoming Projects:
Simple Beginnings (Contemporary Romance) – Fall 2014
Elysium (YA
Fantasy Spin-off of the Eden Series) –Fall/Winter 2014
Love Defined
(Historical Romance) - 2015
