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Sidekicks are important. They provide balance in stories, especially for intense personalities. Nathanial provides the balance for John in Brothers and Betrayal. While he is technically John's cousin, they two act more like brothers. Here are my favorite things about his character.

• The awesome banter between him and John
• How he helps bridge the communication gap with John is moody
• His love for his family
• How he is willing to be second to John
• His love for Jesus

Deal of the Day

Lady Laila is a minor character in Adventures and Adversities, but one my husband recently asked me about.

"Did she ever learn her lesson?"

His question made me wonder about writing her story someday. Honestly, if I didn't have so many stories spinning in my head, I would be happy creating stories about each and every little character in every story. Laila being one of them.

Laila is the selfish and lazy daughter of a noble who wants to have an adventure. She ends up with a lot more than she bargained for. But at the end of the story, it doesn't seem she's learned her lesson. 

One of the things I wanted to convey with this series is ongoing stories. Not every story you see has a perfect ending or is wrapped up. I leave it to the reader to wonder, imagine, and decide for themselves. I leave it to them to discuss and learn from it.

You can read Laila's story in Adventures and Adversities.

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Being good is out of favor at the moment. I mean, I can understand why no one wants characters that are so perfect it makes you roll your eyes. But have you noticed how often we focus on the faults of others and in book characters instead of what makes them good? Well, I love looking for the good in people and in book characters. So today, I'm going to share my favorite characteristic of some of the characters from the Tales of Taelis series.

Adventures and Adversities

Alditha ~ Her devotion to God, even when she doesn't have answers

William ~ His gentleness toward others even in the face of hardship

Brothers and Betrayal

John ~ His calm courage in the face of opositon

Brianna ~ Her choice to do what is right and treat others right even when people around her are failing to do that

Bryon ~ His love for his siblings

Courage and Corruption 

Christopher ~ His willingness, in the end, to mature when it means doing what is hard

Catherine ~ Her willingness, in the end, to forgive and help her siblings succeed. 

Dreams and Devotion

Dara ~ Her devotion to her family and friends

Dresden ~ His devotion to God

Escape and Endurance

Andrew ~ His passion

Edna ~ Her humility

Philip ~ His ability to see clearly what is really going on

What do you love about your favorite characters?

It's been a while since anything has really happened with the Taelis series, hasn't it? One might wonder if I plan to leave the series at Escape and Endurance. But that isn't the case. 

While Scott has been a huge supporter of all my work, the Taelis series has been his favorite. He asked me when I thought I would write more in it and I told him there was actually the beginning of two more books written. He read the start of both of the books, one about Princess Fabia and the other about Princess Gail. He liked them.

Right now, I'm trying to finish the Kate's Case Files series, as that one is currently on a cliffhanger and the next few books are tied closely together. However, my hope is that soon, to get back to writing in this series that is so close to my heart. 

But I do have one fun development for you to know today. Keep your eyes open because a new short story in the Tales of Taelis series is going to be released this month! Keep watching here for the surprise release day!

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Siblings. I personally adore my siblings. That doesn't mean that we've always gotten along perfectly, but I am close with all of them. We went through so much together, we have formed a close bond. Is it any wonder that siblings play a huge part in the tales of Taelis?

William and Eleanore are brother and sister in Adventures and Adverieites. They have lost their parents and pretty much everything else, but not their bond with each other.

John and Nathaniel, while technically cousins, they act like brothers. I had so much fun writing their friendship and banter in Brothers and Betrayal. They were a fun pair to write.

Bryon, Flora, and Eva, are three siblings who have to flee into the woods when tragedy strikes their home. The three of them have to overcome so much and they are some of the main characters in Brothers and Betrayal. 

Catherine, Christopher, Jacob, and Lily are four siblings that are sent with their mother to a castle in the mountains to keep them safe from a coming war. The two older siblings have a lot to learn about getting along and their aunt and uncle just might help them in learn Courage and Corruption.

Dresden and Dara are the brother and sister featured in Dreams and Devotions. They are separated by many miles, but they are both learning about doing what is right, even when it isn't easy.

I just love siblings!

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