Heart of the Flame (2005) (edit title/settings)

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• Kenrick of Clairmont: "Lord Kenrick" - "Saint" - Ariana's brother; Former Templar Knight; A scholar; Is tall and wide-shouldered with an athletic physique; Has collar-length dark blond hair and smoky blue eyes; 24-25 years old
• Lady Haven: Has a mane of auburn hair and green eyes in a heart-shaped face
• Ariana of Clairmont: "Lady Ariana" - "Ana" - Braedon's pregnant wife; Kenrick's younger sister; A petite beauty; Has blonde hair and blue eyes; 18 years old
• Braedon le Chasseur: "The Hunter" - Ariana's husband; A broad shouldered giant; Has overlong, raven hair, sea-gray eyes and a scar that runs diagonally from his left temple, across his cheek and downtown his throat; 30 years old; Is half-shifter
• Randwulf of Greycliff: "Rand" - Kenrick's closest friend and brother-in-arms; Elpeth's husband; Tod's father; A strong man, a stalwart knight with an unbreakable sense of honor; A tall, broad-shouldered man with chestnut brown hair and hazel eyes
• Elspeth of Greycliff: Rand's wife; Tod's mother; A pretty woman with chestnut brown hair
• Tod of Greycliff: Rand & Elspeth's son; 5 years old
• Silas de Mortaine: "Lord de Mortaine" - A wealthy man who deals in dark magic and commands a small army of mercenary beasts to assist him in his malevolent goals; Has thick, bright gold hair and blue eyes
• Draec le Nantres: De Mortaine's right arm; Was Braedon's friend and one of his men until greed and his desire for the Dragon Chalice made him betray that bond; A tall knight with a muscular frame, longish black hair and green eyes
• Sir Thomas: A knight at Clairmont Castle; Gwen's father; A widower; Fancies Enid
• Gwen: "Gwennie" - Thomas' daughter; 8 years old
• Enid: A kitchen maid at Clairmont Castle; Is very quiet and shy; A slender young woman
• Mary: A maid at Clairmont Castle; A young woman with a freckled face and shy demeanor
• Ralph: "Ralphie" - A cottar's son from Clairmont; A tow-headed young man
• Alfred: One of Clairmont's young squires
• Queen Eleanor: Former queen of England
• Lady Ariana: Add a description of this character.
• Vorimasaar
• Calasaar
• Criste
• Lara Adrian
• Lord Kenrick
• Ana

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Cornwall, England
• Clairmont Castle: Kenrick's home in Devonshire
• Greycliff Castle: Randwulf's manor in Cornwall
• Rouen, France
• Land's End, England
• Devonshire, England
• Anavrin: A kingdom of mist and magic, hidden from the mortal plane. A mythical world that is said to exist alongside this one, ruled by benevolent immortals and guarded by soulless magi warriors who can shift their physical forms at will.
• Penzance, England
• Scotland
• Devon, England
• St. Michael's Mount: in Cornwall
• Glastonbury Tor
• Mont St. Michel: in Normandy
• London, England
• Somerset, England

Organizations edit see section history

• Knights of the Temple of Solomon: "Knights Templar"

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Table of Contents edit see section history

Glossary edit see section history

• Dragon Chalice: The sacred cup of Anavrin, wrought of gold and bejeweled with four enchanted stones.
• Avosaar: "Stone of Prosperity" - One of the four cups of the Dragon Chalice. A golden cup with a dragon coiled about its stem holding a green cabochon gem in its talons.
• Calasaar: "Stone of Light" - One of the four cups of the Dragon Chalice. A golden cup with a dragon coiled about its stem, in the beast's talons is a stone of pure crystal white light.
• Vorimasaar: "Stone of Faith" - One of the four cups of the Dragon Chalice. A golden cup with a dragon coiled about its stem holding a bloodred stone in its sharp talons.
• Serasaar: "Stone of Peace" - One of the four cups of the Dragon Chalice. A golden cup with a dragon coiled about its stem holding a gem in its talons.
• The Immortals: One of the two classes in the realm of Anavrin.
• The Magics: Shifters; One of the two classes in the realm of Anavrin.
• Seekers: Those Magics sent from Anavrin on a quest to seek the Dragon Chalice and see it restored to its rightful place.
• Shadows: Former Seekers now living in hiding on the Outside. Considered traitors and are killed on the spot if discovered.
• Shielded: Describe this term.

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Heart of the Hunter, and followed by Heart of the Dove.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Tina St. John (Author) - aka Lara Adrian
2. Lara Adrian (Author) - Writing as Tina St. John

Other Contributors:

1. Hot Damn Designs (Cover Artist) - Reissue Cover Art

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813.6

Notes for Parents edit see section history

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Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Historical
• Books › Romance › Historical

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Lara Adrian: Author's website
• Tina St. John: Author's website

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