Bridge & Sword Series by J.C. Andrijeski

The way he stood there. His angular features. Precise, interesting, sensual. Freakishly tall, with pale, unnerving eyes. He moved unlike anyone I’d ever seen. He also wasn’t human.Like most humans, Allie only glimpses Seers at a distance, usually in sex clubs, or on the leash of the wealthy and powerful of San Francisco. Fascinating, beautiful, deadly, Seers exist totally outside the sphere of ordinary people.You have to be rich to own a Seer. You have to be rich to get anywhere near one... moreThe way he stood there. His angular features. Precise, interesting, sensual. Freakishly tall, with pale, unnerving eyes. He moved unlike anyone I’d ever seen. He also wasn’t human.Like most humans, Allie only glimpses Seers at a distance, usually in sex clubs, or on the leash of the wealthy and powerful of San Francisco. Fascinating, beautiful, deadly, Seers exist totally outside the sphere of ordinary people.You have to be rich to own a Seer. You have to be rich to get anywhere near one.Allie’s more focused on getting her mom to a therapist, on keeping her friend, Cass, out of crap relationships, and making enough money so they don’t lose the house. When Revik shows up at her work, she assumes he’s just some eccentric, another weirdo with an odd fixation on her. But in Revik’s world, dark, terrorist Seers run everything, and now they’re targeting Allie.Revik tells her Seers believe she will free their people from enslavement.They believe she will kill all the humans.They believe she will destroy the world.Now she’s on the run, the police have her family and friends, and the only person left is a hot but surly Seer with seriously terrible communication skills and a frightening ability with a gun.She has to find a way out. She has to keep her family safe. Revik is all she’s got.*Psychic suspense. Apocalyptic. The first chapter in an epic, soul-crushing, world-spanning romance that can get dark, dark, dark… but also contains a lot of light.Slow burn. Fated Mates. Enemies to lovers. Forced marriage. Rejected mates.Every book ends on a completed arc.**NOTE: A different version of this novel was previously titled “Rook” (same series name)THE BRIDGE AND SWORD SERIES is a dark, gritty psychic warfare romance, from a USA TODAY and WALL STREET JOURNAL bestselling author. Set in an alternate version of Earth where a second race of beings called “Seers” live alongside humans, this is for fans of romantic, character-driven science fiction and fantasy worlds, filled with twists and turns and backstabbing betrayals, with heroes and villains who are often the same people. less

“And Death will live among them in the guise of a child…”They call her The Bridge. She leads them now. The reality of that, of leading a people and culture she barely understands, would be daunting even without what the myths say about her.As it is, they look at her, and see the end of the world.More unnerving still, they want to follow her there.She’s married now... more“And Death will live among them in the guise of a child…”They call her The Bridge. She leads them now. The reality of that, of leading a people and culture she barely understands, would be daunting even without what the myths say about her.As it is, they look at her, and see the end of the world.More unnerving still, they want to follow her there.She’s married now. She’s married, but she still doesn’t know what that means, not to a Seer, and certainly not to her actual husband, who’s never exactly been an easy person to read. A new set of rules around Seer culture and her relationship with the infamous Seer infiltrator, Revik, nearly destroy her marriage before it can truly begin.Then the boy appears.A sociopath with all of the energetic markings of Syrimne, a deadly telekinetic who killed thousands during World War I, he doesn’t appear to have aged in one hundred years.Worse, he thinks Allie belongs to him.*Psychic suspense. Apocalyptic. The second chapter in an epic, soul-crushing, world-spanning romance that can get dark, dark, dark… but also contains a lot of light.Slow burn. Fated Mates. Enemies to lovers. Forced marriage. Rejected mates.Every book ends on a completed arc.**NOTE: A different version of this novel was previously titled “Shield” (same series name)THE BRIDGE AND SWORD SERIES is a dark, gritty psychic warfare romance, from a USA TODAY and WALL STREET JOURNAL bestselling author. Set in an alternate version of Earth where a second race of beings called “Seers” live alongside humans, this is for fans of romantic, character-driven science fiction and fantasy worlds, filled with twists and turns and backstabbing betrayals, with heroes and villains who are often the same people. less

"I was now, officially, a real terrorist…”After losing her husband, Allie fights to prevent the human and seer worlds from exploding into all-out war.But her husband, Revik, isn’t really gone.Instead he’s transformed into someone she barely knows.Now they’re on opposites sides of a racial war––a war he wants to see play out, a war he’s ready for, and worse, one he’s already fighting.Compromise with him might be impossible, but it also might be the only way she can save him from himself... more"I was now, officially, a real terrorist…”After losing her husband, Allie fights to prevent the human and seer worlds from exploding into all-out war.But her husband, Revik, isn’t really gone.Instead he’s transformed into someone she barely knows.Now they’re on opposites sides of a racial war––a war he wants to see play out, a war he’s ready for, and worse, one he’s already fighting.Compromise with him might be impossible, but it also might be the only way she can save him from himself.It might also be the only way to keep him from killing everyone she loves.*Psychic suspense. Apocalyptic. The third chapter in an epic, soul-crushing, world-spanning romance that can get dark, dark, dark… but also contains a lot of light.Slow burn. Fated Mates. Enemies to lovers. Forced marriage. Rejected mates.Every book ends on a completed arc.**NOTE: A different version of this novel was previously titled “Sword” (same series name)THE BRIDGE AND SWORD SERIES is a dark, gritty psychic warfare romance, from a USA TODAY and WALL STREET JOURNAL bestselling author. Set in an alternate version of Earth where a second race of beings called “Seers” live alongside humans, this is for fans of romantic, character-driven science fiction and fantasy worlds, filled with twists and turns and backstabbing betrayals, with heroes and villains who are often the same people. less

“All what he has done, he has done for the greater good…”Blamed for the abduction of the infamous “Sword,” leader of the anti-human rebellion, Allie is despised by all free seers.As for Revik himself, he turns into a feral animal once free of his dark masters.She only has one shot at saving him. Unfortunately, it means learning more about his past than she ever wanted to know.It also means re-earning his trust, a near-impossible task given what she had to do to get him free... more“All what he has done, he has done for the greater good…”Blamed for the abduction of the infamous “Sword,” leader of the anti-human rebellion, Allie is despised by all free seers.As for Revik himself, he turns into a feral animal once free of his dark masters.She only has one shot at saving him. Unfortunately, it means learning more about his past than she ever wanted to know.It also means re-earning his trust, a near-impossible task given what she had to do to get him free.Meanwhile, a mysterious force rises, known only as “Shadow.”Boasting an army of powerful and ancient seers, Shadow may have an even darker agenda than the Rooks.*Psychic suspense. Apocalyptic. The fourth chapter in an epic, soul-crushing, world-spanning romance that can get dark, dark, dark… but also contains a lot of light.Slow burn. Fated Mates. Enemies to lovers. Forced marriage. Rejected mates.Every book ends on a completed arc.**NOTE: A different version of this novel was previously titled “Shadow” (same series name)THE BRIDGE AND SWORD SERIES is a dark, gritty psychic warfare romance, from a USA TODAY and WALL STREET JOURNAL bestselling author. Set in an alternate version of Earth where a second race of beings called “Seers” live alongside humans, this is for fans of romantic, character-driven science fiction and fantasy worlds, filled with twists and turns and backstabbing betrayals, with heroes and villains who are often the same people. less

“I thought the two of you were scary individually…”Plagued by prescient nightmares and with hostile seers on their trail, Allie and Revik set up camp in New York, along with the remnants of their alliance.Then a human-killing virus strikes San Francisco.Allie’s loved ones begin to disappear.Allie and Revik are forced to make impossible choices: robbing banks, dealing with double agents, hunting assassins and spies, building a refugee camp out of a five-star hotel––fixing their marriage... more“I thought the two of you were scary individually…”Plagued by prescient nightmares and with hostile seers on their trail, Allie and Revik set up camp in New York, along with the remnants of their alliance.Then a human-killing virus strikes San Francisco.Allie’s loved ones begin to disappear.Allie and Revik are forced to make impossible choices: robbing banks, dealing with double agents, hunting assassins and spies, building a refugee camp out of a five-star hotel––fixing their marriage.Meanwhile, Allie’s brother, Jon, is going through big changes of his own.He and ex-rebel, Wreg, search for humans on a list marking them as key players in the apocalypse––an apocalypse which already seems to be underway.*Psychic suspense. Apocalyptic. The fifth chapter in an epic, soul-crushing, world-spanning romance that can get dark, dark, dark… but also contains a lot of light.Slow burn. Fated Mates. Enemies to lovers. Forced marriage. Rejected mates.This book has an explicit M/M relationship.Every book ends on a completed arc.**NOTE: A different version of this novel was previously titled “Knight” (same series name)THE BRIDGE AND SWORD SERIES is a dark, gritty psychic warfare romance, from a USA TODAY and WALL STREET JOURNAL bestselling author. Set in an alternate version of Earth where a second race of beings called “Seers” live alongside humans, this is for fans of romantic, character-driven science fiction and fantasy worlds, filled with twists and turns and backstabbing betrayals, with heroes and villains who are often the same people. less

"For her Light shines the brightest, in the very Darkest of times..."Allie Taylor returns to New York, her friends beat up and bedraggled and the world crashing down around their heads. Shadow's deadly disease now blankets the planet and everything points towards the apocalypse, with earthquakes, crazy storms, and New York now a military-run lockdown guarded by rich humans... more"For her Light shines the brightest, in the very Darkest of times..."Allie Taylor returns to New York, her friends beat up and bedraggled and the world crashing down around their heads. Shadow's deadly disease now blankets the planet and everything points towards the apocalypse, with earthquakes, crazy storms, and New York now a military-run lockdown guarded by rich humans.To top it off, Allie's partner, Revik, is acting strange and won't tell her why, even though everyone else already seems to know what's going on with him.Then Ditrini, the lead infiltrator of the Lao Hu, tells Allie Shadow is coming for her next. This time, he brings his new pet intermediary, War, the fourth of the Four, who will help Shadow bring the end of human race for good--and Allie along with it.NOTE: An alternate version of this book was previously published as book 1 in the "ALLIE'S WAR" series (this version has been heavily revised/edited prior to re-release).Standalone novel. No cliffhanger.*Warning: this book contains graphic language, sex, and violence, including both gay (M/M) and heterosexual sex and romance. Mature readers only. Not intended for young readers.*WAR is book 6 in the Bridge & Sword series. It is also related to the Quentin Black World, and takes place in the wider history/world of the seers.Next in the Bridge & Sword world: BRIDGE (Bridge & Sword Series #7). Or if you'd like to read more about seers, check out BLACK IN WHITE (Quentin Black Mystery #1), which occurs in a version of Earth much closer to our own.THE BRIDGE & SWORD WORLD is a dark, gritty science fiction and apocalyptic series with romantic (and sexy) elements, starring Alyson Taylor and her partner, dark and dangerous infiltrator, Dehgoies Revik. For fans of gritty, character-driven science fiction and fantasy worlds, filled with twists and turns and backstabbing betrayals, with heroes and villains who can be equally relatable (and sometimes the same people). The Bridge & Sword books span continents and historical periods as Allie and Revik try to save the human and seer races from destroying one another, and keep their friends and loved ones alive in the process.BRIDGE & SWORD WORLD Reading Order:Rook (Bridge & Sword Series #1)Shield (Bridge & Sword Series #2)Sword (Bridge & Sword Series #3)Shadow (Bridge & Sword Series #4)Knight (Bridge & Sword Series #5)War (Bridge & Sword Series #6)Bridge (Bridge & Sword Series #7) Prophet (Bridge & Sword Series #8)Dragon (Bridge & Sword Series #9) QUENTIN BLACK WORLD Reading Order:Black In White (Quentin Black Mystery #1)Black As Night (Quentin Black Mystery #2)Black On Black (Quentin Black Mystery #3)Black Is Back (Quentin Black Mystery #4)Black And Blue (Quentin Black: Shadow Wars #1)Black Of Mood (Quentin Black: Shadow Wars #2) less

For her Light shines the brightest, in the very Darkest of times… Shadow’s deadly disease now blankets the planet.Everything points to the apocalypse, with earthquakes, rising tides, hurricanes, and New York now a military-run lockdown guarded by rich humans.To top it off, Allie’s husband, Revik, is acting really strange––and everyone seems to know why but her.Sociopathic seer Ditrini tells Allie Shadow is coming for her next... moreFor her Light shines the brightest, in the very Darkest of times… Shadow’s deadly disease now blankets the planet.Everything points to the apocalypse, with earthquakes, rising tides, hurricanes, and New York now a military-run lockdown guarded by rich humans.To top it off, Allie’s husband, Revik, is acting really strange––and everyone seems to know why but her.Sociopathic seer Ditrini tells Allie Shadow is coming for her next. Only this time, he’s bringing his new pet intermediary, War, the fourth of the Four.War is hell-bent on bringing the end of human race for good––and Allie along with it.Unfortunately, she’s also one of Allie’s closest friends. less