Bitter Redemption

King Baird sees a vision of his past, present, and future and he is determined to have a queen worthy of ruling by his side, even if he has to side with the enemy and defy the prophecy.Marin begins to question her happily-ever-after with Cedric, fearing it is nothing more than a tease of what might have been. She begins to accept love was never meant for her if her purpose was to save the human race, but she is determined to make what time they have left worthwhile.When the enemy Stryx infiltrate the caves with the intention of capturing Marin--the weapon they fear as the seers have claimed, it becomes clear that without an alliance with the White Ice People dwelling within Mt. Glace, there will be no future for the human race. All will be lost and there will be nothing Marin can do to change it.Their final hope rests on Aislinn's shoulders as she tries to finish the job that Kael set out to do: forge an alliance with a powerful and dangerous king whose motives they may not understand. For she will soon discover a horrible truth no one could have believed...Will Baskovio's plan for creating the ultimate weapon in Marin, be enough to destroy the Strygolians without an alliance, or will all be lost and humans wiped from existence altogether?Bitter Redemption is the final chapter of the White Ice Series, bringing the story of Marin, Cedric, and their allies to its stirring conclusion in a blend of intense action and affecting romance. The birth of Kate Oleander happened on a whim, a chance, and a forgotten dream. One day and several hours later the obsession took root deep in an elementary school teacher on a lazy summer afternoon. At the time the writer was nameless, and over the span of a week the pen name Kate Oleander became an alias to embrace and cherish. She breathes life into imaginary scenes, ideas, and characters bursting from a suppressed imagination. Many of the entities finding life on the pages of the novels have rattled around Kate's mind for decades.When not writing, Kate is a middle school teacher in the Midwest. She and her husband have four children and three dogs.Kate's favorite genres to write are paranormal romance and fantasy romance, but contemporary romances with suspense, danger, and a wicked antagonist are a close third to the others. All of her stories entertain the growth of a strong-willed female finding happiness and love at last while staying true to herself and fighting even when she thinks she has nothing left.Sometimes the most beautiful things arise out of the ashes of destruction, and Kate Oleander enjoys lighting the match. Every day is a fight and a step closer to a war Marin wants no part in, but fate has other plans, like the monster after her heart.