The Golden Bell

She's a genius inventor hunted for a secret that could change everything. He's the guardian determined to keep her safe-even from herself.Rain Miller has been running for her life since her father's brutal murder. Half-human and brilliant, she's invented a device powerful enough to start wars-or end them. When the Black Charmers finally capture her, she knows her secrets will die with her.Until Fallon crashes through the walls to save her.The ex-ambassador and shapeshifter guardian doesn't just rescue Rain-he claims guardianship over her and drags her through a portal to the Dark Lands for her own protection. Fallon expects obedience. Rain gives him defiance, because she didn't survive a year on the run by trusting powerful men, no matter how attractive they are.Fallon never planned on wanting the woman he's sworn to protect. But between Rain's panic around his shapeshifter guards, her habit of leaping off cliffs, and her alarming talent for building weapons, keeping her alive becomes a full‑time job. Falling for her wasn't part of the plan.When Rain's invention draws a murderer inside the council itself, Fallon realizes the greatest danger isn't the enemies hunting her-it's her determination to face them alone. To save her, he'll have to convince the most independent woman he's ever met that letting someone stand beside you isn't weakness.It's courage.A brilliant inventor. A protective guardian. And a deadly secret that could destroy them both. A slow burn, not explicit, romantic fantasy. Autumn Dawn writes futuristic, urban fantasy, and paranormal romance, thrilling fans with her werewolves, dragons, elementals, gargoyles, and trolls with a thing for Poe.She spent most of her life in Alaska, including winters in a cabin in the woods, where she became intimately acquainted with outhouses, generators, and wood stoves. Her years of snow machines, boating, and mosquitoes convinced her to move her family to Washington, where she basked in the "tropical" winters.Sneak peeks of works in progress on Facebook.You can find out more about her books at www.autumndawn.com.