Quest for the Heart Orb

On the low-tech world of Rathira, tucked away in a little-traveled corner of The Thousand Worlds, a drama is being played out that will decide the fate, not only of every living thing on Rathira, but of every living thing in the entire galaxy, if not the universe itself. The Orb Quest, led by Hunter General Prince Zakiel and Karma, the Lady Techu, having already located the Orb of the Sun and the Orb of the Moon, must find the third Orb—the Orb of the Heart of Rathira, or face the destruction of Rathira and invasion of our universe by countless demons and Djinn from the hellish realm of Skiatos. Into this epic comes Ren, marked from a young age by the corona stones. She is a quiet but resolute young woman, an orphan raised in seclusion by women in the remote convent-like Sanctuary, who learns to her surprise that she is the Maiden of the Heart Orb, the only person in the universe who can retrieve the third orb. Not only does she find herself instantly transported from a life of solitary obscurity into being a critical member of the Orb Quest on a mission to save her entire world, she finds friendship and bonds akin to those of sisterhood with the other two Orb Maidens and Lady Techu. But, above all, she also finds Marl, a Knight of the First Order, whom she knows from first sight is not only her true and only love, but also her future. Ren must shed her sheltered background, take her place as honored Orb Maiden, find answers to the mysteries of how she came to be in Sanctuary, and tremulously learn the ways of love and sensuality, all the while struggling to find the key that unlocks Marl’s dark secret, fight alongside her new friends as they complete the Orb Quest, and unravel the enigma of her own secret heritage. Quest for the Orb of the Heart of Rathira is the third and concluding novel of the “Orbs of Rathira” Trilogy which is, in turn, a spin-off of the “Soul-Linked” Saga. It offers to the reader the trademark Laura Jo Phillips spicy blend of exciting adventure, soulful romance, and breathless sensuality. It is a full-length 114.500 word novel.