Jeffrey Getzin

Dare to Hope?Maria leads a lonely existence of silent misery. Horribly disfigured, she earns a meager living as a sideshow freak. Her very existence is one of mockery, contempt, and ridicule. She has no hope, no dreams. No future.But when a dashing swordsman stumbles onto the circus grounds, wounded and feverish, Maria is able to imagine a life ...

Elven soldier Willow serves the human Kingdom of Bryanae in a bid to overcome her traumatic past. Emotionally crippled and driven by her personal demons, she has buried that past so deeply that she has forgotten it altogether ... but it hasn't forgotten her.Paralyzed by an inexplicable terror, she watches helplessly as old enemies kidnap the Pri...