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Awakening: Shadow-walkers Book 1 Kindle Edition

4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 38 ratings

Sometimes, the end is really the beginning.

Kate Wolf has messed up her life big-time. She destroyed her successful music career, her close friendships with her Hecate’s Fury bandmates, and her marriage. Now she is given a second chance to succeed as author Kaitlyn Storm. An offer to turn her book series into three movies should make her happy, but her troubled rock-star past continues to torment her.

When a snowstorm traps her in a haunted cabin with Kane Devlin, the hot Scottish movie star playing her hero, they awaken more than just passion. But before she can move on, Kate must let go of the guilt and shame holding her back.

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Supernatural meets Rock Star in this exciting new paranormal fantasy series with a twist.

The women are the rock stars here, and they command the hunky supernatural men in their lives. Enter the sexy, scary, and thrilling world of Shadow-walkers.

˃˃˃ “Suspenseful, passionate, and sexy.”

The five young women of Hecate’s Fury are more than rock stars.

They are Shadow-walkers, chosen to help the supernatural world.

There’s just one problem. No one trained them.

˃˃˃ Listen to the music of Hecate's Fury here: https://www.reverbnation.com/hecatesfury

Quotes from Awakening:

Smiling, I stroked his cheek, caught up in the moment. Confronting that apparition had been kind of a thrill. He fought by my side like a gallant, brave warrior, and it really turned me on.

“Wish one of your young models were here with you now?”

He leaned down and kissed me, weakening my knees, then drew back. “There’s your answer,” he murmured in a rough voice.

*

I pouted my lips. “Oh, you poor thing. We writers do all the work, and the actors get all the fame and fortune.”

He came around the table and planted a kiss on my lips.

I raised one eyebrow. “What was that for?”

“It’s the only way I can get you to stop talking, lass.” He grinned.

*

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Awakening Awakening the Wolf Awakening the Vampire Awakening the Fae Awakening the Dragon
Awakening, Shadow-walkers Book 1, Kate's story Awakening the Wolf, Shadow-walkers Book 2, Cyn's story Awakening the Vampire, Shadow-walkers Book 3, Jessie's story Awakening the Fae, Shadow-walkers Book 4, Dina's story Awakening the Dragon, Shadow-walkers Book 5, Mickey's story
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Strong Female Lead, Female Rock Star
Hunky Supernatural Male Lead
Happy Ending
Second Chance Romance
Wild Lead Singer Finds Mate
Steamy Romance, Paranormal Suspense, Mystery, Twists
Time Travel Romance, Dark Love Triangle
Rekindled Romance
Enemies to Lovers Romance
Separate Love Story
Shadow-walkers series

The story behind Shadow-walkers

This series is inspired by my time as a rock and roll musician. Because of my love of everything otherworldly, I added a paranormal element to create a romance series featuring five young women in a controversial hard rock band who have supernatural powers. I always felt making music is a kind of magic, so this seemed like a natural addition.

Each book is a standalone love story. I'm really excited about this series because it's true to my heart. Plus, there is music to go along with this book series. I'm writing and recording songs again with my husband under the name Hecate’s Fury, the fictional band in my series.

Meet the band:

  1. Kate: Bass. Her Journey rune links her to spirit world.
  2. Cyn: Lead singer. Her Wolfsangel rune links her to werewolves.
  3. Jessie: Lead guitar. Her Undead rune links her to vampires.
  4. Dina: Drums. Her Gateway rune links her to other world creatures like faeries and gods.
  5. Mickey: Rhythm guitar/keyboards. Her Opening rune links her to shape shifters.

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Listen to the Shadow-walkers music

Stream Hecate's Fury songs on Spotify and Reverbnation.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07H1P9242
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kelley Heckart; 1st edition (September 1, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 1, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 657 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 220 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 38 ratings

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"I write strong female heroines because I never wanted to be a helpless princess waiting for a prince to save me. I wanted to be able to save myself."

With nearly 20 years of writing and editing experience, Kelley Heckart’s writing focus is steamy paranormal romance and historical fantasy novels. The author of 14 full-length novels, Kelley cleverly plays on the page using supernatural elements throughout ancient, medieval, and contemporary timelines. And she fills her romance novels with history, mythology, and mysticism. Her bold characters tell stories through the eyes of fierce warriors, powerful women, gods and goddesses, faeries and vampires, and beyond. These characters are intertwined with one another through captivating, sensual storytelling, and she thrives when using her gift of fantasy and romance.

When not writing or editing, Kelley enjoys practicing target archery, and writing and recording music with her musician husband. For more than 10 years, she has acted as a book editor who specializes in developmental, content, and copy edits and who is known by “Eagle Eyes.”

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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2019
    Great read! 4.5 stars.
  • Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2019
    A book that starts with a slow burning build and ends with a surprising crescendo! This book is a feast of paranormal goodness that excites the mind and appeals to the senses. It opens with a strong the female main character Kate making sweeping changes in both her professional and personal life. To describe this as a simple ghost story does not adequately describe the true in-depth plotting of myth and mystery that the author has carefully woven into this first book of a series. The main character Kate is both vulnerable and strong like all the best heroines. Throughout the story, Kate learns new things about the gifts she has been given and how to truly forget past mistakes that were effecting her ability love another person, while maintaining a true sense of oneself. The love scenes throughout the novel are both steamy and sweet. The dialogue witty and humorous. Even though there are plenty of clues that allude to the continuation of the ongoing story arc in future books this book ends on a definite high note. Note that this book is a self-contained novel within itself with a wonderful happy ever after ending. If you enjoy a well written tale involving forever love that is both sweet and steamy with a paranormal twist, this book is a define must read!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2020
    Within moments of beginning the Shadow-walkers series, Kelley Heckart's otherworldly mysteriousness entrances. Awakening is ex heavy metal bassist of Hecate's Fury Kate Wolf turned best selling author Kaitlyn Storm and Scottish actor Kane Devlin's story. Kane is set to play Storm's leading man as her series becomes a movie, but the rented writer's lodge for final script editing, though beautifully restored and appointed, is not the serene work environment hoped for.

    Heckart gives fans a contemporary mystery/romance swathed in ethereal veils of secrets, lies, movie scripts, guitar solos, runes, second sight, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and spectral beings. The reader doesn't know where Awakening is guiding them, but the journey is definitely first-class.

    Kris
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  • Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2021
    *I received this book free from the author.*

    Katie lost a lot, then she had a breakdown, and lost the even more. Writing was her way of climbing her way back up. She never would have thought it would lead to a famous sexy actor being snowed in with her, or the discovers that cabin would lead them to.

    Kane was known for having models half his age on his arm and in his bed, but none for more than a day or two. Being snowed in with one of the writers of the next movie he was starring in for several days was the most time he'd ever spent with one woman, and although he was nowhere near ready, he would eventually have to face his feelings.

    But it was what happened in the cabin that connected them. There were ghosts, a jealous angered one, and one who just wanted them to find his long lost love. Both they would have to figure out to help. One led to a realization for Katie and the other would change their entire lives, bonding them together for eternity.

    "You came before I did this time."

    "Aye, it was your sexy vocabulary like in your books. Couldn't stop it." - This was a turning moment in which afterwards I wasn't the biggest fan of Kane, but at least this made me laugh first.

    Awakening is a riveting love story wrapped in lore. The mystical aspects were just strong enough to keep the suspense alive, the characters were interesting (I can't wait to find out more about the band!) and the storyline was unique. If you're looking for something a little different you should definitely give this one a try. 
  • Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2018
    Awakening, Shadow-walkers Book 1, Kelley Heckart

    Review from Jeannie Zelos book reviews

    Genre: Paranormal Romance 

    I love a good rock star read, ditto film stars, adore romance and of course a good paranormal and this book promised all of those....trouble was it didn't stop there , but brought in so much more. The paranormal, well there are ghosts, and the shadow walker elements (which Tbh I still can't quite understand – but then I feel Kate doesn't either so I'm not alone) The romance, well that brings in rock star Kate and film star Kane, but not just them, there's Kate's ex, manager of the band she was in, and the traumatic ending of that, and the ghosts, where its not a simple uncomplicated story either. Oh and Kate is also a writer, now involved in changing her story for film, which is how Kane fits in. I didn't understand wholely though why Kane was involved in the rewrite? There had to be something though to get him and Kate alone in the cabin.
    So they're snowed in and the ghosties begin, not just one though....weirdly in the middle of being scared half to death but events Kane and Kate keep creaking off for hot baths and even hotter sex....that just didn't feel credible to me. I'm assuming somehow the fire heated the water as the power was off but they existed on water and PBJ sandwiches, and energy bars. Why not use the fire to heat water for coffee, heat some of the tins, cook something hot?
    The story was interesting but just too much going on which meant the major plots had to be condensed to fit everything in and for me I felt that it wasn't the best way of delivering. It meant they were in blizzard in cabin, ghost appear and hey presto Kate has the answer, but wait...there's a puzzle to unravel but....its all in the magazines left lying in the cabin. Once they're out of the cabin too it was problem meet solution – all very slick and neat and I want characters to have to work for answers.
    The romance, well it was hot, very sensual but I didn't really like either character, didn't feel the love, just some hot and sensual lust. Long term? Well, I think they've a lot to do yet.
    The band members; well, by the time we'd met them my brain was saturated, so much had been going on that I just couldn't deal with even more past problems and current supernatural events. I kind of switched off.
    As always though reviews and reading are very subjective. Kelley has written lots of very well received books so although this style of writing didn't work for me clearly it works well for others.

    Stars: hard one....the idea is a five, the way it plays out for me though just didn't work as explained so I guess overall its a three

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