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Surprise! Orion's Order Insider's Guide Now Available!

ORION’S ORDER INSIDER’S GUIDE NOW AVAILABLE!!!

M.C. Solaris invites you to an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at all things Orion’s Order!

This insider’s guide includes never before seen content, including two short stories and one bonus scene with none other than the resident Mr. Silent & Deadly himself!

You’ll also be able to sink your fangs into the character dossiers, world building notes, and craft comments where M.C. shares a glimpse inside her inner thoughts and reflections about her Orion’s Order author’s journey.

Plus, you’ll get a sneak peek at the cover art and the prologue for Aleia’s Choice (Orion’s Order Book 4).


Note From M.C. Solaris:Infinite gratitude to every single beautiful soul out there who has supported, encouraged, and loved all things Orion’s Order! I sincerely hope you enjoy this insider’s guide! :) XOXO

M.C. Solaris and Jarman Day - Sister's Spotlight Interview

Check out this interview with M.C. Solaris (paranormal romance author of the Orion's Order series) and Jarman Day (narrator) as hosted by Sister’s Spotlight FB Group.

Rhyker's Key (Orion's Order Book 2) is available at all major retails (and more):

https://books2read.com/rhykerskey

RHYKER’S KEY is an adult paranormal jaguar shifter romance. If you like swoon-worthy males, heroines with feminine strength, an engaging plot, satisfying relationships, steamy love stories, happy ever afters, and getting sucked into a supernatural story, then you’ll want to immerse yourself in the world of species!

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Interview with MC Solaris & Jarman Day Part 1: https://youtu.be/BQbQxRiiEzs

Interview with MC Solaris & Jarman Day Part 2: https://youtu.be/G28Ksm30FfU

Interview with MC Solaris & Jarman Day Part 3: https://youtu.be/3F6hmMUYmcE

Interview with MC Solaris & Jarman Day Part 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELcRNQ_sVGA

M.C. Solaris and Jarman Day - Rhyker's Key Audiobook Interview

Check out this interview with M.C. Solaris (paranormal romance author of the Orion's Order series) and Jarman Day (narrator)!

Rhyker's Key (Orion's Order Book 2) is available at all major retails (and more): https://books2read.com/rhykerskey

RHYKER’S KEY is an adult paranormal jaguar shifter romance. If you like swoon-worthy males, heroines with feminine strength, an engaging plot, satisfying relationships, steamy love stories, happy ever afters, and getting sucked into a supernatural story, then you’ll want to immerse yourself in the world of species!

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Deacon's Star Sneak Peek

DEACON’S STAR SNEAK PEEK

 

Prologue

By M.C. Solaris

 

“Starr, I’d like you to meet, Feura,” Mara said gently, with that warm, motherly smile of hers.

Starr eyed the shy young female standing before her with skin of burnt gold and midnight hair.

“She’s now a part of our family.”

“Hi, Feura.” Starr only said it to be polite because that was what Mara and the other castellans at the home—her home—had taught her. But she wasn’t interested in making another friend only to lose them either to being adopted or becoming better friends with someone else in the family because they thought she was just too “fiery” and “strong.”

At least, that’s what Jillian—her last and final friend and supposed “sister”—had told her after she had single-handedly ruined Jillian’s tea party by accidentally burning everything to smoking ashes (including the table, food, presents). Jillian even suffered a very minor burn by trying to save her favorite doll.

Starr hadn’t meant for that to happen. She’d only been trying to impress Jillian and the other females by lighting the candles on the cupcakes in a flashy way. Instead, she only managed to alienate herself further. The other females were now wary of her and she knew that they only sat next to her at the dinner table because Herb and Mara made them because the two head castellans were big on family.

“Hi, Starr.” Feura’s voice held a foreign lilt and was as soft and airy as a whispering breeze.

Timid eyes of fiery sunlight met Starr’s for a split second before gluing themselves to the floor.

“Feura’s only a year older than you and is a fire elemental just like you.”

Starr felt excitement burst inside of her. There had never been another fire elemental in their home before. But she quickly snuffed out the excitement that ignited within her. Fire elemental or not, Feura would soon find out that Starr was too flashy and fierce and that the other females steered clear of her now.

“Starr, honey, why don’t you show Feura around.”

“Okay.” Starr nodded, deciding to start with the outside. It was a sunny day and she didn’t want to waste the sun. Plus, she knew Jillian and the others were inside right now.

Feura was a silent shadow next to Starr as they walked around the house and toward the back.

“Your voice is strange,” Starr said with the innocent bluntness of a young. “Where are you from?”

“La Rivière Du Temps.”

“I don’t know where that is,” Starr’s brow wrinkled a bit in thought. “But I like the way your voice sounds.”

“Thanks. It’s near the Paris crossing.”

Starr nodded. She had heard of the Paris border crossing before because all young were taught about The Barrier and the major crossings into the human world as it was an important part of their world and history.

For the next little while, Starr showed her new “sister” around the home. Feura spoke very few words during the tour but her interest was apparent.

“Do you want to see where I practice my fire?”

Feura nodded, her eyes sparking with interest.

“It’s great. I can practice as much as I want and I don’t ever get in trouble for burning things. As long as it’s within the fire circle though. We’re not allowed to use our fire freely outside the circle without one of the adults though.”

Feura nodded.

Starr guided them to the practice area that had been built just for her. It was a large clearing of dirt far away from the house and anything that could catch on fire, including grass or trees.

“You can’t get burned, right?”

Feura shook her head.

“Can you make a fireball?” Starr asked, conjuring a ball of flame in her tiny palm. The flame was small but Mara said that one day she wouldn’t be surprised if Starr could conjure big ones, maybe even the size of a basketball.

Feura’s eyes lit up. “Woah. I can’t do that.” To show, she conjured a single flame that would perfectly fit the size of a small tabletop candle.

“I can go bigger,” Starr half-whispered, as if sharing a secret. “Do you wanna see?”

Feura nodded, thoroughly entranced.

Starr looked around to make sure no one else was near and then closed her eyes to concentrate. She called forth the inner flame within her core—called and called until she felt her entire hand tingle and burst to life.

At Feura’s delighted gasp, she opened her eyes to see a giant fireball engulfing her entire hand and part of her forearm.

“Woah. That’s so cool!”

“You wanna see if I can go bigger?” Starr asked, her soul singing and practically jumping for joy at Feura’s curiosity instead of frightened rejection.

Feura bobbed her head excitedly.

Again, Starr closed her eyes and concentrated hard—harder than she ever had before. She wanted to impress Feura so badly. Maybe then Feura wouldn’t leave her like the others had. Maybe then she’d have a friend.

She called forth her inner fire and kept calling and calling, even when her whole arm began to tingle, then her torso, then—

A deafening whoosh and slight boom sounded out along with a frightened cry.

Starr’s eyes flew open to see both her and Feura’s clothes had been burned to ashes. And there was now a large blackened circle on the dirt around them as if an explosion had gone off.

Immediately, Starr had flashbacks of the tea party with Jillian and other incidents caused by her fire. An awful feeling flooded her, dousing her excitement. She knew that she ruined everything. She knew that Feura wouldn’t ever talk to her again and instead, would go hang out with the other females and avoid her.

“I’m sorry! I didn’t mean—“

“Woah!” Feura laughed for the first time. “Can you show me how to do that?”

 

Even after a few years of Starr teaching Feura, her sister of all but blood had never been able to conjure as much fire power as Starr. But that hadn’t stopped them from becoming the best of friends and being attached at the hip wherever they went.

They had made pacts to be best friends forever and promises to go to school together and live together until they got mated, only to then have homes right next door to each other.

If only that was what the fates had blessed them with...

 

Copyright © 2021 by M.C. Solaris

 

Author’s Note: I hope you enjoyed getting a tiny glimpse into Starr’s distant past… which absolutely plays a part into her and Deacon’s story! ;) 

 

PS: If you haven't yet tried the Orion’s Order series, you can dive in at Calypso’s Heart (book 1) and then immediately continue on to Rhyker’s Key (book 2)!

PPS: Deacon’s Star is now available for pre-order!

Solaris' Summer of Love with K’sa & MC Solaris

Solaris' Summer of Love with K’sa & MC Solaris:

Spoken Word Poetry for Love

For more on Solaris' Summer of Love: https://mcsolaris.com/new-blog/solarissummeroflove2021

For more on K’sa:

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Spotify: K’sa Spotify

For more on MC Solaris:

IG: @mcsolarisauthor

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(And here’s a special thanks to @qloflandfill for feelin’ the vibes and discussion all about love and for hoppin’ on and joining in!! Thank you and much love to you!)

Solaris' Summer of Love with Rachel Dutton and MC Solaris

Solaris' Summer of Love with Rachel Dutton (The Period Whisperer) & MC Solaris:

Essential Oils & Reflexology for Love

Rachel’s accompanying blog post: https://www.periodwhisperer.com/summer-of-love-aromareflex/

For more on Solaris' Summer of Love: https://mcsolaris.com/new-blog/solarissummeroflove2021

For more on Rachel Dutton: https://www.periodwhisperer.com/

For more on MC Solaris: IG: @mcsolarisauthor

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Solaris' Summer of Love 2021

SOLARIS’ SUMMER OF LOVE 2021

ALL VIDEOS ARE NOW ON IG/YouTube TO BINGE WATCH!

ENJOY! :)

Your Virtual Invitation & Event Details

Speaker: MC Solaris

Date: Saturday June 12th, pre-recorded video

Opening Ceremony

Speaker: MC Solaris

Date: Sunday June 20th, pre-recorded video

Romance Novels as an Aphrodisiac

Speaker: MC Solaris

Date: Monday June 21st pre-recorded video

Connect with a Spirit Animal for Love

Speaker: MC Solaris

Date: Monday June 21st pre-recorded video

Healing with Ancestors

Speakers: Dr. Steven Farmer & MC Solaris

Date: Tuesday June 22nd at 9 AM PST on instagram live @mcsolarisauthor)

Essential Oils & Reflexology for Love

Speakers: Rachel Dutton & MC Solaris

Date: Tuesday June 22nd at 11:30 AM on instagram live @mcsolarisauthor

Tarot Card Reading for Love w/ Courtney Barr

Speaker: Courtney M. Barr & MC Solaris

Date: Tuesday June 22nd at 2 PM PST on instagram live @mcsolarisauthor

Clearing, Opening & Activating the Heart Center

Speakers: Brook Albrigo & MC Solaris

Date: Wednesday June 23rd pre-recorded video

Feminine Cycles, Emotions & Relationships

Speakers: Nicole Jardim & MC Solaris

Date: Wednesday June 23rd pre-recorded video

Body-Led Movement with Love

Speakers: AnneBodhi with Haus of Embodiment & MC Solaris

Date: Thursday June 24th at 10 AM PST on instagram live @mcsolarisauthor

Spoken Word Poetry for Love

Speakers: K’sa & MC Solaris

Date: Thursday June 24th at 2 PM PST on instagram live @mcsolarisauthor

Closing Ceremony

Speaker: MC Solaris

Date: Friday June 25th pre-recorded video

***The video content will close on Friday 6/25, however, you’re invited to take the weekend to integrate in the little gems of wisdom you picked up during Solaris’ Summer of Love.

***These videos are now available on my IG/YouTube Channel so you can immerse yourself in the content as many times as you feel called! :)

EXCERPTS FROM MY ROMANCE DIARY - THE DRAGON KING PART TWO

If you missed the May newsletter, here’s a quick recap: I feel called to share some raw and unedited “stream of consciousness” excerpts that were written 99% of the time upon waking and were my pretty much verbatim translations of the vivid dreams that came to me that night.


Some are steamy. Some are sweet. Some are emotional. Some are short. Some are long. Some are from the species world. Some are from other worlds. Some have more (lots more!) to the story and characters than the excerpt I’m sharing with you. And some of these stories may be written into a book and shared with you one day. ;)


April’s excerpt was called “Warrior God” and it’s short and S-T-E-A-M-Y!


May’s excerpt was Part 1 of what I’m calling The Dragon King


And now, without further adieu, here’s Part 2 of The Dragon King!


(PS: Definitely, go back and read Part 1 if you haven’t already or else Part 2 won’t make sense.)


I’m curious what you think of Kemal, Kiera, and the tiny dragon creatures! :)


The Dragon King

PART TWO

By M.C. Solaris

Author’s Note: I don’t actually know the heroine’s name yet. But I’m putting Kiera as I feel like this is right but it is subject to change as I write this story one day.


With that speed of a reptilian predator, all ten of the small creatures were suddenly standing at attention, hissing and growling, and shaking their tiny tails in an aggressive back and forth—releasing the slightest rattle sound like a snake.


Easily understanding their body language, her eyes went wide and she didn’t dare move a muscle…


“Kiera, what are you doing with the paxcilier pups?” Kemal’s voice held that alpha’s edge and the corner of his mouth was lifted in that sexy smirk of his—it was so slight that it was barely detectable though. Unless you were like her and had a borderline obsession with that very off-limits (and alphaly stubborn) mouth of his.


Instantly, the tiny creatures softened. Some began chuffing and turning in swift, small circles of excitement. Others began charging forth to pounce Kemal. And that aggressive tail movement was replaced with a sort of wag, like a happy puppy. The movement was so endearing and energetic that it even had their tiny butts wagging.


She realized their previous reaction was just because they’d been frightened by Kemal’s sudden and unexpected appearance. Plus, she’d bet they likely could feel that alpha power that all but pulsed off of him. Even so, it was clear they knew their alpha, same species or not, because Kemal was the king of these lands.


Her attention was caught by the almost foreign sound of his slight laugh. Honing in on the sound, on him, she watched as one two of the pups—the very first two, the bright blue and viper green ones—tag-teamed Kemal, crawling up his dark pants with the determination of a youth on a mission.


A part of her wondered if they were the young leaders of the pup pack.


Paxcilier pups, she silently repeated what Kemal had said. So they were just babies.


Again, her thoughts were wrenched away by that deep, strangely melodic, masculine sound that had every feminine cell in her body standing at full attention.


She rarely heard or saw anything from Kemal except his dominant commands—the commands of the dragon king. And yet, here he was, his chuckle on just this side of a laugh, carrying over to her eardrums like a sultry song.


With a faint gasp, her eyes widened at the slight traces of deep purple blood trickling down his arms. Those “kitten” claws were fully out and digging into his skin as they climbed up his body.


“What?” Kemal looked at her and his dark brows cranked together, framing those potent amethyst eyes that pierced into her.


“You’re bleeding.”


He looked down to where her eyes had latched onto as if he were oblivious to being used as a scratch post. His face returned to his perma-stern, half scowl and his voice was dismissive. “Just a scratch.”


For whatever reason, she wondered if the dragon pups somehow knew they could play rougher with him than with her.


She watched as Kemal picked up the blue one—the one who was just a hair faster than the green in the race up Kemal’s body—and he held it on his forearm and hand, the creature balancing with a natural grace. She winced a little as the creature also dug his sharp claws into Kemal’s skin to aid with it’s youthful balance.


Kemal bent his his head slightly, his silken, black hair falling across his forehead, and with an actual smile—not a stern half-tilt of the dragon king’s lips but an actual smile of a male looking at a babe—he looked into those big, blue eyes for a moment as if there was a silent conversation going on.


A slight trilling chuff sounded into the space a moment later.


Kemal chuckled once more, breaking eye contact with the blue creature only to give attention to the green one with his free hand.


“She’s quite jealous for affection,” he announced, scratching the viper green one’s chin, her eyes closing in pure bliss as she made more of those cute, purr-like sounds. “And shameless.” He chuckled as the female pup tilted her head back further to give him better chin scratching access.


Kiera sucked in a sharp breath as the green pup, still learning the laws of gravity and looked to have forgotten those laws while being pet by Kemal—understandably so—toppled over and began to fall.


“Careful, little one,” Kemal chuckled and immediately course-corrected the fall with his inhuman speed, catching the green pup with ease. “Good.” He butted his forehead with the blue one’s.


“What’s good?” Kiera asked.


“He held firm in place even with my sudden movement.” His amethyst eyes met hers and as always, seemed to bore deep into hers and pin her to the spot with their intensity. “Their future alpha should have strength and quick reflexes.”


Future alpha. She looked at the bright blue one again as if with new eyes. “He was the first one who approached me. And then her.” She indicated to the green one.


“Unsurprising. He’s always getting into something and she’s”—he scratched her chin again—“never far from him. These two troublemakers are attached at the hip.”


Kiera smiled.


“But,” he said, his piercing gaze back on hers. “It’s unusual for the rest of them to play.”


Kiera’s brows knitted together slightly. “But they’re all over you.”


“Not me. They know who I am to them. I’m their alpha. It’s instinct.” His eyes seemed to appraise her with something she couldn’t quite understand. “Paxciliers are highly intuitive and instinctive. And it’s unusual for them to accept strangers so quickly, especially non-dragon shifters.”


There was a brief pause and she didn’t know what to say, seemingly struck dumb as those eyes held hers and were calculating with thoughts she couldn’t comprehend.


“Where’s their mom?” she blurted out, almost unable to hold that gaze any longer.


His face darkened to a lethal edge. “The enemy pack captured her.”


Her heart squeezed. “Can we get her back?” She hugged the violet one in her lap closer to her and it began that trilling purr in response.


“No.”


Her anger rose. “What do you mean no?” Her tone came out sharper than it probably should with the dragon king. “They need their mother.”


“I know.”


She could tell he was holding back a growl, holding it back for the pups, who all seemed to be able to sense his shift in mood all of a sudden. He took two large breaths and then said in a less charged tone, “She’s dead. She died from the emotional heartbreak from being separated from her pups so soon after birth.”


“Oh my god.” She blinked rapidly, hoping to placate the tears that sprang to her eyes. “I hope whoever did it is dead.”


It was a cruel statement of violence but surely whoever committed such an act with these intelligent and emotional creatures deserved death.


He looked at her for a long moment, as if he wasn’t expecting such lethal words from her. Hell, she hadn’t expected it either but it was the truth.


“Why?” She kept her tone calm for the pups but she wanted to scream for them. “Why would they take her?”


Again, his sharp alpha eyes were watchful before he answered. “Paxciliers are rare, ancient creatures. Secretive and mainly keep to themselves. But in the wars of the past, they were highly sought after, mainly for defensive detection. In many ways they’re resilient, can live in many climates. And specifically when they choose a place for birth—which is rare in itself—they use their instincts and intelligence to find a place they deem to be the safest within a reasonable proximity.”


He paused briefly. “When my second in command first saw her on our lands, I thought he must’ve been mistaken. I flew out to see for myself. Sure enough, he was right. I’m still surprised she let my second see her and then let me find her.”


There was a short break in his words before he continued, “They aren’t sentient, can’t communicate as you or I with language, but she wasn’t aggressive when I approached. And I immediately let her know in the ways of animals that she was safe here on my lands and I would protect her and her young.”


His jaw flexed with such deep angered emotions and he looked as if he had to force himself to take a breath.


“I failed her.” There was such depths of pain in his eyes at the broken vow that it made her chest ache. “But I will not fail her pups.”


“It’s not your fault,” she said. “What happened to her is not your—”


“It is my fault,” he cut her off with that dominant arrogance. “It is my burden to bear. I’m alpha of this region. Everyone and everything in it is my responsibility.”


The weight of his words were so heavy, it was almost crushing. Such a burden to bear.


“Maybe she knew,” she said softly, trying to ignore the pain in her chest.


“What?”


“You said they’re highly intuitive and instinctive,” she continued gently. “And that they basically live anywhere. No offense, but then why did she choose here? When there’s the growing tension with the enemy clan? And where did she come from?”


He remained silent, that alpha gaze locked on her like a laser point.


“So, why here? Specifically, why YOU, Kemal?” She paused. “Maybe she knew. Maybe that mother dragon knew something was going to happen to her and that’s why she let you find her and approach her. Maybe she knew you were the safest ones for her pups and that you would protect them.”


He looked as if he were going to say something, likely refute what she said but then he seemed to think about it for a moment. Finally, he said, “We’ll never know.”


A baby hiccup sounded out from the blue one and it coughed up a puff of black smoke.


Her eyes bugged. “They breathe fire?”


There was the faintest tug at the corner of his lips as he stroked the blue one’s throat in a soothing gesture as if akin to rubbing a baby’s belly for relaxing relief.


“Only the alpha’s.” He looked at her and then the empty bowl next to her. “Did you feed them?”


She bit her lips and then smiled innocently. “They asked nicely.”


He chuckled. “For them to feed from you is a sign of great trust. I was the only one who could feed them for the longest time after their mother.” Dark pain flashed across his features. “They only just started to allow my second to feed them recently. And that’s after he tried everything, even their favorite treats. And even then, they’ll only eat it if he stays a short distance back.”


His eyes seemed to appraise her even more carefully and the sight of how the pups were still crawling all over her and practically cuddling with her even now.


Without warning, the one on her shoulders somehow managed to balance on her head. Then the tiniest of roars sounded out, which turned into a yawn, which turned into it losing its balance due to its weight tilting to one side.


She quickly reached up and grabbed it, bringing it safely in her lap. She scratched its chin as Kemal had done with the green one. Almost instantly, it curled up and fell asleep with a trilling purr.


“Their father,” she asked tentatively. “Do you know?”


He shook his head. “Their species is the kind where the father is not a part of the raising.”


“Like bears,” she noted.


He nodded. “But it’s not unheard of for their fathers to track them down after the birth sometimes. It’s unknown why.” There was something in his eyes as he watched the pups for a second. “Come. We’ll put them in their nest for a nap.”



Copyright © 2021 by M.C. Solaris


Author’s Note: Okay, I think that’s a good place to end the glimpse of Kemal, Kiera, and the cute paxcillier pups! I hope to write their story one day soon and I’ll be sure to keep you posted when that day comes! :)

PS: If you haven't tried the Orion’s Order series, you can dive in at Calypso’s Heart (book 1) and then immediately continue on to Rhyker’s Key (book 2)!

M.C. Solaris

❤️Lover of love

✍️Storyteller of love

🔪Weapon of choice: love

✨Channeler of Orion’s Order

🧜‍♀️Author of epic Paranormal Romantasy escapes

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