Sphinx Tempted — Christine Murphy

Ashlyn has always known she was different from others with her unique ability of drawing energy. Those special skills prove deadly as her mother is killed and from then on her life is a nightmare as she is held prisoner within the walls of The Foundary. She eventually escapes and is found by Elder Chloe who convinces her to come to Complex 46. Even with a new life, Ashlyn is frustrated with her own existence especially after a dangerous mission goes wrong and she ends up with a bullet lodged at the base of her spine.

Caleb discovers Ashlyn is injured and rushes down to find her injured and helpless and he knows he must help her or she will die. The instant Caleb touches her everything changes for both of them and Ashlyn's gifts come to life revealing her as a Power Keeper. Caleb's Power Phasing abilities explode to life allowing him to save her. Together they will learn to use their new Powers and abilities as a team and Ashlyn will learn how to overcome her fears of intimacy with Caleb showing her the way.

Ashlyn will have to take on the responsibility of Power Keeper and Caleb and her will have to go on a death defying mission with the Warriors. During the mission Caleb is terribly injured protecting her and Ashlyn will do anything to save his life. Using every Power Keeper ability within her and the powerful love she feels for him she Joins with him. When Caleb realizes what she has done in saving him he is humbled and can't help loving her even more than he already does. He will take her to the next level of passion completing the Joining she has started.

The Warriors will plan for the next battle and the Sphinx women will try and decode the final Page of Seven. Too late they realize Turin has opened the Gate and trapped the Warriors. Unable to reach them Ashlyn and the women will have to defend Complex 46 on their own alongside the Guardians Elite. When all seems lost Ashlyn will make a last ditch effort to use her abilities and destroy the Gate. She is not prepared for the power of the Gate and only Caleb and Elder Chloe will be able to save her and help seal the Gate buying them more time until the next battle.

To My Readers:
Come join me once again in the domain of the Sphinx Warriors, protectors of the Earth, and the women who bring out their need, passion, and love giving them purpose beyond their destined role as Warrior. The next incredible fourth book in the Sphinx Warrior Series focuses on the need to recover the one woman who can see into the past, present, and future to complete the partial Fifth Page of Seven. Accompany Ethan who is on more than just a mission to track down an escaped Wraith and rescue Skye who is the target of the Power thirsty enemy. Ever since Ethan discovered Skye's website of incredibly accurate depictions of the Sphinx lives and wrote to her in her social media, he and his inner Sphinx have been enchanted and hopelessly lost to the need to meet the actual woman who captured their fascination on so many levels. Please join me in the next chapter in the world of the Sphinx Warriors, Sphinx Imagined, where Ethan and Skye will make a powerful match in their love, their unique gifts, and the deadly skills needed in the fight against the invasion of the evil Wraith.

About the Author:
Traveling throughout the United States and locations throughout the world, I finally found the perfect place to call home and settled down in a small town outside the Tampa Bay area in Florida. Looking out my back lanai, there is a small pond where the wild-life will gather and the flowers bloom in exotic pinks and purples. This is my place of peace and freedom that I have searched for and where my husband and crazy African Gray Parrot, Raider, hang out with me. It's the place where my creativity runs wild as I spin tales of adventure and passion. I have been writing in my head since I was a teenager and I finally realized I needed to capture these unique characters, civi