Tainted

Tainted

Fey Court Trilogy

Book Two

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Written by

Cyndi Goodgame

Fey Court Trilogy was Cyndi’s debut novel.

Also by Cyndi Goodgame

(Fey Court Trilogy)

Deception Book One

Tainted Book Two

Betrayal Book Three

Guardian (Companion Novel to Deception)

(Siphon Chronicles)

Siphon

Stolen

Return

(Vampire X)

Vampire For Hire

Vampire My World

Vampire Is Hire

Vampire The Rogue

Vampire Art Thou

Vampire Thy Betrayed

Vampire My Card

(Marked Like Me Series)

Orion Book One

Son of Ra Book Two

Scorpion Book Three

Daughter of Anat Book Four

The Shadow Queen Book Five

Protector (Companion Novella to Marked Like Me)

(Goblin’s Kiss Series)

Denial Book One

Yield Book Two

(Under Cover Chronicles)

Under Cover Book One

Over Darkness Book Two

Mary Never Had a Lamb, She Was the Lamb

(Twisted Nursery Rhymes for the Paranormal)

Gargoyle

(Hyde Chronicles)

Tainted

Cyndi Goodgame

© August 2012 by Cyndi Goodgame  Second Edition

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              ISBN
:
9781478100706  ASIN: B00934PFE0

              [1. Supernatural-Fiction. 2. Fey, Faeries-Fiction. 3. Wilderness. 4. Arkansas-Fiction)

Whitney.  Mom.  Jherica.  Steven.

A bit of advice for anyone who has ever been told no or felt like you couldn’t do something, listen to the advice of a wise woman of the past, Eleanor Roosevelt, “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” Stand strong even in the face of adversity.

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Oscar Wilde once said, “How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as a perfectly
normal
human being.”  We’re not! 

Grace’s story has always been in my head.  I forever have been in the top of the tower waiting for my prince or wandering in the forest escaping the big bad wolf.  My obsession with fairy tales has never been tapered and will continue to be the guidelines by which I live my life by.  Life is one big fairy tale and living it any other way is just not in my blood.  Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) the American novelist once said, “Words, so innocent and powerless…when standing in a dictionary, how potent for good or evil they become in the hands of one who knows to combine them.” 

But on with the story.  In the famous words of Mahatma Ghandi, “The moment there is suspicion about a person’s motives, everything he does becomes TAINTED.”  Because WORDS, no matter what said, lead to somewhere down the path of what or where the speaker wants you to go.  It is up to you to best understand your speaker and what they are wanting out of you and if you are willing to give it or reposition elsewhere.

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Reviews of
Deception
:

“Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe!  I choose this one.  What’s not to love about a girl with three guys who aren’t hard to look at?  Who will it be?”  -Reading Junky

“...I love the blend of romance and paranormal in the story.  The book starts out very normal and then gets stranger and stranger until the real story begins.” –Andrea H.

Reviews of
Tainted
:

“Gah!  I’m in love with this series. :)  The guys are yummy and the storyline is complex.  The book is intense and full of plot twists.  I hope she writes fast, because I am dying to get my hands on book three.” – Andrea H.

“...really good book.  I only wish they would release the third book!” – Hilary S.

“As far as Fey books go, these are near the top of my list.” – Scarlett J.

Table of Contents

Prologue             

Chapter One             

sever
- v. put an end to; break off             

Chapter Two             

debt
- n. something that is owed or due             

Chapter Three             

duty
- n. done from a sense of moral obligation             

Chapter Four             

concealed
- v. 1. keep from sight; hide 2. to keep secret; prevent from being noticed             

Chapter Five             

consume
- v. strong and urgently felt; overpowering             

Chapter Six             

virtue
-   n. a quality considered morally good or desirable in a person 2. chastity             

Chapter Seven             

parentage
- n. the identity and origins of one’s parents.             

Chapter Eight             

vulnerable
- a. exposed to the possibility of being harmed or attacked either physically or emotionally             

Chapter Nine             

shock wave
- n. a sharp change of pressure in a narrow region traveling through a medium, especially air, caused by explosion or by a body moving faster than or supersonic flow over a body.  2. a repercussion from a startling event or upheaval; series of after affects             

Chapter Ten             

admiration
- n. 1. respect and warm approval 2. the object of such feelings             

Chapter Eleven             

proposal
- n. a plan or suggestion for consideration or discussion by others             

Chapter Twelve             

fantasy
-n. 1. the faculty or activity of imagining things that are impossible or improbable  v. 1. imagine the occurrence of; fantasize about             

Chapter Thirteen             

audacious
- a. showing a willingness to take bold risks             

Chapter Fourteen             

cherished
- v. 1.protect and care for someone lovingly 2.hold dear             

Chapter Fifteen             

thunderstruck
- a. extremely surprised or shocked             

Chapter Sixteen             

outburst
- n. a sudden release of strong emotion             

Chapter Seventeen             

experiment
- n. usually a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact             

Chapter Eighteen             

assiduous
- a. showing great and perseverance             

Chapter Nineteen             

conflict
-n. a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one             

Chapter Twenty             

STOLEN
- v.  take without permission or legal right and without intending to return it 2. dishonestly pass off as one’s own             

Chapter Twenty One             

interlude
- n. 1. an intervening period of time 2. a pause between the acts of a play             

Chapter Twenty Two             

RESCUED
- v. 1. save someone from a seemingly dangerous or distressing situation 2. keep from being lost or abandoned; retrieve             

Chapter Twenty Three             

improvising
- v. create and perform spontaneously or without preparation             

Chapter Twenty Four             

protection
- n. a person or thing that prevents someone or something from suffering harm or injury             

Chapter Twenty Five             

fulfilling
- a. making someone satisfied or happy because of fully developing their character or abilities             

Chapter Twenty Six             

content
- n. a state of satisfaction 2. the things that are held or included in something             

Chapter Twenty Seven             

tucked
- v. push, fold, or turn so as to hide them or hold them in place.             

Chapter Twenty Eight             

quests
– v. search for something of need or want             

Chapter Twenty Nine             

breathless
- a. gasping for breath, typically due to exertion 2.  short of breath or appearing this way because of excitement or other strong feelings             

Chapter Thirty             

casework
- n. study involving a person’s history and personal circumstances             

Chapter Thirty One             

friend
-n. 1. a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard 2. a person who is on good terms with another; a person who is not hostile             

foe
-n. an enemy or opponent             

Chapter Thirty Two             

permission
- n.  consent to do something             

Chapter Thirty Three             

confrontational
- n. a hostile or argumentative meeting or situation between two opposing parties             

Chapter Thirty Four             

recurring
- v. occur again, periodically, or repeatedly             

Chapter Thirty Five             

PDA
- acronym for public display of affection             

Chapter Thirty Six             

investigation
- n. the action of investigating something or someone; formal or systematic             

Chapter Thirty Seven             

politics
- n. the activities of governments concerning the political relations between countries.             

Chapter Thirty Eight             

sidekick
- n. a person’s close associate, especially one who has less authority             

Chapter Thirty Nine             

refusal
-n. an act or an instance of refusing; the state of being refused             

Chapter Forty             

veiled
- v. partially conceal, disguise, or obscure; “a thinly, veiled threat”             

Chapter Forty One             

bargain
- n. an agreement between two or more parties as to what each party will do for the other. v. negotiate the terms and conditions of a transaction             

Chapter Forty Two             

necessity-
v. 1. make something necessary as a result 2. force or compel (someone) to do something             

Chapter Forty Three             

stalemate
- n. a position counting as a draw, in which a player is not in check but cannot move except into check v. bring to or cause to reach stalemate             

Chapter Forty Four             

oxygen
- n. chemical element and the life-supporting component of the air.             

Epilogue             

Sneak Peek at Denial, book one of Goblin’s Kiss Series.