RUSTIN PETRAE   AUTHOR | GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Chapter Ten - Old Columbus disappeared behind them almost three hours ago and the only thing Theo saw now were flatlands with large fields of grass, some trees off in the distance, and the occasional town every so often. According to his parents, they were another hour or so from putting the Borick Province behind them altogether. He wasn’t sure how to feel about leaving his home even though he had planned on doing just that to attend the Royal Institute of Higher Studies. Th

Chapter Nine - Theo sat on the cement roof of a circular, stone structure built at the top of a fairly large hill, alone except for Artemis and Jeks, both of whom sat in silence as he contemplated things. Below him, majestic trees, streams, and farmland dotted the landscape. Interspersed throughout were buildings made of brick or stone. This spot has been a favorite of his ever since he found it. The only people that knew about it, as far as he’d been able to tell, was himsel

Chapter Eight - Theo sat in his class, staring absentmindedly at the doodles he kept drawing over and over on a sheet of paper as his teacher, Mrs. Heights, droned on about the history of Avalon. He only half paid attention, his mind on other things. Things like the enormously awkward fact that he was now heir apparent to the First King’s throne, a man he had idolized practically since birth. A man he had admired above pretty much anyone else. It had been three and a half wee

Happy Valentine's Day! In honor of the holiday, I thought it would be fun to share my short story, Corrupted Love. It's a bit of a departure from the standard Cupid trope. Enjoy! Corrupted Love - Featured in the anthology, Love in the Dark by WPC Press and in my short story collection, SINS . Jessie Amare’s alarm started blaring at her. Her hand fumbled across her cluttered nightstand, knocking several empty liquor bottles down in the process, before she found her phone an

A visit to the ER is not exactly an unknown experience for me. I've had my fair share of emergency situations pop up including taking a hockey stick to the eyebrow (the left one - it seems a lot of bad stuff happens to my left side for some reason), my crushed foot, a bout of shingles (which really sucks by the way), the other bloody nose that ended up with me being diagnosed with ACC, and quite a few other things as well. It's not a fun place. Ever. I don't despise them, not

Chapter Five “What the hell do you mean by that?” Alice jerked her head toward Edrick, her eyes lit up with pure rage. The tears kept streaming down her face as she stared down her uncle. Bright colors of red blossomed on her cheeks. Even the veins of her arms started to light up with magic again and Hydrick grew even more fitful and restless above her father’s four-poster bed. Edrick, for his part, looked taken aback by his niece’s sudden anger. He stumbled backward and held

Chapter Four - The sounds of heavy foot traffic echoed through the halls of the Elysium Palace, home to the High Royals of Avalon and their staff. On any given day, the sound of footsteps wouldn’t be out of the ordinary, but this was not an ordinary day and the rushing footsteps had a frantic, panicky air about them. To a casual observer, they would probably guess something might be extremely wrong. And they would be correct. Something was wrong. Palace aides from the highest

Man, I haven't done one of these in forever. It's not like my movies and TV show reviews either. With those, I was still watching movies and shows I just wasn't really reviewing any content officially (although I did drop my ratings in Letterboxd still). Books were a bit of a different story altogether because I just wasn't reading anything anymore. For those that know me or knew me growing up, that's practically unheard of. I'd always have a book in hand no matter where I w

Chapter Three - Silence so deep, fell over the stadium again. The hushed whispers died down, as did the occasional shouted question. Everyone just sat there and stared with expressions of absolute disbelief on their faces. Theo couldn’t believe it either. Why would the First King’s familiar come to him and mark him as his heir? His blood suddenly turned to ice. His eyes widened and his mouth dropped open a little. If Jeks was here, marking an heir, then that meant… It can’t b

Welcome all to my newest world, the Kingdom of Avalon. Set 1,000 years in the future, it features 12 great lands with the floating kingdom of Avalon being one of the most powerful. It is run by the High Royals, a powerful family of mages named the Pantheons. When one of them, the High King no less, is found murdered, it sets off a series of events that could either save everyone, or doom the planet. Hope you all enjoy. I will be releasing some of the chapters here on my blog

One of the biggest reasons why I am doing this series is awareness. You might say you know about something but trust me, you don't unless you lived through it. I lived through it and want to share my knowledge with others in an effort to help. For me, I let my symptoms go unchecked for 2+ years because I just didn't know enough. Like I mentioned in volume 1, I thought it was pretty much EVERYTHING else BUT cancer. If you read this and you have persistent symptoms that don't s

I am working hard on getting Blood Ties: The Third finished and I know a lot of people have been asking me when it will be coming out....