title: The Mirror of Ashes: A Forgotten Relics Novel (Volume 3)
author:  Ellie Di Julio 
description: Ellie Di Julio currently lives in Hamilton, Ontario with her Robert Downey, Jr. lookalike husband and their two cats. Between nerd activities like playing Final Fantasy or watching Top Gear, she enthusiastically destroys the kitchen and tries to figure out what it's all about, when you really get down to it. She also writes urban fantasy novels for romantic nerds filled with pop culture references and sexy secret agents.
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  GHOST IN THE ASHES
  
  Jonathan Moeller
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Ghost in the Ashes
  
  Copyright 2013 by Jonathan Moeller
  
  Published by Azure Flame Media, LLC
  
  Cover design by Clarissa Yeo
  
  All Rights Reserved
  
  This novel is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are
  either the product of the author’s imagination, or, if real, used
  fictitiously. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any
  form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including photocopying,
  recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the
  express written permission of the author or publisher, except where permitted
  by law.
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter 1 - Knives in the Night
  
    
  
  Caina Amalas opened her eyes.
  
  Something was wrong.
  
  She turned her head, her hair rustling against the pillow. A pale shaft of
  moonlight leaked through the balcony doors. In the gloom she saw the table
  that held her mirror and cosmetics, a wooden stand for Corvalis’s weapons and
  armor, 