Ginny Patrick

The Bluegrass Writers Coalition is a gathering of authors who work to promote literature in all forms across Kentucky. In From Pen to Page II, the members of BWC share their talents and their hearts. In this selection of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, memoirs, and nostalgia, you will... ... journey with a hit man as he catches a train to Miami.... welcome spring through the branches of redbud tree.... peek inside an eastern Kentucky home and into the life of a faithful wife.... go fishing for a thirty-inch trout.... find a unicorn in an enchanted forest.... find a friend who just might turn out to be The One for you.... celebrate an anniversary with two glasses of wine.... meet a little girl with an adorable curl.... rescue a dog that becomes a faithful friend. BWC members are active writers in all genres who believe that the printed word enhances the lives of writers and readers. The coalition endeavors to showcase writers and their works through discussions, readings, and book-signing events. The BWC meets the second Thursday of each month and is open to all writers. To learn more about the group and meetings, follow the BW at Facebook.com/BluegrassWritersCoalition. This is the group's second anthology. Included in this anthology are works by: Damian Beach, Lubrina Burton, Bill Carman, Chris Clair, Vicki Easterly, E. William Frug , Jana Gillham, Chris Helvey, Debra Ison, Linda McAuliffe, Shannon McRoberts, Susan Lemon Moore, John David Morgan, Ginny Patrick, Charles W. Pearl, Rachana Rahman, Melissa Ann Raine, Phyllis Rogers, Doris Dearen Settles, Paul Stansbury, Richard Stuecker, Richard Taylor, John David Morgan, Lynda Rees, Stephen M. Vest, and Barbara Yancey Also included are photographs by Michael Embry, Charles W. Pearl, and Shannon McRoberts

The fate of three kingdoms lies in the hands of one lonely young woman. The Brotherhood of Power is dedicated to training those throughout the Twin Kingdoms who possess the rare ability to transform the very substance of physical matter. For centuries this power has been found only in boys - until a member of the Brotherhood visits a remote mountain village. Orphaned as an infant, Arien instinctively learned to hide the abilities that marked her as different from everyone she's ever known. The discovery of others who share her gift offers her a hope she never dreamed possible. Could she find a home among those who are like her? But her hopes are dashed when she arrives at the Hall of the Brotherhood. The inflexible men who lead the powerful and formidable institution will never accept a girl. Once again, Arien is a peculiarity, an oddity who doesn't fit in. When a smuggler arrives at the king's palace with a covert message, Arien is called upon to use her power to save the Twin Kingdoms from attack by a hostile empire. Her assignment will put her deepest desire within reach. But she must choose between her longing for acceptance and her duty to the king. Between the family she craves and the people she has come to love. Ginny Patrick is the pen name for Virginia Smith, award-winning author of nearly forty novels. Though she loves to write fiction in all forms, with Sister of the Brotherhood Ginny returns to her first literary love - epic fantasy. Ginny and her husband live in her home state of Kentucky.