Poisoning of Minds

Book Two of the Armor Series

Mind-altering magic is threatening free will. The solution lies buried in the past.

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Three years ago, Anise Viston had to fight for her life using the supernatural Armor Jewelry. Now, her future looks promising with a new job, new car, and new boyfriend. But out of nowhere, her boyfriend starts obsessing over absurd ideas and making unsettling demands of her. She discovers his alarming behavior has a sinister source—a fourth piece of Armor Jewelry with mind-bending capabilities. Anise desperately searches for answers, uncovering shocking secrets from the past. Realizing she’s in danger from the person who’s supposed to love her the most, Anise vows to help her boyfriend and save them both from his ever-darkening psyche—but he doesn’t want to be saved. Amid changing alliances, betrayals, and an unknown future, Anise must battle her most formidable enemy yet: the poisoning of minds.

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  • The Armor Series, at its core, is a contemporary low fantasy about the walls we put up and the armor we all don when we’re scared, uncomfortable, or insecure, and moving forward through these times as best we can with self-love and self-acceptance. This central theme is woven into the backdrop of heart-pumping action. Be aware that some scenes within the series are emotionally charged and/or highly action-oriented.

    This book specifically, Poisoning of Minds, contains scenes depicting child abuse, emotional, verbal, and physical abuse, kidnapping, fear, anxiety, violence, control, blood, death, sexual situations, and profanity.

  • "Loved the non-linear timeline with flashbacks all around to keep the suspense and plot twists to the utmost."

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  • "It was definitely worth waiting for! Characters come to life and develop in the most unexpected ways."

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  • "The author keeps you on your toes with some big twists and turns."

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