by

Tionne Rogers

COPYRIGHT © 2011 by Inés A. Toledo

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted by any means—whether auditory, graphic, mechanical, or electronic, without written permission of both publisher and author, except in the case of brief excerpts used in critical articles or reviews. Unauthorized reproduction of any part of this work is illegal and is punishable by law.

This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance of characters to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

Cover Image: Lions' study by Albrecht Dürer.

ISBN: 978-1-4467-3485-8

To Stacey Jo,

who made the magic flow through its proper course.

To Higashi,

who encouraged me to work with her good advise.

To my family and their incredible patience.