House of Cards (28 page)

Book Blurb:

What if courage was your only option?

When Kallie lands a college interview with the city’s new hot-shot police officer, she has no idea everything in her life is about to change. The detective is young, handsome and seems to have an unnatural ability to stop the increasing local crime rate. Detective Liam’s particular interest in Kallie sends her heart and head stumbling over each other.

When a raging blood feud between vampires spills into her home, Kallie gets caught in the middle. Torn between love and family loyalty she must find the courage to fight what she fears the most and possibly risk everything, even if it means dying for those she loves.

Aumbry House
----A recess to hold sacred vessels, often found in castle chapels.

Aumbry House was considered very special to hold the female students – their sacred vessels (especially Rae Kerrigan).

Joist House
---- A timber stretched from wall-to-wall to support floorboards.

Joist House was considered a building of support where the male students could support and help each other.

Oratory
---- A private chapel in a house.

Private education room in the school where the students were able to practice their gifting and improve their skills. Also used as a banquet – dance hall when needed.

Oriel
---- A projecting window in a wall; originally a form of porch, often of wood. The original bay windows of the Tudor period. Guilder College majority of windows were oriel.

Rae often felt her life was being watching through one of these windows. Hence the constant reference to them.

Refectory
---- A communal dining hall. Same termed used in Tudor times.

Scriptorium
---- A Medieval writing room in which scrolls were also housed.

Used for English classes and still store some of the older books from the Tudor reign (regarding
tatùs).

Privy Council
---- Secret council and “arm of the government” similar to the CIA, etc… In Tudor times, the Privy Council was King Henry’s board of advisors and helped run the country.