Rayne Tour

Character Profile

Summary

A slave boy with the telepathic ability reserved for those in the line of the king. A girl of nobility who disguises herself as an orphan to avoid unwanted romantic advances. Together they seek to reunite a world literally divided in half by darkness and light.

Stats

Genre: Teen (13-16 years) high fantasy with threads of political intrigue and romance.

Series length: Three books, plus prequel trilogy (The Kinsman Chronicles)

Violence: Moderate fantasy violence

Magic/Supernatural: Light to moderate supernatural

Romance: Minimal until the end of book 2; moderate after that.

Christian/spiritual element: Overt allegorical elements

Recommendation: Excellent for boys or girls who enjoy medieval fantasy and high adventure

You might like this book if you liked...
The Lord of the Rings, Eragon, or books by Chuck Black.

To Purchase

Opening Lines:

It's not my fault I have to kill.

He'd been watching since the tour began. Eyes straight ahead, keeping cool, like he wasn't even paying attention. But he noticed everything. Even got a sense for what was happening behind his back. His past life had taught him how to do that--out of necessity. When it was something bad, he felt a vibration in the air, pulling up the hair on his arms. And he'd know. He'd just know.

Always Watching (Rayne Tour, Book 1)
by Brandilyn Collins & Amberly Collins

This daughter of a rock star has it all—until murder crashes her world.

The exciting and suspenseful Rayne Tour series features sixteen-year-old Shaley O’Connor, on tour with her mother’s popular band. Shaley lives in a whirlwind of backstage secrets, hotels, and limos. With beauty and fame of her own, Shaley wants for nothing … except the one thing she can’t have. During a concert, sixteen-year-old Shaley O’Connor stumbles upon the body of a friend backstage.

Is Tom Hutchens’ death connected to her?

Frightening messages arrive. Paparazzi stalk Shaley. Her private nightmare is displayed for all to see.

Where is God at a time like this?

As the clock runs out, Shaley must find Tom’s killer—before he strikes again.

Opening Lines:

Your father sent me.

The last words of a dying man, whispered in my ear.

Were they true? What did they mean?

Last Breath (Rayne Tour, Book 2)
by Brandilyn Collins & Amberly Collins

With his last breath, a dying man whispered four stunning words into Shaley O’Connor’s ear.

Shaley is reeling after two murders on the Rayne concert tour. But she has no time to rest. If the dying man’s claim is right, the danger is far from over.

Shaley’s quest for the truth leads to the mysterious and wrenching past of her mother and father. Could what happened to them so many years ago threaten Shaley’s life now?

Opening Lines:

"I've been dreaming of this day my whole life!"

My mom and my long-lost father were finally marrying. For the first time, we'd be a family--a real family, living under the same roof. From now on I could come home from high school to a mom and a dad. How I'd begged God for this. How I'd yearned for it, ever since I was little and wondered where my father was. Who he was. Now I wanted to shout and sing and dance.

And I would, except, as maid of honor, I was dressed to the nines in beautiful coral silk, and I didn't dare get sweaty.

Final Touch (Rayne Tour, Book 3)
by Brandilyn Collins & Amberly Collins

The day Shaley O’Conner has dreamed of all her life is shattered by a nightmare.

On a lavish estate in California guarded from the media, Shaley’s mom, rock star Rayne O’Connor, is marrying her teen sweetheart and Shaley’s father, Gary Donovon. It’s a dream come true for Shaley, who has always longed for the father she never knew. But minutes before the wedding, Shaley is kidnapped.

Who is this man who has taken her—and why?

As Rayne and Gary race against time to find their daughter, Shaley’s abductor eludes the FBI at every turn. Fearing for her life, Shaley wills herself to stay strong. But as the days pass, she realizes that no one can save her but herself.