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Sarah Chislon lives in Virginia with her husband and three daughters When she s not writing she s homeschooling her children and running a web development business with her husband As an avid reader and a lifelong story weaver she delights in creating fantastic worlds and exploring them alongside her characters. Signs in the starsx constellations The stars travel in fixed courses They re reliable predictable unchanging and gentleman astronomer Alden Caldwell appreciates this fact They ve never failed him at least not until the night his wife died That day the constancy of the heavens abandoned him and strange alterations marred the familiar firmament Though no one believes him he s confident the aberrations he witnessed connect to her death And he s sought proof ever since holding steady to his purpose throughout the long years When Alden learns that a farmer in Shepherd s Bush has witnessed mysterious signs in the stars after which his livestock begin to succumb to inexplicable brutal ends the astronomer leaps on the chance to gain the evidence he requires But far from being able to conduct his research in peace he finds that he must deal with people and all their vagaries not to mention local unrest following the string of deaths Animals continue to die and he must choose if he ll remain an observer or risk action to stop the brutality before it escalates Even if he ventures far beyond comfort will he be able to stop worse from befalling not only the inhabitants of Shepherd s Bush but also those he loves This novelette takes place concurrently with Ruins of Bone book two in the Blood of the Fae series While a self contained story it assumes prior knowledge of the Blood of the Fae world Signs in the Stars Blood of the Fae Jessa s father Alden has devoted his time since his wife s death to studying the changes in the stars He knew something had happened in the heavens when his wife was taken from him and after going to colleges with half formed theories he is determined to have proof He is sure that Other is involved but hasn t been able to secure the proof In a desperation he decided to put an ad in the papers and this time he found a solid lead Now he needs to determine if Other is truly involved and how to bring proof back with him And even if he does have proof will his colleges be willing to listen or will he find help in unlikely places I m enjoying these short side stories Some authors have difficulties changing POV and characters but each of these have had a distinct personality and add even layers to this series I m waiting to see how all of these will end up being connected in the next installment This series just has such rich world building that I will gladly gobble up whatever I can English