Forging the Bond

Ok, so little overview on my first book. Here's hoping this doesn't sound silly. It's a bit hard to explain without sounding a little odd. 

Forging the Bond is a blended science fiction/fantasy novel with a strongly romantic storyline.

Half-elf Istyáre ‘Sage’ Aieto has been alone her entire life. Born a pariah due to her mixed blood, she escaped to become a powerful Guild Mage. Living with humans, she had never before encountered one of the blood drinkers, the Lipitori. When inky haired Lipitoare Alan Centuri approaches her in a roadside tavern, she’s drawn to him like a lethal magnet. Her abduction by the Elvish military forces them together under harrowing circumstances. Once she allows him to draw her in, she’s not expecting the man she finds beneath the menacing exterior.

I find drawing out my characters one of the best ways to cement my mental picture. My lovely friend Phil helped me out by critiquing both of these while I was drawing them.

Sage

Alan (I'm aware the burn scar on his side looks a bit wonky. If I erase it one more time it will ruin the paper.)