Blurb:
Gin Crawford has enough
problems dealing with her empath abilities. Finding out she's the world's
newest demon-slayer is the last thing she needs. Unfortunately, when she slips
on a mysterious bracelet she is given no other choice. On the plus side, her
new gig comes with Tall, Dark and Handsome, a mage who may or may not have her
best interests at heart. Thrust into a power-play between good and evil, Gin
must choose a side before she becomes the next victim in the ongoing battle.
Excerpt:
The evil man-thing stands on my
porch, his lips turning in a menacing smile of death. I don’t need to touch him
to know he wants me dead. Muscles freeze, trapping my breath in my lungs. Like
a rabbit in view of a wolf, I’m immobilized, waiting for death’s blow. Time
slows, his gaze locks on mine, trapping me in place.
Move, move, move! My mind screams as
the man’s fingers twitch.
But the spike of
adrenaline explodes into my limbs too late to stop the backhand blow slamming
across my jaw.
I superman it
halfway across the living room. Land on the hardwood floor in a thud of
pain-ridden limbs. My jaw morphs into a screaming ball of nerves. My head no
sooner hits the floor than I hear the bracelet scream, a high-pitched wail
quivering through my skin like vibrations from a tuning fork. The bracelet
tightens around my wrist, cutting off the circulation, and then it loosens with
a pop at the same time I hear the door click closed.
Ohgodohgodohgod, I’m going to die. I don’t
want to die. No, no, no, no, no. Pain and terror hold me crumpled on the floor
as my mind crawls backward in time.
But I’m no longer
a child, fearful of fists and words, cowering on the ground.
I’m a fighter.
My head spins,
but I refuse to lie on the floor waiting to be killed, so I attempt to stand.
Evil Guy laughs as I ass-plant it. Laughs as a moan escapes my lips. He takes a
step toward me, right arm drawn back for a hit. His fist hurls toward my face,
but I manage to block it with my left arm. My right arm, the one with the
bracelet, shoves forward, slamming into his chest.
His black eyes
widen, mouth open in surprise, his hands fluttering to his chest before
dropping. I stare at my hand, stare hard, for I’m as surprised as Evil Guy. The
bracelet had become a sword, a long, thin spike of metal extending from the
silver links, straight into Evil Guy’s heart.
A sword?
Definitely a
sword. The flat of the blade rests against the back of my hand, cool metal
heating from the warmth of my skin. Small silver links circle around my palm,
lending stability to the two-foot long sword.
I’m not sure which scares me more, Evil
Guy paying me a visit or the fact the bracelet performed a morphing trick.
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Karilyn's Bio
Karilyn Bentley's love of reading stories and
preference of sitting in front of a computer at home instead of in a cube,
drove her to pen her own works, blending fantasy and romance mixed with a touch
of funny.
Her paranormal romance novella, Werewolves in
London, placed in the Got Wolf contest and started her writing career as an
author of sexy heroes and lush fantasy worlds.
Karilyn lives in Colorado with her own hunky
hero, a crazy dog nicknamed The Kraken, and a handful of colorful saltwater
fish.
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Thank you for having me on today Angela!! :)
ReplyDeleteLoved your excerpt! You did a great job of bringing the reader in through the senses, describing the pain and fear. You also presented that information in unique phrases, rather than going for the cliche. I love that your heroine is kind of a reluctant heroine. She definitely hasn't gained that confidence yet and has that vulnerability that we can all identify with. It would be fun to watch her gain that confidence and the skills that provide it. Thanks for sharing and best wishes for DEMON LORE!
ReplyDeleteThank you M.J.!
ReplyDeleteOops! I must've hit enter before I finished writing! Was trying to say, I'm glad you enjoyed the excerpt! And the writing. That's always nice to hear especially from a fellow author! Thank you for stopping by!! :)
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