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Synopsis
It frightened me at how easy it was to
slide into an acting role, to pretend I hadn’t been at ground zero of a death
that event major movie studios weren’t brave enough to show. I tried not to
think of what type of person I was portraying in my effort to disbelieve what
had happened.
“I’m okay,” I lied.
Deep lines creased Laura’s brow, but
she didn’t question me. After a long moment of silence, she nodded. “You’re a
tough woman, Nicole. I’m glad I got to meet you, although I wish it were under
better circumstances.”
I wanted to run home, find the darkest
corner of my cheap apartment, and curl into the fetal position, but I couldn’t
tell her that. “You’re pretty tough yourself.”
Laura smiled and nodded. When one of
the police officers approached us, she intercepted him. Instead of following
her, I turned away. The cashier’s eyes met mine; her pupils were dilated, and
she breathed in shallow pants through her mouth. Despite the crowd of people,
the steady flow of paramedics, and the increasing number of officers crowding
the bookstore, she stood alone.
Careful to keep my chin lifted and my
eyes fixed on anywhere other than the floor and Scott’s body, I made my way
over to where she stood behind the cash registers. Clearing my throat didn’t
get her attention. When I touched her elbow, the young woman jerked away from
me with a startled cry.
“I didn’t mean to scare you.” I kept my
tone quiet, though I doubted there was anything soothing about my hoarse voice.
Maybe this was one of those circumstances when the thought counted more than
anything else.
“Have you seen Scott?” While she looked
at me, her eyes didn’t focus on anything. I wasn’t even certain she knew who I
was—or cared. Her expression was slack. The sickly pallor of her skin
contrasted against the red-brown of drying blood. She looked more like a zombie
than a living, breathing person.
I swallowed several times so I wouldn’t
throw up.
How could I tell her that Scott was
dead, lying on the floor not even ten feet from where she stood? I couldn’t.
Maybe that made me a coward, but I couldn’t force myself to point out what was
right in front of her.
It was too cruel.
Maybe Laura, who had pulled me away
from Scott’s body when I didn’t know what to do, had the right idea. No one
deserved to see had happened to Scott. Not his friends, nor his family. But
what could I do to help her?
My ill-gotten powers couldn’t bring the
dead back to life.
Synopsis
The Hunted Wizard
When Nicole dabbled in the occult, she lost it all: Her voice, her family, and her name. Now on the run from the Inquisition, she must prove to herself—and the world—that not all wizards are too dangerous to let live.
The savage murder of a bookstore employee throws Nicole into the middle of Inquisition business, like it or not. Driven by her inability to save the young man’s life, she decides to hunt the killer on her own. Using forbidden magic to investigate the past, she learns that the murderer is in fact a disease that could kill the entire werewolf race.
Forced to choose between saving lives and preserving her own, Nicole embraces the magic that sent her into exile. Without werewolves, the power of the Inquisition would dwindle, and she could live without being hunted.
Nicole’s only hope for success lies in the hands of the werewolves she hates and the Inquisition she fears, but finding someone to trust is only the beginning of her problems. There are those who want to ensure that the werewolves go extinct and that the Inquisition falls.
But, if she fails to find a cure, her family—including her twin sister—will perish…
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RJ Blain suffers from a Moleskine journal obsession, a pen fixation, and a terrible tendency to pun without warning.
When she isn't playing pretend, she likes to think she's a cartographer and a sumi-e painter. In reality, she herds cats and a husband, and obeys the commands of Tsu Dhi, the great warrior fish.
In her spare time, she daydreams about being a spy. Should that fail, her contingency plan involves tying her best of enemies to spinning wheels and quoting James Bond villains until she is satisfied.
Favorite Books & Series
In no particular order:
Anne McCaffrey's Pern
Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar & Gryphon Series
Jim Butcher's Codex Alera
Brandon Sanderson's Elantris
Patricia Briggs' Alpha and Omega & Dragon Bones
Madeline L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time
RJ Blain suffers from a Moleskine journal obsession, a pen fixation, and a terrible tendency to pun without warning.
When she isn't playing pretend, she likes to think she's a cartographer and a sumi-e painter. In reality, she herds cats and a husband, and obeys the commands of Tsu Dhi, the great warrior fish.
In her spare time, she daydreams about being a spy. Should that fail, her contingency plan involves tying her best of enemies to spinning wheels and quoting James Bond villains until she is satisfied.
Favorite Books & Series
In no particular order:
Anne McCaffrey's Pern
Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar & Gryphon Series
Jim Butcher's Codex Alera
Brandon Sanderson's Elantris
Patricia Briggs' Alpha and Omega & Dragon Bones
Madeline L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time
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