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Descended From Dragons
by Tricia Owens
GENRE: Urban Fantasy/PNR (sweet, sensual)
BLURB:
Beneath the
glitz and glamour of Las Vegas lies another city. A secret city in plain sight,
full of warlocks and demons, shape-shifters and golems. A city that feeds off
the chance magick that is generated by gamblers and which is ruled by
mysterious beings called the Oddsmakers.
It is in this strange underbelly of
the occult that Anne Moody runs a cursed pawn shop for the desperate, the
curious, and the magickally inclined. Though the job is boring, it keeps her
under the radar. None of her customers have any inkling that she is a dragon
sorceress with a power that's been feared throughout history. However dragons
are no help when a stone statue ends up in her shop that is more than it
appears. The statue is a gargoyle named Vale, who is shrouded in mystery and
secrets. When she learns that Vale is possessed, and that the person
responsible for cursing him plans to take over Las Vegas with a horde of demons
from Hell, Anne realizes it is up to her to defy the Oddsmakers and save the
city, and possibly the world.
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Excerpt:
After
silently parting the bead curtain I paused just at the threshold, listening.
The shop was spooky enough without the lights on thanks to all the strange
silhouettes, but knowing that half the objects were also cursed gave me another
reason to shiver as I panned my gaze over the place.
Tick tick
tick
I
sent Lucky toward the sound. My dragon flew a loose circle around the left side
of the room. That narrowed it down a bit, not that I felt comfortable putting
my back to everything that was on the other side of the room. I displayed a few
katanas and items that could be used as weapons there, but thankfully none of
them were cursed with movement. At least, I hoped not. I guess I'd find out for
certain when a spear pierced my back.
A
fluttering sound, like the flapping of thick canvas, made me instinctively drop
into a crouch. Lucky reared up, ready to attack. But nothing flew overhead.
Breathing shallowly, I crawled toward the counter. I'd feel safer behind it and
with the wall at my back.
As
I rounded the counter, I realized I knew what had had made the noise. The only
new thing in my inventory was the gargoyle statue. When I raised my eyes above
the countertop, the gargoyle was gone from where it had sat. The cameos were
quick to offer their opinions.
"You
met the love of your life today…"
"…he'll
try to kill you, Anne Moody."
"The
cursed shall pay, Anne Moody!"
Yep,
the damn gargoyle statue had come to life and was flying around Moonlight. Definitely a way to make me remember you,
Christian.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Tricia Owens wants you to
know that Las Vegas is actually a pretty cool place and you won't be eaten by a
troll there. Probably. A former casino games dealer and cruise ship editor,
Tricia has traveled extensively, visiting over 70 countries. She writes full
time in several genres including urban fantasy and romance. Her favorite
setting is her home town, the city of sin.
Website: http://www.triciaowensbooks.com
Amazon author page: http://www.amazon.com/Tricia-Owens/e/B009HBB3FY
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