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Blurb:
In the aftermath of the latest battle, the stakes are higher than ever before, time hardly an ally to Nicholai’s army of paranormal soldiers. The Tomes remain hidden, and the clock is ticking for the Essenced tainted with the demon’s incurable toxin. And beyond those worries, reason exists to suspect that magic might be vanishing, a twist that could insurmountably cripple the army’s capabilities prior to the war’s conclusion.
Never has the conflict felt quite as desperate, danger escalating and hope lessening with the slow drain of each issue’s hourglass.
Will the answers to these dilemmas surface in time, or will the efforts of the band of warriors fail to prevent the ruin of the world?
EXCERPT
McKenna watched him leave before refocusing
on Johnny, confused at the expression her boyfriend wore. “What are you
smirking at?”
on Johnny, confused at the expression her boyfriend wore. “What are you
smirking at?”
He shrugged.
“I’m just not sure how this could be such a bad memory. My girl glued to my
side.” Wiggling his eyebrows, he continued. “Playing nurse…”
“I’m just not sure how this could be such a bad memory. My girl glued to my
side.” Wiggling his eyebrows, he continued. “Playing nurse…”
“Well, you are
poisoned,” she deadpanned. “That puts a damper on these types of situations for
most people.”
poisoned,” she deadpanned. “That puts a damper on these types of situations for
most people.”
“Oh, you’re
serious again.” His smirk broadened. “Are you gonna yell at me like you did
when my leg was broken? That was attractive…”
serious again.” His smirk broadened. “Are you gonna yell at me like you did
when my leg was broken? That was attractive…”
Though she
fought against it, her smile emerged, spreading over her lips as she shook her
head. “You’re impossible. You know that?”
fought against it, her smile emerged, spreading over her lips as she shook her
head. “You’re impossible. You know that?”
“Nah. I just
learned along the way how to make my girl smile.”
learned along the way how to make my girl smile.”
Her grin
lingered until her attention descended to his leg, the spot of the poison’s
initial contact. Then she frowned, her eyes filling with tears and her hands
beginning to tremble. Just ten days, she thought.
lingered until her attention descended to his leg, the spot of the poison’s
initial contact. Then she frowned, her eyes filling with tears and her hands
beginning to tremble. Just ten days, she thought.
“Hey.”
Johnny cupped her face, gentling bringing her gaze to lock with his. “We’re not
gonna think about that because that’s gonna get taken care of.” Tobias again
entered the medical room, moving directly to the corner reserved for the cure’s
research to recommence his work. “See?” Johnny nodded his head toward the
angel. “Look how dedicated he is to finding this. Think of all the soldiers
around us who are perfectly capable of getting whatever weird ingredients he
comes up with. If you do, ten days will seem like a lifetime, because it’s
plenty of time.”
Johnny cupped her face, gentling bringing her gaze to lock with his. “We’re not
gonna think about that because that’s gonna get taken care of.” Tobias again
entered the medical room, moving directly to the corner reserved for the cure’s
research to recommence his work. “See?” Johnny nodded his head toward the
angel. “Look how dedicated he is to finding this. Think of all the soldiers
around us who are perfectly capable of getting whatever weird ingredients he
comes up with. If you do, ten days will seem like a lifetime, because it’s
plenty of time.”
And then she
was the one smirking. “That’s quite optimistic.”
was the one smirking. “That’s quite optimistic.”
He laughed,
shrugging. “I told you that you’re rubbing off on me.”
shrugging. “I told you that you’re rubbing off on me.”
“And you’re
trusting others. Like you finally flipped a switch.”
trusting others. Like you finally flipped a switch.”
“It isn’t
like flipping a switch.” He smiled, revisiting the lecture she’d given him
while stranded on a cliff. “It’s like deciding not to be in the darkness
anymore. You take steps, and the light comes a little at a time until the
darkness is gone.”
like flipping a switch.” He smiled, revisiting the lecture she’d given him
while stranded on a cliff. “It’s like deciding not to be in the darkness
anymore. You take steps, and the light comes a little at a time until the
darkness is gone.”
She quirked
an eyebrow, chuckling. “That seems vaguely familiar.”
an eyebrow, chuckling. “That seems vaguely familiar.”
“Someone
really smart once told me that.” Pulling her closer, he tapped the tip of her
nose with his finger. “She was really hot, too.”
really smart once told me that.” Pulling her closer, he tapped the tip of her
nose with his finger. “She was really hot, too.”
Author bio:
Connie L. Smith spends far too much time with her mind wandering in fictional places. She reads too much, likes to bake, and might forever be sad that she doesn’t have fairy wings. And that she can’t swing dance. Her music of choice is severely outdated, and as an adult she’s kind of obsessed with Power Rangers. She has her BA from Northern Kentucky University in Speech Communication and History (she doesn’t totally get the connection either), and is currently working on her MA.
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