Dangerous Waters
by C M Michaels
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BLURB:
For Emily
Waters, a nature-loving, small-town girl with an overprotective father, heading
off to Boston University to study conservation biology is a dream come
true—until a chance encounter catapults her into a mythical world she’d do
anything to escape.
The latest
victim in a rash of abductions near campus, Emily is brutally attacked before
being rescued by a powerful new friend. She survives the ordeal, only to find
herself held captive and presented with an impossible choice. While preparing
for the unimaginable life she must now embrace clues soon emerge that Emily may
not be entirely human, and her physical transformation awakens goddess-like
powers that her new family cannot begin to explain. Dealing with her human
first love, the not-so-platonic relationship with her coven “sister,” and her
new vampire sort-of-boyfriend further complicates matters, not to mention being
secretly hunted by the psychopaths who attacked her. And as the only known
offspring of a once all-powerful race, the climactic battle is only the
beginning of her journey.
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EXCERPT
Prologue
“All rise!” the bailiff bellowed out through the hall. “This court
is now in session. The honorable global court inquisitor O’Callaghan
presiding.”
An imposing figure with
short, golden locks entered from behind the bailiff, motioning for people to
take their seats. He gathered his floor-length white and purple robes in his
left hand, made his way over to the furthest prisoner and yanked the hood from
her head.
“So this is the all-powerful
Sienna,” the inquisitor mocked, squeezing the bound woman’s cheeks with his
hand. “How disappointing.”
Her once beautiful face was
disfigured by several charred-black electrical burns. Blood and pus oozed out
of the open wounds. The pungent salve packed into her broken nose made her eyes
tear up and prevented her from smelling anything.
“Do you have anything you wish
to say in your defense before I render my verdict?” the inquisitor asked,
deactivating the device around her throat so she could speak.
“This will never work—she
knows her life is far more important than mine.”
“It’s possible she’d let you
die,” he acknowledged. “But both of her parents, her mate and her best friend?
No, I think that’s far too much to expect her to endure. Sooner or later she’ll
come, and the world will celebrate her execution.”
Sienna snapped to attention,
her green eyes widening in horror at the news of who else had been captured.
“You have no idea what you’ve done—everyone in this building’s going to die.”
The crowd erupted at her
outburst, and the inquisitor held up his hand to silence them. “And how exactly
is your precious queen going to manage that? She’ll be welcomed to our fair
city by twenty thousand volts from the first alarm she trips. Not enough to
kill your kind, but plenty to leave her unconscious until—”
“Sir, a perimeter alarm’s
been triggered just outside the north gate,” a soldier interrupted from the
gallery.
He wheeled on the man in a
fit of anger. “Interrupt me again, and I’ll disembowel you! People have been
jumping the fence all day—contact the guards at the gate and have them check it
out.”
“We tried sir. Calls have
been placed to the guard desk, the three closest perimeter sweep teams and the
north tactical unit—they’re not responding.”
“Who’s not responding, you
imbecile!”
“Any of them.”
“It’s too late,” Sienna
said, gazing at his panic-stricken face. “She’s here.”
.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
C.M Michaels grew up in a
small town in northern Michigan as the youngest child of a close-knit family of
seven. He met his wife, Teresa, while attending Saginaw Valley State
University. Together they’ve provided a loving home for several four-legged
“kids”, including Sophie, their eternally young at heart, hopelessly spoiled
Spaniel.
He has always enjoyed
writing, and still has fond memories of reading his first book, a children’s
novella, to local grade schools when he was 14. Dangerous Waters, the first
book in the Sisters in Blood series, is being published by Freya’s Bower on
September 5th, 2013. C.M. is currently working on the second book in the
Sisters in Blood series along with a Fantasy romance.
When he’s not writing, C.M.
can be found curled up with a good book, watching movies or hitting the hiking
trails with his wife. An avid reader since discovering Jim Kjelgaard novels in
early childhood, his favorite authors include Kelley Armstrong, Peter V. Brett,
Richelle Mead, Rachel Caine, Cassandra Claire, J.R. Ward, Laini Taylor and Tessa
Dawn.
C.M. currently resides in
Louisville, Kentucky.
Social Media links:
Facebook -
http://www.facebook.com/UFAuthorCMMichaels
Twitter -
https://twitter.com/UFAuthor
Blog -
http://cmmichaels.blogspot.com/
Website -
http://cmmichaels.com/
YouTube -
https://www.youtube.com/user/authorcmmichaels
Book trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7Q7m0MrwlQ
Buy links:
Buy links:
Freya’s Bower (Paperback): http://www.freyasbower.com/books-c-3/dangerous-waters-p-290.html
Freya’s Bower (eBook): http://www.freyasbower.com/urban-fantasy-c-46/dangerous-waters-p-289.html
Amazon (Paperback): http://www.amazon.com/Dangerous-Waters-C-M-Michaels/dp/1617981044/ref=sr_1_27_title_0_main?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1378349287&sr=1-27&keywords=dangerous+waters
Barnes & Noble
(Paperback): http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dangerous-waters-c-m-michaels/1116827370?ean=9781617981043
Barnes & Noble (Nook): http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dangerous-waters-c-m-michaels/1116827370?ean=2940148669821
All Romance eBooks: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-dangerouswaters-1280168-349.html
Kobo:
http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/dangerous-waters-14
5 comments:
Thank you for hosting me today :)
I like the blurb and the short teaser giving a peak into the story. It sounds like there is a lot going on with lots of challenges to figure out and over come. I gathered from what I read the book has a mix of elements - fantasy, paranormal, and a bit of mystery - my kind of book.
Ronda Tutt
mrsqueentutt@gmail.com
I am glad you enjoyed the excerpt, Ronda! Your assumptions about the book are dead on. I hope you enjoy :)
Interesting blurb
I've been exposed to some really great bloggers by following ur tour and now my inbox is overflowing because I'm following *them* lol. Great tour, hope it's fun for you!
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