Last Keeper’s Daughter
by Rebecca
Trogner
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BLURB:
Born
into old money, Lily Ayres lives at Waverly, her family’s estate situated at
the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Paris, Virginia. She is a strange, small, almost mute, young
woman who has no idea that her father has given her to the Vampire King
Krieger. Walter Ayres is the King’s
Keeper and part of a secret society of historians who unearth, preserve, and
attempt to understand relics of long forgotten civilizations.
Lily
has never felt comfortable in the human world, but after she suspiciously falls
down a flight of stone steps, and is healed and claimed by Krieger, she
realizes there is another world. In this
Other Realm she feels a sense of belonging, and begins to untwine the
mysterious event which left her mentally and psychologically damaged. When Walter disappears in England, Lily works
with human and supernatural beings to uncover his whereabouts. With each new discovery, she is pulled deeper
into the vortex of magic, intrigue, and dark desires that permeates the
supernatural world. The revelations
revealed unfold a story of deception and betrayal that threaten to tear the
thin veil between the supernatural and human world asunder.
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EXCERPTS
Krieger knew
about Martha and the role she’d played in Lily’s life. He also knew that Lily
could not simply disappear. And so he went in search of Martha and found her
sitting in the kitchen drinking coffee. He sat down next to her, capturing her
eyes and putting her into a light trance. He looked out at the pool, which was
right outside the windows, and thought of Lily lying in the sun.
“My name is
Krieger Barnes.”
“Of course,”
she smiled, relaxing into his trance. “You’re even more handsome without a
shirt.”
Krieger’s
shirt was stained with Lily’s blood. He’d taken it off before searching for
Martha. He had no idea what Martha was referring to; he’d not met her before. A
vampire’s trance, done effectively, elicited complete honesty from humans. He
lifted his eyebrow in question.
“Lily had it
with her. It’s a lovely painting. She shouldn’t have folded it.”
“Where is
this painting?”
“In her room,
on the side table.”
“Relax, enjoy
your coffee. I will be back in a moment.”
It took only
a second for him to reach Lily’s room, and another until he found the painting.
He’d known about his keepers’ journals and how they passed them down from one
generation to the next. It had seemed harmless until now. Cornelius Ayres must
have painted this from memory around the 1850s. Cornelius was his favorite
keeper, so much that he’d offered to make him vampire.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Rebecca
Trogner lives in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia, and frequently
crosses the Blue Ridge Mountains that were the inspiration for Krieger’s home.
She always dreamed of being a writer, but got sidetracked by the day-to-day
adventures of life. With the encouragement of her family, she has finished her
first novel and is currently writing the next book in The Last Keeper’s
Daughter series. Rebecca lives with her husband and stepson, and a rescue dog
named Giblet. To find out more about the author visit www.rebeccatrogner.com.
Amazon:
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Goodreads:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17252265-the-last-keeper-s-daughter
Twitter:
@RTrogner
Website: www.Rebeccatrogner.com
Blog:
http://blog.rebeccatrogner.com
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Hi Everyone! It's so strange. I'm working on edits to Book 2 right now. Seeing this excerpt actually helped with something. Glad you are all enjoying.
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