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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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Thud. Thud. Thud.
The noise came from nearby, so close I
feared I could reach out and touch the source. With a thought and murmured
word, I severed the connection to my phone.
Silence.
I tightened my grip on the book,
hugging it to my chest. At home, I would have had one of my focal stones to
work with, allowing me better control of my powers. At home, there wouldn’t
have been witnesses. If I turned the lights in the store on, I’d be found out.
Then I’d be killed.
“Scott!” The cashier’s voice rose in
pitch.
Scott didn’t answer.
“Come on, Scott. This isn’t funny
anymore,” the cashier whispered, her voice trembling.
I swallowed back my own fear and drew
several deep breaths. The cashier had said the lights would come back on in a
minute.
With a shudder, I closed my eyes. I
couldn’t wait that long. Something had happened to Scott.
The lights flickered on, dimly
illuminating the bookstore as I started to speak a word that would unleash my
power. As I choked back the first syllable, my skin tingled as I suppressed the
energy, keeping it from surging into the electronics nearby.
Scott was gone. Squinting in the faint
lighting, I looked for the young employee. I was certain I had heard him
nearby, but there was no sign of him.
Across the counter from me, the cashier
shrieked, holding one hand to her mouth while pointing at the floor in front of
me. “Oh god. Scott!”
I looked down. The pale lump on the
ground, splattered in crimson, wasn’t large enough to be a human. It was too
misshapen, colored in gray and red instead of flesh tones. I stared, unable to tear my gaze away.
With a flicker and a surge of
electricity, the lights flared to full brightness.
Something warm and wet dripped down
from the ceiling. My hand trembled as I reached up and touched my cheek. The
tips of my fingers came away red with blood. Crimson stained the floor, the
books, the tables, and had splattered on the ceiling.
I had been right. The shape on the
floor was too small to be a person.
It was only part of one—a part of
Scott.
The occult had dabbled with me, but it
had ripped him to pieces.
The Author
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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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