Cursed by Fire
Danielle Annett
Danielle Annett
Release Date: January 28th, 2015
It has been six years since the
Awakening and peace in Spokane, Washington is still tenuous at best. The
vampires and shifters are all vying for control of the city and the humans seem
to be the ones suffering the consequences, or so it seems.
Aria Naveed has spent the last two
years of her life fighting to make the many wrongs of the world right, but soon
finds out that the humans aren’t as weak as they appear and may be a more terrifying
foe than any of the other races combined.
When a stranger rolls into town with
trouble on his heels, Aria finds herself trapped in the middle of a battle that
could cost her more than she has bargained for as a fight for justice turns
into an unexpected fight for her life.
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The light began to
fade from his eyes as I crawled across the floor in an effort to reach my
father. My nails were raw and bloody as I struggled to carry myself closer to
him, digging into the rough wooden floors with each drag of my body.
“I’m coming,” I panted in between breaths.
“Just hang on, Papa, I’m coming.”
I woke gasping for
breath, drenched in a cold sweat, clutching the hilt of my dagger as if my life
depended on it. I frantically looked around the room in search of our attacker
while also taking stock of any injuries. I was perfectly whole.
“It
was just a nightmare,” I told
myself, though that did little to ease the ache in my chest over the remembered
pain. I miss you so much.
Rubbing my hands over
my face, I pushed back the wet, loose tendrils of hair that had escaped my
braid during my fitful rest and returned my dagger to its resting place beneath
my pillow. Taking another deep breath I registered a hint of smoke.
Shit!
My eyes roamed over
the room, frantically looking for the source of fire.
“You have got to be
kidding me!”
I untangled my body
from the sheets, tripping and falling into a heap on the floor before I was
able to crawl out of my covers and retrieve an old shirt. I frenziedly swatted
at the bedroom curtains with the old t-shirt but the flames continued to rise.
Deciding there was no other choice, I ripped the curtains from the window and
rushed to the kitchen.
Throwing the curtains
into the sink and turning the faucet on all the way, I watched as the flames
were snuffed and steam began to rise. The curtains ruined.
Turning the water
off, I allowed my body to slide down the smooth wooden cabinets until my bottom
met the cool tile floor. I folded my arms across my knees and rested my
forehead against them. Closing my eyes I took several deep breaths, my heart
still racing from the effects of the recurring nightmare. This was getting out
of hand. I had thought the nightmares were fading, but something was bringing
the memories back with a screaming vengeance and this was the third time this
week they’d plagued me. I missed my parents but it’d been over six years now.
They weren’t coming back and I needed to let it go. My subconscious needed to
let it go and I needed to let Daniel’s death go. Not the case, no, I wouldn’t
let that go. But his death was affecting me in ways I couldn’t allow to
continue.
I breathed deeply in
an effort to calm my nerves. Small tremors racked my body, the nightmare had
shaken me more that I’d like to admit. My skin was covered in a fine sheen of
sweat. A physical reminder that I needed to relax before I accidentally caught
something else on fire.
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Danielle Annett is a reader, writer,
photographer, and the blogger behind Coffee and Characters. Born in the SF Bay
area, she now resides in Spokane, WA, the primary location for her Blood &
Magic series.
Addicted to coffee at an early age, she spends her restless nights putting pen to paper as she tries to get all of the stories out of her head before the dogs wake up the rest of the house and vye for her attention.
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