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Guarded
The
Silverton Chronicles
Book
1
Carmen
Fox
Genre: Urban
Fantasy/Romance/Suspense
Publisher: Smart Heart Publishing
Date of Publication: July 31, 2015
epub: 978-0-9931992-0-2
paperback: 978-0-9931992-1-9
hardcover: 978-0-9931992-2-6
Number of pages: 276 print pages
Word Count: 104k
Cover Artist: Ana Grigoriu
Book Description:
When everyone's existence depends
on the lies they tell, trust doesn't come easy
Ivy’s neighbors have a secret. They
aren’t human. But Ivy has a secret, too. She knows. As long as everyone keeps
quiet, she’s happy working as a P.I. by day and chillaxing with her BFF
Florian, a vampire, by night. When a routine pickup drops her in the middle of
a murder, her two worlds collide. While Florian knows how to throw a punch,
deep down he's a softie. His idea of scary? Running out of hair product. It’s
time Ivy faced facts. Even with a vampire on stand-by, one gal can only kick so
many asses.
For help, she must put her faith in
others. A human, who might just be the one. A demon, who will, for a price,
open the doors to her heritage. And a werewolf, who wants to protect her from
herself.
Torn between these men, Ivy must
tread carefully, because one wants her heart, one wants her body, and one wants
her dead.
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Excerpt
1:
A growl from
behind made my skin crawl. I whipped around. Florian’s face was grim, his
posture unnatural and stiff.
The hairs on my
arms stood on end, and I suppressed a shudder. “Are you all right?”
“Can’t.” He
propped his hand against the wall. “Not feeling well.”
My gaze followed
the direction of his stare. Large crimson stains pooled on the immaculate
living room carpet. Oh crap. Blood.
I turned back.
Florian’s pupils dilated to form two black marbles, trained on me. His canines
lengthened, coming to sharp and lethal points. The pounding of my heart
overrode my motor skills, and for a second, I stood rooted to the spot.
This wasn’t how
I’d envisioned his secret being revealed to me. I’d pictured cupcakes, and
maybe tissues at the relief of finally being straight with each other, not a
full-out blood frenzy.
Finally, the
switch labeled “common sense” flipped and triggered me into action. I fingered
the guards in my pockets. The small plates were my only chance.
Excerpt
2:
Parker placed both
elbows on the table, rested his chin on one hand and regarded me for a moment.
“So, Ivy. A P.I., eh?” He smacked his lips. “Don’t take this the wrong way, but
you don’t exactly look like Philip Marlowe.”
“Your point
being?” I squinted.
“You’re tiny. I
mean, I’m sure you can take care of yourself. What if you need to overpower a
200-pound man, though? Do you at least know how to shoot your gun?”
“Shoot?” I
scrunched my nose. “Yes. Aim and hit the target? Not so much. The last guy who
made fun of my size still walks with a limp.”
“See, you hit one
target right.” His eyes glinted.
I lifted my gaze.
“I was aiming for his groin.” I squished my cupcake and shook my head. “No, I
don’t carry a gun. And believe it or not, my size is an advantage. If you were
an unfaithful husband and I followed you to a bar, trust me, I’d go unnoticed
among the usual throng of people.”
Parker’s grin
turned mischievous. “Well, Veronica Mars, I hate to be the bearer of bad news.”
His voice reverberated through my nervous system. “I’d notice you.” He sipped
his coffee. “If I was an unfaithful husband, that is.”
About
the Author:
Carmen lives in the south of
England with her beloved tea maker and a stuffed sheep called Fergus. An avid
reader since childhood, she caught the writing bug when her Nana asked her to
write a story. She also has a law degree, studied physics for a few years,
dabbled in marketing and human resources, and speaks native-level German and
fluent Geek. Her preferred niches of geekdom are tabletop games, comics, sci-fi
and fantasy.
She writes about smart women with
sassitude, about pretty cool guys too, and will chase that plot twist, no
matter how elusive.
Expect to be kept guessing.
DIVIDE AND CONQUER, Carmen’s first
urban fantasy novel, was published in March 2015. To find out more, visit her
at www.carmen-fox.com.
Website: www.carmen-fox.com
Twitter: @authorcarmenfox
Book page: www.carmen-fox.com/guarded
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