Ward Against Disaster
by Melanie Card
Release Date: 01/19/14
Publisher: Entangled Teen
Pages: 276
Summary from Goodreads:
Ward de'Ath should be dead by now. Instead, he’s
chasing after a soul-eating creature—that he unleashed— and is bent on stopping
her before she slaughters more innocents. Fortunately, Celia Carlyle remains by
his side, a nobleman's gorgeous and deadly daughter, who is…well, dead.
Celia claims she’ll champion Ward wherever he goes, even when she thinks his
quest is hopeless. He can only hope her pledge comes from her heart, and not
because she’s bound to him through his magic.
When they enter Dulthyne, they stumble upon a dark
power that threatens the entire town. Ward, with his unreliable necromancy, is
determined to help but finds himself ensnared in the lure of white-hot
magic…blood magic he struggles to resist. But if Celia’s love is a lie, it
might just doom his soul to the dark arts forever.
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Excerpt
A yell shattered the quiet, echoing off
the hard granite walls.
Ward jumped, his heart racing. He ground
his teeth and forced himself to look ready and dangerous like Celia and
Nazarius.
Nazarius jerked his chin toward the
passage before them. “Up the ramp.”
Frozen by another yell, Celia glanced at
Ward, a question in her expression hanging on the edge of her parted lips. Was
she asking his permission? Probably just confirming what she already knew: if
someone was in trouble, Ward would assist if he could.
The urge to go and help pulled at him.
No. Not this time. He had to stop Allette
and not get caught up in someone else’s problems. He could, in the very least,
learn from his mistakes.
But Celia’s frowned deepened. Another cry
ricocheted around them and then another. The sound filled the passage, turning
into a roar of angry voices. “We can’t take a chance on this not being
Allette’s doing.”
“You know running headlong into trouble
isn’t usually the best idea,” Nazarius said.
Ward snorted. “You think?”
But it does make life more exciting.”
Celia flash them a fierce grin and rushed up the ramp.
Nazarius barked a quick laugh and raced
after her.
This was a really, really bad idea, but
if it was Allette, they would need all the help they could get. Goddess above,
she couldn’t be allowed to commit any more murders.
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About the Author
I have always
been drawn to story telling. In fact, I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t
telling a story in my head or on paper. In grade school, we had journal writing
time which I turned into story telling time, weaving tales of magic and
adventure that mimicked the fairy tales and myths that I loved to read. It was
there, with the help of two very special teachers, that I nurtured this love
and started my journey as a writer.
I write fantasy, paranormal romance, and everything in between, seasoned with a
good dash of adventure and mystery. Join me on my tales of magic, adventure,
and romance.
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this sounds a real page turner! I love the covers of all the books too!
ReplyDeleteChronicles of a Reluctant Necromancer intrigues me. Gorgeous covers, too. I look forward to reading them. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for featuring Ward Against Disaster on your blog. :)
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the excerpt, thanks for the giveaway!
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