BLOOD
DESTINY SERIES
by
Helen Harper
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mackenzie
Smith has always known that she was different. Growing up as the only
human in a pack of rural shapeshifters will do that to you, but then
couple it with some mean fighting skills and a fiery temper and you
end up with a woman that few will dare to cross. However, when the
only father figure in her life is brutally murdered, and the
dangerous Brethren with their predatory Lord Alpha come to
investigate, Mack has to not only ensure the physical safety of her
adopted family by hiding her apparent humanity, she also has to seek
the blood-soaked vengeance that she craves.
Bloodmagic
After
escaping the claws of Corrigan, the Lord Alpha of the Brethren, Mack
is trying to lead a quiet lonely life in Inverness in rural Scotland,
away from anyone who might happen to be a shapeshifter. However, when
she lands a job at an old bookstore owned by a mysterious elderly
woman who not only has a familiar passion for herbal lore but also
seems to know more than she should, Mack ends up caught in a
maelstrom between the Ministry of Mages, the Fae and the Brethren.
Now she has to decide between staying hidden and facing the
music, as well as confronting her real feelings for the green eyed
power of Corrigan himself.
Bloodrage
Mack
begins her training at the mages' academy in the hope that, by
complying, the stasis spell will be lifted from her old friend, Mrs.
Alcoon. However, once there, she finds herself surrounded by
unfriendly adults and petulant teenagers, the majority of whom seem
determined to see her fail.
Feeling attacked on all fronts,
Mack finds it harder and harder to keep a rein on her temper. Forced
to attend anger management classes and deal with the predatory
attentions of Corrigan, the Lord Alpha of the shapeshifter world, her
emotions start to unravel. But when she comes across a familiar text
within the walls of the mages' library, which might just provide the
clues she needs to unlock the secrets of her background and her
dragon blood, she realises that her problems are only just
beginning...
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EXCERPT
from Bloodfire:
I jogged
along a small brook until it curved upstream towards the hills, then
hopped over it and headed towards where I knew John would be. I
finally found him crouched in a clearing, not far from the edges of
the moor.
“You
sound like an elephant running through those trees,” he complained.
I put my
hands on my hips and raised an eyebrow. “Is that the thanks I’m
getting for interrupting my run to come and investigate the
over-energetic dalliances of some bunny rabbits?”
“That
was one time.” He straightened up. His salt and pepper beard and
bald head, along with the laughter lines around his eyes, hinted at
the wisdom and experience contained within that smart mind of his.
John had been alpha in Cornwall for thirty-two years, and was
universally liked and respected by the pack, but that didn’t mean
that I couldn’t still have a little fun.
“So
what is it this time? Don’t tell me, I’ve got it, a sheep has
gotten lost on the moor and its bleating is terrifying the farmers.”
He held
out his palm. There was a small shiny black object resting in the
middle. “I wish that’s what it was,” he said grimly. “Take
a look at this.”
I picked
it up from his hand and rolled it through my fingers. It was almost
entirely weightless, and very smooth. There was also something else.
I held it up to my ear and heard an odd chiming sound.
John
looked at me sharply. “You can hear it?”
“Sure,”
I said surprised.
“Describe
it to me.”
“You
mean you can’t hear it?” I was puzzled. Compared to my own
hearing, John could hear a leaf drop from fifty paces away. “It’s
like bells. Only not, it’s more continuous than that. Like a
never-ending echo of a chime.”
He
pursed his lips, clearly unhappy. “It’s a wichtlein’s stone.”
“A
mine fairy’s? They knock three times and a miner drops dead?”
“You’ve
been reading too many fairy tales. Wichtleins do sometimes hang
around old mines and tease the men that work there, but more often
than not they are true harbingers of evil. I don’t think one has
been seen in the British Isles for more than a century.”
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
Helen
Harper is an English teacher currently living abroad in Malaysia. As
a long time reader of urban fantasy, she finally bit the bullet and
began to develop her own series of novels.
Helen has always
been a book lover, devouring science fiction and fantasy tales when
she was a child growing up in Scotland. "I always loved the
escapism provided by those genres," states Helen. "No
matter how bad life gets, you can always find a route out, even if
only temporarily, in the pages of a good book."
The
growth of urban fantasy fascinated her - the mix of reality and
fantasy along with strong heroic female characters appealed from the
very beginning, and inspired her to write her own.
Twitter:
HarperFire
Amazon.com
buy links:
Bloodfire
Bloodmagic
Bloodrage
Helen will award a $25 Amazon GC to one randomly drawn
commenter during the tour.
Other Stops on the Tour:1.
Once Upon A Book
2.
Crazy Four Books
3.
Books and Other Spells
4.
Bunny's Review
5.
Farm Girl Books
6.
Total Book Geek
7.
Andi's Book Reviews
8.
Christine Young Romance Writer
9.
Long and Short Reviews
10.
See Jane Publish
11.
The Dan O'Brien Project
12.
Must Read Faster
13.
Bea's Book Nook
14.
Voicu Mihnea Simandan
15.
Jody's Book Reviews & Giveaways
16.
Full Moon Bites
17.
Musings From An Addicted Reader
18.
Day Dreaming Book Reviews
19.
For the Love of Bookends
20.
The Life (and lies) of an inanimate flying object
21.
Fantasy Powered by Love
22.
Lisa Haselton's Reviews and Interviews
23.
Musings and Ramblings
24.
Book Bling Blog
25.
My Odd Little World
