Author: Mia Marshall
Series: Elements #4
Pages: 354
Date Published: 2015
Publisher: Match Books
Format: Kindle
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Aidan Brook has spent months living with the horror of what happened when she lost control of her magic. Now she's searching for a way to manage her immense power, but she only hits one dead end after another.
On the run from a council intent on her death, Aidan, the bear shifter Mac, and the rest of her friends find themselves on a desperate chase across deserts and oceans in search of answers. Along the way, they encounter a living myth and a dual magic with secrets of his own—and they learn that the cure may be more deadly than the disease.
To save her own life, Aidan will need to confront the most dangerous foe she’s ever faced…herself.
~Try an Excerpt!~
The magic hissed in fear and anger. For a moment it
considered attacking, but there wasn’t enough water left to drown her.
Also, it was Sera. I didn’t hurt Sera.
I stumbled backwards as reason slammed into me. I wrenched
the threads of magic toward me. They twisted in my core, displeased, but at
least I controlled them. It had so nearly been the other way around.
Sera’s movements were hesitant, as if she approached a wild
beast, but her eyes were as determined as ever.
“I’m back,” I said. My face was red and my heart pounded
like I’d just sprinted a mile, but I’d come back. This time, at least, I’d come
back.
Sera studied my face for a long, silent moment. She returned
the syringe to the black case and tucked that into one of the kitchenette’s
drawers.
Carmichael and Vivian watched me as they would a stranger. A
stranger who might try to eat their liver with fava beans and a nice Chianti.
“Really, it’s me. So long as I’m not using the magic, I’m
still Aidan. I didn’t slide any further down the sanity slope.”
They looked unconvinced.
“We can’t just use the drug every time.” I attempted logic.
“It knocks me out for days, and we can’t afford that.”
“I’m all for knocking you out, but we don’t have enough left
to do it whenever you’re an idiot.” That might have been Sera agreeing with me.
I gave her a shaky smile. She slapped my face.
“Hey!” It only stung a little, but allowing her to slap me
whenever she thought I was stupid wasn’t a precedent I wanted to set.
~Meet Mia!~
Mia Marshall is the award-winning author of the Elements urban
fantasy series. Before she started writing about imaginary worlds, she worked
as a high school teacher, script supervisor, story editor, legal secretary, and
day care worker. She has lived all along the US west coast and throughout the
UK, where she collected an unnecessary number of degrees in literature,
education, and film.
These days, she lives in a small house in the Sierra Nevadas,
where she is surrounded by a small but deadly feline army.
Mia will be awarding a $ 50 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
Sounds exciting, I enjoyed the excerpt, thank you!
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ReplyDelete"... where she collected an unnecessary number of degrees in literature, education, and film." I wouldn't say that. I bet you use little tidbits picked up here and there, especially in your books and former jobs.
ReplyDeleteI tried the excerpt and enjoyed it, this is one series I will be checking out, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLaney, you're right, of course! I learned lots about storytelling in craft from both my lit and film degrees--and the education one paid the bills for a long time. But I have to joke about it, particularly when I look at my student loans!
ReplyDeleteThank you for being part of the book blast, Andra!
thanks for the excerpt!
ReplyDeleteThis book is "my cup of tea", looking forward to reading it!
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