Feisty,
smart mouth Regan thought that breaking up with her boyfriend Sam was going to
be the start of her independence. Instead, she is manipulated and dragged
into a world where sharp, sarcastic wit isn't going to save her. Turning
to her Gram for help, the only remaining relative she has, Regan is upset to
find out that her grandmother has been keeping family secrets of her own all
these years.
With a
vengeful goddess using people to try and bring Regan to the Underworld, Gram
brings in three Guardians to protect her. Given the short version of what
is expected of her, loaded with a lot of expectations for her future, Regan
knows first-hand that life is too short. She isn't letting anyone make
life-altering decisions for her despite finding out that the vengeful goddess
has placed a price on her head.
This book
will make you laugh, feel connected to the characters, and leave you wanting
more.
Warning:
Adult language and sexual situation
Excerpt:
Regan could tell he was being sincere, but she didn’t care. “You said most of the time, what about the other times? What did you do?” Regan’s questions were being fired out like a machine gun burst.
Jake was definitely having a hard time finding the right words. He went with the honest approach. “Well, on occasion you would just walk out of the bathroom and I would happen to look up and you would be naked. So yes, I have seen you naked. Over the year quite a few times, you really have nothing to be embarrassed about. You are beautiful.”
With a poker face that would have won her millions at the tables, Regan responded, “Take your clothes off.”
“What? Why do you want me to do that?”
“Seriously, it’s only fair. Take your clothes off, every last stitch.”
Jake couldn’t believe what she was asking. “Regan, I am not taking my clothes off.”
Regan screamed into Jake's face, “GET NAKED NOW!”
Suddenly Gram was at her side. “Honey, why are you screaming? What are you getting so upset about?”
Regan never took her eyes off Jake. “He needs to get naked. It’s only fair.”
“Honey, why would Jake need to be naked to talk to you?” Even Gram had a bit of a laugh mixed in her tone.
“Over the last year there have been moments where he has seen me naked. The only way I am going to be comfortable with that fact is if he gets butt naked right now, an eye for an eye, so to speak.”
Piper jumped in to help. “She’s right, Jake. I mean, if someone saw me naked like that without me knowing and then I had to work with him or her, you bet their hairy ass I would make them strip. Come on, Maggie, we don’t want to see that, so we should go back into the kitchen until he is done.”
"You have a hairy ass?" Regan asked Jake.
"No, of course not, Piper is messing around.
"See, the smart money was on yes because then I might have said to forget this whole thing, but since you said no…get in the birthday suit. You’re wasting precious time."
Power equals responsibility.
Despite declaring to those closest to
her that she will take her position as Queen, Regan’s first priority is not to
rule, but to find her parents. With Jake
at her side, she is determined to learn how to use her new powers and hide from
her destiny, as well as the Council, a little while longer.
Unfortunately, someone has been
watching and reporting every move Regan makes.
She is disheartened to find out the Council is already eagerly awaiting
her arrival in Ireland and have apparently started to plan her future…one that
does not include Jake.
Regan must decide just how much she
is willing to sacrifice to protect her people from a vengeful goddess, while
also weeding out the traitor among them.
In the end, will she have the strength to withstand losing any of them?
Excerpt:
“When I was in the Otherworld, Agrona promised two things. One, if she gets those long fingers on me she will use me to come back. She swore that if she came back it meant that she would destroy all those I love and care for, and leave no McQuigan linage to remember. Secondly, if I chose not to help, she was going to kill my parents. So you see, no matter what decision I make she will destroy the people I love.
“What would apparently surprise you is that I told her I’m not so selfish that I would put my parents before not only my people, but all of humanity. So, don’t YOU all jump the gun and think you know me as well as you think you do. My life has changed. I have changed. I have new feelings and beliefs flowing through me every second that none of you will ever understand.”
She turned her head slightly and spoke over her shoulder. “For your sake, as well as mine, I will be patient right now. I will sleep on it tonight and hopefully by tomorrow I will have a better grasp on everything that we have discussed, and I’m hoping with your help, I will have a plan.
“Let me lastly remind you, and I’m not trying to be a bitch, but if that’s how you see it, so be it, but the decision I make will be my own. You will choose to stand beside me or you will choose to walk away. Either choice, I will accept without judgment.” She turned back to all of them. “We all have a lot to think about so let’s get some sleep tonight and talk again in the morning.” Regan then walked out of the room and headed for her bedroom without giving any of them a chance to refute what she had said.
That’s right people; I just walked out like a boss!
Regan’s arrival in Ireland may have
heightened her powers, but it has also given Agrona and her minions more cause to make sure she never makes it to her
coronation. With every attack and the
harsh welcome she receives from the council, Regan is more determined than ever
to prove why the deities have chosen her to be the Queen.
Although, part of her has accepted
that she may have to make the ultimate sacrifice, it isn't until Regan finds
herself in the Otherworld being handed over to Agrona that the reality hits
her. Will Jake and her family survive
without her?
Excerpt:
“Stay behind
me, all three of you, and that is not a request.”
When Regan
had first seen the council members, an image had flashed in her mind.
What the hell, why not?
She didn’t
even have to touch the ground to feel the connection. Everything around her, since she arrived in
Ireland, seemed to call to her. She
raised her hands ever so slightly, and concentrated on the level ground that
was between her and the stage. Tapping
into nature, she prayed. “I call upon my abilities and I ask for your
help.”
At first
there was a small vibration, an effect that had Regan not sure what she was
doing, but when the earth before her started to violently tremble all she could
think was, “Thank you Danu and Oaky.”
To make sure
the council knew her intentions, she spoke loud and clear. “Keep
those that doubt me and are not pure of heart from reaching me.”
Regan placed
her palms together and directed them at the center of the open area. While visualizing what she wanted, she pulled
her hands apart and watched as the ground in front of her slowly started to
tear apart. A large crack appeared in
the center of the open area and the ground began to separate. By the time her arms were spread wide, the
fifty feet that had separated her and the stage, was nothing more than a gaping
hole that didn’t appear to have a bottom.
Regan, not
satisfied yet, continued creating this bottomless pit around the entire stage,
until it stood like a lone island in a vast sea, with all of its occupants now
huddled together, except for her one lone wolf.
Rewarding him for standing apart from the others, she’d offer him an
olive branch, so to speak.
Regan raised
her hands higher this time and drew from what remained around her. Strong roots, embedded in the earthen pit
walls, began to come alive. The once
nestled roots pulled away from their home in the dirt, entwining together as
they reached out across the chasm. They
continuously stretched until they met their counterpart, coming from the other
side. When connected, what appeared in
front of everyone was a small bridge.
“Conall, I offer you this opportunity to join me, since you are probably
the only one of the nine that wishes to remain a member. If you choose to join me, walk across my
bridge before I remove it.”
Conall let
out a laugh and saluted his fellow council members. With no fear, he walked quickly across
Regan’s makeshift bridge, and with every step, Regan not only saw his aura
become brighter, but her trust in a man she had never met grew. It was unquestionable that he belonged to the
light. When Conall came to the end and
took his last step off the bridge, he smiled widely.
Just as she
was getting ready to speak, Regan saw the other members starting to make a move
for the bridge. She instantly dropped
her hands, in turn dropping the bridge, and leaving them to think about their
actions.
Author Bio:
I’m an
author in hiding…I still work full time, but don’t ever look over my shoulder
to see what’s on my computer screen.
Chances are you will find me secretly writing.
Besides
family and friends, I love to laugh. It
may be at the expense of those I love, but they get me, so I usually don’t offend
too much.
Honesty…I
can’t help it. I usually say way I feel,
but with a little guidance, I’ve learned to be more tactful.
I’ve
worked in plenty of environments (trucking company, correction officer and I
was in the military to mention a few) so I guess you can say that’s where my
mouth and attitude come from. Either
way, as long as I get my morning cup of coffee people are safe.
The
Trilogy is complete and I also have a new stand-alone book called
“Dreamless”. It’s a Paranormal Suspense
that’s a bit lighter on the language, but will keep you guessing who the
Nightmare really is.
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