Prophecy (Calypso, #1)
Release Date: 10/06/14
Kensington Books
Summary from Goodreads:
On the other side of death, is destiny.
Callie Ingram is spending her senior year focused on one thing: swimming. Her skill as a competitive swimmer is going to secure a scholarship and her future, or so she hopes. She has big plans, and Liam Hale, her gorgeous new neighbor, isn’t going to affect them. But when Callie sees Liam beheading someone, she learns his family has a secret that will change everything. The Hales are Vikings, demi-gods who’ve been charged by The Fates to find their new destined leader.
Callie’s caught in the middle of a budding Norse apocalypse, in love with Liam Hale and desperate to protect her best friend…who the Hales believe is marked for transformation. Putting the clues together as fast as she can, can discovers she has the power to rewrite destiny, for herself and all humankind.
Callie Ingram is spending her senior year focused on one thing: swimming. Her skill as a competitive swimmer is going to secure a scholarship and her future, or so she hopes. She has big plans, and Liam Hale, her gorgeous new neighbor, isn’t going to affect them. But when Callie sees Liam beheading someone, she learns his family has a secret that will change everything. The Hales are Vikings, demi-gods who’ve been charged by The Fates to find their new destined leader.
Callie’s caught in the middle of a budding Norse apocalypse, in love with Liam Hale and desperate to protect her best friend…who the Hales believe is marked for transformation. Putting the clues together as fast as she can, can discovers she has the power to rewrite destiny, for herself and all humankind.
Teaser excerpt:
The First Kiss
“Come on in.”
The look in his eye stirred something in my middle, as if he’d
issued a challenge.
I dove in. Under
water, my hazy mind cleared. My limbs felt alive. I broke the surface
rejuvenated. “Oh my goodness. I feel amazing.” I blinked salt
water from my eyes.
“I’m glad.”
Liam treaded water, closing the space between us slowly.
My fingertips traced
the white scars on his chest. “Do you mind?” I glanced into his
eyes, barely able to break focus on the luminous lines over his
chest. They called to me. Whether because their shape was so familiar
or because it broke my heart to think someone had carved into him
this way.
“No. I don’t
mind.” His breath shuddered over the words. “How do you see the
runes?” His fingers encircled my wrist, stopping my hand against
his skin.
“It’s the same
one on the tombstones. Why’d you do this?” I flattened my palm
over his heart. “Was it because your father died?” I bit my lip
and shut my eyes. He hadn’t told me about his father. “I
researched you online and I read about your dad. Was that the reason
you moved?”
Liam released me.
“You see the runes on the tombstones as well?”
“Yes.”
Discussing his dad’s death, his move, and his scar were apparently
off limits. I swallowed my irritation as I tallied up the things we
couldn’t talk about. Fine. Maybe I could figure out what the rune
meant without his help. “I grew up wandering the cemetery,
collecting acorns and buckeyes. Mom took me for picnics when I was
young. The kids played there in grade school. When they stopped, I
kept going. It’s my quiet place. I think there and walk Chester
there. I have chalk rubbings of almost all the stones.”
His eyes widened.
“The runes never
come through. They’re smooth.”
Liam blinked,
unspeaking.
“Did you do this
to yourself?” I touched his scar lightly.
“No.”
My eyes flashed to
his. I hated this option worse than any other. “Who did?”
His soft green eyes
darkened. “I will answer your question on one condition.”
My heart jumped.
“Okay.”
Liam lifted a palm
to my cheek. Watching me closely, he slid his other hand to the back
of my neck, cupping my head and bringing me closer in the warm salt
water. He brushed his thumb over my lips and lifted my chin with his
fingers. “Still okay?”
I nodded, hoping I
wouldn’t forget how to swim or breathe.
His lips whispered
against mine with feather light pressure, testing me.
The dusting of his
lips ignited something inside me and worry washed away. I inclined my
chin, pressing my mouth to his, savoring the electricity flowing
through my veins. Liam’s lips parted. “And now?”
I draped my arms
over his broad shoulders and curled my fingers into his hair. “Still
fine.”
About the Author
I tell stories, mostly to my children, sometimes to strangers. I'm YA obsessed, addicted to social media, caffeine and Poptarts. You can find me anytime lurking around the Internet, amped up on sugar and wielding a book.
I'm thrilled to announce the Fall 2013 release of My YA suspense, Deceived, from Merit Press and my debut cozy mystery series from Carina Press. 2013 is shaping up to be an amazing year.
I also write sweet romance stories for Honey Creek Books.
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Awesome! Def want to read this!
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