Dare
to Dream
Dark
Dreams Series
Book
One
K.
Margaret
Genre:
Paranormal Romance
Date
of Publication: 11/17/2015
ISBN:
978-1518886485
ASIN:
B017OM7GJE
Number
of pages: 210
Word
Count: 72,835
Cover
Artist: Ariel LeAnn
Book
Description:
Nellie
O’Malley has spent her afterlife hunting and killing demonoids. As
a slayer she never faced one she couldn’t destroy, until now.
The
hunter has become the hunted.
A
nameless, faceless enemy stalks her every move. Nellie must find a
way to stop the unstoppable before it kills her, or worse, goes after
the one person she can’t live without.
He
is her best friend, she is his soul.
Nathaniel
Ogapoge has been in love with only one woman. Unfortunately, she sees
him only as her best friend. With her life now in peril, he will stop
at nothing to protect her. Even if it means putting himself in the
direct path of evil and risking everything.
Excerpt:
“It
is time for another,” Renata, the Queen of the Damned, announced as
she straightened the flowing silk material of her silver gown so it
draped perfectly around her. Perched on the edge of a reflecting pool
high up in her tower in the middle of Gehenna, she glided her fingers
over the surface of the water. The rippling effect caused the face of
a young blonde female to come into focus. “She will be my newest
creation and she will be perfect.”
Glancing
away from the reflection, she peered up at Berith, Gehenna’s
warden, who stood opposite her, hands tucked into the front pockets
of his jeans. His perpetual scowl present across his chiseled face,
Berith’s eerily-glowing orange eyes narrowed on her with annoyance.
Not that she gave him her full attention, her thoughts were still
lost in the vision appearing in the water. She didn’t particularly
care he was even in the room.
“Have
you lost your bloody mind?” Berith questioned. “I mean look at
her. She doesn’t look old enough to know how to use the rifle she’s
holding, let alone be able to kill demonoids. Is this what you are
left with then? Is this where your abilities have taken you? You now
recruit scrawny females to do your bidding?”
Renata
raised a brow, watching Berith jab an accusing finger at the girl’s
reflection. Too many years had passed since she’d last been given a
slayer, and at the moment she didn’t need to hear Berith’s
opinion on the matter. While her husband, Buer, was in charge of
capturing and keeping the deadliest of demons within the confines of
Gehenna, it was her duty to keep reign on the demonoids.
Two
types of demons inhabited in the world: the ones born that way and
the ones who were turned into such. The most dangerous, however, were
the ones created. Those creatures were known as demonoids.
Demonoids
were contrived from the darkest of all human souls. Ones so beyond
redemption their evil called to certain gods and demons. These gods
and demons would feed on those souls, transforming what once was a
man into the deadliest and most nefarious of creatures. The job of
her slayers was to eradicate them; to make sure no demonoid remained
on the mortal realm or any other.
Renata
dismissed Berith’s comments with a flip of her strawberry blonde
hair. “You know as well as I do I have no choice in who is brought
to me. At this point, I would take a ten-year-old girl with bowed
legs if that was my only choice. I haven’t received a soldier in
over a century and my troops on the mortal realm are dwindling.”
She glanced back down at the image in the water. Yes, the female was
young and not the usual soul given to her, but she would make do. All
her slayers were chosen for a reason and Renata would not question
the decision. All she concerned herself with was whether her new
slayer would be strong enough to kill the demonoids when they came at
her.
The
female about to become Renata’s newest slayer was not a warrior or
a soldier as she was accustomed to. Those females were easy to
convince to take on the duty of a slayer.
No,
this female never fought a day in her life, but as soon as the breath
left her body and her heart stopped beating, the contract of services
would already be signed. She would belong to Renata until the day the
Queen of the Damned decided to release her of her duties. As of
present, not one of Renata’s slayers relinquished her duties.
However,
the job of her slayers came with its benefits. Renata bestowed one
power upon them. A power already lying dormant inside them. Upon
their agreement of service, they would also gain the abilities of
speed and strength. Abilities to help assist them in their tasks.
Berith’s
low growl snapped Renata’s head up, scattering her thoughts. She
didn’t need to ask what agitated with him. By the way he stood
ramrod straight with a far off look in his eyes, she knew he held a
conversation with another in his mind. Only one female could cause
him to look both distressed and fascinated all at the same time. A
demoness, who happened to also be the bane of Renata’s existence.
“Oh
just go to her, will you? We both know if you don’t then you’ll
become even more of an ass than you usually are. I have to
concentrate on this, and apparently you need to find a way to lock
the demon-whore up so she isn’t a constant distraction.”
The
way Berith’s eyes narrowed on her, along with the slow curling of
his lip and twitch to his left eye, proved her assumption on whom he
conversed with. He hesitated for a moment, as if trying to decide
whether he should stay or go. Just as he turned to leave, he crossed
over and knelt down beside her.
“Don’t
mess this one up, Renata. Make sure she knows what she’s getting
herself into. I would hope you have learned from past mistakes.”
Renata
refused to acknowledge the statement. She always knew what she was
doing. Swirling her finger around in the water, she watched as the
images rippled amongst the waves. This one here would do just fine,
and judging by the progress being made, the time to meet her newest
slayer neared. By the bright yellow sun rising in the horizon, Renata
knew the female’s time grew shorter. It wouldn’t be much longer
before her final breath escaped her lips. Renata wasn’t heartless
though, she mourned the loss of such a brave girl, but she knew the
ugliness of death must take place in order for others to be saved.
That was the motto of her slayers - to protect and serve those who
could not protect themselves.
About
the Author:
K.
Margaret is a paranormal romance author living in Georgia. Her love
for words, storytelling, and mythology started as a teenager and
continues to grow. When she isn’t sucking down pots of coffee and
writing, or hanging out with her teenage daughter, she can usually be
found in front of her TV watching football, her other obsession.
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