In
the Blood
The
Witchbreed
Book
One
R.
L. Martínez
Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: Lakewater Press
Date of Publication: March 21,
2016
ISBN: 978-0-9944511-0-1
ISBN: 978-0-9944511-1-8
ASIN: B019X8WCWI
Number of pages: 370
Word Count: app. 122,000
Cover Artist: E. L. Wicker
Book Description:
The Warrior
The war between Dosalyn and
Roanaan has ended, but a new battle begins for prisoner-of-war, Ottilde
Dominax. Dreams of her witchbreed twin sister are visions of death and
betrayal. Driven by their grim warning, she escapes her captors and races
across nations to save her sister.
But she may arrive too late…
The Witch
Oriabel Dominax has kept her
healing magic secret while she cares for her family's struggling estate. But
the arrival of a new lord with secrets of his own, the discovery of a dark and
addictive magic, and threats from a cruel blackmailer push Oriabel closer to
disaster.
Through it all, the Witch’s Tree
calls…
Second
Excerpt
Blood slid down
Oriabel Dominax’s arm and dripped into the three brass dishes set on the floor.
When each was a quarter full, she knotted a strip of cotton around the cut
above her elbow. She gripped the counter next to her as a wave of dizziness
swept over her. She closed her eyes and sucked in an unsteady breath.
“You take too
much, little apple.”
Oriabel opened
her eyes and grimaced at the old woman crouched by her side. “It’s nothing,
Jacind.” In answer, the old woman slapped her on the shoulder. Oriabel made a
face but did not protest the reproof. Instead, she refocused on the Seeing
spell. After sprinkling each pool of blood with purplish-grey powder consisting
of diamiana, jasmine, and mugwort, she touched a lit candle to the center of
the dishes. She squinted as bright blue flames sparked and spat in response.
Once the flames died, Oriabel bit her lip and inspected the patterns left on
the surface of the blood, Jacind peering over her shoulder. In the first dish,
the powder had melted into a swirling black mass that solidified into a long
wavy line. The snake. Her eyes moved to the next dish, where the powder had
formed a pinwheel with a line running through its middle. She pulled back
sharply. A return? She leaned closer to the dish but it remained the same.
Ottilde.
About
the Author:
R. L. Martinez writes fantasy and
science fiction with dark edges and corners. She began writing when she was in
the seventh grade when her teacher assigned a creative writing project. She
lives in Norman, OK with her husband, two young sons, a mouse-killing cat, and
two naughty pooches.
Website - http://robinlmartinez.com/
Twitter -
https://twitter.com/RobinLMartinez
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Tour
giveaway
1 swag pack (book, bookmark,
postcard, heartstone necklace) and
3 ebook copies
It floats my boat on a sea of blood, it does.
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