Electromancer
Daco
Genre:
Romance, Fantasy,
Superhero,
Paranormal, Thriller/Suspense
Publisher:
Crimson Romance
Date
of Publication: 2-1-16
ISBN
10: 1-4405-9687-5
ISBN
13: 978-1-4405-9687-2
eISBN
10: 1-4405-9688-3
eISBN
13: 978-1-4405-9688-9
ASIN:
B01AOH7BFA
Number
of pages: 234
Word
Count: 70,000
Cover
design by Fred Machuca,
Illustration
by Ricky Ostendi
Book
Description:
With
a heart as pure as platinum and electricity at her fingertips!
She
soars like a falcon and travels at the speed of light!
She’s
… ELECTROMANCER!
When
arch villain Momo threatens to destroy the world with The Big
Zapper—a weapon of mass destruction the likes of which has never
been seen before—it’s up to Alexa Manchester and her new
electricity-harnessing superpowers to stop him.
With
a little help from her sexy chauffeur, Sigfred Sawyer, and some
exciting encounters with the mysterious and handsome Blue Arrow, soon
Alexa’s love life is charged up, too. And to defeat the seemingly
invincible Momo, it might just take the naturally super power of love
to save the day.
Offering
all the Kabam! Pow! Zap! of beloved comic book sagas with the beating
heart of a love story, this over-the-top, genre-blending send-up is
sure to delight superhero fans and romance readers alike.
Book
Trailer: https://youtu.be/5GE2uOWM_3M
Readers
of both comic book sagas and romance novels will find the sparks that
fly between Alexa and Sigfred very electrifying indeed.
~
Colleen Sargent Library Journal
Excerpt
from Chapter 6
Sigfred
couldn’t be sure whether the mayor’s proposal pleased or
displeased her, but it wasn’t his place to ask. He could do one
thing—help her get that blasted ring off her finger. He went to the
pantry and retrieved a bottle of olive oil—cold pressed extra
virgin, of course, because this was Yurdlemon’s kitchen.
“Let
me help you get that off,” he said.
“No,
I’ll do it myself.” She paused suddenly, staring at the big green
stone as if transfixed. “Maybe I’m not sure I want it off.” She
shook her head. “But I do, I do. Oh, I don’t know what I want.”
She sighed. “Wait! Yes, I do. I want to talk about last night.”
“Of
course, if you wish.” He waited for her to speak, but she seemed
stumped.
Then
she said, “What did you think about last night?”
He
cleared his throat and said, “Yes, right. It was quite—”
“Sigfred!”
She slapped her hands down on the sink and looked back at him. “It
was nothing like quite, it was more like Oh-My-God in the highest
order. No offense.”
“Yes,
quite.”
“Don’t
keep saying quite! You could say yes, shocking or even jiminy
crickets or holy ‘expletive omitted,’ but there was nothing quite
about last night. I mean you were there, you saw everything.”
He
couldn’t think of an appropriate response—at least, not one that
he could articulate to his employer.
“Am
I right, you did see everything?” she asked.
“Yes,”
he said. “It was unintentional, of course, Ms. Manchester. I found
you lying on the floor next to The Magpie.”
Her
eyes widened, and her eyebrows arched upward in disapproval. “I
didn’t mean that, Sigfred. I’m talking about my hands shooting
those bolts of lightning from my fingertips—pure electricity!”
He
cleared his throat again. “Ah, yes. And there was that.”
“It’s
ridiculous. Absurd. People don’t emit electricity. Gladys says I
should see a doctor. That I must have been exposed to the
Electromite. Am I cursed?”
“It
doesn’t seem to be life-threatening. On the contrary, you’ve
become stronger by it, or so it seems. If I’m not mistaken, you
saved the child from drowning because of it. Perhaps it’s not a
curse, but a gift.”
She
seemed to consider this, absentmindedly pulling at the mayor’s
ring.
“Just
a moment,” he said. “I think I can assist you with that little
problem you’re having.” He opened the bottle of olive oil and
drizzled some over her ring finger. Then, very gently, he began
working the ring back and forth. He thrilled when he touched her, but
she didn’t seem to react.
“I
can fly, you know,” she said, her tone surprisingly casual.
“Yes,
madame. I suspected that’s how you saved the boy.”
“What
happens if I try to fly, and then these magical abilities suddenly
vanish?”
“Perhaps
they won’t ever vanish.”
“Yes,
perhaps you’re right,” she said in a quiet, serious voice. “And
that would mean I haven’t been infected at all. Instead, I’ve
been inalterably changed. It would mean that there’s no cure. It
means my body and spirit have been transformed into something ...
alien. It means I’m not Alexa anymore.”
“You’ll
always be Alexa,” he said, reaching up and tipping her chin toward
him with slippery fingers. His eyes locked on hers, and he spoke with
hushed solemnity. “Nothing can ever change that.” He wanted to
call her lovely Alexa, kind Alexa, beautiful Alexa, but of course,
that was impossible.
“When
I was inside The Magpie, I heard my father’s voice. Is that crazy?”
“Not
at all, Ms. Manchester.”
She
studied his face. “You don’t think I’m crazy?”
“Not
at all.” And he meant it. Things went silent as they looked into
each other’s eyes. Sigfred had just swayed imperceptibly closer to
her when a sudden dull thunk interrupted them. The ring had finally
fallen off, clattering into the sink. The moment was lost. He
realized, with some awkwardness, that he was still touching her face
and dropped his hand.
She
colored and looked away, speaking a bit brusquely. “My father
called me Electromancer. I get the ‘electro’ part of it, but
what’s a ‘mancer’? Have you any clue?”
“You’ve
got me there, madame.”
“Mancer?
It must mean something.”
“Almost
like Romancer.”
Her
jaw dropped. “Oh, Sigfred. Not you, too.”
He
stiffened. He wasn’t about to explore his feelings with her or to
take the liberty of allowing his romantic thoughts about Alexa to go
unrestrained. It was his utmost duty to remain her servant and
protector, always physically near but emotionally distant. But when
she’d transformed into this Electromancer, he had to admit to
himself that she was absolutely and without a doubt the sexiest woman
alive. Any red-blooded male would be hard pressed to deny that fact.
“What
are you going to do about the mayor’s proposal?” he blurted out.
So much for knowing his place. “He’s not worthy of you.”
“Bobby
Baumgartner is the mayor of Kensington City. He might be prime
minister one day.”
“I
don’t care if he’s prime minister, king, and president of the
Americanas combined. He’s beneath you.”
“And
just who are you to talk about rank?”
Her
words stung, the pain more intense than the damage those thugs had
inflicted the previous night. “Quite right, madame,” he said. “My
station is lowly. But I’m one thing the mayor isn’t. I’m a man
of integrity.”
“I
saw the way you looked at me last night. I may have been
Electromancer, but I know when a man is gawking at me.”
“I
wasn’t gawking. I was appreciating the qualities of ... You’re a
beautiful woman, madame.”
“You
mean, Electromancer is beautiful.”
“No,
madame. I mean you. Alexa Manchester.”
She
looked at him in surprise.
“What’s
the meaning of this?” Chef Yurdlemon bellowed from across the room.
“Who is invading my kitchen? You are trespassers.” He pointed at
Sigfred. “Especially you, Sigfred Sawyer.”
Sigfred
nodded slowly. He was trespassing, though not in the way Yurdlemon
meant.
“This
mess with the olive oil is all my fault,” Alexa said. “I was
using it to try to get this ring off. It was stuck on my finger.
Sigfred was just trying to help me.”
“You
used my cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil to remove a ring?”
Yurdlemon cried. “Such olive oil is not for ring removal. Such
olive oil is to make a divine dinner as only I can make it. The
olives for that oil come from a small orchard in Sicily that produces
only two hundred cases a year! Do you know what that costs? More than
a Chateau Latour Bordeaux. More than a fine Sauternes. I need it for
my dinner preparations. Oh, everything is ruined now. Each and every
minute of preparation is accounted for. There won’t be time enough
left in the day, not now. Not when I’m forced to return to the
market, where I can only get inferior olive oil.” Chef Yurdlemon
grabbed the sides of his head and looked as if he were about to sob.
It wouldn’t have been the first time.
…
About
the Author:
Daco
is an award-winning author of the espionage-thriller series featuring
CIA operative Jordan Jakes. Her debut novel, The Libra Affair, was a
2013 #1 best seller. Of The Libra Affair, Publishers Weekly said,
“The keenly sharp intelligent female characters soar in this
edge-of-your-seat adventure...”
Her
short story The Pisces Affair was a 2015 Global Ebook Awards double
gold medalist (Best Thriller Fiction and Best Science Fiction), a
2015 Shelf Unbound Notable 100, a 2015 Royal Palm Literary Award
winner, and a Publishers Weekly “PW Pick”.” In its review of
The Pisces Affair, Publishers Weekly wrote, “Jakes is a lively and
witty narrator with the wits and skills of James Bond, and readers
will savor her fresh perspective on being a woman in the
male-dominated spy world.”
Her
story The Virgo Affair is part of Killer Nashville Noir: Cold-Blooded
(Diversion Press, October 2015), an anthology, including numerous
best-selling authors.
Electromancer
(F+W Media, Inc./Crimson Romance, February 2016), is her first
superhero novel, featuring Electromancer and Blue Arrow.
Upcoming
works include The Scorpio Affair, a Jordan Jakes novel, and The
Ophiuchus Affair, another Jordan Jakes short story.
Daco
holds a B.A. and M.A.S. from The University of Alabama in Huntsville
and a J.D. from the Cumberland School of Law. She is a member of the
International Thriller Writers, Mystery Writers of America, Romance
Writers of America, Authors Guild, Alabama Writers Forum, Florida
Writers, and Alabama State Bar.
Website:
http://www.authordaco.com/
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/AuthorDaco
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Daco.Author/
Electromancer
Daco
Genre:
Romance, Fantasy,
Superhero,
Paranormal, Thriller/Suspense
Publisher:
Crimson Romance
Date
of Publication: 2-1-16
ISBN
10: 1-4405-9687-5
ISBN
13: 978-1-4405-9687-2
eISBN
10: 1-4405-9688-3
eISBN
13: 978-1-4405-9688-9
ASIN:
B01AOH7BFA
Number
of pages: 234
Word
Count: 70,000
Cover
design by Fred Machuca,
Illustration
by Ricky Ostendi
Book
Description:
With
a heart as pure as platinum and electricity at her fingertips!
She
soars like a falcon and travels at the speed of light!
She’s
… ELECTROMANCER!
When
arch villain Momo threatens to destroy the world with The Big
Zapper—a weapon of mass destruction the likes of which has never
been seen before—it’s up to Alexa Manchester and her new
electricity-harnessing superpowers to stop him.
With
a little help from her sexy chauffeur, Sigfred Sawyer, and some
exciting encounters with the mysterious and handsome Blue Arrow, soon
Alexa’s love life is charged up, too. And to defeat the seemingly
invincible Momo, it might just take the naturally super power of love
to save the day.
Offering
all the Kabam! Pow! Zap! of beloved comic book sagas with the beating
heart of a love story, this over-the-top, genre-blending send-up is
sure to delight superhero fans and romance readers alike.
Book
Trailer: https://youtu.be/5GE2uOWM_3M
Readers
of both comic book sagas and romance novels will find the sparks that
fly between Alexa and Sigfred very electrifying indeed.
~
Colleen Sargent Library Journal
Excerpt
from Chapter 6
Sigfred
couldn’t be sure whether the mayor’s proposal pleased or
displeased her, but it wasn’t his place to ask. He could do one
thing—help her get that blasted ring off her finger. He went to the
pantry and retrieved a bottle of olive oil—cold pressed extra
virgin, of course, because this was Yurdlemon’s kitchen.
“Let
me help you get that off,” he said.
“No,
I’ll do it myself.” She paused suddenly, staring at the big green
stone as if transfixed. “Maybe I’m not sure I want it off.” She
shook her head. “But I do, I do. Oh, I don’t know what I want.”
She sighed. “Wait! Yes, I do. I want to talk about last night.”
“Of
course, if you wish.” He waited for her to speak, but she seemed
stumped.
Then
she said, “What did you think about last night?”
He
cleared his throat and said, “Yes, right. It was quite—”
“Sigfred!”
She slapped her hands down on the sink and looked back at him. “It
was nothing like quite, it was more like Oh-My-God in the highest
order. No offense.”
“Yes,
quite.”
“Don’t
keep saying quite! You could say yes, shocking or even jiminy
crickets or holy ‘expletive omitted,’ but there was nothing quite
about last night. I mean you were there, you saw everything.”
He
couldn’t think of an appropriate response—at least, not one that
he could articulate to his employer.
“Am
I right, you did see everything?” she asked.
“Yes,”
he said. “It was unintentional, of course, Ms. Manchester. I found
you lying on the floor next to The Magpie.”
Her
eyes widened, and her eyebrows arched upward in disapproval. “I
didn’t mean that, Sigfred. I’m talking about my hands shooting
those bolts of lightning from my fingertips—pure electricity!”
He
cleared his throat again. “Ah, yes. And there was that.”
“It’s
ridiculous. Absurd. People don’t emit electricity. Gladys says I
should see a doctor. That I must have been exposed to the
Electromite. Am I cursed?”
“It
doesn’t seem to be life-threatening. On the contrary, you’ve
become stronger by it, or so it seems. If I’m not mistaken, you
saved the child from drowning because of it. Perhaps it’s not a
curse, but a gift.”
She
seemed to consider this, absentmindedly pulling at the mayor’s
ring.
“Just
a moment,” he said. “I think I can assist you with that little
problem you’re having.” He opened the bottle of olive oil and
drizzled some over her ring finger. Then, very gently, he began
working the ring back and forth. He thrilled when he touched her, but
she didn’t seem to react.
“I
can fly, you know,” she said, her tone surprisingly casual.
“Yes,
madame. I suspected that’s how you saved the boy.”
“What
happens if I try to fly, and then these magical abilities suddenly
vanish?”
“Perhaps
they won’t ever vanish.”
“Yes,
perhaps you’re right,” she said in a quiet, serious voice. “And
that would mean I haven’t been infected at all. Instead, I’ve
been inalterably changed. It would mean that there’s no cure. It
means my body and spirit have been transformed into something ...
alien. It means I’m not Alexa anymore.”
“You’ll
always be Alexa,” he said, reaching up and tipping her chin toward
him with slippery fingers. His eyes locked on hers, and he spoke with
hushed solemnity. “Nothing can ever change that.” He wanted to
call her lovely Alexa, kind Alexa, beautiful Alexa, but of course,
that was impossible.
“When
I was inside The Magpie, I heard my father’s voice. Is that crazy?”
“Not
at all, Ms. Manchester.”
She
studied his face. “You don’t think I’m crazy?”
“Not
at all.” And he meant it. Things went silent as they looked into
each other’s eyes. Sigfred had just swayed imperceptibly closer to
her when a sudden dull thunk interrupted them. The ring had finally
fallen off, clattering into the sink. The moment was lost. He
realized, with some awkwardness, that he was still touching her face
and dropped his hand.
She
colored and looked away, speaking a bit brusquely. “My father
called me Electromancer. I get the ‘electro’ part of it, but
what’s a ‘mancer’? Have you any clue?”
“You’ve
got me there, madame.”
“Mancer?
It must mean something.”
“Almost
like Romancer.”
Her
jaw dropped. “Oh, Sigfred. Not you, too.”
He
stiffened. He wasn’t about to explore his feelings with her or to
take the liberty of allowing his romantic thoughts about Alexa to go
unrestrained. It was his utmost duty to remain her servant and
protector, always physically near but emotionally distant. But when
she’d transformed into this Electromancer, he had to admit to
himself that she was absolutely and without a doubt the sexiest woman
alive. Any red-blooded male would be hard pressed to deny that fact.
“What
are you going to do about the mayor’s proposal?” he blurted out.
So much for knowing his place. “He’s not worthy of you.”
“Bobby
Baumgartner is the mayor of Kensington City. He might be prime
minister one day.”
“I
don’t care if he’s prime minister, king, and president of the
Americanas combined. He’s beneath you.”
“And
just who are you to talk about rank?”
Her
words stung, the pain more intense than the damage those thugs had
inflicted the previous night. “Quite right, madame,” he said. “My
station is lowly. But I’m one thing the mayor isn’t. I’m a man
of integrity.”
“I
saw the way you looked at me last night. I may have been
Electromancer, but I know when a man is gawking at me.”
“I
wasn’t gawking. I was appreciating the qualities of ... You’re a
beautiful woman, madame.”
“You
mean, Electromancer is beautiful.”
“No,
madame. I mean you. Alexa Manchester.”
She
looked at him in surprise.
“What’s
the meaning of this?” Chef Yurdlemon bellowed from across the room.
“Who is invading my kitchen? You are trespassers.” He pointed at
Sigfred. “Especially you, Sigfred Sawyer.”
Sigfred
nodded slowly. He was trespassing, though not in the way Yurdlemon
meant.
“This
mess with the olive oil is all my fault,” Alexa said. “I was
using it to try to get this ring off. It was stuck on my finger.
Sigfred was just trying to help me.”
“You
used my cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil to remove a ring?”
Yurdlemon cried. “Such olive oil is not for ring removal. Such
olive oil is to make a divine dinner as only I can make it. The
olives for that oil come from a small orchard in Sicily that produces
only two hundred cases a year! Do you know what that costs? More than
a Chateau Latour Bordeaux. More than a fine Sauternes. I need it for
my dinner preparations. Oh, everything is ruined now. Each and every
minute of preparation is accounted for. There won’t be time enough
left in the day, not now. Not when I’m forced to return to the
market, where I can only get inferior olive oil.” Chef Yurdlemon
grabbed the sides of his head and looked as if he were about to sob.
It wouldn’t have been the first time.
…
About
the Author:
Daco
is an award-winning author of the espionage-thriller series featuring
CIA operative Jordan Jakes. Her debut novel, The Libra Affair, was a
2013 #1 best seller. Of The Libra Affair, Publishers Weekly said,
“The keenly sharp intelligent female characters soar in this
edge-of-your-seat adventure...”
Her
short story The Pisces Affair was a 2015 Global Ebook Awards double
gold medalist (Best Thriller Fiction and Best Science Fiction), a
2015 Shelf Unbound Notable 100, a 2015 Royal Palm Literary Award
winner, and a Publishers Weekly “PW Pick”.” In its review of
The Pisces Affair, Publishers Weekly wrote, “Jakes is a lively and
witty narrator with the wits and skills of James Bond, and readers
will savor her fresh perspective on being a woman in the
male-dominated spy world.”
Her
story The Virgo Affair is part of Killer Nashville Noir: Cold-Blooded
(Diversion Press, October 2015), an anthology, including numerous
best-selling authors.
Electromancer
(F+W Media, Inc./Crimson Romance, February 2016), is her first
superhero novel, featuring Electromancer and Blue Arrow.
Upcoming
works include The Scorpio Affair, a Jordan Jakes novel, and The
Ophiuchus Affair, another Jordan Jakes short story.
Daco
holds a B.A. and M.A.S. from The University of Alabama in Huntsville
and a J.D. from the Cumberland School of Law. She is a member of the
International Thriller Writers, Mystery Writers of America, Romance
Writers of America, Authors Guild, Alabama Writers Forum, Florida
Writers, and Alabama State Bar.
Website:
http://www.authordaco.com/
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/AuthorDaco
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Daco.Author/
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This really takes me back to my thrilling days of yesteryear.
ReplyDeleteHi Richard,
DeleteThank you for your comment! When my publisher asked me to write a superhero story, I couldn't resist reaching into the past and writing a novel reminiscent of the old-style classic comics like Batman and Superman. I hope you'll read the book and post a review on Amazon. I'd love to hear more of your thoughts.
All the best,
Daco
I really enjoyed the excerpt! This is now next on my list to read!
ReplyDeleteHi Gabrielle,
DeleteI'm super excited (pardon the pun) that you are going to read Electromancer next! I had so much fun writing this book. I can't wait to hear your thoughts about the story, and I hope you'll post a review on Amazon.
All the best!
Daco
Thank you for informing me about this book.
ReplyDeleteHi Sara!
DeleteI'm delighted that you want to read Electromancer! I think you'll find it a LOL fun book. Add to that a bit of electrifying romance (pun intended) ;-) I hope to see your review on Amazon & Goodreads. Until then... Happy Reading!
All the best!
Daco
Dear Nana, Mommy, & Sissy,
ReplyDeleteIt's been a pleasure being with you today on your blog! We still have some hours yet to go in the day, so I won't say goodbye just yet. But I did want to thank you for a great time, and also thank your readers for dropping by to check out Electromancer! I hope all of you registered for a chance to win that amazing Amazon Echo!
I look forward to hearing everyone's thoughts about my story Electromancer. The best place to keep in touch is by posting your review on Amazon and even Goodreads. Until then...
Happy Reading!!
The very best to everyone,
Daco
This sounds like an interesting book. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHi Caitlin!
DeleteThank you for your comment!! I hope you'll give Electromancer a read. I'd love to hear your thoughts about the book.
Happy Reading!
All the best,
Daco
This sounds very interesting! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHi Rob!
DeleteThank you for your comment! I'd love for you to check out Electromancer. And I'd love your review on Amazon. It's a great way to stay in touch!!
Happy Reading!
All the best,
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