BLURBS:
Mackenzie Smith has always known that she was different. Growing up as the only
human in a pack of rural shapeshifters will do that to you, but then couple it
with some mean fighting skills and a fiery temper and you end up with a woman
that few will dare to cross. However, when the only father figure in her life
is brutally murdered, and the dangerous Brethren with their predatory Lord
Alpha come to investigate, Mack has to not only ensure the physical safety of
her adopted family by hiding her apparent humanity, she also has to seek the
blood-soaked vengeance that she craves.
Bloodmagic
After escaping the claws of Corrigan, the Lord
Alpha of the Brethren, Mack is trying to lead a quiet lonely life in Inverness
in rural Scotland, away from anyone who might happen to be a shapeshifter.
However, when she lands a job at an old bookstore owned by a mysterious elderly
woman who not only has a familiar passion for herbal lore but also seems to
know more than she should, Mack ends up caught in a maelstrom between the
Ministry of Mages, the Fae and the Brethren. Now she has to decide between staying hidden and facing the music, as well as confronting her real feelings for the green eyed power of Corrigan himself.
Bloodrage
Mack begins her training at the mages' academy in
the hope that, by complying, the stasis spell will be lifted from her old
friend, Mrs. Alcoon. However, once there, she finds herself surrounded by
unfriendly adults and petulant teenagers, the majority of whom seem determined
to see her fail.
Feeling attacked on all fronts, Mack finds it harder and harder to keep a rein on her temper. Forced to attend anger management classes and deal with the predatory attentions of Corrigan, the Lord Alpha of the shapeshifter world, her emotions start to unravel. But when she comes across a familiar text within the walls of the mages' library, which might just provide the clues she needs to unlock the secrets of her background and her dragon blood, she realises that her problems are only just beginning...
Feeling attacked on all fronts, Mack finds it harder and harder to keep a rein on her temper. Forced to attend anger management classes and deal with the predatory attentions of Corrigan, the Lord Alpha of the shapeshifter world, her emotions start to unravel. But when she comes across a familiar text within the walls of the mages' library, which might just provide the clues she needs to unlock the secrets of her background and her dragon blood, she realises that her problems are only just beginning...
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EXCERPT from Bloodfire:
I slowly uncurled my fingers and forced myself to
relax. Perhaps they weren’t coming after all I pondered, half hoping - and half
chafing at the thought that they had so little regard for my pack that they
couldn’t even show up on time. Didn’t
they understand what we’d all just been through? I almost growled. Even without the group’s fear of what would
happen to them all if my true identity was discovered, and the deep-seated
grief that marked John’s passing, they were all on tenterhooks about the
imminent arrival. Would the Brethren
like them? Would the Brethren find out
who killed John? Would the Brethren save
the world? Would we be honoured enough to be allowed to wait hands and feet on
them? I snorted, making Tom look
worriedly over at me again. I ignored
him. Screw the Brethren. Part of me
wished that I could have been long gone and then wouldn’t have to be witnessing
the pathetic displays of my pack, my surrogate family, straining at the bit to
do anything to please the sodding Brethren.
Idiots.
I’d confirmed that none of them other than Julia
had ever had cause to come in contact with the Brethren before now – well,
let’s face it, we lived in a backwater town in Cornwall for chrissakes, nothing
had ever happened before that would have warranted the Brethren’s attention –
but the crème de la crème of the shapeshifters’ reputation still preceded them. They were known to be bloody, ruthless and
entirely without mercy for anyone who didn’t meet their exacting
standards. And still, the pack sighed
over them as if they were gallant heroes galloping in to save the day.
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AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
Helen Harper is an English teacher currently living
abroad in Malaysia. As a long time reader of urban fantasy, she finally bit the
bullet and began to develop her own series of novels.
Helen has always been a book lover, devouring science fiction and fantasy tales when she was a child growing up in Scotland. "I always loved the escapism provided by those genres," states Helen. "No matter how bad life gets, you can always find a route out, even if only temporarily, in the pages of a good book."
The growth of urban fantasy fascinated her - the mix of reality and fantasy along with strong heroic female characters appealed from the very beginning, and inspired her to write her own.
Helen has always been a book lover, devouring science fiction and fantasy tales when she was a child growing up in Scotland. "I always loved the escapism provided by those genres," states Helen. "No matter how bad life gets, you can always find a route out, even if only temporarily, in the pages of a good book."
The growth of urban fantasy fascinated her - the mix of reality and fantasy along with strong heroic female characters appealed from the very beginning, and inspired her to write her own.
Twitter: HarperFire
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Bloodmagic
Bloodrage
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