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Kara Magari is about to discover a beautiful world full of terrifying things--Ourea.
Kara, a college student still reeling from her mother's recent death, has no idea the hidden world of Ourea even exists until a freak storm traps her in a sunken library. With no way out, she opens an ancient book of magic called the Grimoire and unwittingly becomes its master, which means Kara now wields the cursed book's untamed power. Discovered by Ourea's royalty, she becomes an unwilling pawn in a generations-old conflict--a war intensified by her arrival. In this world of chilling creatures and betrayal, Kara shouldn't trust anyone... but she's being hunted and can't survive on her own. She drops her guard when Braeden, a native soldier with a dark secret, vows to keep her safe. And though she doesn't know it, her growing attraction to him may just be her undoing.
For twelve years, Braeden Drakonin has lived a lie. The Grimoire is his one chance at redemption, and it lands in his lap when Kara Magari comes into his life. Though he begins to care for this human girl, there is something he wants more. He wants the Grimoire.
Welcome to Ourea, where only the cunning survive.
Excerpt
Thunder rumbled overhead. A dark cloud churned in the
sky, and her heart fell into her stomach; there hadn’t even been a single
fluffy cloud up there ten minutes ago. That didn’t make sense at all—how could
the weather shift so suddenly?
She glanced to the door and then back up the trail,
hesitating, but her decision was soon made for her.
A blinding bolt of moss-colored lightning flashed,
striking something in the sinkhole. The hairs on her arms stood on end. Heat
coursed through her calves, and she caught her breath. Her ears rang.
Wait. That lightning was definitely green.
The cliff trembled as a deafening boom shattered the air.
A drizzle of rain began, but it quickly melted into heavy drops that pelted her
skin and clung to her hair. Another rumble coursed along the far edge of the
valley. Kara needed shelter, and the last place she would go in a lightning
storm was up a hill.
She turned back and twisted the door’s handle, sighing
with relief as it opened—unlocked—and swung inward. Still, as wet as it was outside and
as much as she wanted a safe place to wait out the rain, she lingered on the
threshold to examine the room.
Mud covered everything from the floor to the ceiling, and
since there weren’t any supports to hold the roof, she couldn’t figure out how
the ten-by-ten dirt shelter hadn’t caved in yet. The air within was heavy,
moist with the rot of dead leaves, and her only guiding light streamed in from
behind her. Roots dangled from the ceiling like stalactites reaching for the
floor. The wind picked up, howling as it pelted rain against her back.
She tested the ground with her sneaker. The dirt floor
supported her weight, so she tip-toed into the room and left the door open.
Rain fell in lingering drops on the threshold before disappearing into the
growing pools of mud. She stuck her hands in her pockets and watched the raging
storm outside.
A flash of dark brown blurred past her.
She jumped. A tan flicker snaked along the roof, and
clumps of soil fell in sheets. She glared at the ceiling, holding her breath as
the settling dust rained onto her shoes.
It had almost looked like a root moving, but—no, that was
crazy.
Another streak of motion raced down the opposite wall. It
passed through a shaft of light, and Kara saw its pointed, wooden tip. Tiny veins
sprouted from it like hairs, digging into the dirt so that it could travel.
It was a
root moving.
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Praise for Lichgates
Wow, the world building on this one was breathtaking. The world of Ourea is just full of so many things. Surprises are around every corner.
~Alexia P.
From the first few pages into this story, it was obvious that Boyce has a way with words.
~Author Becca Campbell
International Amazon Bestseller. Fantasy Author. Twitter addict. Book Blogger. Geek. Sarcastic. Gooey. Odd. Author of the action-packed Grimoire Saga.
S.M. Boyce is a novelist who loves ghosts, magic, and spooky things. She prefers loose-leaf tea, reads far too many books, and is always cold. She’s married to her soul mate and couldn’t be happier. Her B.A. in Creative Writing qualifies her to serve you french fries.
Boyce likes to update her blog a few times each week so that you have something to wake you up in the morning.
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