Title: In the
Blood (The
Witchbreed Series Book One)
Author: R. L.
Martínez
Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: Lakewater Press
ISBN: 978-0-9944511-0-1
ISBN: 978-0-9944511-1-8
ASIN: B019X8WCWI
Cover Artist: E. L. Wicker
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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…
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/
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