Determinant (The Guardians of Vesturon Book #3)
Author: A.M. Hargrove
Genre: YA Paranormal/Sci Fi Romance
Release Date: June 30, 2012
Synopsis:
January St. Davis, on her own since the age of sixteen and struggling
to stay in college, thinks she’s scored in a major way when she lands a
paid summer internship at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
in Atlanta. One evening, after working an especially long shift, a
chance encounter with a group of mysterious men alters the course of her
life.
Rykerian Yarrister, a Guardian of Vesturon with
unearthly powers and impossibly gorgeous looks, finds himself at odds
over the human female he recently saved from certain death. When it
seems he is on the verge of winning her over, she is ripped from his
hands by a strange and powerful being, threatening to destroy her if his
demands are not met.
Do Rykerian and the Guardians have
the ability to meet this fierce barbarian’s ultimatums, or will January
suffer a horrid demise?
I was lost in the events of the day and the amount of work I had and I
was still nursing my wounded ego as I headed out of the lab. As I made
my way down the corridor, I noticed six men advancing toward me.
It
wasn’t their actions I noticed so much or even the way they walked.
And though it was an oddity for them to even be here at all, it was
their attire that captured my attention. They were dressed identically,
in an extreme fashion, much like members of a gang or secret society.
Large and muscular, they wore black vests and their bare arms were
almost completely tattooed with tribal symbols of a sort. Metal bands
criss-crossed their chests and their legs were tightly encased in
leather. Knee high boots and black gloves finished off their ensembles.
As I neared them I felt my flesh tingle and the hairs on the
back of my neck come to attention. Gooseflesh erupted and alarms
started clanging in my head. I sucked in my breath and as I did, my
eyes connected with the apparent leader. I say this because he was in
the front of the formation as they plodded along.
Time stood
still as our eyes connected. His were an uncanny shade, lavender with
hints of indigo and specks of silver. It was a hue I was unfamiliar
with but they were intriguing and fascinating. The alarms were still
ringing in my ears and the air felt electrically charged around us.
“Halt!”
I turned into stone. I couldn’t move a muscle. He cocked his head as his eyes bore into mine.
“Breathe!”
I
distinctly heard his command in my mind and I was helpless to disobey
him. I felt myself take a deep cleansing breath. I questioned him with
my eyes. He flicked his head toward his men and they stepped back
several feet.
“Who are you? Why are you here?”
I was
confused by the demanding questions swirling in my brain but felt
compelled to answer him. I had never used mind reading to communicate,
but I was sure he would hear my answer.
“I’m January St. Davis. I’m here working on an internship for college credit.”
“You are human?” he asked with incredulity.
I wasn’t sure what he meant by that. Why would he want to know if I was human? What a ridiculous question!
About the Author:
One day, on her way home from work as a sales manager, A. M.
Hargrove, realized her life was on fast forward and if she didn't do
something soon, it would quickly be too late to write that work of
fiction she had been dreaming of her whole life. So, she rolled down
the passenger window of her fabulous (not) company car and tossed out
her leather briefcase. Luckily, the pedestrian in the direct line of
fire was a dodgeball pro and had über quick reflexes enabling him to
avoid getting bashed in the head. Feeling a tad guilty about the near
miss, A. M. made a speedy turn down a deserted side street before
tossing her crummy, outdated piece-of-you-know-what lap top out the
window. She breathed a liberating sigh of relief, picked up her cell
phone and hit #4 on her speed dial.
Boss: Hello
A.M.: Boss, is that you?
Boss: Why yes, A. M., who else would be answering my phone?
A.M.: Er... right. Well, I'm calling to let you know you can pick up my luxury Ford Focus at
Starbucks near the interstate.
Boss: Why ever would I want to do that?
A.M.: Because I quit!
A.M. hit the end button and speed dialed her husband.
A.M.: Hi hubs, can you pick me up at Starbucks?
Hubs: Sure... Having some car trouble?
A.M.: Not at all. I don't have a car to have trouble with because I just quit my job.
Hubs: WHAT?!
A.M.: It's time for a new career and I am going to be a very famous novelist.
So
began A. M. Hargrove's career as a young adult paranormal romance
author of self-published ebooks. Her series, The Guardians of Vesturon,
centers around a family of six siblings and is a mix of humor, mystery,
suspense and of course, love. Survival and Resurrection are her first
and second full length novels in the series and Beginnings is the
prequel novella. Her third installment, Determinant, will be released
on June 30, 2012. (It didn’t happen exactly like that, but you get the
idea!)
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