Immortal Revenge
By
Mary Abshire
Genre: Urban fantasy
Pages: 288
Isbn: 9781616504939
Grief stricken Katie Dillinger is on a
mission to claim revenge for the death of her lover. In a race against time to
find the murderer, Katie reaches out to Riker, a man listed as her boyfriend’s
emergency contact. The cold-hearted man comes to Katie’s aid, but she doesn’t
completely trust him. To keep her friends safe, she insists they leave town
immediately. But her efforts come too late. A friend disappears and a clear message
is left in the wake: surrender or more people will die.
Katie’s world is turned upside down when
she discovers Riker has vowed to protect her. She’s involved in a prophecy, one
which her lover had been preparing her for before his murder. All the combat
training he gave her suddenly makes sense, and as Katie fights to keep her
friends alive, she’s forced to prioritize. Revenge now, saving mankind next.
Excerpt
Ravenous flames devoured the headless
body pinned to the makeshift cross in the front yard. Katie stared, frozen in
shock as she sat in her car. Chills shot down her spine. Her gut instinct told
her the body burning was her boyfriend, her lover for the last nine years.
Smoke drifted into the car from the
vents. One breath triggered bile to rise in her throat. She shoved the door
open and bent. Her dinner came out in a mad gush, flying onto the driveway.
Tears streamed down her cheeks while her stomach muscles tightened. More of the
disgusting fluid rocketed up to her mouth. Pain and heartache overwhelmed her
mind, body and soul. He was gone. Forever. He’d said the word countless times
over the years. The meaning of the word never hit home, until now.
Sirens screamed through the night,
moving closer by the second. The irritating sound intensified the deep throb in
her head. She vomited again, unable to control the spasms. Through the thick
smoke, she smelled gasoline. Oh God, they’d poured it on him to make sure he
couldn’t survive. As if decapitation wasn’t enough.
Bright lights flashed in the darkness as
they headed toward her. She’d stopped in the middle of the long driveway, not
far from the burning cross holding her lover. Two police cruisers rushed from
the road and came to a stop behind her car. Large fire engines blaring their
horns passed them and her vehicle. They drove by so fast her vehicle swayed
slightly.
“Katie?” Officer Hildebrand asked. She
recognized his voice from having served him drinks at the bar every Friday
night when he was off duty. “Katie, are you all right?”
She wiped her mouth with the back of her
hand as she watched him jog toward her. He passed her and stopped a few feet in
front of her car.
“Holy mother of…” He directed his gaze
to the burning cross. “Is that a body?”
Another violent spasm hit her stomach.
Teeth clenched and lips tight together, she held the urge to barf again, but
she couldn’t stop the flood of tears pouring from her eyes.
“Ben, would you stop looking at it and
help her out,” Officer Charles Donahue said, walking toward them. His deep
smoker’s voice identified him anywhere.
“Katie!” Officer Hildebrand blurted out
as if he’d forgotten about her. He rushed toward her and stopped short where
her dinner lay on the ground. “Are you all right? Did someone hurt you?”
Unable to speak, she shook her head.
Grief stabbed her in the heart. Why? How? Who? Something such as this shouldn’t
have happened.
Officer Donahue stopped a few feet to
the side of her door and took off his hat. His white hair gleamed thanks to the
bright flames. He stared at the sight on the front yard. “My God.”
Officer Ben reached across the circle of
puke and placed his hand on her shoulder. “Are you injured? Do you need medical
attention?”
She shook her head again as more tears
ran from her eyes. Gone. Kyle was gone. How could this happen? The question
repeated in her mind.
“Ben, why don’t you drive her back to
the station?” Officer Charles said. “I’ll take her car and meet you back there
in a few minutes.” He placed his hat back on his head and straightened it.
“Katie, would you like to come with me?”
Ben asked softly, as if he were a parent speaking to a young child.
Katie straightened her tense body. From
the gap between the car door and the front windshield, she stared at Kyle’s
farmhouse. Large flames leaped toward the sky and consumed the structure.
Firemen carrying long hoses ran toward her home, but kept a distance. Clearly
they couldn’t save it. God, so many memories. So much passionate love shared.
So much laughter and happiness occurred within the walls.
“Come on,” Ben said, wrapping his
fingers around her arm.
She grabbed her purse sitting in the
passenger seat. Leaving the keys in the ignition and the car running, she
slowly rose and avoided the disgusting mess on the ground.
Ben kept his hand on her arm while he
escorted her toward his vehicle. She walked with her head up and as much poise
as she could gather, but her heart ached fiercely. More tears escaped her eyes.
Everything she owned and ever cared about was gone. She had nowhere to go.
Ben helped her into the passenger side
of the police cruiser, opening the door and closing it once she was situated
inside. Katie’s lip quivered as she stared ahead at the bright flames devouring
the home she’d known for the last eight years and the one man on earth she’d
loved. He was invincible, a fighter to the end. He was strong, smart,
experienced, a teacher and lover at heart. He was also immortal.
About the
Author
Mary lives in Indiana and is a lifetime lover of
the paranormal, sci-fi, and fantasy. When she's not slaving away at her
government job, she is a Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy Author. She
creates fantastical worlds with vampires, demons, werewolves, and other
supernatural creatures. Dive into her books and find action, a dash of mystery,
and seductive men with passionate hearts.
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Other: http://lyricalpress.com/immortal-revenge/
Contact
Links
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My Review:
Immortal Revenge by Mary AbshireMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Katie Dillinger is heartbroken over the murder of her vampire boyfriend, Kyle. She vows to avenge him by killing the vampires that committed the crime. Before his death, Kyle had her memorize the phone number of an ally who vowed to help Katie if anything should ever happen to him. Katie contacts the vampire, Riker, for help.
Riker vowed to protect Katie confiding that she is named in a prophecy to help save the human race. Not sure if she believes him; she focuses on avenging Kyle and saving her friends.
Katie is a solid heroin with admirable traits. She is determined and strong willed. Not letting others get the best of her, even if they are not human.
Immortal Revenge is well-written and has a good flow. It is full of action and has an interesting story line. It set a strong foundation for a series. I look forward to seeing where Mary Abshire will take us next.
ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.
ebook, 288 pages
Published November 4th 2013 by Lyrical Press (first published October 2nd 2013)
original title: Immortal Revenge
ISBN 1616504935 (ISBN13: 9781616504939)
edition language: English
url: http://lyricalpress.com/immortal-revenge/
series: The Legacy #1
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