A Grave Inheritance
by Kari
Edgren
BLURB:
Selah
Kilbrid may descend from the goddess Brigid, but her heart beats—and breaks—the
same as any human. Yet enduring the scorn of London's most noble lords and
ladies is a small price to pay for a chance at true happiness. Selah would
endure much more for love, and her betrothed, Lord Henry Fitzalan, is prepared
to challenge anyone foolish enough to stand in their way—even another goddess
born.
But
when a captivating young gentleman draws Selah into a world shadowed by
secrets, she is forced to confront her darkest fears. What if some differences
are too great to overcome and a future with Henry is doomed from the start?
With
these doubts threatening her impending marriage, a violent attack on an
innocent child pushes Selah to the very edge of her power. She must find a way
to cross into the Otherworld and regain her strength—or forfeit the streets of
London to death and disease.
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EXCERPT
Deri
stopped just out of reach. The threadbare shawl had slipped from one shoulder,
and the loose end trailed in the mud behind her. “There yeh be Biddie girl,”
she chirruped. “Did yeh like our skip along? Poor Deri had to creep like a
tortoise for yeh to keep up.”
Poor
Deri was a cold-blooded killer, and at that moment I wanted nothing more than
to wrap the shawl around her scrawny neck till the pale skin turned dark as a
plum. And I may have regardless of the inevitable burns if the girl weren’t so
quick on her feet, and almost sure to escape.
“Can’t
recall when I’ve had a pleasanter time,” I said, matching her tone in an
attempt to buy more time. “Do you often skip through the rookeries? Or is
tonight a special occasion?”
She
shrugged and twisted a toe in the mud. “The folks in here is weak from need,
and little Deri likes to play with the children.”
“Like
you played with Jenny?”
A
malignant grin curled on her mouth. “Aye, she be the most fun of all.”
Hatred
twisted in my gut. So far as I cared, every last layer of skin could burn from
my hands if it meant ridding the world of this devil. Leaning a bit closer, I
waited for the opportunity to pounce. “You’ve a powerful gift. Why not go after
the healthy and strong? Surely they would offer more sport for someone like
you.”
“Oh,
I’ve longed to get yeh, Biddie girl, to muddle yehr brain or give yeh the
plague.” She made to snatch at me, only to withdraw her hand at the last
moment. “But yeh know the rules—yeh get what yeh give between us. Ain’t no sense
plucking a hair from yehr pretty head if it means losing one of me own.”
I
moved back with a jerk. You get what you give… The meaning struck hard—to stop
her heart would have stopped mine. Merciful heavens! A few more seconds and we
both would have been dead.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Kari Edgren is the author of the Goddess Born series. In
2010 and 2011 she was a semifinalist for the Amazon Break Through Novel Award.
In 2013, she was a RWA Golden Heart finalist. Ms. Edgren enjoys writing both
historical and contemporary fiction, so long as there’s a spark of paranormal.
She resides on a mountain top in the Pacific Northwest where she spends a great
deal of time dreaming about the sun and torturing her husband and children with
strange food and random historical facts.
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