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Spring is on the way out and the hot, humid summers of Louisiana are just around the corner. With the coming of summer, we have the coming of “summer reading”. And, I have a suggestion for anyone who reads this blog. Go to Amazon.com and order both “The 13th Demon: Altar of the Spiral Eye” and “The 12th Demon: Vampyre Majick”. Both books are great summer on the beach reads. And, with vampires gaining serious respect lately, “The 12th Demon” is especially entertaining for vampire fans. There is a very different take on vampires and I believe you will love it!
If you are a fan of Relevant magazine, look for my latest ad in the May/June issue. It shouldn’t be hard to miss. Those turquoise eyes of Jonathan Steel are hard to miss staring out at you from the page.
So, what is going on with “The 11th Demon: Children of the Bloodstone”? I am currently completing the final rewrite of my manuscript. I hope to get in touch with my agent soon and start shopping the book around for a publisher. Would you like to know a little bit about the storyline? I thought so!
I am introducing a new character in this book. She is a world famous entrepreneur with a television show called, “The Artifact Hunter”. She is quite a match for Jonathan Steel. And, some of your favorite villains (and villainesses) are back. Including a certain tatooed man from the first book! In fact, I’m pretty sure we’ll even get a visit from the Dark Prince himself!
So, here is an exclusive scene from the book. To set this up, Renee Miller, from “The 12th Demon” has come to Steel’s beach house in Gulf Shores, Alabama to get his help. She is not having a good time with Dr. Cephas Lawrence also being there. If you remember, they had words at the end of the “The 12th Demon” and obviously have a history. And, her ex-husband, Major Robert Miller is looking for something that Renee desperately wants to recover before the military gets its hands on it. In this scene, Jonathan and Theo have just returned from helping someone with an evil presence in their home and he walks in the door and there is Renee Miller:
Steel frowned and glanced once at Theo. He moved out of the foyer and down to the den. The air was thick with tension and Cephas’ deliberately turned back was obvious.
“So, you need my help. Why have you started with the police?”
Renee glanced at Cephas and shook her head. “It’s complicated.”
“You might as well tell him everything, Renee.” Cephas said without turning.
“You stay out of this!” Renee said. Steel was shocked at the venom in her voice. But, he recalled the last time the two of them had spoken, they had parted on hostile grounds. Renee had come to Lakeside and stormed out of the house after arguing with Cephas. Their disagreement had not ended in Lakeside.
“OK, before we go any further, I don’t like the fact the two of you are at each other’s throats. So, start with Cephas. Why are you so mad at him?”
Renee opened her mouth to speak and then collapsed back into the chair. “It’s complicated.”
“You already said that. I can take complicated. It seems to describe my life.” Steel saw something move out of the corner of his vision. He glanced at the deck overlooking the beach and saw three soldiers in desert beige camouflage take up positions across the deck.
“Theo!” He nodded toward the deck. “Hostiles. Get Renee and Cephas into one of the bedrooms.”
Theo moved more quickly than should have been possible for his bulk. He grabbed Renee by the arm and motioned to Cephas. “This way, Cephas. Now!”
Steel hurried down to the couch and grabbed Josh, keeping his eyes on the advancing soldiers. “Josh, get away from the windows, now.”
Josh glared at him and then dropped his game console. “What’s happening, Jonathan?”
“I don’t know.”
There was a pounding on the back door and Cephas and Renee paused just in front of the door as it burst open. Theo pushed them behind him and Jonathan shoved Josh down out of harm’s way. Two soldiers burst into the room with guns raised. The first ran head on into Theophilus Nosmo King. Theo picked the man up bodily and hurled him back through the open door. The second soldier ducked Theo’s arm and shoved the gun barrel into the man’s neck.
“Stand down!” He shouted. The door to the deck burst open and the three soldiers rushed in. Steel felt hot metal between his shoulders.
“Be cool, everyone.” He shouted as he raised his hands. He heard cursing outside the door and Major Robert Miller strode into the room.
“I told you to take it easy, Sergeant. I don’t want any bloodshed.”
“The blob here threw Heisman across the room, Major.” The soldier with the gun pressed into Theo’s neck said. Theo glanced at Jonathan, and the skin on his neck wrinkled with the effort.
“You want me to take them out, Chief?”
“You and whose army?” The sergeant said.
“Just mine.” Theo hissed. In one quick, fluid movement, he jerked the gun out of the soldier’s grasp, grabbed the soldier around the neck and tossed the gun across the room. “I suggest you stand down, dude.”
So, there you have it. Stand by and I’ll be giving you more information on the publication date of “The 11th Demon: Children of the Bloodstone”.
