The Guardian of Bastet
By Jacqueline Battisti
By Jacqueline Battisti
Genre: Urban
Fantasy, Paranormal Romance
Publisher:
Carina Press
Date of Publication: 8/20/2012
ISBN:
978-14268-9424-4
ASIN:
B0088NH1Z8
Number of pages:
237
Word Count:
84,000
Cat-shifter Trinity Morrigan-Caine has discovered a demon is killing supernaturals. Magically challenged, she has every intention of letting handsome Alpha werewolf Gordon Barnes handle it. But after a dying vampire gifts Trinity a mystical amulet, she is drawn into the fray as the legendary Guardian of Bastet, a warrior born when the need arises.
Though Trinity initially rejects the role, she warms to the idea when Gordon agrees to train her—and their passion for each other grows as he teaches her to embrace her animal instincts.
As she begins to accept her destiny and believe in her growing powers, Trinity realizes the danger is even closer to home than she ever imagined—and she and Gordon are going to have to face the demon in a fight to the death
I can't wait to get some time to read my copy! Check out this great excerpt!
The
Guardian of Bastet Short Excerpt:
Like a good girl, I try to say my
prayers every morning. This morning was no exception.
“Goddess,
it’s me, Trinity Morrigan-Caine. Could you please let me get through today
without pissing off too many people or wanting to kill anyone? And would you
please grant me patience for the idiots I meet and guidance to keep my mouth
shut when they say something really freakin’ stupid? Thank you.”
Afterward, I felt better. Today was
just one of those days. I slept through the alarm. My familiar, a longhaired
Birman feline named Bronwyn, had to wake me up and there is nothing like being
swatted in the face with a clawed paw first thing in the morning. I showered
and then realized I had no clean work scrubs. Crap. I put on already worn
scrubs which didn’t smell too bad. The only brightness of the morning was my
cousin and roommate, Lily, had made a pot of coffee and saved me some before
she left for work—and probably on time, of course.
Once again, I was late and I knew my
boss was going to have kittens because of it. Okay, not literally, although the
thought of that made me giggle aloud. No, I was the one who turned into a furry
feline once a month. She was just a human pain in my ass.
I grabbed the travel mug and took a
swig of the coffee I had heated up before leaving. I didn’t even care I burned
my lips on the brew. I let out a deep sigh. Ah coffee, the elixir of gods and
humans. There was just nothing better than the jolt of caffeine to wake up to.
I drove to work whistling.
Author Bio:
Jacqueline Battisti was raised in Little Falls, New
York where she met and married her high school sweetheart. They have two children
and live near Rochester, New York where she is a stay at home mom and writer of
the paranormal and urban fantasy of her vivid imagination.
Her first novel, The Guardian of Bastet, is being
published by Carina Press August 20, 2012. She is currently working on a sequel
as well as a dystopian paranormal.
Her life has taken her from the trials and
tribulations of working as an administrative assistant at various companies,
back to college as an adult student, and then into the adventurous world of
motherhood.
Jacqueline began writing seriously in 2007 after
attempting NaNoWriMo for the first time. It was the first time she had
disciplined herself to finish a novel. From there, her supportive critique
group was formed and attended, and then she attended RT Booklovers Convention
in 2009. Jacqueline attended their aspiring authors workshops and met with many
talented writers who inspired her to continue writing.
Flash forward to today: Jacqueline has two children who
are very outgoing and keep her on her toes. Cub Scouts, Daisy Scouts, play
dates, school activities for the kids...then writing, reading current authors,
following blogs, facebook, household chores, gardening and exhaustion for mom.
Add in a new puppy, two furry feline children and fish and you have the
craziness that is the Battisti household.
Twitter:@jmbattisti
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/jacquelinebattisti
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