Title: Dark Skies
Author: Cecily Magnon
Series: Order of the Anakim (Book 2) Though Amazon List it
as Book 3 because of the Prequel to the Series.
Genre: Paranormal/Fantasy/Supernatural /with elements of Romance
Publisher: 12 Angels Publishing
Release Date: Nov 28 2014
Length: 316 Pages
Edition/Formats Available In: eBook & Print
Blurb/Synopsis:
Passions are erupting.
Cryptic alliances are forming.
Armies are gathering.
And the fabric between good and evil is slowly tearing
open.
Time is running out on Elysa and The Order of the Anakim. A
gathering gloom hangs heavy over their mystic realm as the demon hordes measure
a final deathblow in their age-old struggle. Step by step, the demons murder,
capture, and conjure their way to a realm unified by utter darkness. Their
ruthless queen Ashtaroth, guided only by ambition and her voracious thirst for
carnal pleasures, masterminds their rising tide of evil.
The Order must unify its splintering members to meet the
defining challenge of their history... or pass forever into oblivion.
But in a world where magic, warfare, and sinister prophecies
rule the day... in the night, vile enemies may seek the warmth in each other's
touch.
At this vital juncture, Elysa's passion is lured by a wicked
voice both arousing and terrifying. If the love between Elysa and Jarron is
eternal, it will have to overcome pressures seen and unseen and withstand the
crush of an all-out attack by demon forces.
Darkness is bleeding its treachery into our world and Elysa
and The Order of the Anakim must find a way to combat the gathering doom.
Dark Skies will sweep
legions of fantasy fiction fans into Elysa Amalfi's thrilling and treacherous
world of the supernatural.
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Chapter 1 Excerpt
Easily moving across the length of the Golden Gate Bridge,
he felt the accelerator sinking toward the floor, the massive engine of the SUV
easily accommodating the demand for speed.
He didn't need to be instructed to accelerate. He understood
exactly what she was asking. Anakim lands were protected and as soon as they
crossed into their border, they would be safe from the demon's advance.
Thick fog rolled in, gathering around the vehicle and
surrounding it in dark clouds. The windows became wet with condensation,
obscuring his view of the path ahead. The vehicle trembled, fishtailing over
the slick asphalt, the tires spinning without traction, coasting on the pools
of water that came with the fog. "Fuck," Caleb bit out. "Hang
on."
The condensation around the SUV collected, solidified, then
separated into eight humanoid forms -- Water Demons. They shrieked an
ear-piercing call, rattling the reinforced windows. Caleb's eyes darted to the
rearview mirror. He could see Samantha protectively hunched over Ellie's
father. She had her eyes closed and was rapidly mouthing something as she
swayed with the movements of the car.
Two of the demons swung from either side of the car and onto
the top of the hood. They pushed their faceless heads into the windshield,
drowning the glass in running water. Caleb stomped down on the breaks, lurching
the car forward and flinging the demons off the hood.
Caleb tried to drive away, stomping heavily on the gas
pedal, making the tires squeal over the pavement. A demon jumped on the hood,
the heavy impact popping the back of the SUV up in the air. He heard Samantha
let out a small yelp as the SUV landed heavily on the back tires. "Is Will
okay?" he called back as he stared at the Water Demon trying to push
through the windshield. It was craning its neck to catch a glimpse of the
passengers in the back.
"They want Will," Samantha hissed. She had him
completely shielded underneath her body. In the darkness, it would have been
difficult to discern another body underneath her, let alone identify who it
was.
"Why?" Caleb growled, keeping his eyes on the
demon. It had grown, combining with the other demons and forming one huge being
with the strength of a rushing river. It started punching at the windshield.
"The glass is reinforced, but all it will take is one crack and these
bastards will drown us."
"He's a threat. They want him dead," Samantha
yelled over the shrieking. The demons were doubling their effort to crack the
glass.
His eyes darted toward Isabel. She sat calmly in her seat,
but her back was rigid, her head held high. "Caleb, let's take this battle
outside." It was an order from the High Mother.
"The demons are not affected by any type of weapons.
The only thing that has stopped them has been heat; fire from Adam, lighting
from Ellie. Nic slowed them down with a huge blast of air, but it was
temporary."
"Let's see how they react to Earthly powers, shall
we?"
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