BLURB:
Ascard power can strengthen, heal and create. It also has great
potential to destroy, enough to topple entire governments. Indigo’s country
places strict limitations on the use of ascard so she must channel her talents
into the healing arts or risk severe punishment. An orphan from a disgraced
family, trapped by her father’s treason, Indigo struggles to reclaim her place
in a society that has driven her into an abusive engagement.
Then a
mysterious stranger from a neighboring country contacts her using ascard. He
needs help escaping his prison so he can bring an end to his emperor's
oppressive rule or die trying. His unshakable devotion to his cause and the
passion hidden behind his cool arrogance move her to help him at the risk of
being branded a traitor herself.
When the
politics of society bring them together a second time, Indigo decides to use
her growing powers to help him fight his war. If only she dared fight for her
own future with such passion. Perhaps she can find the courage to do so by
helping the man she has fallen for win his revolution. She might have exactly
the power he needs to succeed.
EXCERPT:
Her
attention wandered to the fountain sprouting up in the center of a nearby
courtyard, simple and elegant like a great stonework lily. A man stood by the
fountain, watching water droplets falling with the shimmer of multicolored gems
in the bright sunlight. Long silver hair hung to the middle of his back like a
frozen waterfall. His smooth pale skin and unusual hair marked him as Lyran,
but his regal bearing and rich attire didn’t befit a slave or merchant.
Curious.
“Have you seen him before?”
Andrea
turned, following her gaze. “Who?”
“The
man beside the fountain.”
“There’s
no one by the fountain.”
Andrea’s
reply tugged at her awareness, but the silver-haired Lyran was turning toward
them now. His pale eyes met hers and the air pressed from her lungs as if a
corset were being pulled too tight. The buildings lurched and spun in her
vision.
“Indigo?”
She
sank to her knees. Andrea crouched down with her, her eyes wide and frightened.
She held Indigo’s shoulders tight, her lips moving. Indigo heard only the
pounding of blood in her ears.
AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
Nikki started writing her first novel
at the age of 12 (which is still tucked away in a briefcase in her
office). Despite a successful short story publication with Cricket Magazine in
2007, she treated her writing addiction as a hobby until a drop in the economy
left her with an abundance of free time to focus on making it her career.
Nikki lives in the magnificent Pacific
Northwest tending to her awesome husband, two sweet horses, three manipulative
cats, and a crazy dog. She’s a wine and tea fanatic who loves sitting on the
ocean in her kayak surrounded by open water or hanging from a rope in a cave,
embraced by darkness and the sound of dripping water. She also enjoys horseback
riding, archery, PC gaming, dancing, good anime, etc. She studies Japanese
and practices Iaido because she believes we should never stop
learning.
Twitter
handle: @Author_NikkiMc
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Goodreads
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Amazon author page URL: http://www.amazon.com/Nikki-McCormack/e/B00N3A8JBQ/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1
Barnes and Noble Author URL: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/c/nikki-mccormack
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