Wednesday, April 30, 2014

The Singer Blog Tour Excerpt and Giveaway

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About This Book Title:
The Singer Author: Elizabeth Hunter
Series: Irin Chronicles
Publisher Date: May 6th 2014

When you've lost everything you love, how do you fight the darkness? Ava left Istanbul with a new identity, new name, and new magic she could barely control. Laid low by Malachi's sacrifice, she searches for help from the fabled Irina. But will the secretive women of the Irin race welcome or shun her? Ava's origins are still a mystery, and her powers are darker than any they've encountered before.

The Irin world hangs in the balance. And as the children of angels battle their own demons, ancient rivalries among the Fallen threaten to wreak havoc on earth. Thousand of miles away, a warrior wakes with no memory of his identity or his people. Stumbling though the dark and twisted schemes of fallen angels, ravenous Grigori, and even his own leaders, he must find a way back to the one thing he remembers. A single voice calls him. Malachi has one mission. "Come back to me."

THE SINGER is the second book in the Irin Chronicles, a contemporary fantasy series from Elizabeth Hunter, author of the Elemental Mysteries.



EXCERPT:
 
 
Ava. The name fell into his mind and filled it. It brought the memory of air tinged with cloves and roasted hazelnuts.
Who is she?
The old man looked at him, pity in his eyes. She is your mate. You remember nothing of her?
My mate? Not a wife. More than a wife.
Your mate. Your reshon. It is a sacred union.
Reshon?
Your souls were created for each other. And when you marked her with magic, they bonded.
Where is she?
Evren and Rhys exchanged a look. Rhys said, We dont know, but were going to try to find her. We will find her.
She wasnt here. He felt as if he were stumbling through the dark, looking for something just out of his reach.
Malachi, Evren asked. When you woke, you were like this?
Malachi frowned. I was by the river. There was nothing around. But I followed the water and found the farm.
The old retreat, Evren said. He woke near the old retreat. I think when he came back, he was reborn in the exact place he was born the first time.
Rhys said, You think Ava—”
It must have been. I dont know how, but it is the only explanation.
No Irina has the power to—”
No Irina is like Ava. She has no training. She has never been told what she may not do, so who knows what she is capable of?
Malachi broke into their quiet conversation. Youre telling me I died?
Evren and Rhys turned to him.
I died? he asked again. Truly? I died. And I came back to life?
What do you remember?
Nothing. I remember nothing. Just her voice on the wind and the stars overhead. Ive been getting flashes here and there, but I dont remember her. How could I forget her? He felt torn. Incomplete. And it wasnt just the memories he was missing. And you think she did this somehow?
Evren said, We dont know. Not really. But there is no other explanation. Your brothers saw you die. Saw your body turn to dust. Your mate saw you diefelt you die.
But why would Ava be able to—”
She said the words, Rhys said. The words she had heard her whole life. From the souls of everyone who mourned. She came to me before she left. Asked me what it meant. Vashama canem. Come back to me. He turned to Evren. I had no idea. How could I?
There was no way of knowing she could do this, Rhys. No way—”
Wait! Malachi felt a chill creep along his skin. Youre telling me she spoke this command and I answered. Even from beyond death?
Hes telling you words have power, Evren said. Ava asked you to come back to her. And you did.


Its been seven hours, Malachi. Thats enough.
Not finished…” He knewan ancient, aching part of him knew that this magic only touched the edge of what hed once owned. He wanted more.
More power.
More strength.
More.
Enough. Leo squeezed again, and Malachi finally paused. Enough, brother.
Enough for now, Malachi said, finishing the last character on a spell that he knew would help him see more clearly through deception.
Fine. Leo sounded amused. Enough for now. And you better not eat anything for at least a day. Youll be sick from it. Its well past midnight. Go lie down and let your system even out.
Malachi knew what he needed and, though his skin was still bloody and raw, hed never wished more fervently that his mate was nearby.
Evren must have come back to the ritual room sometime in the previous hours. He took one look at Malachis expression and raised an eyebrow.
Shower, then lie down. Leos right. Youre flush with magic. How do you feel?
Malachis voice was rough. Strong.
And hungry. Hed never felt more hungry.
He rose and put one hand on the wall to steady himself. His left arm ached where his new talesm shone, glowing in the candlelight. The spells had reached halfway up his arm before Leo stopped him. He slowly walked toward the door, leaning against the wall for another moment to let a wave of dizziness pass.
Leo laughed and slapped his right shoulder before he hefted an arm around Malachi and led him toward his room.
This, my brother, is as close to intoxicated as we get. Enjoy.
All Malachi could think was hed enjoy it a lot more with his soft mate under him.
He managed to make it into his room and get cleaned off before he fell into bed, exhausted, wired, and aching.
Come to me, he whispered before he fell into dreams.
 She was there when he opened his eyes. The fog lifted just enough to reveal her form, standing on the edge of the dark wood. The misty air nipped at his bare skin as he ran to her. She must have heard him a moment before he reached her, because she was already turning and her mating marks gleamed gold in the low light.
He didnt speak. He simply picked her up at the waist and walked to the edge of the wood, laying her down on a bed of leaves that appeared before him. She opened her mouth, but he covered it with his own, catching her gasp as he spread her legs and lay in the cradle of her body.
He kissed her over and over again. Her fingers twisted in his hair and dug into his neck, pulling him closer. Her legs wrapped around his hips.
More, she murmured when his mouth left hers and he buried his face in her neck, biting the soft skin there as she arched beneath him. More.
Yes.

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About this author:

Elizabeth Hunter is a contemporary fantasy and romance author. She is a graduate of the University of Houston Honors College in the Department of English (Linguistics) and a former English teacher. She currently lives in Central California with a seven-year-old ninja who claims to be her child. She enjoys reading, writing, travel, and bowling (despite the fact that she’s not very good at it.) Someday, she plans to learn how to scuba dive. And maybe hang glide. But that looks like a lot of running. She is the author of the Elemental Mysteries and Elemental World series, the Cambio Springs series, and other works of fiction.
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