You, humans, have odd ways to entertain yourselves. I’ll have you know that having me sit here and participate in this event is below me. Nevertheless, my dear author insists I partake in this activity so here I am.
There is not much I can say about myself that readers have not already put together in Tale of a Body Thief. However, when it comes to my background there is not much to tell. I have no knowledge of my birth parents and have no clue where I came from. I was aided by a rather ill-tempered shopkeeper in the slums of the Underworld. Truthfully, I have never been bothered by a past that remains unknown to me. I was born a demon and tossed aside—a reality that is not that uncommon in the Underworld.
Still, I must admit that the surface is not as loathsome as I originally believed. It is quieter than the Underworld, but I have come to appreciate some aspects of living among humans. The food is not that vile either. Though it will take some getting used to.
On the other hand, my author is a huge pain in my rear end. Her continuous attempts at humanizing me are rather comical. There is not a drop of humanity in me. Let that be clear. And I do not appreciate her need to reveal my past. I sense a grave mistake on her part in doing so, perhaps in the form of a weakness I do not want others to be aware of. I have a reputation to uphold, after all.
However, I will say that I’m highly intrigued about Jeremy’s origins. I might have to stick around a bit longer on the surface to see if I can help Rovena crack the mystery of his birth. I have a grating feeling in the pit of my stomach I might not like what I find in the end.
Nevertheless, I am open for new challenges and that might mean playing nice with my enemies.
Rovena Silvex
Book One
Kristy Centeno
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Date of Publication: May 12, 2022
Number of pages: 441
Word Count: 128000
Cover Artist:Ammonia Book Covers
Book Description:
Her special abilities can save lives, but so can they kill.
Rovena Silvex has hunted and eliminated dozens of demons throughout the ten years since her initiation as a hunter. Possessing supernatural skills only makes her job a lot easier.
When she’s asked to visit the county morgue to look over a deceased victim and find out what demon killed him, the body rising from the dead is the last thing she expects.
Now Rovena is stuck with a walking corpse and no answers as to how he managed to return to the world of the living. However, the victim has changed and the more time she spends with him, the more she realizes that what crossed over might not have been the soul of the dead man but something much worse.
Complications arise when her new assignment is targeted by demons hell-bent on making sure he stays dead for good.
Killing demons has always been a piece of cake. Keeping one alive however, is a whole new ballgame for her. If she fails, she risks setting in motion a war between heaven and hell. But if she succeeds, she could trap a powerful Lord in a world he doesn’t belong in, forever.
Excerpt
Rovena reached out again, hoping
more contact would provide more insight. It didn’t happen often, but sometimes
she got another glimpse into the victim’s life when she prodded further. It was
the only tool she could make good use of now, and she was desperate enough for
answers to try again. Even if reliving his death was the last thing she wanted
to do. Or see.
She extended her fingers, dreading
touching the cold skin but determined to do it just the same.
A cool breeze behind her ceased her
progress. She froze with her fingers midway to their destination as goosebumps
broke across her skin. She whirled around, expecting to find someone or
something standing there.
The space behind her was empty.
Tiny tremors pulsated across her
palms. Not the usual response when a demon was nearby but an alarm that warned
her something otherworldly was at work.
Something otherworldly that she
couldn’t envision.
Thank the heavens for her built-in
danger detector. Not many in her field were blessed with the same, and hers
always came in handy, even if she couldn't always find what hunted in the
shadows.
The inability to see what had
momentarily entered the room suggested it wasn’t a demon. But whatever it was
had moved on as quickly as it appeared.
She turned back to the corpse in
front of her and nearly jumped out of her skin.
His eyes were wide open and staring
right at her.
What the actual fuck.
Rovena had seen some crazy shit in
her life, but this was bizarre even for her.
Fast as a cobra, he struck, aiming for her
throat. She had no time to react before his hand closed around her windpipe.
Glowing red eyes glared up at her while long, lean fingers tightened
dangerously around her neck. The man forced her back as he sat up and slid off
the gurney. The blanket covering the lower half of his body fluttered to the
floor and pooled at his feet. He stepped over it as he pushed her toward the
wall behind her, his grip narrowing as he moved.
Kristy Centeno loves to spin tales of creatures that go bump in the night, with a sprinkle of romance to top them off. Her passion for writing stems from a lifelong enjoyment of reading and the pleasure derived from the magical worlds created by authors like her. She prefers her female leads strong, independent, and stubborn who will stop at nothing to save their loved ones and protect those they care for.
Kristy currently resides in Pennsylvania with her five kids, a quartet of noisy parakeets, and a spoiled puppy. When she’s not working or writing, she juggles her free time between raising a handful of minions and pursuing other career goals.
I like the cover art and the synopsis and excerpt have intrigued me, Tale of a Body Thief sounds like a great start to an exciting series and I am looking forward to reading the story
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