“What…” Julia said, while rubbing the sleep from her eyes. “Where…”
“How did you end up here?” David asked.
“Julia?” David said while snapping his fingers right before her eyes.
“David?” Julia asked. “How did I get here?”
“There you are,” David said before smiling. “I checked all our usual haunts and found you here… naked.”
“Na—” Julia said before realising he was serious. “Huh?”
“Are you okay?” David asked. “You are really out of it.”
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Julia nodded and whimpered for effect. Amber appeared appreciative. Few would dare return to the place that broke them, but she needed to do this. They’ll have a proper burial…
“Thanks,” Amber said.
Julia did not reply, instead she ran back inside.
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To make her point, Julia stood tall, puffed up her chest and growled. Amber went white as a sheet, when Julia returned to her diminutive stance, she clued in.
“Right,” Amber said. “I know what you are, they won’t.”
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Julia woke up in a start, like a cat interrupted during their twelfth nap of the day. She was on all fours, back curved towards the ceiling, and claws digging into the floor. She was ready to pounce, or was until she noticed Amber cowering in the corner, and remembered what she dreamed about. No wonder I deserved to rot in prison…
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Julia counted fourteen dead. She tore into the throat of a man writhing in pain, silencing him entirely… That makes fifteen.
There were pools of blood everywhere and splatter throughout. While most of the spray came from slashing or blunt force trauma, shaking her head while biting into a chest cavity managed to paint the twelve-foot ceilings red.
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She built up speed and slammed head first into the door. The impact left a serious dent, but the door did not budge. Julia howled with rage, and several scurried about on the other side. Little pig, little pig won’t you let me come in?
Julia scanned the area while laughing like a hyena. On her left, there was a security room window. She slashed at the wall beside the frame, the cinder block crumbled under her attacks and created an opening.
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The Scorched Sky is a superhero fantasy novel written by independent author Jon Ford. This is the first book in the Femme Fatales series, featuring a tear in the sky, a massive alien ship and a big city to destroy.
As the genre implies, this story revolves around superheros who volunteer to help against an alien invasion. Some are ageless, some artificial, while others can’t vote or legally buy beer. This ragtag group of heroes sells this story. It adds depth to the characters through rich backstories brought out through their interactions with one another or as they come to terms with their situations.
This extensive cast of characters are thrown together into an extinction-level event, forcing them to learn, work together, and form bonds. Scientists and commanders on the field are just as much in the dark as to the aliens and their intentions. The unknown lends an air of reality to this work.
Does some of this sound like a movie? The Scorched Sky is a quick read that plays out a bit like a summer blockbuster. It offers plenty of action, dramatic scenes, and two post credit scenes. Which elements of these teasers will be in the next book? We have to wait to find out!
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She sniffed and pushed through the doorway. As her head cleared the frame, a large red extinguisher smashed into her skull. The vessel deformed and ruptured from the impact. The gamble failed, and the cloud dissipated. Julia caught sight of the frost-covered idiot. He looked over what was left of the extinguisher, and then at the enraged werewolf. Out of options, the man cringed, and backed away.
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War Games is the third book in the Behind Blue Eyes series written by independent author Anna Mocikat. A noir cyberpunk novel about a cyborg femme fatale, who is part of an elite fighting unit.
This book continues directly after the events of Fallen Angels and answers the question readers from the second book have been waiting for: Why did you kill me?
True to the series, the book presents plenty of action, steamy sex scenes, and light gore. Mocikat brings political elements to the foreground, readers will get a glimpse at the rot behind the shine to this utopian society.
This quick read is sure to please fans of the series. While Mocikat answered many burning questions, some linger, providing ample opportunity to entice readers to dive into Last Stand, tentatively scheduled for a fall 2022 release!
In that moment, Julia would have happily surrendered to Death. An end to all this pain and humiliation…
“No,” Eleanor replied.
Eleanor snapped her fingers. Presumably to freeze the world and prevent any interruptions. I can’t even tell if this cell is frozen.
“Oh,” Julia said, while tears rolled down her burning cheeks.
“I was here for another,” Eleanor said, “They were… unwilling to move on…”
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