Genre:
Urban fantasy
Publisher:
Self-published
Omara is
a demon of vengeance, created to destroy humans who have harmed the innocent
and bring their souls to Hell. Known for bending the rules to the breaking
point, Omara is placed on probation after one too many infractions. Confined to
her apartment, visited only by her friend Ghast, Omara chafes under the
punishment.
A battle
between two factions of beings and entities, one wanting to kill millions of
humans and the other wanting to protect humanity, decimates the vengeance
department, and Omara is called back to work. Her first assignment: “venge”
Alejandro Ruiz, accused by the soul of his late ex-wife of abusing her and
their six-year-old daughter Keeley.
Something
about the case strikes Omara wrong, and she chooses to try to prove Alex’s
innocence. As she becomes part of Alex and Keeley’s lives, Omara also becomes
more and more human. Then she learns that the accusations against Alex are part
of a plot to destroy Keeley, who is far more than she seems. To protect the
humans she has come to love, Omara will do anything–including sacrificing her
own existence.
NOTE:
This is a revised and re-edited version of my novel originally published in
2012 under the pen name Jo Ramsey.
Excerpt:
“We
haven’t much choice this time,” he replied. “It’s either that or encounter a
mob even angrier than the last one. And this time, if you opened your mouth, I
might not be able to save you.” He raised an eyebrow. “Unless you think you can
remain absolutely silent no matter what is said.”
I knew
myself a little too well. There wasn’t a chance of absolute silence, especially
if someone questioned me or insulted me the way they’d done the night before.
“Let’s try the teleportation, then, as long as it doesn’t cost me my job.” Or
my existence, since breaking yet another rule wouldn’t look good on my record.
“It
won’t,” he assured me. “You’re with me.”
He
gripped my hand more tightly, and before I had a chance to react, we stood in
my kitchen. Even here, the noise of the crowd filtered through the windows.
Apparently the demonstration had expanded to even the bad neighborhoods.
“Are they
going to be at it all night?” I needed my beauty sleep, after all.
“It’s
likely,” Ghast replied. “Tomorrow, you’ll be given an assignment at work.”
It took
me a second to follow the change of subject. “Yeah, the supervisor told me.” I
wondered briefly how Ghast knew about it, and decided I’d be better off not
asking.
“Take
it,” he said urgently. “Regardless of what it entails, regardless of where in
the Midworld it lands you, take it. Nothing is as it seems, and the assignment
will be your safe passage out of here until the situation is contained.”
“Um,
Ghast?” I propped my elbows on the counter and rested my chin on my hands,
blinking at him. “You’re obviously not familiar with how the whole vengeance
thing works. Most assignments only take a short time. Not even a day. I’d have
my ass, I mean butt, kicked halfway across Hell and back if the one I’m given
tomorrow takes more than a few minutes.”
“Nothing
is as it seems,” he repeated. “Your supervisor believes he is giving you the
lowest assignment, the easiest one, available. He is wrong.”
“Um,
okay.” I’d never seen such intensity in Ghast, and it worried me. To break the
moment, I straightened up and went to the fridge to see what kinds of beverages
I had. “You want anything?”
He didn’t
answer. When I turned, he’d vanished. It was just like Ghast to disappear after
giving me such a ridiculously cryptic bit of information.
I spent
the rest of the night trying to figure it out, and had no more clues when I
went to bed than when he’d said it.
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Author
bio and links
Karenna
Colcroft is the alter ego of a shy, sedate wife and mother. A trauma survivor,
Karenna believes that everyone is capable of finding love and being loved. Her
books depict those who, for whatever reason, are afraid to open their
hearts—until they find someone who truly wants to get in. Karenna lives in the
northeastern United States
Website: http://www.karennacolcroft.com
Website: http://www.karennacolcroft.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarennaColcroft
1 comment:
Thanks, Dawn!
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