A Breed Apart: The Token by
Natasha Rogue
Publication date: December 2nd
2014
Genres: Paranormal, Young
Adult
Synopsis:
Callie Michaels isn’t pretty
or popular, but her singing more than makes up for all she lacks. And as long
as she focuses on what’s really important, she can survive high school. But how
can she focus with all the drama? Between her best friend’s odd issues and a
daily dose of weirdness from the social elite, she’s starting to wonder if
she’s the only normal one around.
He pulled the front door open.
“That’s how it’s done.”
I rolled my eyes and made my
way through the crowd that had spilled into the hall, muttering. “That’s how
it’s done. Yeah? Where? In the jungle?”
“Yeah.” James’ breath on my nape sent a chill down my spine.
“Something like that.”
Just as her life begins
spiraling out of control, the answer comes to her in a dream. In exchange for a
token of blood, a demon will give her everything she desires. She says “yes.”
From that point on, she finds herself changing, becoming something far from
normal. Something dangerous.
No one is what they seem—least
of all her. While the supernatural creatures around her struggle to maintain
their humanity, Callie slowly loses hers. She doesn’t even know what’s
important anymore. Friendship, the future, love? And is there anyone who can
make her care?
Excerpt from A Breed Apart:
The Token:
A
long soak in a bubble bath, hot enough to give me a head rush when I first
submerged my whole body under the steaming water, did wonders for stiff muscles
and stiffer resentment. James had been with me for days. He was entitled to a
break. I was not going to be a pathetic, needy girlfriend. I was a strong,
independent young woman, perfectly capable of fending for myself.
That conviction lasted the whole
ten steps between the bathroom and my room. When I opened my bedroom door, I
became someone who needed and was needed. And nothing could make that wrong.
A large, black cat stretched
across my bed. James had come back at some point during my bath. While waiting,
he'd fallen asleep. All I could do was stare. The beauty of him left me in awe.
Careful not to wake him I inched
past the door, pulled it closed behind me, and turned the lock slowly to muffle
the click. Every sound amplified in my ears as I tried to make my way across
the room without waking him. My socks were like sandpaper on the carpet. My
shallow breaths like heavy gasps. I heard it all, as I was sure he would.
Humans were noisy things.
One black ear twitched, and I
stopped and bit back a curse. The velvet of his fur glistened in the dim light
as he stirred, but his eyes stayed closed. His huge form covered my bed, draped
from one corner to the other, a piece of the exotic laid out in stark contrast
to my very ordinary room. So alien to the surroundings, yet somehow so right.
I didn't want to wake him up, but
at the same time I couldn't fight the need to get closer. Instinct flared up in
warning, demanding I stay where I was. There was no denying the potential
danger. Claws the size of my fingers peeked past his huge paws, little black
daggers hooked into the delicate threads of my comforter. Without meaning to,
he'd torn little holes in the cloth. Those claws would pass just as easily
through flesh.
One step and then another, each
one a struggle not to turn and run the other way. Again and again I reminded
myself that this was James. He would never hurt me, not even in this form. He
had control I couldn't match, and truthfully, I was the more dangerous of the
two of us. All his life his family had taught him how to deal with what he was.
There was no one to teach me how to deal with what I'd become.
Not seeing myself as a frail,
helpless thing got me past the last few steps. Careful to avoid his tail
dangling over the side, I eased myself onto the bed and curled up beside him.
The warmth of his big body seeped over me, his familiar presence stealing away
the fear of having sharp fangs inches from my face. I laid my hand over one
massive paw and placed my head on my arm so I was facing him. Lids still
closed, James shifted his head and rested it over my hand. Enveloped in perfect
comfort, I prepared to surrender to the night.
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About the Author:
Natasha Rogue is a Canadian author who's been
writing for most of her life. After penning novels behind math textbooks all
through high school, she attended Dawson College in Creative Arts with dreams
of becoming a screenwriter. The best teacher she ever had took her aside and
told her to go back where she belonged. To her roots with the books she loved
to write.
Eternal Neverland (Steps Before the Fall) was one of her first
complete novels. There are seven books in draft form completed in the series,
but they gathered dust until experience and contacts with the right editors and
crit partners gave them what they needed to be shared. However, A Breed
Apart: The Token, was released through a small press in 2012. The book will
be rereleased shortly.
You may find Natasha at several signings
throughout the year as she writes multiple genres. Don't worry, she doesn't
bite. But she will happily chat with you about the hotties who do. And
shamelessly admit to liking Charlie way more than she should.
Author links:
Courtesy of author Natasha
Rogue, each blog will host a giveaway – open internationally – for one ebook
copy of her first book Eternal Neverland: Steps Before the Fall.
To take part in this giveaway,
simply leave your name and email as a reply to this post, saying you want to
win (and you may add any recommendations to make this blog better).
I will do a random draw in the
first week of January and select the winner, who will receive their prize after
January 8th.
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