Title: Scion
Series: Supernaturals #3
Author: Kelly Oram
Publisher: Bluefields
Release Date: April 14, 2015
The Cover:
The Blurb:
Russ Devereaux used to have it all—loving father, beautiful
best friend, a carefree life in a town he loved, and strong magic. He was the
king of his happy universe. Five months ago, that life was taken from him. Do
not pass Go. Do not collect two hundred dollars.
He’s spent months fighting back and building himself a new
life, in a new city, with new friends he now considers family. But suddenly,
his new life might be in jeopardy of getting shot straight to hell just like
the last one. Literally, this time.
He’s discovered power inside of him—an ancient, dark power
that he shouldn’t have, can’t explain, can’t control, and definitely needs to keep secret. He needs answers, but before he
can get them, he finds himself arrested and on his way to face the supernatural
council. The same council that stole everything from him the first time.
As Russ struggles to keep his new power under wraps, his old
life and he new one are about to collide and it’s bound to be explosive. He may
not have all the answers he needs, but one thing is certain: he’ll be damned if
anyone is taking his new life from him. That is, if he’s not just plain damned.
The Excerpt:
As we took the elevator up to the
fifty-sixth floor my nerves reached an all-time high because of what I knew
would be waiting for me when I reached the top. Or rather, who would be waiting. I glance at Duncan, trying not to let my
panic show. “Are you taking us directly to the council?”
“Yes.” Duncan eyed me suspiciously. “Is
that a problem? It sounded like you guys wanted to get this over with as
quickly as possible.”
“We do,” Ethan assured him.
I did, but that didn’t mean I was looking
forward to it. I swallowed back the chunks that were starting to rise in my
stomach and asked something I had to know. “Will she be there?”
I avoided Ethan’s gaze and held my breath
as I waited for Duncan’s answer.
“She’s a member of the council now Russ,
as is the Seer. They will both be there.”
Of course they’d both be there. Because
the universe hates me. “Does she know I’m here?”
Duncan took a minute to answer me. “I
thought it best not to warn her. She would have just agonized over it
unnecessarily.”
“Agonize over it?” That pissed me off.
“She has no right to—”
“You don’t understand. She’s been a
wreck, Russ. I never even told her I saw you.”
“She’s had no idea where I was this whole
time?” For a second I felt bad. But then I remembered the way she clung to him when she said goodbye to me and I
got angry again.
Duncan sighed. “You asked me to keep her
out of your life. If she knew where you were, she would have come looking for
you. This is going to be very difficult for her. More so than for you I think.
You seem to have moved on better than she has.”
“I’ve
moved on better?” I couldn’t listen to any more, and since I couldn’t
really punch anything I kicked the side of the elevator. “She moved on before I left.”
“Would you like to see her before you’re
brought in front of the whole council? I can take you to a holding cell and
tell her you’re here. The council would understand the delay.”
“No.” That sounded like hell on Earth. “I
don’t want to talk to her. I was sort of banking on never seeing her again.
Lets just get it over with.”
“It might make things go a little
smoother if you got it out of the way before you’re questioned.”
I laughed hard. “You think the council
cares about questioning us? They’re going to do whatever they want no matter
what Ethan and I say. To tell you the truth, Duncan, I don’t really believe
they’re going to let us go. That’s why I came. If they’re going to try to kill
Ethan, then they’re going to have get through us both.”
Duncan laughed as the elevator doors
chimed open. “Nobody is going to kill anybody. You’re always so dramatic,
Russ.”
As Duncan ushered us down the hall, I
stopped hearing what he was saying. The consulate was fairly busy. There were
people everywhere, but it wasn’t their stares that made my heart pound as I
looked at them. I kept waiting for one of them to be a familiar face.
Duncan gave me a sympathetic smile and
shook his head. “The council isn’t what you think. They aren’t cruel monsters.
Dani was an unfortunate case, so your perception of them is skewed. I promise
you they can be reasonable, caring people. They want order and justice, and
they will be fair. They’ll listen to your story. I honestly don’t think you’re
in any danger.”
“We’ll see,” I grumbled.
I stumbled to as stop as we came to a set
of large double doors. “Where’s Grace when you need her?” I gasped. Ethan
glanced at me and I nodded at the doors. “Dani’s in there. I can already feel
her energy.”
“You want to hold my hand?” Ethan asked, holding out his cuffed wrists to me and
batting his eyelashes. “I may not dissolve bonds, but I’m every bit as pretty
as Grace.”
I appreciated his attempt to give me
crap. I needed the distraction. I was supremely messed up right now and he knew
it. Joking might be the only way to get me through this. “Bite me.”
We laughed, but the smiles left our faces
the second the doors opened. Game time.
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Kelly is giving away 10 signed posters of the Scion cover, and one grand prize of all three books in the series so far (signed).Giveaway is international. To enter, help Kelly with her cover reveal by sharing the cover, passing along photo teasers, or making your social media profiles and avatars Russtastic. The more you share the better your chances of winning!
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Scion is the third book in Kelly Oram's Supernaturals series. Be sure to check out the first two books in the series, Chameleon, and Ungifted.
Kelly Oram wrote her first novel at age fifteen–a fan fiction about her favorite music group, The Backstreet Boys, for which family and friends still tease her. She's obsessed with reading, talks way too much, and loves to eat frosting by the spoonful. She lives outside of Phoenix, Arizona with her husband, four children, and a cat named Mr. Darcy.
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