"Pisto strode forward. Bubbe, her focus on the warrior who had spoken, missed her movement. The Amazon lieutenant got within three feet of Zery, before my grandmother noticed--telling me my grandmother was truly shaken. That fact scared me almost as much as what happened next.
Zery's body jerked. Her eyes, which had been closed, flew open. Her face flashed shock, then pain, then determination.
"Pisto, stop!" I yelled.
The Amazon froze, her gaze on her queen's face. She'd seen it too--the pain. But like me, she couldn't see what was causing it. Then, with no movement of her head, just her eyes, Zery glanced down toward her left breast, and I saw the source...a growing circle of blood, right where Zery's givnomai tattoo was--or should be."
AMAZON INK
Pocket Books
Urban Fantasy
ISBN: 978-1439154274
May 2009 ?
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Meet Mel: Business owner. Dedicated mom. Natural-born Amazon.
It’s been ten years since Melanippe Saka left the Amazon tribe in order to create a normal life for her daughter, Harmony. True, running a tattoo parlor in Madison, Wisconsin while living with your Amazon warrior mother and priestess grandmother is not everyone’s idea of normal, but Mel thinks she’s succeeded at blending in as human.
Turns out she’s wrong. Someone knows all about her, someone who’s targeting young Amazon girls, and no way is Mel is going to let Harmony become tangled in this deadly web. With her mother love in overdrive, Ms. Melanippe Saka is quite a force . . . even when she’s facing a barrage of distractions—including a persistent detective whose interest in Mel goes beyond professional, a sexy tattoo artist with secrets of his own, and a seriously angry Amazon queen who views her as a prime suspect. To find answers, Mel will have to do the one thing she swore she’d never do: embrace her powers and admit that you can take the girl out of the tribe . . . but you can’t take the tribe out of the girl.
4 1/2 stars
"Gifted Devoti adds urban fantasy to her growing list of genres with the launch of a gritty first-person series featuring modern-day Amazons. Secrets and stubbornness impact all the major players in this dark drama/murder mystery. If this book is any indication, Devoti has a brilliant future ahead in this genre!
" —Jill M. Smith, Romantic Times Magazine
Evil forces…a forbidden love…a deadly witch hunt. Exiled rogue shapeshifter Kerr Vik once saw being transported to Gunngar as a fresh start. Until the one person he most regretted leaving behind—captivating witch Heather Moore—stumbles through the portal…and finds herself right in the middle of a witch hunt. Heather has courageously come to Gunngar to redeem herself. But Kerr knows that if she braves it alone…she will die. He must somehow send her back through the portal. And it’s not long before a collision of truth, love and duty complicates Kerr’s mission by forcing him to choose sides: should he save this forbidden love or protect his honor?
4 1/2 stars
"The hero and heroine are marvelously depicted with genuineness and plenty of emotion. Kerr and Heather find themselves battling not only the problems caused by arriving in Gunngar, but also confliction over what their hearts desire. Their love story is definitely one of a kind, and their reactions and conversations are expressed with heartfelt sincerity. The intimacy between them is conveyed with earnest yet heated desires. Lori Devoti always weaves a remarkable story, and DARK CRUSADE is an exceptional example." —Amelia Richard, CataRomance.com
The dark elf who slashed him must have graced the tip of his sword with a drug. Because that was the last thing Gray Barsk remembered until he awakened in a dark cell…and he was not alone. Immediately he sensed a female nearby. Then she attacked!
After years of captivity, Leve refused to surrender. This male was the latest in a series of hellhounds they’d forced on her. But Gray was different…unlike the others, he somehow had control over his primitive instincts and could not be manipulated by their captors.
Now, for a chance to turn the tables on their tormentors and escape the nightmare of Kamp Arena, where hellhounds were bred for fighting, Leve would have to overcome her fear and distrust, and join forces with this singular male. But to fool their captors, they had to pretend to be avid mates…and their ruse was stirring very real passion in both of them.
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Lori Devoti Cold & rainy...skipped my jog and should have slept longer. I'm exhausted & didn't exercise! dog is charged up too...gonna be a long day Posted at 1:00 PM Oct 14 from Ping.fm view more
I currently write dark paranormal romances for Silhoutte Nocturne, and urban fantasy for Pocket Books.
My Nocturnes feature sexy hellhound and garm (wolf) shape-shifters from Norse mythology. I also had a vampire novella (in Holiday with a Vampire II Dec. 2008). Later this year I have a Nocturne Bite about a female werewolf detective and a vampire attorney. In 2010 I have my first full length werewolf book coming out with Nocturne.
In addition to my Nocturnes, I also have two romantic comedies in print. And an urban fantasy novel coming in May 26, 2009 from Pocket Books. It features a family of Amazons who left the tribe and now run a tattoo shop in Madison, Wisconsin. They've been avoiding the tribe, but when dead Amazon teens start appearing on their doorstep, they find themselves pulled back in.
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