Title:
Lost in Shadow, A Shadow Walkers Novel (Book 1)
Author:Cynthia
Luhrs
Release
date: March 27,
2013
Genre:
Paranormal Romance
Age
Group: Adult
Book
Description:
We were wrong…ghosts are frighteningly
real.
For centuries a war has been raging between light and shadow. Shadow Walker pitted against Day Walker, threatening to plunge the world into darkness. Colin, an ancient warrior, lost hope long ago. Now he prowls the streets of Edinburgh eviscerating those who prey on humanity.
Emily possesses the ability to see beyond our realm into the dangerous realms of Light and Shadow. Unwittingly drawn into the shadows when she intervenes to help Colin, igniting his long-buried desires, she unleashes a terrible curse. Now with a week to break the curse, time is running out as they are locked in a deadly fight with forces that will stop at nothing to destroy them before they succeed.
Intensely romantic and thrilling, Lost in Shadow portrays the struggle between redemption and retribution.
Fans of J.R. Ward, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Karen Marie Moning, and Charlaine Harris will enjoy the Shadow Walkers Series.
For centuries a war has been raging between light and shadow. Shadow Walker pitted against Day Walker, threatening to plunge the world into darkness. Colin, an ancient warrior, lost hope long ago. Now he prowls the streets of Edinburgh eviscerating those who prey on humanity.
Emily possesses the ability to see beyond our realm into the dangerous realms of Light and Shadow. Unwittingly drawn into the shadows when she intervenes to help Colin, igniting his long-buried desires, she unleashes a terrible curse. Now with a week to break the curse, time is running out as they are locked in a deadly fight with forces that will stop at nothing to destroy them before they succeed.
Intensely romantic and thrilling, Lost in Shadow portrays the struggle between redemption and retribution.
Fans of J.R. Ward, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Karen Marie Moning, and Charlaine Harris will enjoy the Shadow Walkers Series.
Excerpt:
Hamish’s eyes were round with fear.
Colin watched him wrap both hands around the dagger, cock his arms back ramming
the blade into Colin’s chest
He couldn’t breathe as the metal bit
into him, taking his lifeblood. Gasping for breath, he narrowed his eyes,
watching his brother, noting the shaking arms, the sweat dripping from his brow
as Hamish leaned hard on the blade, straining, grunting, as slowly, inch by
inch the dagger slid deeper into his chest until it stopped—hitting bone.
Hamish paled, his entire body quivering
with the strain as he rocked back on his heels, and with a mighty shove Colin
heard a crack, bone splintering as the dagger found its mark—straight into his
heart. He dimly saw Hamish retching, wiping his arm across his mouth, putting
his head between his knees to breathe so he wouldn’t pass out—it was a common
bodily reaction the first time you killed someone. His heart slowed down, the
strong beats becoming weaker, skipping erratically.
“It’s my time now, brother. My turn to
be baron!” Hamish yelled.
The buzzing in Colin’s brain took over,
his body shutting down, heart failing, breath coming in labored gasps, Hamish’s
voice fading out.
“Rawlins, have this bloody, revolting
mess cleaned up.” Turning on his heel as Colin shuddered, taking his last
wheezing breath, blood slowly dripping on the damp stone floor; Hamish slid the
ancient ring bearing the Campbell family crest off Colin’s finger. He wiped the
bloody ring clean on Colin’s kilt before sliding it onto his finger and fled
the dungeon.
Darkness was closing in, the roaring in
his head subsiding. Colin could hear Hamish talking to someone, a woman—it
couldn’t be—Abigail come to see him die. He would never trust another, never
let another get close to him, and never fall in love again. The pain was
intense, scorching its way through his heart, encasing the shriveled black lump
in ice. Hamish and Abigail’s voices receded, his eyesight failed him—no, not
yet—Hamish will destroy everything I’ve built. There are families depending on
me, those who need me. I canna go, not now.
As he faded, the noise took over—like a
winter thunderstorm, waves crashing against the rocks and one final dying
thought screamed its way through his mind and burst forth, “Damn it to hell. I.
Won’t. Die.”
The shadows came, sliding around the
floor and slithering up the walls to swallow Colin. His dying soul fought,
screaming out for more time, for another chance, for retribution. Filled with
rage, he looked down upon his limp, earthly body. Through the mist and shadow,
Colin saw lightning beckoning in the darkness, heard a whisper within the
maelstrom—offering him a choice.
About the Author:
Cynthia Luhrs is the author of the
Shadow Walkers novels. A graduate of Towson University, she was practical,
majoring in Business which served her well now she's a writer and needs to stay
organized. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, she toiled away in Corporate
America for many years. Her idea of a perfect day is no interruptions and the
freedom to live in her head all day, writing to her heart's content, an icy
cold drink next to her as she creates the next Shadow Walker book. Of course
her cats frequently disrupt this oasis of serenity.
Author
social media links:
LinkedIn – www.linkedin.com/in/cynthialuhrs/
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