Frailties of the Bond by Angela Brown
Publication Date: March 20th 2013
Genre: Young Adult
~Summary~
NEO – Network of Extraordinaires and Otherworldlies:
Those who answer the call from NEO play their part in maintaining balance in our ever-changing times. With power-hungry malcontents, jealous gods, and even those with misguided good intentions, the fate of our world has oft been held in the hands of unsung heroes such as those that are members of NEO.
But before NEO, these heroes and heroines had lives, loves, issues and interests that didn’t involve saving mankind.
In Frailties of the Bond, it only takes one bite to change a life…
After a hiking trip gone wrong, sixteen-year-old Luca should have been dead. Since then, he’s drifted from one school day to the next, annoyed by the looks of suspicion. When a vampire attack claimed his mother and forced his first shift into animal form, Luca set out for Texas, vengeance bound, only to discover so much more when Aimee crossed his path.
Flesh-born of vampire parents sixteen years ago, Aimee shouldn’t exist. Magic, though, made dreams come true for an undead couple desperate for a child all their own. But this magic came with a price, a cost Aimee discovered after one forbidden bite
Those who answer the call from NEO play their part in maintaining balance in our ever-changing times. With power-hungry malcontents, jealous gods, and even those with misguided good intentions, the fate of our world has oft been held in the hands of unsung heroes such as those that are members of NEO.
But before NEO, these heroes and heroines had lives, loves, issues and interests that didn’t involve saving mankind.
In Frailties of the Bond, it only takes one bite to change a life…
After a hiking trip gone wrong, sixteen-year-old Luca should have been dead. Since then, he’s drifted from one school day to the next, annoyed by the looks of suspicion. When a vampire attack claimed his mother and forced his first shift into animal form, Luca set out for Texas, vengeance bound, only to discover so much more when Aimee crossed his path.
Flesh-born of vampire parents sixteen years ago, Aimee shouldn’t exist. Magic, though, made dreams come true for an undead couple desperate for a child all their own. But this magic came with a price, a cost Aimee discovered after one forbidden bite
~Excerpt~
The pulse of the bass line traveled
across the field and rattled the body of Mouse’s Challenger, the rave at full
swing. Glow sticks waved in the air to the fast-paced rhythm of synthesizers
high on musical ecstasy. The bouncer tore our tickets, spouted his “don’t cause
a riot” act then gave us a head nod, universal for “get the hell in already”.
Shelley drifted into bloodlust,
fangs extended, eyes glossed over with a dull yellow sheen. By party’s end,
they would be a blazing gold after she got her fill. She peeled from us and
disappeared from sight.
Mouse stayed with me just long
enough for a Thor look-alike to ask her to dance. She chucked me the peace sign
and left.
There I stood. All alone. By the
bar.
Three feet away, a vampire fed on a
girl. Out in the open! It was a spectacle I hadn’t seen before. Her blood ran
like red tendrils pooling onto her cleavage. Sloppy eater.
“Care for a Bloody Joey?” the
bartender asked, pulling me out of the moment, and probably saving me from the
embarrassment of gawking like the newbie I was.
“A bloody who-what?”
“Bloody Joey. Mary’s supply always
depletes five minutes after the party starts. We still have Joey, Alexander and
Alice. I’d recommend Joey. His blood has a smooth texture.”
I was stuck, too ashamed to ask if
he would put the blood in a cup or pass the person over the bar.
Born and raised in Little
Rock, AR, Angela now calls Central Texas home.
Reading and writing have been lifelong passions. It was around the time she gave birth to her forever-love, nicknamed Chipmunk, that she really took writing seriously. After all, how could she teach her child to follow her dreams if she hadn't tried herself? As a YA fantasy/sci-fi reader and author, she favors the magical, mysterious, the darker side of life...even harbors a secret fright for things that go bump in the night.
NEVERLOVE is a special project spawned from a blog-challenge-turned-blog-opera, the Abby and Basil affair. It is the first in the Shadow Jumpers series.
Reading and writing have been lifelong passions. It was around the time she gave birth to her forever-love, nicknamed Chipmunk, that she really took writing seriously. After all, how could she teach her child to follow her dreams if she hadn't tried herself? As a YA fantasy/sci-fi reader and author, she favors the magical, mysterious, the darker side of life...even harbors a secret fright for things that go bump in the night.
NEVERLOVE is a special project spawned from a blog-challenge-turned-blog-opera, the Abby and Basil affair. It is the first in the Shadow Jumpers series.
FRAILTIES OF THE BOND is the
first in a series of novellas and short stories introducing heroes and heroines
of the secret organization, NEO – Network of Extraordinaires and Otherwordlies.
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Five Things You May or May not Know About me
1.
I stole a box of Chiclets gum when I was five.
Guilt tore me apart. I haven’t had the stomach for stealing anything since.
2.
My then fiancé couldn’t attend my senior prom due
to distance, so I had his name drawn on my left ring fingernail in white to
match my all white dress.
3.
I’m addicted to chocolate and Wild Cherry Pepsi
(lol!! Most of you probably already know that.)
4.
I’m a middle child (who may or may not suffer
from that silly middle kid syndrome lol!!)
5.
I’m an Aquarius J
Did someone happen to check my
horoscope today? If it’s bad news, I’d rather remain blissfully ignorant lol!
~Giveaway~
That excerpt sounds interesting? Gots me perked up and intrigued! ^_^
Happy Reading Everybody
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