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Linda's Launch Party -- Demons Are A Girl's Best Friend



Witches Rule – Demons Drool


Welcome to my launch party!


A lot of readers ask if this is a new series. Yes. And no. The witches are still going strong, there’s just a new direction. Now more urban fantasy and even sexier and hotter.

Readers first met Maggie at the end of Hex in High Heels when she arrived to pick up an errant troll. Now the team leader for the Hellion Guard is going strong dealing with a Mayan curse and ritual sacrifice meant to return the demon the Destroyer back to the mortal world to take over, Declan, a super sexy half fire demon who runs an underground club, and your typical teenage girl complete with snark, rolling eyes, and sneer.

I’ve always said that I don’t want the witches to have it too easy. Good thing that Maggie is badass enough to do it all and more. But she doesn’t do it alone. Her trusty sidekick, Elle, a diamond encrusted black widow spider, is there to watch her back. And Elle has her own quest. She spends her free time in her web surfing the World Wide Web to find the perfect hex to keep her lovers alive. Not as easy as it sounds.

I had a lot of fun writing this book and using bits and pieces of ancient Mayan culture thanks to good buddy Michael Charton researching it for me. I only wish I could have used all that he found for me!

While Fluff and Puff don’t make an appearance, The (with long e if you please) Librarian is in the book and will surprise you.

I hope you’ll enjoy Demons Are A Girl’s Best Friend and here’s an excerpt for you when Maggie discovers what the curse and ritual are about.

Maggie was waiting at the entrance when Declan and Anna were escorted to the Seers’ Pavilion. After making the appropriate request to enter she gestured for them to follow. She smothered her chuckle when the duo looked down at the dark green hooded robes that covered their clothing the moment they stepped over the threshold.

“See, wearing color isn’t all that difficult, is it?”

She kept an eye on Anna, noticing her hesitation and the way she surveyed their environment. Maggie didn’t blame her. Considering the seriousness of the Guard’s work, it was always surprising to walk into the light and airy Pavilion—it looked more like the site of a lovefest than a building filled with Seers intent on discovering trouble in the realms before it happened.

“You’re very lovely,” an apprentice wearing a flower garland in her hair told Anna, giving her a hug and moving on.

“What is this?” Declan demanded in a low voice.

“They believe in their happy place,” Maggie said.

“No kidding.” He sneezed.

“Patchouli.”

Declan and Anna gasped when they entered Ravenna’s receiving room and Declan started to step back as if he’d been seared.

“I apologize, but you must understand there are protocols,” Ravenna said from her spot at the other end of the moonlit room. “We are considered very precious and must be protected at all costs. All you felt was a spell ensuring you and your sister could do me and mine no harm.” Her smile warmed the room.

“Yes, I understand,” he said in a low voice. “I am not like many of my kind. I prefer to save from harm rather than destroy.”

“Can you really do it?” Anna blurted out. “Can you take the darkness away?”

Ravenna glided toward her and took hold of Anna’s hands. “I can soften it for you, and together we will find the answers. Only then will the darkness be taken from you. But you must understand that you are a demon; your race holds shadows within them the way we hold the light. But you can learn to push the shade away.”

Maggie urged Declan to a corner that held two cushioned stools while Ravenna led Anna to the center of the room where two large pillows were arranged near a small brazier from which the scent of water lily and wild tuberose wafted in the air.

“What will she do?” Declan whispered.

“Only Ravenna knows.”

“I require silence. Thank you.”

Maggie mouthed an apology and made herself comfortable. She was just as curious as Declan about what would happen.

Ravenna and Anna sat on the pillows facing each other, their hands clasped.

The witch couldn’t understand the words that left the Seer’s lips, but the power that filled the room was potent. Declan shifted uneasily on the stool. On impulse, she reached over and grasped his hand.

“The time of darkness is near,” Ravenna intoned. “A portal to evil ready to open when blood falls on the sacred stone in the land of old beliefs where gods of the sun and moon are worshipped, but this time it is the sun that will look down upon the sacrifice. Blood spilled to the gods. They require one with true blood to give up her heart to the god of destruction. She is near. The priests have not found her yet, but they will. Their only task is to find her and bring her to the temple for the sunrise that will reveal blood and fire. Once the Destroyer is returned to his rightful place he will rule and blood will flow like water.”

“The true one,” Anna whispered, her eyes closed.

“Who is the true one?” Maggie asked softly forgetting she was to be silent, but no one chastised her.

Ravenna threw back her head and sang something that caused the power in the air to turn into a heavy mist. It lifted toward the ceiling and slowly evolved into a dark background for the colorful figure that dominated it. The faint sound of drums echoed throughout the room, the resonance seeming to bleed through the walls.

Maggie nearly had to pick her jaw up off the floor as she stared at the image of a teenage girl in ratty jeans and a Green Day t-shirt, her dark hair streaked with white blonde flowing past her waist. “Wait a minute! Are you saying the one with the right blood is a teenage girl and the whole thing hinges on her?” She pointed toward the image. “Oh, we are so screwed!”



And to whet your appetite, here’s my January 2012 cover!


Two lucky commenters, US and Canada only please, will receive a copy of Demons Are A Girl’s Best Friend!

Comments

  1. You have the cover gods on your side - Happy release week : )

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  2. Congrats on the new release, Linda! May it sell and sell and sell some more! xoxo

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  3. Linda, this looks great! I can't wait to read it.

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  4. Linda,
    I want that diamond encrusted spider! Your book sounds fabulous. Wishing you tons of good luck with it! And GREAT covers for both books! You are on a roll!
    Amelia

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  5. Awesome covers...I hear the faint sound of cash registers filling up dozens of times each day with the money from sales from your books! Congrat's on the great launch!

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  6. Congrats on your new release. Loved the humor of the excerpt!

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  7. Thanks Joy!

    Thank you so much, Marie!! Smooches back at ya!

    Thanks Sara!

    Same here Amelia. Even if Elle spends all her time surfing the WWW.

    From your lips, Carolyn!

    Thanks Lil! The witch in A Demon Does it Better is named Lili.

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  8. Congratulations on your latest release, Linda! The excerpt and cover are fabulous!

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  9. Congrats on the new release! Love the covers. Thanks for the excerpt!Glad to see that the witch series is still going strong, if in a slightly different direction.

    junegirl63(at)gmail(dot)com

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  10. Wow! This sounds great, and the excerpt had me laughing.

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  11. Linda, what utterly fantastic covers - and it sounds like a fantastic story, too. I'll miss the bunny slippers, but dang I love snarky teenagers - that Green Day T-shirt is very promising!

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  12. You are new to me but these sound like great reads. I love your humor but also enjoy the paranormal aspects of it all!

    catslady5(at)aol.com

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  13. Very nice!! This sounds fantastic. And I agree with Joy...the cover gods are on your side! Great stuff!!

    Congrats on the new release. Many blessings on your writing.

    LynnRush@cox.net

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  14. Happy release day! This book looks fantastic. Into the TBR pile you go, book.

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  15. Thanks Kathryne!

    Thanks Maria. The witches wren't going anywhere.

    Thanks Shana. You have to admit it's scary to think the world has to depend on a teenager. :}

    Joanne, Fluff and Puff won't go anywhere and will show up. That's why I write a lot of flash fiction with them on my blog.

    Thanks catslady!

    Thanks Lynn!

    Thanks Olivia! I've got yours in my Nook.

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  16. i always enjoy your books! love the bunnies but i been readingyour other books as well!

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  17. oy forgot to sign in google

    o i probaly read this but how far will u be making the series?

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  18. Congrats on the launch, Linda! Great excerpt. I wish you lots and lots of sales.

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  19. Happy Launch Day, Linda! Love the excerpt and the HOT new covers! WTG!!!!!

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  20. i HAVE TO ADMIT THIS IS ONE HOT COVER AND SOUNDS TO BE A GOOD BOOK.WOULD LOVE TO WIN IT.BEST OF LUCK ON THE BOOK

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  21. Happy release. I cannot wait to read this book! I have been swamped in YA and this might be the nest new read of the week that has more bite for me.

    terilhack at gmail dot com

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  22. Ohh the book looks fantastic! That cover is wonderful and I am sure what is inside is fantastic. Happy release.
    I would love to be entered.

    kasuranna at yahoo dot com

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  23. Congrats on the new release.Thanks for sharing an excerpt.I enjoyed reading it.Can't wait to read the rest.Love the covers too.

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  24. Thanks Anonymous! You can still find Fluff and Puff stories on my blog http://linda-wisdom.blogpost.com

    blackroze, I'll continue the series as long as the books are bought. I'm really hoping to write all 13 witches. Some want to know who cast the illegal spell that banished all of them from the academy.

    Thanks Anita!

    And look at your hot hot covers Cheryl!

    Thanks Tabby!

    Teril, I'm working on some YA ideas too.

    Thanks Kaya!

    Thanks elaing8!

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  25. Congrats on your new release - it sounds great! The new cover is great too!

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  26. wow love your books and the new covers rock. Looking forward to seeing the new direction.

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  27. Oh, I can't wait to read Demons Are A Girl's Best Friend ~ I love it!
    And your new cover rocks ~ I really, really love this theme, it pops!

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  28. Congrats on the new release. This book looks so good. Definitely can't wait to read it.

    iqb99@yahoo.com

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  29. Thanks Amanda, Pamk, Melissa, and Danielle!

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  30. SOunds like a fabulous book!!! :)

    And I love the cover for the next book too!!! NICE!!!

    Congratulations Linda!!!

    Lisa

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  31. Fab cover, Linda - sorry to be chiming in so late!

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  32. Sorry I'm late Linda, but wanted to wish you the best on your newest release! Sounds fabulous!

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