“You’re a plague. You leave destruction in your wake. You
wreak havoc on everything that was created so carefully without any regard or
respect. Because of you, my kind have died! You traipse around my world as
though it exists for your amusement.”
On March 6th,
Distinguished Press is proud to launch The King’s Mortal, the debut book in
Armada West’s Wintertide series. 100% of pre-orders and sales on Friday will go
to the charity To Write Love On Her Arms, a non-profit movement dedicated
presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression,
addiction, self-injury, and suicide.
Synopsis:
I invite you
to join me in Cimmerian, the frigid vampire realm—the home to the huntsmen of God. They
have been tasked with slaughtering the humans who've released the plagued
doppelgängers
of mankind from their hellish prison, and it is an eternally uphill battle.
Hope comes in the form of young Lana Corvin, a psychic lingering on the cusp of
death with a blood disease, and wasting her precious days as the main squeeze
of a notorious drug dealer. When she becomes the target of Cerberus, a kingpin
drug lord, Fate will teach her that life—no matter how much or how little of it you possess—gives no second chances. That is,
unless the rogue Vlad Dracula, hellbent on usurping the throne to claim
Cimmerian for himself, doesn't teach it to her first.
Excerpt:
“This
is a private meeting,” Gavin said. His arms hung at his sides casually, but
everything about his stance was ready to move as he stared at Cerberus and his
henchmen. There were ten of them, not including the dogs bristling at the ends
of their chain leashes. Dear God, what kind of dogs are those? They were
massive, standing only a few inches shy of her mediocre five feet, and covered
with bushy fur. Maybe they were bears, not dogs at all. Lana glanced warily
from Cerberus to Mónica, Donatien, and Béla. Mónica had locked up the artillery, and
Lana noticed the appearance of a holster holding a gun at her hip. Donatien and
Béla
were now on each side of her and Gavin, and she got the uneasy sensation they
were for her, not Gavin. Meanwhile Blair, Russ, and Johnson were all starting
to reach for the heat they were packing.
“I
was giving you the benefit of the doubt my invitation was just misplaced.” Cerberus’ beady eyes moved over to Lana’s friends. “It looks like I was mistaken.”
“You were.”
Gavin’s tone never wavered as Cerberus
strutted forward. Lana shied away behind Gavin, biting down on her lip—Cerberus didn’t miss the motion. Immediately his eyes
flashed to her. He was a lone wolf who scented blood.
“I
know you. You’re
Vic’s
piece of ass.” His
eyes had a cruel glimmer. “If you’re here, he won’t be. That’s rather disappointing.”
It was a slap
to her already wavering confidence and Lana physically winced at the comment.
All it took was that momentary distraction. She didn’t see him pull the gun out; she only
heard the safety clicking off.
“Now,
this is going to be nice and easy from here on out. You three” —he waved the muzzle in Blair’s direction— “will load all of that into my car. I will pay you for the
merchandise.” Cerberus
was mindful enough not to point the gun at Gavin. “And you . . .” He eyed her with hunger. “You can get in my car, dear.”
“I’d rather shit in my hands and clap,” she said.
Visit the
release event on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/1577655532457325
and you can also purchase at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00U58F2E6
, https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/523590
More links will be added to the Facebook
even as they go live.
About the
author:
Armada West
is an American author and model from upstate New York. Her first notable
recognition was for her comedic play, "The Loo Cue", which won a
playwright competition and starred actress Fiona Hutchinson. An avid gamer,
West wrote articles and tech reviews for TheGamersHub.net
Her foray
into publication began at Crushing Hearts Black Butterfly in 2012 with the
release of her romance novella Undefeated and her first full length novel,
Bottom Feeders. A short story, Underneath (The Christmas Tree), was included in
the first Hot Ink holiday anthology Milf and Cookies.
West
co-authored a romantic sci-fi short story, Space in the Fall, with fellow
author and friend, Jadeleath. The piece premiered in the Persephone's Song
anthology from Keith Publications.
In 2014 West
was contracted by Distinguished Press for her series Wintertide, a re-vamping
of Bottom Feeders. The King's Mortal will be available March 6, 2015. When the
Gloves Come Off, a full length novel adaptation of West's Undefeated, was
picked up by Roane Publishing in 2014. A release date is still pending.
As a model,
Armada West has been featured in Riot Vixen magazine (February 2014) and on
Inked Girls. She also worked with game developer, Jaime Fraine, for his 2014
"Tree Translator" Kickstarter campaign and was featured in two of his
promotional videos.
No comments:
Post a Comment