Fallen Halos
Watchtower, #1
by Erin Hayes & Rebecca Hamilton
Publication date: October 3rd
2017
Genres: Adult, Fantasy
BLURB
Haunted. Cursed. Helpless. Life
is dangerous this close to the Door to Hell.
Half insane after the death of
his wife and daughter, Rahym runs a lodge near the Door to Hell. With a sector
curse that causes anyone to collapse into Hibernation after four hours of
exertion, a stay at the lodge is the only way for people to cross the Karakum
Desert without falling victim to fire or demonlings.
Then Nakir, an old friend and the
angel leading the rebel group known as Halos, appears with a plan to break the
curse. He’s brought Rahym’s childhood love Jennet whose special witch powers
may be to be the tipping point the resistance needs to win.
But first, they’ll have to brave
Hell itself.
They just need Rahym to show them
the way. He’ll have to decide if he’s willing to risk his life for a cause he
once believed in. Or if there’s even enough left of the world worth saving.
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EXCERPT:
“Rahym?
Rahym Tezel? Is that you?”
I
still, recognizing the voice. A million and one memories seem to physically hit
me, sucking the air out of my lungs.
“Yes,
it’s me,” I say warily. “Who are you?”
Please don’t let it be him. Please don’t… both
my subconscious and I chant.
I
really don’t want to deal with that asshole right now. Or ever again, for that
matter.
I
get my answer. One of the hooded riders dismounts, landing in the sand. He
lifts the hood back and looks at me, his emerald green eyes glowing with
unearthly power. The sharp planes of his face are exaggerated by the light from
the Door as he gives me a lopsided smile.
Goddammit.
“Nakir,”
I say, with a false sense of bravado, and I wish I were seeing him under
different circumstances. I’ “What are you doing here?”
The
smile grows, as a second rider swings a leg over the side of their horse. The
rider strides up next to the asshole that I blame for the shattered remains of
my life. This much closer, I can see that it’s a woman, although she doesn’t
lift her hood, so I can’t see her face.
“We’re
on the road, Rahym,” Nakir says, drawing my attention back to him. “And we need
your help.”
“My help?” I ask.
He
nods.
“I’m
flattered, but I don’t do that anymore. People tend to die around you.”
To
my surprise, the woman next to Nakir chuckles mirthlessly. She may be crazier
than I am. Not a good sign.
Nakir
smirks. “Dying. Right. That’s exactly why we need you, Rahym.”
“Why?”
Nakir
exchanges a glance with the woman. She pulls back her hood, and from the depths
of my memory, I recall her.
Shit.
Well, this night has taken an unexpected turn.
“Jennet,”
I say, calling out her name. It’s been years, and the last time I saw her, we
were teenagers, but the curve of her lips tells me that I identified her
correctly. A new sort of horror overtakes me; what is Jennet doing with Nakir?
“Hello,
Rahym,” she says in a clear voice. “We’re going to lift the curse. And we need
you to lead us through the Door to Hell.”
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Author Info
Sci-fi junkie, video game nerd,
and wannabe manga artist Erin
Hayes writes a lot of things. Sometimes she writes books.
She works as an advertising
copywriter by day, and she's an award-winning New York Times Bestselling Author
by night. She has lived in New Zealand, Hawaii, Texas, Alabama, and now San
Francisco with her husband, cat, and a growing collection of geek
paraphernalia.
You can reach her at
erinhayesbooks@gmail.com and she’ll be happy to chat. Especially if you want to
debate Star Wars.
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NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, and
WALL STREET JOURNAL bestselling author Rebecca Hamilton lives in Georgia
with her husband and four kids, all of whom inspire her writing. Somewhere in
between using magic to disappear booboos and sorcery to heal emotional wounds,
she takes to her fictional worlds to see what perilous situations her
characters will find themselves in next. Represented by Rossano Trentin of
TZLA, Rebecca has been published internationally, in three languages.
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