SCEPTER OF FIRE
Vigilant, #2
by L.M. Preston
May 1st 2020
Publisher: Phenomenal One Press
Genre: YA Urban Fantasy
BLURB
Dexter didn’t like being a pawn.
It seems life was taking him there though. His father and he never saw eye to
eye, but being captured and tortured for his father’s mistakes gave Dexter too
much to think about.
First, the girl he lost, he’d
never forget what they did to her. It changed him, and made him see the small
city his father moved him to for what is was, a prison for magicals, the
damned, and now him.
Too bad, the creator of the void
didn’t realize they would be better off if they’d set him free, because now, he
was fighting for his life, and someone he’d have to hide his feelings from to
protect, not just from those that want to drag them back, but from him -a
vigilant.
Excerpt
“Do you want to escape here? I
can help you.” Dex wanted out of this place.
Nash smiled, “Yes, but now is not the
time. We have to wait for her to hatch. I need her for a successful escape.
It’s why I implanted a song in the guard’s mind to put her with me.”
“You manipulated my friend Trey?” Dex
wiped a hand down his face. This guy Nash was dangerous. Dex could feel it,
only now, Dex felt it was time to stop trying to be the nice guy. He would
survive. Finding a way to say his family would start with getting out of here,
even if making a deal with this little devil would do it.
Nash lifted an eyebrow, “I
hummed him a tune.”
“Whatever. You want my help getting out
of here? I’m offering as long as we go our separate ways.”
“I will take your willing help.” Nash
cocked his head to the side, “Although, if I wanted it, I could make you give
it, you know.”
Dex crossed his arms over his chest,
“Isn’t a free give better?”
“Oh it is. What will you give me for
helping you get free?”
Dex frowned, “Give you? I got nothing.”
“Everyone has…something.”
“What are you? I like to know what kind
of creature I’m bargaining with.” Dex didn’t want to give this imp anything.
“I am many things, yet in part, not a
human like you.”
Dex caught a hint of regret in
his tone. Dex could swear Nash had a hungry gleam in his eye. Trey had warned
him that Nash was pied piper and Rumpelstiltskin. Dex knew the pied piper had
something to do with music. He had no idea what a Rumpelstiltskin was, and he
had a feeling he shouldn’t mention it to Nash.
“You need to tell me specifically what you
want before I can agree to anything.”
One side of Nash’s lip kicked up. “Her.
The pixie-human. Give me her.”
Dex frowned, then scratched his head.
Why would Nash ask him to give up the pixie-human? The girl wasn’t his to give,
he didn’t even know what it looked like.
“Not mine to give.”
Nash shrugged, “Then I won’t help
either of you.”
Author Info
L.M. Preston, a native of Washington, DC. An avid reader, she loved to create poetry and short-stories as a young girl. She is an author, an engineer, a professor, a mother and a wife. Her passion for writing and helping others to see their potential through her stories and encouragement has been her life's greatest adventures. She loves to write while on the porch watching her kids play or when she is traveling, which is another passion that encouraged her writing.
The Book Junkie Reads . . . Interview with L.M. Preston . . .
How would you describe your style of writing to someone that has never read your work?
My style of writing is clear and concise. I’m not very poetic, but the writing is passionate and character driven. The characters are rich, kids you want to be friends with that make you feel like they are your best friend.
Do you feel that writing is an ingrained process or just something that flows naturally for you?
Writing flows naturally for me since I do have an overactive imagination and spend a lot of time day dreaming. I did have to force myself to outline my stories so that I wouldn’t leave open plot points, but I do allow my characters to push those boundaries.
Do you take your character prep to heart? Do you nurture the growth of each character all the way through to the page? Do you people watch to help with development? Or do you build upon your character during story creation?
My character development is extremely important to me. I people watch all the time as well as consume tons of YouTube videos to capture certain types of personalities. However, with four kids, and having worked with many people, I have tons of examples.
Do you have a character that you have been working on for a long time that still isn't quite ready, but fills you with excitement to work on the story?
Absolutely! The story I am working on now, has a minor character who’s story is being revealed more and more as the main character and her grow closer. I am enjoying this character as she is rather mischievous, but has a big heart.
Can you share your next creative project(s)? If yes, can you give a few details?
I’m working on Dexter’s sister Rei’s story. It’s a novella introducing his sister in Break the Darkness which is book 2.5.
Here is a teaser of Rei’s story (ready for pre-order: https://www.amazon.com/Break-Darkness-Vigilant-LM-Preston-ebook/dp/B08714355T/
Rei was nosey. She’d been told it would always get her in trouble, but it never did. Until she met Megan, who promised her the job of a lifetime. Sure, the high school newspaper wasn’t the ideal job for most, but for Rei, it was a dream. She’d never considered putting her investigative nature to work, but what Megan was asking her to do was way beyond the requirements of a school newspaper. It was part of an underground news for favor service. Her partners, Asher and Eli, annoyed her by never trusting her to do a job alone. Maybe, this one time she should have listened, because being trapped with no one to bail her out may surely be the death of Rei. Not only hers but will spill the secrets about her family she’d been withholding, placing every one of them in grave and serious danger.
Where would you spend one full year, if you could go ANYWhere, money is not a concern? What would you do with this time?
South Island, New Zealand! Oh my gosh, I loved New Zealand. It was so beautiful, wild and the people were so nice that I’d like to go there for at least a month next year. I would write, hike, bike, campout.
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