Night Hawk
Book One – Night Hawk Series
Book One – Night Hawk Series
J.E. Taylor
Genre: Urban
Fantasy
Publisher: Novel
Concept Publishing, LLC
Cover Artist:
CoverShotCreations.com
Book Description:
Selling your soul has never
been so charming and Mark throws in a little something to sweeten the pot, his
girlfriend Naomi.
Sentenced to death at the
hands of a demon, Naomi Hawk has a firsthand lesson in despair and betrayal in
Mark’s deal for fame with all the trimmings. Deep in the clutches of the
underground brotherhood, Naomi's light is coveted for the Master's gain.
When she slips and falls
eighty stories from a precarious ledge, Naomi resigns herself to the inevitable
impact and death by shattered bones. Before she can escape her demons in
eternal slumber, something sinister plucks her from the plummet, stealing her
out of the night to sacrifice her forever to the shadows.
Imprisoned in bottomless
darkness, Naomi thirsts for justice…and revenge.
Short Excerpt
“You’re more than welcome to join me,” I
said when she showed no signs of moving.
Her mouth opened and she glanced back
toward the living room. “When?”
“Right now,” I said, knowing she wasn’t
referring to my offer.
She rolled her eyes. “When did you paint
that mural?”
“A long time ago,” I said. “Now, are you
going to join me or not?” This time I turned toward her, giving her the full
view and I smiled at the way her gaze bounced, her eyes widening a fraction
before inching their way back up my chest to my face. Her cheeks bloomed and I
cocked an eyebrow at her.
She pressed her lips together and slammed
the door, marching out of the room in a huff.
I chuckled and ran the soap over my chest,
running my fingers over what was left of the welt on my skin. The vampiric
healing powers still amazed me enough that I missed the shift in the air around
me.
Nails scraped my back and I jumped,
swinging my head in the direction of the disturbance. Her wide eyes met mine
and I turned, drinking her in from head to toe. Exquisite was the only word
that popped into mind and when her fingers touched my chest I reached, covering
her hand and holding it against my skin.
“What are you doing?” I whispered because
having her undressed and this close put me at a major disadvantage.
“I’m saying thank you,” she said and her
hands moved lower.
Catching her wrists, I warned, “Naomi,
don’t start something you can’t finish.” My body responded anyway and she
closed the distance. Her lips grazed my chest and I closed my eyes, releasing
her and surrendering to her exploration.
When her tongue trailed lower, I recalled
the memories of her ex and my eyes snapped open. As much as the thought of her
taking me in her mouth thrilled me, I didn’t want to be that memory and I grabbed her by the shoulders, pulling her up to
face me. She wasn’t one of the common harlots from my past that I let drop to
their knees before me.
No, Naomi was different and I wanted more.
“You do not have to do this just because
you aren’t ready for anything else.”
Her dark eyes met mine and I traced the
frame of her face with my fingertips, studying every curve. Leaning down, I took
her lower lip in my mouth, sucking gently before shifting and delivering a kiss
that started as tender and rich as her blood, but it soon escalated into an
all-consuming heat and I could envision living in this bliss for the rest of
eternity.
I had lied to her today.
Fear wasn’t the only deep emotion I had
encountered since I plucked her out of the sky, this need to connect, to love
again overwhelmed me. The irony of her name and the form she turned into added
to the feel that fate had prepared this feast just for me.
Zombie versus Vampires Guest Post:
My Night Hawk blog tour is winding down and in looking at Zombiegirl's
blog, I figured I'd take the time to lament on what would happen to the vampire
if a zombie apocalypse occurred.
Which would you want to be in the fight for world domination?
Me, I'd opt for the vampire, especially those outlined in Night Hawk,
because, while they crave blood, they are still alive. A zombie is an animated corpse and that just
gives me the willies. However, in this
"what if" scenario, the vampires would be another food source for the
zombies.
The vampires in my Night Hawk series are fast and strong and don't age
because their cells are frozen by the shadow virus. They heal within minutes and my main
characters have another special ability that would aid in their survival
against a zombie attack. However, they
have the drawback of being highly allergic to the sun, so if a zombie found
them during daylight hours, they might not fare so well.
In Night Hawk, a vampire bite is toxic, but the ingredient needed to
pass on the shadow virus is the vampire's blood, not his bite.
Before I explore that, let's take a look at zombies in recent
literature and entertainment. The old
school zombie from Dawn of the Dead were slow moving and clumsy. However, if you look at the more recent
renderings: Zombieland, The Walking Dead,
Hollowland and even a much scarier brand - the ones from I am Legend - these suckers move fast, but they're limited
to the speed and strength they had as humans.
Now, in all of these instances, a zombie bite turns you into the
walking dead. So, it's easy to surmise
that a zombie bite is just as toxic as a vampire bite. The only difference is that a vampire bite
won't turn you into a vampire, it will just kill you. Whereas a zombie bite not only kills you but
turns you into a mindless monster.
So if a zombie did get a bite in against my breed of vampire, that
could potentially create a new and extremely deadly species...the Zompire. A zombie-vampire hybrid. The entertaining thought here isn't what
would happen to the zombie, but what would happen to the vampire.
It's one thing to think of a mindless killing machine now armed with
inhuman strength and speed, but imagine the same bloodlust armed with
intelligence?
The human race would perish in no time.
Hmmm, I think I just found an
interesting plot line for a future novel.
In the meantime, check out my current novel Night Hawk:
Selling your soul has never been so charming and
Mark throws in a little something to sweeten the pot, his girlfriend Naomi.
Sentenced to death at the hands of a demon,
Naomi Hawk has a firsthand lesson in despair and betrayal in Mark’s deal for
fame with all the trimmings. Deep in the clutches of the underground
brotherhood, Naomi's light is coveted for the Master's gain.
When she slips and falls eighty stories from a
precarious ledge, Naomi resigns herself to the inevitable impact and death by
shattered bones. Before she can escape her demons in eternal slumber, something
sinister plucks her from the plummet, stealing her out of the night to
sacrifice her forever to the shadows.
Imprisoned in bottomless darkness, Naomi thirsts
for justice…and revenge.
Paperback: http://www.amazon.com/Night-Hawk-Series-Volume/dp/1482763206/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1363393777&sr=8-2&keywords=night+hawk+by+J.E.+Taylor
Amazon Link:
http://www.amazon.com/Night-Hawk-ebook/dp/B00BSLIM3W/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1363116364&sr=8-12&keywords=Night+Hawk
Barnes & Noble Link: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/night-hawk-je-taylor/1046234690?ean=2940016354132
Kobo
Link: http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Night-Hawk/book-Tz1v2NFiHEiwDgltFBmltQ/page1.html?s=ioy9JBgsN0KWUSpl9P4MWw&r=1
Smashwords
Link: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/294780
Thank you for swinging by Zombiegirl Shambling and listening to my
ramblings.
Until next time,
Ciao.
JET
Review:
This book is a romp through the darkness that dwells in the deepest shadows of the night. It was a fun read with some dangerous twists and turns. The blend of vampires and demons battling it out was harrowing and made for an enjoyable afternoon read.
3/5
About the Author:
J.E. Taylor is a
writer, a publisher, an editor, a manuscript formatter, a mother, a wife and a
business analyst, not necessarily in that order. She first sat down to seriously write in
February of 2007 after her daughter asked:
“Mom, if you could do anything, what would you do?”
From that moment on, she hasn’t looked back and now her writing resume includes a more than a dozen published novels along with several short stories on the virtual shelves including a few within eXcessica anthologies.
In addition to being co-owner of Novel Concept Publishing
(www.novelconceptpublishing), Ms. Taylor also moonlights as a Senior Editor of
Allegory (www.allegoryezine.com), an online venue
for Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. She has been known to edit a book or
two and also offers her services judging writing contests for various RWA
chapters.
She lives in Connecticut with her husband and two children and during the summer months enjoys her weekends on the shore in southern Maine.
She lives in Connecticut with her husband and two children and during the summer months enjoys her weekends on the shore in southern Maine.
Visit
her at www.jetaylor75.com
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