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Zusatztext "Dark! bloody! and violently descriptive! this steamy romance takes readers on an emotionally wrenching! sometimes gruesome journey into a grimly fascinating futuristic world that will draw readers in and leave them wanting more. Compelling and mesmerizing! this is a stellar start to this new series." Informationen zum Autor Born from the genetic mash-up of lesser royalty, storytellers, wanderers and dreamers, Karina Cooper was destined to be a creative genius. As a child, she moved all over the country like some kind of waifish blonde gypsy and learned how to adapt to the new cultures her family settled in. When she (finally) grew up, she skipped the whole genius part and fell in love with writing Paranormal Romance because, really, who doesn't love hot men and a happy ending? When she isn't writing about things that go bump in the night, Karina designs Steampunk and neo-Victorian couture for gentleman hobbyists and ladies of questionable reputation. She lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest with a husband, three cats, one rabbit and a passel of adopted gamer geeks. Klappentext When the world went straight to hell, humanity needed a scapegoat to judge, to blame . . . to burn. As an independent witch living off the grid, Jessie Leigh has spent her life running, trying to blend in among the faceless drudges in the rebuilt city. She thought she was finally safe, but now she's been found in a New Seattle strip club—by a hard-eyed man on a mission to destroy her kind. A soldier of the Holy Order, Silas Smith believes in the cause: trawling the fringes of society for the murderous witches who threaten what's left of the world. Forced into a twisting web of half-truths and lies, he has to stay close to the most sensuous and electrifying woman he has ever seen and manipulate her into leading him to the witch he has to kill: her brother . Silas doesn't know that Jessie's his enemy, only that he wants her, needs her, even as he lies to her . . . and must protect her until his final breath. Zusammenfassung “ Blood of the Wicked scared me! thrilled me! and made me fall in love with the characters. I want more and I can’t wait to see what she writes next!” —Cherry Adair Bestselling author Christina Dodd calls Karina Cooper! “A brilliant new voice in paranormal romance.” Karina’s extraordinary debut novel! Blood of the Wicked! is exhilarating! terrifying! mesmerizing! and hotter than hell. Unfolding in an alternate Earth forever changed by mass catastrophes and ruled by repression! bigotry! and fear! the spellbinding story has sworn enemies joining forces—united by need and irresistible passion—to achieve a frightening goal that almost certainly means death for one of them. A brilliantly imaginative and breathtakingly sensuous tale of witches and witch hunters! Blood of the Wicked immediately rockets Karina Cooper into the elite company of J. R. Ward! Kresley Cole! and Charlaine Harris. ...