Flynn
has always been interested in the darker aspects of life
and mythologies—especially vampires, shifters, the occult, and
anything paranormal—ignoring the nuns at her grammar school who thought
her a demon worshiper. Her outward appearance and personality doesn’t
exactly fall in line with her twisted humor either, and Flynn gets a kick
out of people’s initial reaction to how “normal” she is. So, after
publishing over 100 titles under various names, it is finally time to
unleash the evil twin, allowing Flynn the freedom to pursue the darker
side of her imagination.
SHIFTING REALITY 1: THE COMING STORM
The youngest and one of
the smallest of his malamute siblings, Chicago Niska is a computer genius
with a knack for getting his virtual fingers into any system he wants.
While trying to finagle his way out of one tricky situation he and his
family are already in by getting information their leaders want, he
stumbles across something that will bring the country, if not the world,
to a crashing end.
Now
if they can just get what he found to the right people without getting killed
in the process.
On
the run across the country to the Paranormal Parliament in the hopes of helping
all supernatural kind, he and his older brothers don’t have many options
for refuge when every law enforcement agency is after them. There’s only
one group in the area that has the power and protection they need to shake the
heat… And it’s the one place where there seems to be a great deal of history
between two of his brothers and the one vouching for them.
But
is the price for the help they need more than they’re willing to pay?
Family
always comes first to Chicago, so he makes a deal with the devil, and a few
vampires on the side, to get the help they need to survive the mission
ahead. And after a night of passion and a fantasy come true, Chicago has
allies he never dreamed of—one even willing to risk his life, joining their
mission to spark a relationship with Chicago. There’s not time for love
when you’re trying to save the world though… Is there?
Things
never go as planned, and instead of finding the man of his dreams, Chicago
realizes he might end up with a broken heart at the end of the journey. It
seems silly to worry about that though when millions of lives are at stake
if they don’t get the information he found to the right people. Funny
how Chicago can’t seem to focus on much else given it’s his first love and
his family will probably live with Aurelo’s coven… If they’re still alive
by the time they reach their leaders.
EXCERPT
“I’ve got the way to get us out of trouble
guys,” my eldest brother, Seattle mimicked with a growl. I grabbed the
handle on his 2013 Ford Expedition when he flipped a bitch fast enough there
was a loud squealing of tires and I swear we were only on two of them for a few
moments. “I can get us in and out without
anyone ever knowing we were there.”
Just
then the back window shattered, shards of glass flying everywhere as a bullet
went through it.
“How’s
that plan working out, Chicago?” I met his eyes in the review mirror, the LA street
lights shining in and reflecting off the windshield making the normally
handsome lines of Seattle’s face harsh, especially given how pissed he was.
I
knew his anger wasn’t actually directed at me but the situation. Even if the
shit we were neck deep in had been my
fault, Seattle wasn’t the type of person to blame others or rub their noses in
their mistakes. No, he was just pissed
and scared for all of us… And that’s when his pretty, pretty sarcasm came out
in spades.
“Should
I have not grabbed the proof?” I still snapped right back as the fingers of my
left hand dug into my thigh. I wasn’t exactly having the best day either and it
was my first time getting shot at. Though I was fairly impressed the way my two
oldest brothers were handling themselves. I started to suspect Seattle and
Boston had been in a situation like this in the past.
“Just
left it there and pretended I didn’t see it?” He threw me a look that clearly
said to not be stupid. Well then? It wasn’t my fault.
“We’ve
gotta lose them,” Orlando shouted as he glanced behind us while ducking behind the
seat as his shoulders went tight. “We need help.”
“No
shit!” Seattle and Boston shouted
together, both in the front. Then I suddenly felt light headed as my already
adrenaline filled blood took off towards my heart and it started beating fast
enough to jump out of my chest as I watched Boston pulled out a handgun. My
brother hit a button on the door of the vehicle, and heaved himself out the
window as soon as it was down.
“Hold
his legs,” Seattle ordered. “I’ve got another turn coming up to get us onto 10.
He’ll go flying.” I tucked the thumb drive that held the reason we were being
chased and the future of millions in my jeans pocket before practically diving
onto my brother’s legs to support him.
I
was blasted with the humid heat coming in from the outside air, making me sweat
worse than I already was under the circumstances. Scrambling and clawing to get
a hold when my arms started to slip against the cotton of his black cargo
pants, I gripped him tighter. I suddenly saw black spots and couldn’t help but
feel a giggle build in my throat wondering how I’d know if they were black
given the color of his pants.
Burying
my face against his legs, I hoped I could just hold on and not lose him as I
had so much already. As the gun went off, loud and echoing in my ears, I wished
I could wake up from this nightmare.
“What
the fuck happened, Chicago?” Phoenix asked me again. I glanced at Seattle. He’d
told me not to tell anyone what I’d found. “This was supposed to be a simple
snatch and download. You promised us you could do this, baby brother. Now
you’ve fucked us with the PP and the NSA. It was bad enough that the PP were
pissed at us before, but if they find out about this, we’re dead—if the humans
don’t kill us first.”
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