It all begins with a
Spark . . .
Ardentia, a demon
hunter with a demon’s spirit bound to her own, goes on a journey to
restore honor to her mother’s name. One by one, she hunts down the
Saligia, who are responsible for her family’s curse. The
closer she gets to bringing the Seven Deadly Sins down, the higher
the chances are she’ll lose herself along the way. As the demon
inside her awakens and grows stronger, it will only be a matter of
time. Ardentia faces but one choice—trust the demon to help her
break the curse, and pray he doesn’t betray her in the end.
. . . and blazes
into an Inferno . . .
A new threat has
emerged. Belial, one of four Crown Princes of Hell, has risen. The
Crown Prince intends to free the rest of his brothers. If he
succeeds, he will raise Lucifer from his centuries’ long slumber.
Belial will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. His influence even
extends past the defenses of the holy city of Salvatio. The Crown
Prince must be stopped before the last great defense of mankind
falls. Ardentia stands to answer the call. She knows the task alone
will be dangerous, and that she could easily die in the attempt. But
the threat of certain death won’t sway her. She and Noxius will do
whatever it takes to thwart Belial, regardless of the consequences,
even if those consequences mean paying the ultimate price.
. . . leaving behind
a world of Embers . . .
Though she won the battle against
Belial, the war for mankind has just begun. Lucifer is rising. With
each passing day, time runs out for the human race. In sixty-six
days, the fate of the world will be decided. But before Ardentia can
focus on saving the world, she must save her demon. Noxius is dying,
and his only hope for survival is to return to his own body. Ardentia
must brave the horrors of Hell and its armies to reach Noxius’
court. If she manages to survive, she’ll still need to face the
Lucifer, and something far worse—a foe far greater than the Devil
himself.
On February 27th, Karyn
Pearson unveils the final chapter in the Hellfire trilogy.
“Tell
your master that I’m coming for him next,” she said. “We’re
going to finish what we started.”
Excerpt from Embers:
A
rushing sound filled her ears, Noxius’ power surged to life within
her, willing her to dodge to the left. She whirled aside, watching as
a hook-sword sailed within an inch of her, the blade singing in the
air as it passed. A nearby soul cried out as the sword pierced him in
a spray of blood. He slumped over and remained still, put out of his
misery at last.
“I
thought I smelled a mortal,” said the all-too-familiar voice of
Malacoda. “What ever shall we do with you, my dear?”
“She’s
pretty,” said a second voice. “Can we keep this one?”
“She
is
rather interesting, isn’t she?” Malacoda agreed. “How could a
mortal make it so far into Hell unscathed?"
The
sound of wings was all around them, the Malebranche laughing as they
circled their prey. The huntress didn’t need to look to know she
was surrounded. This was it, they were done for.
“Run!”
Noxius yelled. “We need to make it to the next ring!”
Ardentia
didn’t need to be told twice. She broke into a sprint, moving as
fast as she could down the road. Behind her, she heard Malacoda
wrenching his sword from the body of the tortured soul he’d
inadvertently killed. The demon was in quick pursuit; the huntress
knew she’d be no match for his speed. He was upon her within a
moment, so she did the only thing she could. She turned to fight.
Using
her forward momentum, she made a quick about-face, swinging her leg
as she turned. Her kick connected, the blow startling the demon for a
few seconds, as black blood seeped from a fresh wound on his cheek.
He snarled at her in rage, raising his hook and sweeping toward her.
She dropped and rolled under it, the sword passing over her head
harmlessly. Her feet were back under her in an instant, and she was
up and running, the demon roaring from somewhere behind her as he
chased after her again.
“Keep
running!” Noxius encouraged. “We’re nearly there.”
She
kept moving, her eyes finding the end of the road ahead and what
looked like the edge of a cliff. As she neared the end of the road,
she saw the ground gave way into a sharp drop of at least one-hundred
feet to the next circle below. To the far right, she saw a set of
stairs carved into the side of the cliff. She started for them at
once, moving off the road and cutting across a line of staked bodies.
Suddenly,
Malacoda materialized before them, standing at the cliff’s edge and
barring their path. He smiled, thinking he had her cornered. In her
mind, she heard her demon shouting for her to turn around and head
the opposite direction. The huntress ignored him, running toward the
demon instead.
She
barreled straight into the demon, her full body weight slamming into
him hard. He doubled over and gave a grunt of pain, losing his
balance, and together, they tumbled off the cliff.
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About the author:
Karyn Pearson is the author of the
Hellfire Trilogy and Arcturian Bloodlines. She is a
full-time pet parent of her two dogs Nikki and Jamie. Karyn has a
B.A. in Anthropology and has explored dozens of cultures in her
studies, but has imagined countless more. She enjoys reading, playing
action RPGs, and plotting the next adventure for her characters
whenever she has a spare moment free of the dreaded and undefeated
“puppy dog eyes attack.”
Her upcoming project will be the first
novel of a new vampire series, Arcturian Bloodlines. When
she's not writing, Karyn can be found playing with her puppies or
Googling various dangerous topics for novel research that make her
constantly question why federal agents haven't yet knocked down her
front door.
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