Blood Song

April 19, 2010
In this fast-paced urban fantasy, Adams (Magic's Design
), the joint pseudonym for C.T. Adams and Cathy Clamp (the Sazi series), introduces readers to a new world full of treachery and action. Tough-as-nails bodyguard Celia Graves protects the rich and famous from ghosts, demons, and other supernatural entities. While guarding the prince of a tiny European country, Celia is caught in a vampire ambush that leaves her wounded and partially transformed. Now she has to figure out her new limits and powers, destroy her sire before he can control her, and put together the pieces of a larger plan in which she's just a pawn. The story line and setting will draw in readers from the start, but late revelations may have them paging backwards to pick up on clues, and some answers will just have to wait for the sequels.

June 15, 2010

From the popular urban fantasy duo C.T. Adams and Cathy Clamp comes the start of a new series written under the Adams pseudonym (Magic's Design). Celia Graves works as a bodyguard protecting the rich and famous from the press, overzealous fans, and the occasional monster. Celia's most recent assignment is to protect the prince of Rusland, but this routine job goes horribly wrong. Outside a nightclub the prince and his retinue suffer a vicious vampire ambush. The prince disappears, and Celia wakes up days later only to discover she is no longer human. She has been bitten by a master vampire, who mysteriously neither killed her nor completely turned her. Celia has become that rare hybrid known as an abomination. Her problems are only beginning. Celia is a brilliant character with plenty of hurt and sorrow in her life but also imbued with a strong spirit. Her tenacity saves the day more than once. VERDICT This is a treat for urban fantasy fans who like smart, feisty heroines and complex, fast-paced stories.--Patricia Altner, Biblioinfo.com, Columbia, MD

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