Isla’s
Oath by Cassandra Page
(Isla’s Inheritance #2)
Publication date: January 20th 2015
Genres: Urban
Fantasy, Young Adult
Isla is determined to understand her heritage and control her new abilities, but concealing them from those close to her proves difficult. Convincing the local fae she isn’t a threat despite her mixed blood is harder still. When the dazzling Everest arrives with a retinue of servants, Isla gets her first glimpse of why her mother’s people are hated … and feared.
But Isla isn’t the only one with something to hide. Someone she trusts is concealing a dangerous secret. She must seek the truth and stop Everest from killing to get what he wants: Isla’s oath.
“Can
I help you all?” A large woman came out from behind the counter,
her sudden appearance making me jump. I hadn’t seen her until she
moved. Her red and gold gypsy-style shirt camouflaged perfectly with
the rug hanging on the wall behind her.
“Just
browsing, thanks.” I smiled at her. She didn’t smile back.
“Your
friend there like art?” The woman indicated Ryan with a jut of her
chin.
“He’s
a painter.”
She
brightened—I noticed a few old spots of paint on her jeans—and
lumbered over to Ryan. However, she kept a gimlet eye on the rest of
us to make sure we didn’t steal anything. Very welcoming.
Bored,
Sarah and I waited by the jewellery stand. “I’m dreading getting
back to the cabin,” my cousin admitted, brushing sweat-damped
tendrils back from her face. “It’s going to be an oven.”
“Why
don’t we use the barbeques to cook dinner?” I suggested, wiping
my palms on my denim shorts. My nausea was growing. I wasn’t sure
I’d be able to eat dinner. Stupid honeycomb. “At least that won’t
heat up the cabin any further.”
“Good
idea.” Her eyes lit up. “Then we can go down to the beach for a
swim afterwards. To cool off.”
“Hey,
Isla,” Dominic said, walking towards us. He was holding something
black in one hand. “I was thinking about getting this as a present
for your dad, to thank him for paying for the trip.” He held the
object out to show me, a lump vaguely shaped like a curvy woman with
her arms together above her head.
I
squeaked and leaped back, my shoulder thumping into a hanging wind
chime. Wooden tubes clanked furiously. The shop’s owner shouted
something, but I didn’t hear it.
The
sculpture was iron. And I’d nearly taken it from him.
Dominic
stared at me with wide eyes, the sculpture still outstretched. The
storeowner barrelled over and snatched it off him as though he was
brandishing it.
Swallowing
hard, I fled.
Cassandra
Page is a mother, author, editor and geek. She lives in Canberra,
Australia’s bush capital, with her son and two Cairn Terriers. She
has a serious coffee addiction and a tattoo of a cat—despite being
allergic to cats. She has loved to read since primary school,
when the library was her refuge, and loves many genres—although
urban fantasy is her favourite. When she’s not reading or writing,
she engages in geekery, from Doctor Who to AD&D. Because who
said you need to grow up?
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Looks like an interesting story, thank you for sharing and for the giveaway and good luck with the release!
ReplyDeleteI definitely want to read and review this one!
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