Variants
The Anathergians Trilogy
Book One
Michelle C. Reilly
Genre: Sci-Fi Fantasy with Romance
ISBN: 978-1500364489
ASIN: B00LE1B9DQ
Number of pages: 270 print
325 Kindle
Word Count: 92k
Available at Amazon and CreateSpace
Book Description:
Sworn to Protect the Very People Bent on Destroying Them
POWERFUL
Auden, the king of the immortal Anathergian race, came to Earth five thousand years ago when he and his people escaped from their destroyed planet. His power is immense, but is threatened because he has yet to take a Lifemate.
WITCH
With the blood of an Anathergian and a witch running through her veins, Leah is a force to be reckoned with. After leaving her foster family to learn how to master her new-found powers, Auden finds her. With him, she discovers her heritage, her strength, and her love.
VARIANTS
An Anathergian is using variant strains of his DNA to turn humans into Anathergians. This enemy’s goal: use the Variants to take over the world and take Auden’s place as king. Auden and Leah’s goal: Stop the enemies and discover what connections Leah has with them.
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Excerpt
from Chapter 4:
He stood inside
the entrance as the doors closed behind him. His gaze was drawn to a slim calf
covered in black denim hanging over the arm of a wing back chair facing the
desk. A black Converse shoe bounced up and down. Then a dark head with gray
eyes peeked at him from around the edge of the chair. The girl’s near-black
straight hair was cut at an angle where it touched the tip of her chin on one
side of her heart shaped face and ended at mid ear on the other side.
He took a step
forward, ready to reach for her. It was an instinctive reaction and one he had
never done before. He held himself still.
His insides sang
to the tune of another like him. Oh, yes, she is most definitely of Anathergian
blood.
With reddened
cheeks, she twisted away.
Marla reached
her desk. Glancing from Auden to Leah, she gestured toward the girl. “Auden,
please meet Leah.”
The girl gave a
halfhearted wave at him from beyond the chair. Auden raised an eyebrow at
Marla. The woman’s brow creased and she shook her head, her curls bobbing
against her cheeks. “Leah, have manners, if you please.”
“I waved hello,
didn’t I?” said a sulky voice from the seat.
Marla’s mouth
went tight, and then she motioned for Auden to come forward. He approached the
side of the desk to get a better view of the girl.
She was slight,
but not too thin. Her long, shapely legs, emphasized by the tight jeans, seemed
to go on for days. Her short-sleeved fitted black t-shirt had a drawing of a
face with Xs for eyes. His gaze stopped at her pert breasts that stood from the
shirt for a moment. When he realized where his stare had strayed, he brought
his perusal higher. A pale, sateen neck gave way to a stubborn jaw line. Parted
wine lips made his throat parched. Her straight nose was almost too big for her
face, but it went well with her angled chin. A gunmetal glare shot sparks at
him and she bounced her leg to an agitated tune. It was apparent she was not
happy about her current situation. He could commiserate, but it didn’t mean he
would give into her rancor.
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Leah scrutinized
the man who, according to Marla, had come to bring her to his people for
training. He was someone Marla trusted and the training would help her grow. As
if. Leah already had people to train her. Here, at Sanctuary. She didn’t need
his people. And what could his people teach her she hadn’t already excelled at?
She tilted her
head back and glared at him, giving him her best As if I care look. But, jeez,
was he huge! Holy crap, he could probably take down a bull without using a
horse or rope. His eyes were as dark as the deepest depths of the ocean and
churned with as much life as those seas. She idly wondered what treasures were
hidden there. When Leah studied his face, she thought of exotic Egyptian
pharaohs. He wore a black, long-sleeved buttoned shirt made of a soft material
that kissed his muscles like a lover. His jeans molded to his muscular thighs
and extended over black boots.
His gaze gave
her a once over so thorough she had to subdue the urge to squirm. Instead, she
notched her chin higher. When he continued to scrutinize her, she said, “You
can stop staring.”
Marla’s intake
of breath sent a small pang of guilt through Leah’s chest, and she sent the
woman a quick apologetic look. Glancing back at Auden, she noticed a slight
lift at one corner of his mouth. She covered her own twitching smile and
instead showed a sudden interest in the wood beams lining the ceiling.
“What have you
told her?” His baritone timbre made Leah think of swimming in a serene lake
with cool water surrounding her. It calmed her.
“I told her we
have known each other for quite some time and I trust the training she will
receive with you will be beyond reproach,” answered Marla.
Irritated, Leah
let out a small harrumph. “I’m sitting right here. Please don’t talk about me
as if I’m not right in front of you.”
“Oh,” he
regarded her up and down, “do you wish to join the conversation?”
That’s it! After
the morning she had, she wasn’t going to let this guy push her around. She stood,
taking fast steps toward him. “Do I wish to join the conversation? You”—she
pointed at him—“bet I do! Why am I going with you? What type of training can
you give me”—she pointed a thumb at herself—“that I can’t learn here?” She
gestured with her hands indicating the school. “What makes your people”—she
poked her finger into his chest and became even more annoyed because he didn’t
even flinch—“so much better than the people I have here?” She indicated the
school again.
“Leah, this is
unacceptable behavior,” interjected Marla, her voice high with angry
disappointment.
Auden, who
hadn’t moved a muscle during Leah’s tirade, spoke to Marla. “It’s fine, Marla.
I can handle this.”
“Handle? Handle?
Seriously?” Leah sputtered. “Do you think you’re just going to ʻhandle’ me?”
She made quotation marks with her fingers.
“Right, then,
I’ll leave you to it,” Marla said to Auden and headed toward the double doors.
About the Author:
Michelle C. Reilly is a single mom of two wonderful boys. She spent ten years in the U.S. Navy as a Hospital Corpsman Preventive Medicine Technician, which meant she was actually attached to or stationed with the U.S. Marine Corps. She has a Masters in Science in Public Health, but she is generally an IT geek and a geek of many other things as well. She currently resides in Las Vegas, NV, with her two cats, Meowdy and Moose, and her dog, Katie aka “The Old Lady.”
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