Bound into magical servitude by a former friend, the
powerful witch Giselle, Max is now a Shadowblade, a female
warrior duty-bound to protect Giselle and the Horngate
Coven. Although Max's bindings chafe and rub her, she knows
Giselle will never release her. The Apocalypse is coming.
The Guardians of the Earth have decided to wage war on
mankind and will destroy the witches if they stand in the
way. Max must swallow her bile and stand with Giselle to
protect Horngate, which has become her home. Other
alliances have to be forged; dangerous dealings with other
covens may prove as threatening to Horngate as the
Guardians. Through it all, Max remains strong and
determined to protect what has become hers, even though the
freedom she so desperately wants may never be within her
grasp.
Wow! A great start to a new series! Diana Pharaoh
Francis is best known for traditional fantasy, but her
new Horngate Witches series blasts out of the gate and
never stops running. Max is a complicated character;
bitter, proud and lethal all rolled up into one stunning
heroine. Urban fantasy and romance co-mingle in this well-
paced novel. A must-read for paranormal romance readers.
SOMETIMES YOU CHOOSE YOUR BATTLES. AND SOMETIMES, THEY
CHOOSE YOU...
Once, Max dreamed of a career, a home, a loving family.
Now all she wants is freedom...and revenge. A witch named
Giselle transformed Max into a warrior with extraordinary
strength, speed, and endurance. Bound by spellcraft, Max
has no choice but to fight as Giselle's personal magic
weapon -- a Shadowblade -- and she's lethally good at it.
But her skills are about to be put to the test as they
never have before....The ancient Guardians of the earth
are preparing to unleash widespread destruction on the
mortal world, and they want the witches to help them. If
the witches refuse, their covens will be destroyed,
including Horngate, the place Max has grudgingly come to
think of as home. Max thinks she can find a way to help
Horngate stand against the Guardians, but doing so will
mean forging dangerous alliances -- including one with a
rival witch's Shadowblade, who is as drawn to Max as she
is to him -- and standing with the witch she despises. Max
will have to choose between the old life she still dreams
of and the warrior she has become, and take her place on
the side of right -- if she survives long enough to figure
out which side that is....
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