Forsaken By Shadow (Mirus (1.1)) [Kindle Edition]

Kait Nolan (Author)

Book Description

**Forsaken By Shadow is also included in the omnibus Genesis, along with Devil's Eye and Blindsight. Buy all three and save!**

A Novella of the Mirus (1.1):

Cade Shepherd is on top of the world as this year’s Ultimate Fighting Champion. He doesn’t even remember his life as Gage Dempsey, a Shadow Walker with the ability to magically transport himself from shadow to shadow. In fact, he can’t remember anything before waking up in a cheap motel room ten years ago with mysterious burns on his hands–not even the woman he almost died for.

Embry Hollister has picked up the pieces of her life, learned to control her ability to generate flame, and now works an enforcer for the Council of Races. But when her father is captured by the human military and the Council refuses mount a rescue mission, Embry has no choice but to go rogue. All she has to do is find the man with the new name and new life who was completely wronged by her people, give him back the memories they stole, convince him to join her on what’s probably a suicide mission, and hope that after ten years of living as a regular guy he still remembers what her father taught him.

And after that, she just has to leave him. Again.

EXCERPT:

“Do you have any idea how many rules Adan violated with you? Bringing a human into our world?” The demand came from the Walker on the left. His dark face was barely differentiated from the shadows in which he stood. The outlines of his broad body were still blurred.

“I know he gave me my life.” Gage edged backward, trying to push Embry into a corner.

“A mistake we intend to rectify before it destroys him,” said the wraith.

“No!” The heat behind him was instant, scorching.

Gage turned toward her, shouting, “Embry, no!” But the fireballs were already flying from her hands toward the two flanking Walkers. They phased out even as Matthias dove forward and caught Gage around the waist.

Matthias was the bigger man, but Gage was younger, faster. He twisted and threw the Walker into a wall, already scrambling toward Embry.

She was a living flame, more than ever the child of her fire elemental mother. Heat and light pulsed off her in waves, expanding, beating in a terrifying rhythm as the nimbus grew and grew.

If she went nova, she’d kill them all.

Gage dove into the light, feeling no burn, no pain, just desperation to save her. If he could drag her out of the light and into the shadows, he could get her away to safety. Drawing on the darkness, he reached out for her. “You have to shut it off!”

“No, you don’t underst—”

His hands closed around her arms. For a heartbeat everything stilled. Then, agony ripped through him, an insatiable inferno of pain as everything she was projecting shot into his body and ripped him apart.
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Product Details

• File Size: 345 KB
• Print Length: 141 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Springbrook Digital (March 25, 2010)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B003E4849I
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #262,459 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great read! August 1, 2010

By Stacey Wallace Benefiel

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I enjoyed this novella very much. It was exactly the kind of quick PNR read I was in the mood for after a long day. The characters are intelligent and sexy and I found the paranormal aspects to be fresh and interesting. Definitely going to read more by Kait Nolan.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Good stuff! June 14, 2010

By Cara Wallace

Format:Kindle Edition

Kait Nolan has jumped straight onto my "read more" list with her debut novella. The story pulled me in and kept me reading from the first page. I found her characters intriguing and believable, both in themselves and in their relationships to one another. Settings, events, and the details of the paranormal world were all realistically described without any info-dumping.

My criticisms are minor and didn't prevent me from enjoying the story, and I say this as someone who is, for better and worse, a really critical reader. For those who, like me, get really distracted by things like grammar and punctuation, I'm happy to report I didn't notice anything but a few comma errors. There was one line of dialog that was a little awkward in its detail-explaining function. The shift from the first scene to the second took me a moment to catch up to, but I had no problem figuring out what was going on. As I said, minor issues, and they were easily outweighed by the strength of Ms. Nolan's storytelling.

In short, this is a well-written, very engaging novella, with a world and characters I'd like to visit again. Kudos to Kait, and I can't wait to read her next installment.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Well done! June 5, 2010

By Jamie DeBree

Format:Kindle Edition

It took me a little bit to get into this novella, but it smoothed out nicely, and raced quickly through all sorts of exciting events that leave one sort of breathless at the end (personally, I like that). I found it kind of predictable in spots, but not in a bad way, and I enjoyed the relationship between the two main characters very much. The opening was quite original and unique...a fascinating way to start the story. The Mirus world is one chock-full of interesting and quirky "beings" that I'd really like to read more of soon. Bravo, Kait!

More About the Author

Kait Nolan is stuck in an office all day, sometimes juggling all three of her jobs at once with the skill of a trained bear--sometimes with a similar temperament. After hours, she uses her powers for good, creating escapist fiction. The work of this Mississippi native is packed with action, romance, and the kinds of imaginative paranormal creatures you'd want to sweep you off your feet...or eat your boss. When she's not working or writing, she's in her kitchen, heading up a revolution to Retake Homemade from her cooking blog, Pots and Plots.