Book Info
Songs of the Earth by Lexi Ander
Book Title: Songs of the Earth
Series: Sumeria’s Son #2
Author : Lexi Ander
Publisher: Less Than Three Press
Length: 49.000 words
Genre : Paranormal, Fantasy , Urban Fantasy
Release Date: January 7 , 2015
Cover artist: LeBurden Design
Blurb:
Thrust into the role of Prince of the Lycans, Tristan strives
to find his footing in a life suddenly rife with secrets and lies—and danger.
Betrayed by a Goddess meant to safeguard him, desperate to protect his consort
and their growing tribe, he can only prepare for the worst and struggle to
hope.
And then the worst comes to kill them…
General Excerpt:
Excerpt: Songs of the Earth
I sat on my horse, Dancing Socks, in the middle of the river
that cut through my property, the chill of the water numbing my legs. We were
stuck, trapped between two creatures of myth and a Goddess of the Lycan race.
Behind me, six of my warriors in the fearsome Lupe battle form braced to
protect me.
I was in deep, deep shit. For the life of me, I couldn’t see a
way out. Two Shirdals―lion-eagles also known as gryphons―one in front of me and
one behind, effectively cut off any escape. Socks and I couldn’t outrun these Sumerian
creatures of myth. But they were the least of my problems. What held my full
attention was the woman standing before me on the water’s edge.
The Goddess Ki, clothed in a long, flowing gauzy dress, wearing
a crown of ram’s horns, with a bow and quiver of arrows over her left shoulder
and a cudgel hanging from her waist. She held a lion cub’s leash while
regarding me with a stern, assessing gaze.
“Tristan Javed Ksathra Janick, Prince of the Enkidu, do you
know who I am?”
How could I, or any Lycan, not know her? Regardless of what had
happened today, I’d believed there was a solution. There was always a way out
as long as I continued to breathe—but this, her,
I couldn’t fight and win.
“You are the Goddess Ki, consort of Enki, Lady Life, mother of
all living things, Nourisher of Kings. I greet you, Goddess. Do with me as you
will.”
From across the water, Ki smiled a very white smile. “Come to
me, Tristan. We have much to discuss,” she commanded.
I nudged Socks with my knees and she reluctantly finished
crossing the stream, nervously tossing her head and rolling her eyes at the
Shirdal. Once out of the water, I guided her a safe distance to the side and
dismounted, removing her wet saddle and blanket. Her muscles twitched as she
held still for me.
For a moment, I leaned my forehead on Socks’s shoulder. She
reached around and nibbled at my hair. Not a half hour ago, I had left the
ranch to go for a ride. The morning had offered many revelations with an
accumulation of events that changed the course of my life.
After breaking the bond with my Twin Flame, Theo Sullivan, I
hadn’t expected to find happiness or to fall in love with my best friend, but I
had. Last night we made love, and it had been the best night of my life. This
morning I’d awakened to find out I was born of royal blood, and Ushna was my
chosen consort. Before I could begin to grasp what that even meant, Caspian
MacCuill—one of the Magi—and a group of Lycan warriors invaded my home and attempted
to kidnap Ushna and blackmail our friend, Gregori Borchetta, which led to Ushna
being shot while trying to protect me.
All I had wanted was an hour. One single, measly hour to gather
my thoughts and figure out what the hell we needed to do next. Instead, I sat
trapped with no way to escape. The only course of action left to me was to save
as many lives as possible. No mortal defied a Goddess and lived. If only I knew
what I’d done to draw her attention.
Reluctantly, I straightened, petting Socks’s velvety nose
before I removed her bridle. Giving her a smack on the rump, I sent her away.
With luck, she’d return home safely and not be eaten.
Ready for whatever fate awaited me at the hands of a Goddess
who hadn’t walked the Earth in a very, very long time, I turned to Ki and
waited. It couldn’t be taken as good fortune that she was here now.
“Why so gloomy, Tristan? Do you think so poorly of me that you
expect to be struck down by my hand?” Ki asked, head tilted to the side as she
stared with almond-shaped black eyes.
One Shirdal lay at her feet, allowing Ki to scratch the
feathers between its ears. The picture presented seemed surreal, two things
that shouldn’t exist in this modern world of skyscrapers, automobiles, space
shuttles, and nuclear bombs. Yes, I kept an altar in my room where I left burnt
offerings to the Warrior Goddess Anat and Shamash, God of Justice. Believing in
the Gods and Goddesses didn’t mean one would manifest into my world and
actually speak to me.
“I don’t wish to offend, Goddess. It’s… well… this has been a
very unusual day. Right now, I’m assuming the worst because I cannot fathom why
you are here—speaking to me.”
She gave me another toothy smile and glanced across the water
to the Lupes harassing the other Shirdal. “Please call your warriors to you,
Tristan. The Shirdals meant you no harm. They were only playing.”
I barely withheld an ugly snort. Playing with me? I could
imagine them playing as they tossed me about with their sharp beaks. Without a
word, I lifted a hand to the Lupes and they entered the water, intent upon me
as they crossed in a straight line.
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Author Info:
Author: Lexi Ander
Lexi has always been an avid reader, and at a young age
started reading (secretly) her mother’s romances (the ones she was told not to
touch). She was the only teenager she knew of who would be grounded from
reading. Later, with a pencil and a note book, she wrote her own stories and
shared them with friends because she loved to see their reactions. A Texas
transplant, Lexi now kicks her boots up in the Midwest with her Yankee husband
and her eighty-pound puppies named after vacuum cleaners.
E-mail: lexi.ander.author@gmail.com
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