![]() ![]() In this instance I was forced to sit absolutely still and try not to ralf all over the Top Secret files stacked in rows two and sometimes three deep on Pete's green metal desk. 38 I wore under my skirts for insurance, then finish him off with the crossbow he'd dropped when his bones shattered. Or, as I had actually done, kick both shoes into his face to throw him off balance, blast his kneecaps with the. Unlike that scenario, this was not a case where I could just go away and try again later. ![]() The one I'd meant to use to eliminate him. Not even when, about ten hours into my first mission, I'd walked into my hotel room to find a vampire standing beside the bed, holding a crossbow. In fact, I hadn't been this scared since I'd started working for him six months before. I already felt pretty queasy as I perched on the single, wooden folding chair in my boss, Pete's, office. All you can do is hang in there and hope it doesn't hit you so hard you get motion sickness and puke all over the newspapers. Other times you can see it coming, just a dot on the horizon, but you're like a canary in a cage. Then it whacks you on the back of the head, takes you straight to your knees before you realize what hit you. Sometimes it sneaks up behind you, giggling like your best girlfriend from 7th grade. ![]() Because you never know when it will hit you. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended by the author.įor Kirk, my inspiration, my joy, my love. The characters and events in this book are fictitious. Orbit is a trademark of Little, Brown Book Group Limited. Visit our Web site at First Edition: October 2007 ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST will be out in December 2007 and BITING THE BULLET will be joining the series in February 2008. This is, quite simply, a great read-fun, fast-paced, and oozing attitude and wit. They also grab you by the throat and don't let go. But what I think each of them has-and what Jennifer Rardin has-is the ability to create characters that do more than leap off the page. Hamilton, Charlaine Harris, and Kim Harrison. We all know that the urban fantasy market is booming, given the success of writers such as Keri Arthur, Patricia Briggs, Laurell K. This is a book that will keep you on the edge of your seat, so keep a pillow on the floor, just in case you fall off. What I loved from the first page was Jaz Parks's voice: vulnerable on one side and yet fully capable of taking out anyone who gets in her way, usually the bad guys. ONCE BITTEN, TWICE SHY is the beginning of the Jaz Parks series. And her boss is an ancient vampire on the CIA's payroll. A few months ago a manuscript zapped into my inbox with a cover note from the agent that read: "A nice place to visit, but you wouldn't want to die there." Miami isn't the first city you'd think of for an urban fantasy novel, but then again, Jaz Parks isn't your ordinary heroine. ![]()
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