The Girl and the Gargoyle (The Girl and the Raven #2)
Release Date: 06/23/15
Summary from Goodreads:
Being half-witch/half-demon and dating Marcus, a gargoyle and demon enemy, is complicated enough for Lucy. She can almost tolerate Jude, her demon father, forcing her to undergo combat training.
But when Marcus’s long-lost family returns to Chicago, her world begins to crumble. Marcus's mother wants him to leave to join the gargoyle clan; his father wants him to help kill Jude. There’s one major problem with this: if Jude dies, Lucy dies.
Marcus will do whatever it takes to save Lucy and her father. Meanwhile Lucy has her own plan and with the aid of a surprise newcomer, seeks help from the most unlikely—and dangerous—source.
Marcus will do whatever it takes to save Lucy and her father. Meanwhile Lucy has her own plan and with the aid of a surprise newcomer, seeks help from the most unlikely—and dangerous—source.
“Why did I allow you to talk me into this?” Marcus
rubs the back of his neck as he paces beside me. It’s impossible to read his
expression in the near-darkness.
“Relax,” Selima says. “You’re going to love it. Tell
him, Lucy.”
Marcus moves to the other side of the clearing. A
chorus of sounds ring out through the woods, the skitter of nocturnal animals
moving over a blanket of twigs, leaves and brush. Two owls hoot, hoot to one
another.
“But I tried this before. Twice. It was a disaster.”
He clears his throat. “Maybe I can’t fly. You know...like...some protectors can
and some can’t.”
“Why didn’t I think of that?” Selima says, her tone
mocking. “While every protector I’ve ever known can fly, you’re the one
exception. Silly me.”
I burst out laughing then clamp my hand over my mouth,
certain Marcus is glaring at me through the darkness.
“Let’s get this over with,” Marcus mutters.
“That’s the spirit, little brother!” Selima says. “I
need to change. Lucy, can I get my other shirt?”
I toss Selima what can be best described as part
T-shirt and part string bikini.
I thought it would be better in the dark, not seeing
them go through the change. Marcus groans, and I visualize the skin splitting
along his back, feathers scraping muscle and bone as they struggle free. I
imagine his pain and shudder. Selima whimpers once. Did she just morph instantly?
“You ready, little brother?” Selima calls out.
Sliding my cell phone from my pocket, I select the
flashlight app and wave it like a wand in front of me. I gasp as Selima is
illuminated. While Marcus’s wings are gray and white, Selima’s are white with
what appears to be a large, black spot on the left wing.
“Beautiful,” I murmur.
Marcus moves into the light and studies his sister’s
wings. “It’s like you have an extra eye.” He points to the black spot.
“Creepy.”
Selima shrugs. “You ever hear of the evil eye? This is
the opposite. It keeps me safe.”
“Says the girl who works for demons,” I say.
Selima arches an eyebrow at me before returning her
attention to Marcus. “I want you to forget what you’ve tried before. Assume
it’s all wrong.”
Marcus snorts. I expect him to come back with some
smart aleck remark and am relieved when he stays quiet. Why’s he fighting this?
Doesn’t he understand how lucky he is? He can heal people. He can control other
people’s emotions. He’s strong and fast. And now he’s going to learn to fly.
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Pauline Gruber is a self-professed music junkie, cat wrangler, and travel nut. She went to Paris in the 90’s where she discovered a love of three things: croissants, old cathedrals, and gargoyles. Deciding that the paranormal world could use a new kind of hero, Pauline translated her fascination with the protective gargoyle into a suspenseful love story. She is the author of the young adult series, The Girl and the Raven, The Girl and the Gargoyle and the forthcoming novel, The Girl and the Demon. By day, Pauline is a legal assistant for a Chicago law firm where she steals identities and incorporates them into her books. If you tell anyone, she’ll deny, deny, deny. Pauline lives outside of Chicago with her precocious black cats.
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