Cursed
Born
of the Blood Book 1
by
Skylar Mckinzie
Genre:
YA Paranormal Fantasy
Skye,
Stormy, and Savannah Davidson are no different from the other
residents of Discovery, Massachusetts, or so they think. As their
25th birthday approaches, the town begins to treat them with wariness
and suspicion. Skye begins to believe the triplets are special. Can
they solve the puzzle of their past to save the town from the evil
forces that affect their future?
Prologue
1692:
Discovery, Massachusetts
The
growl from the other side of the door had spurred Faith into action like
nothing
else could. It wouldn’t be long before they came for her, because of what they
thought she was. Granny had warned her about going out during the hunt, but
she simply wanted to, no, had to see him
one more time. She knew it was a risk.
She knew the magistrate watched her and her family, searching for any excuse
to accuse them of witchcraft. She reached down to stroke the agitated wolf
at her feet. Faith knew she should send him running into the darkness but was
unable to bring herself to part with him before she had to. “Shh, Wolfe.” She rubbed
his soft fur to quiet him.
Maybe
Wolfe reacted to the growl from the dogs outside, or perhaps, he
innately
knew the mob was coming for her. Whatever the cause, his reaction
galvanized
her, and she tore the house apart, looking for a place to hide the book that
would condemn her and her sisters. Wolfe padded behind her, growling occasionally,
as if to remind her the men grew closer. Faith turned to see her sisters,
Chasity and Hope, standing in the doorway.
“Did
I not tell you to run?” Faith quickly gathered some potions, vials, and
other
essentials they would need, putting them hastily into a bag. With their
flowing
black hair and blue eyes, they appeared identical to Faith, another mark against
them as far as the town was concerned. Three babies, born at once, all resembling
the same person, had to be witchcraft, didn’t it?
“Run!”
Faith tossed the bags at the young women. She knew she caused the
hunters
to come for them. If only she hadn’t gone to see him, if she had simply
listened
to her granny. She darted after her sisters and Wolfe, out the back door of
the huge house, understanding she would never darken its doors again.
Fleeing
through the woods behind her former home, Faith heard the rapid
breathing
of her sisters running beside her, and the padded footsteps of Wolfe as he
led them to where their only salvations lie. Their lovers waited to spirit them away
from this place, away from the ignorance consuming this town. The six of them
would leave to a new land and begin again, somewhere they weren’t feared and
wouldn’t be put to death for being different.
Faith
sighed with relief when she saw horses ahead. “We’ve made it. It will all
be
okay now,” she whispered, turning to her sisters as she stopped to pat the top of
Wolfe’s head. She looked up in shock as the magistrate came out of the
darkness.
“Did
you really think we would let three witches descend on the world outside
of
Salem? There’s no telling what kind of disaster that would cause,” the
magistrate
said, his razor-sharp eyes full of hatred.
Faith
watched in dismay as her sisters were grabbed. She tried to go to them,
but
was stopped as hands gripped her arms from behind. To no avail, Faith
struggled
to let herself free.
“But,
how…” Tears filled her eyes when they stepped out
of the shadows.
“You!
You betrayed us,” she murmured, tears falling as she was led to one of the three
stakes erected. She had failed to see them when they’d burst into the
clearing.
The
wide-eyed terror on the faces of the sisters she swore to protect prompted
Faith
to reveal their true nature. Flames licking toward their feet, the smell of
burning
material in her nose, she started to chant, her sisters’ voices soon adding to
the incantation.
As
the fire rose to meet their feet, their voices grew louder and Faith saw the
townspeople
fidget as their nerves got the better of them. She looked directly at the
family who betrayed them, the family she, no they put their
entire trust in. The
birthmark on her shoulder stung, and the rain fell.
In the town of Discovery, Massachusetts lives three sisters,
triplets, Skye, Stormy, and Savannah Davidson who are witches but they are
unaware of this fact.
In 1692 the sisters were betrayed and burned at the stakes
for being different from others in the town. They were accused of being witches
because they looked alike. When the sisters were being burned they cast a spell
so they would be reincarnated every time they died.
In 2016 the sisters are unaware of what they are. Strange
and mysterious things are happening in the town that is causing their neighbors
to act differently and treat the sister differently as well. Something evil is
coming that could take the lives of the sisters and everyone in Discovery. The
sisters must remember who and what they are if they are going to fight for
their lives and their neighbors.
Cursed was a great introduction to a new series, Born of the
Blood. It is filled with lots of action on every page that will keep those
pages turning. The author gives you just enough info at one time to keep you
hanging on for more.
I would recommend Curse to all fans of witches, vampires,
wolves and magic. Come join the sisters, Skye, Stormy, and Savannah on their
epic journey of discovering who they are in Discovery, Massachusetts before the
evil comes once again.
Skylar
McKinzie
lives in the small town of Screven, Ga. When she’s not writing,
she’s cooking, baking, reading, and spending time with her family.
She also loves long walks and sitting by the bonfire in October,
which is her favorite month of the year.
She
writes horror and paranormal romance. She is working on her next
novel due to be released by the end of the year.
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