Zinnia
Christina Bauer
As the last dragon shifter, I live alone, hiding in one of Earth’s sacred deserts. My human handlers tell me that I have no parents, no name, and no purpose other than to train for battle and one day become a vessel for the reincarnation of Chimera, the greatest dragon shifter of all. Sadly, Chimera’s rebirth will mean my own death. But my handlers say this sacrifice is a noble fate that will rebuild the dragon shifter world.
I shall die on my seventeenth birthday. That’s five days from now.
Then I hear music thumping across the desert. I take my mortal form, follow the sound, and find humans dancing in what they call a rave. There is a stage and a rock band. One thing quickly becomes clear: Unlike the audience, the musicians are dragon shifters, just like me. And one of them, the guitar player Rhodes, makes my knees turn watery. The lead singer, Kaps, has something strangely familiar about her.
It all adds up to one conclusion: My handlers lied to me. I’m not the last of my kind. Memories reappear. I had parents once. Portia and Tempest. I even had a name. Zinnia. Perhaps I have a reason to live as well. I step past the dancing humans to confront the players.
I will find out the full truth, no matter what.
About the Author
Christina Bauer thinks that fantasy books are like bacon: they just make life better. All of which is why she writes romance novels that feature demons, dragons, wizards, witches, elves, elementals, and a bunch of random stuff that she brainstorms while riding the Boston T. Oh, and she includes lots of humor and kick-ass chicks, too.
Christina graduated from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School with BA’s in English along with Television, Radio, and Film Production. She lives in Newton, MA with her husband, son, and semi-insane golden retriever, Ruby.
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The Tour
August 5th
–Ilovebooksandstuffblog >> Excerpt
–Archaeolibrarian – I Dig Good Books! >> Review
–The Book Junkie Reads . . . >> Review
August 6th
–Tyto Forest >> Excerpt
–The Cover Contessa >> Interview
–BooksCharming >> Guest post
August 7th
–T’s Stuff >> Excerpt
–The Avid Reader >> Review
–Midwest Romantic >> Excerpt
August 8th
–Viviana MacKade >> Guest post
–Character Madness and Musings >> Excerpt
August 9th
–diary of a wannabe writer >> Review
–Angel’s Guilty Pleasures >> Excerpt
–Haddie’s Haven >> Review
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August 12th
–Rockin’ Book Reviews >> Guest post
–Urban Fantasy Investigations >> Excerpt
–Adventures in Writing >> Excerpt
August 13th
–TheBookNerdDiaries >> Excerpt
–Jazzy Book Reviews >> Excerpt
–I’m Into Books >> Excerpt
August 14th
–Finding Magic In Books >> Excerpt
–Don’t Judge, Read >> Interview
–Book Butterfly in Dreamland >> Review
August 15th
–Books A-Brewin’ >> Excerpt
–My Books-My World >> Excerpt
–Jessica Belmont >> Review
August 16th
–Smada’s Book Smack >> Review
–Two Ends of the Pen >> Interview
–Teatime and Books >> Excerpt
