The Strix, Available Oct 4th.

“Welcome to Villa Lupus Unguis, the house of the wolf fang.”

While getting her fortune told in a Wiccan shop in Salem, Massachusetts, Arcona’s reality has a screaming meltdown. A past life as an obsessed Celtic witch awakens and she’s flung headfirst into blood rites on a sacred island, captured by Romans, and sold in the markets of Pompeii as a pleasure slave to the sadistic owner of a gladiatorial school. Seeking revenge against Rome, Arcona lures a lonely Dacian gladiator into her bed and uses dark magic to turn him into an immortal blood-craving “Slayer,” a warlike vampire to be set loose on the Empire.

Two millennia and an exploding Mount Vesuvius later, Tyr is still pissed off about being forced to spend eternity as a vampiric mercenary. Desperate to break the Slayer curse, he kidnaps Arcona, intent on learning the secrets carried in her blood. But they’re in for a surprise. Once these two damaged souls share their stories, the possibility of redemption—even love—is offered. When another Slayer tries to claim Arcona as his blood slave, Tyr has to be her hero one last time. He loved her once but can a vampiric Slayer ever forgive his maker?

This is an epic tale of witchcraft, vampires, reincarnation, and a healing act of love.

Note to my readers: The Strix is NOT a straightforward romance.

The heroine’s personality exists in two time frames. She is virtually two different women, sharing the same experiences and evolving from them. This story contains Upir Likhyi or warrior vampires, graphic violence, and sex scenes, blood sports in the arena, and past life mayhem messing up the present.

Full-length novel, no cliffhanger, HEA.

The She-Wolf Pack At Bitten By Paranormal Romance Loved "The Strix"!

CaroleDee's Rating:
Rating - 5
Sexual - 4

Wow, I guess I didn't read the blurb well enough, I honestly thought going into the Strix that I was in for a light and fluffy erotic romance, boy was I wrong. What I got was an epic tale of slavery, witchcraft, betrayal, revenge and ultimately forgiveness. I fell in love with the characters and their plight and can't remember a time when I was rooting more for a happily ever after. 

*Be aware that there is plenty of brutality shown in flashbacks, but those scenes are necessary for an understanding of why a once peaceful seeress would turn to such extremes for revenge.

Jasmyn's Rating:
Rating - 4
Sexual - 3

The Strix was something new and different - a creature that I hadn't read about before.  An evil witch that creates a race of vampire-like creatures, Arcona was not a very nice person in her past life.  Tyr was one of her Upir Likhyi (no clue how that one is pronounced) and is dead set on vengeance.  Too bad he falls in love first.  Now the two of them must fight for their lives against the other Upir Likhyi that want Arcona dead and see Tyr as just another step in the process.

I loved the flashbacks to Arcona's previous life.  It was a great way to show her history and background and let me see why Tyr disliked her so much at first.  Once they decide not to hate each other, the story really takes off - and it gets quite hot and Arcona and Tyr discover more their past and begin to enjoy their future.

Emi's Rating:
Rating - 5
Sexual - 4

I absolutely looooooved this story! I am hopelessly infatuated with the mysticism that surrounds past lives, witches, and Salem. While Arcona is on vacation in Salem, her friends take her to a magic shop, and everything changes. Tyr has been waiting a long time for Arcona to come back, now that she has, can he do what he's been waiting for? The Strix is a great story, where the past and present come full circle to redeem the wrongs of the past. Loved it! :) 

Thank you ladies!

The Examiner gave The Strix 4 Stars!

This is what reviewer Acquenetta Ferguson had to say about The Strix:

"When I started reading this book, I didn't know where it was going to take me, but by the time I finished I was ready for book 2. There are elements of Greek Mythology and vampire lore interwoven around the tale of reincarnation, making this an incredibly interesting read.

In this book, The Strix are witches of vengeance who create their own warriors, which are brave, strong men who become infused with the witch’s evil by becoming an immortal being who not only lives for the kill but also for the blood. Unlike other vampire type stories, these creatures can have sex, but they can never be satisfied. In fact they are created by sex magic.

I loved the idea of these creatures being created in such way. But the book is not focused primarily on the vampire element, instead it takes the reader on a journey to the distant past as well as the present, as it is Arcona who in the past vows vengeance. The Arcona in present day, while having the same name, has no idea what she has done, because she has been reincarnated with a clean slate.
But the cosmos conspires to bring her back to herself, where she undoes the damage she has created in the past.

There is also sex that Arcona is having with multiple men in order for her to create her army of men. That is what made me realize that this book is not your typical romance, and I was ok with that. I love how Arcona, when she remembers her past, is truly a different person than the woman bent on her enemies ultimate destruction. She is truly sorry, and gives Tyr back his life.

Overall I really enjoyed the book. It kept me intrigued from beginning to end and the going back and forth in time just worked.

I give the book 4 stars and recommend this book for collection."

Thank you Acquentta!

Ezrabet's Enchantments gave The Strix 5/5!

This is what Ezrabet Enchantments had to say about "The Strix"

Overall:

If you enjoy books with a historical and contemporary flair, then give this one a whirl. Witches, gladiators, blood, curses, betrayals and of course, some sexy vampires with attitude problems. I loved it. When the book opens up, we are in the past as a priestess tries to find her calling. It comes in the form of blood and fire. Next, we are in the present, wandering the streets of Salem. I am a sucker for witch stories, especially in Salem. 

I loved the flow of this story and the imagery. You can smell the arena, the gladiators and feel the anguish of the characters. The dialogue is spot on and the erotic scenes are super hot. I hate giving too much away, but if you enjoy an adventure that crosses time, curses, vengeance, hot sex and some hotter vampires, then this book is for you. There are some elements of f/f erotica and anal play, but that only made the story even hotter.

5/5

Thank you Ezrabet!

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Loose Id has a New Look!

Loose Id Publishing has completely revamped it's website and changed it's look. The new site is sleek, easy on the eyes and user friendly!
Drop by and see it. Here's a link to "The Strix"...
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"The Strix" Book Trailer!

This year my husband and I are celebrating our wedding anniversary on Friday the 13th! As an anniversary gift he gave me this beautiful book trailer last night. 


It seems so fitting that the Strix is about a witch who goes wrong and has to redeem herself... Ummm. 

The haunting music is one of my other loves--Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails. This piece of music is titled the "The Mark Has Been Made" it's from the Fragile album (1999 Halo 14) NIN was the internal soundtrack for this book. 


Thank you Honey for the book trailer. Thank you Trent for writing inspiring music!

"The Strix" My New Cover Is Here!

Valerie Tibbs at Loose Id Publishing did this gorgeous book cover.

Book one in the Bag of Tricks book series.

Blurb text

While minding her own business in Salem, Arcona’s reality has a screaming melt down. A past life as a vengeful Celtic witch awakens within. Against her will she’s flung into head first into blood rites on sacred island, captured by Romans and sold in the markets of Pompeii as a pleasure slave to a powerful but sadistic owner of a gladiatorial school.

It gets worse. It quickly becomes clear she wasn’t always the victim. The old Arcona committed many wicked offenses of her own using sex and blood magic to get her way. She’d turned an unwilling gladiator named Tyr into an immortal blood-craving monster and turned him loose on the streets of Pompeii to slaughter.

Tyr is still alive and pissed off about being forced to spend a pleasure less eternity as a blood-drinking mercenary devoted to the gods of war. He kidnaps Arcona hoping to bleed the secrets of the Strix from her and free himself of the Slayer’s curse.

On All Souls Day in the city of witches Arcona and Tyr clash. Beneath the betrayal, anger and centuries of hurt can these two remember what it felt like to love?

Note: contains graphic- violence, anal sex, scenes with threat of rape, same sex f/f, blood letting.

The Strix is available from Loose Id Publishing July 17th!

http://www.loose-id.com/The-Strix.aspx