Kaps
Christina Bauer
(Angelbound Offspring #5)
Published by: Monster House Books
Publication date: June 30th 2020
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult
Christina Bauer
(Angelbound Offspring #5)
Published by: Monster House Books
Publication date: June 30th 2020
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult
Sometimes, you just have to
punch a shape-shifting vampire Nazi. Like tonight, for
instance.
Meet Princess Kaps: renegade, dragon shifter, and
general pain in her royal parent’s backsides. Although Kaps pretends to love
rock and roll, she’s actually obsessed with fighting the Audax, a group of
shape-shifting vampire Nazis. And to slay herself some vampires, Kaps collects
magical dragon relics.
Enter the L’Griffe–AKA
the shifter mafia–who also hunt down supernatural artifacts. Kaps gets in their
way and ends up with a price on her head. And things get tricky.
A bounty hunter named Mack comes to collect. Although he’s
human, Mack knows all about shifter ways. And what he lacks in shifting power,
Mack more than makes up for with a lethal combination of looks, strength, and
smarts. After luring the princess away with an epic kiss, Mack slaps some
supernatural handcuffs on Kaps, tosses her in a van, and heads off to L’Griffe
headquarters with his quarry.
The fact that Kaps is really dragon royalty doesn’t
bother Mack in the slightest. And the Audax don’t frighten him,
either.
But that kiss with Kaps? It might be a
problem.
“I am super intrigued by Kaps! She is
independent, snarky and adventurous, and just a hint jaded. I can’t wait to see
what terrible mischief she finds herself in during her own book!” –
Smada’s Book
Smack
Angelbound Offspring
1. Maxon
2. Portia
3. Zinnia
4. Rhodes
5. Kaps
6. Huntress
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EXCERPT:
Sometimes, you simply must punch a shape-shifting
vampire Nazi.
Like tonight, for instance.
I stroll through New York’s Central Park. Ahead of me, there
strides a guy in a chicken costume. I’m talking yellow feathers, plumed tail,
the whole smash. A sash extends from his shoulder to his hip that reads Eat At
Cluck Town. This fellow is anything but normal, and not for the obvious
wardrobe reasons.
He’s actually a vampire.
Even worse, he’s an audax, which is a shape-shifting
vampire Nazi. All audax started off as German soldiers in World War II. During
a raid, they entered the magical city of El Dorado, got changed into vampires,
and have been causing trouble ever since.
All of which is why I can’t wait to punch this particular blood
sucker.
With a stake.
Right through his heart.
Because I’m more than just a teenager who’s dressed up
for a night of dancing. I’m a dragon-shifter princess with a secret
obsession.
Slaying audax.
I know. My life is strange. It runs in the
family.
Squinting, I focus on the guy’s birdy outfit. Dragon
shifters like me are immune to supernatural glamours, so I can easily detect
the decaying body that’s magically hidden under all those feathers.
Hello, vampire.
The real costume-wearing human got attacked by an audax.
After drinking the victim’s blood, this particular vampire magically took on
the man’s appearance, bird outfit and all.
And the original chicken guy? Way dead.
Cold sorrow moves through me. Most likely, I’m the first
to know about this lost life. I’m certainly the only one around here who
detects the audax.
Ah, to be a clueless human. They’ve no idea how many
evils surround them.
For his part, Vampire Chicken Guy (VCG for short) keeps
sauntering along the stone path, his plumed tail bobbing with each step. He
pulls off his fake chicken head to reveal someone my age—that would be
seventeen—with round cheeks, short red hair and tons of freckles. A stolen
face.
My grief melts into lava-hot rage. How dare this audax
kill a human? I twist the clunky golden bracelet around my right wrist. If I
take this off and flip the segments about, it transforms into a small spike.
That’s the only way to fully kill an audax…
A golden stake through the heart.
Meanwhile VCG smiles innocently at passersby. New
Yorkers actually grin and wave in return, which is rare. Must be a chicken
thing. I hoist up my bandeau top and keep following. The dance club can
wait.
VCG is going down.
Author Bio:
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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