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Isis,
Vampires and Ghosts – Oh My!
Other
World Series
Book
One
Janis
Hill
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Publisher: Hague Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9872652-7-2
Word Count: 90,000
Cover Artist: Jade Zivanovic
Book Description:
Too late to save her sister’s
life, Stephanie Anders must now try to save her soul from the vampire who has
possessed her, Branwyre, eighteenth vampire Lord of the Aegean.
With only the aid of the ghost of
a pissed-off Buddhist monk with a potty mouth and the modern day Priestess of
Isis, Stephanie must take on demons and other denizens of a world she knows
nothing about if she is to succeed in banishing Branwyre.
But even more difficult than
that, she must learn how to forgive her sister Estella for what she did to her
if she is to have even half a chance of saving her soul. Welcome to a world
within our own – the Other World.
Book Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl_GYTFkU1c
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Extract
from Isis, Vampires and Ghosts – Oh My! by Janis Hill
Chapter
5
Estella had the grace and timing
to wake up just after I’d hauled her dead weight, literally, into the chair and
balanced it there long enough the grab the rope.
“By the Light of Isis, what do
you think you’re doing?” Her tone was nearly petulant enough to be the old
Estella asking me, not the new peace-and-love one.
“Following your High Priestess’
instructions.” I grunted while tying her hands behind her back as best I could,
before continuing to wrap the rope around her and the chair.
“But why are you tying me to a
chair now?” she asked, aghast to realise just how tight I had done it.
“Branwyre can’t take over until night time. We’ve got at least another hour.”
Ignoring her question for a
moment, I snatched her right foot and tied it to the corresponding chair leg.
Then, ignoring the attempted kick, did the same to her left one.
“Roxanna clearly states in her
instructions here to gather the required items, purify them and set it all up,
you included.” I waved the note at her before continuing to wrap her legs,
backside and chair in the rope. Yeah, I’d gotten a decent amount. Who says two
for one sales are a waste of time? “Nowhere in her instructions does it say we
should stop for coffee and a chat. When I’ve got as much of it ready as I can
before moonrise, I can actually have a rest. You know, something even we
non-undead need to do from time to time.”
She went to protest, I even
paused to watch the show I felt she was about to perform, but other than gaping
a few times like a stunned fish, she stayed quiet. Wow, this Light of Isis was
amazing if it could prevent the Queen of Whinge from speaking.
“Fine then,” she finally managed,
a slight sulky tone to her voice. “But how am I meant to eat dinner?”
I sighed; I hadn’t honestly
thought of that, going along the lines that she was dead. Yes she was an animated
corpse right now, but dead was dead. You shouldn’t have to provide meals for
them.
“Nowhere in my instructions does
it say I have to feed you.” I muttered. Then feeling I should relent a little
as she’d found it within herself to be nicer. “But how about I order pizza, and
you eat it cold later. Surely even the Light of Isis can’t have cured you of
your cold pizza habits.”
She sighed, but said no more for
a moment. Didn’t even pout, which surprised me even more than the silence.
“I do wish you’d be more
respectful of Isis and her purifying Light,” is all she eventually said as I
was adding a few more knots to the back of the chair.
“Uh-huh.” I was more interested
in making sure I’d done a good job, than listen to a lecture on appropriate
religious respect. Especially from someone who in the past hadn’t held any
respect for anyone or anything.
“And no dinner is fine; I don’t
seem to have the need to eat that often anymore.” She continued, trying to
watch me over her shoulder. “I won’t have you dissing cold pizza though.”
“Sure!” I said, standing back and
wiping sweat from my brow and then my hands on my dress. I remembered I was
still in one of my best ‘sombre but not kinky’ little black dresses, not having
had a chance to change. So Roxanna’s wodge of cash was buying me a few clothes
tomorrow, too. Why not! If I wasn’t allowed to go home until this was all over,
she owed me at least a pair of jeans and clean underwear. I checked the
instructions again. Okay, so all items purified, sister roped tightly into
chair. Salt time! Boy I hoped the motel’s maid service wouldn’t be too pissed
at me, or at least wouldn’t notice until after we’d left.
About
the Author:
Janis grew up in and around
Darwin, Australia, and its rural surrounds. As a child, she spent a lot of time
around 'science geeks' at the Darwin University, where her father was a
lecturer for many years. It took her a long time to realise that not everyone
got to grow up like that or could relate to all the Science Labs scenes in the
old Dr Who.
Janis now lives in the Adelaide
Hills with her husband and 3 children, lovingly referred to as the ‘Demonic
Hordes’. She is a semi-retired ICT Support Officer who, when not writing, takes
pride in her work as a Haus Frau while dabbling in the art of translating
century old cookery books into modern recipes to experiment on her family with.
@Janis_Hill
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