Chasing Embers
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Stumped, I tried to approach the problem by figuring out what Sig was doing there. She didn’t seem to enjoy the ginger ale she had ordered—didn’t seem to notice it at all, just sipped from it perfunctorily. There was something wary and expectant about her body language, and she had positioned herself so that she was in full view of the front door. She could have just been meeting someone, but I had a feeling that she was looking for someone or something specific by using herself as bait…but as to what and why and to what end, I had no idea. Sex, food, or revenge seemed the most likely choices.
I was still mulling that over when the vampire walked in.
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Contents
COVER
TITLE PAGE
WELCOME
DEDICATION
PART ONE: QUESTING BEAST ONE
TWO
DUUL
THREE
FOUR
FIVE
SIX
SEVEN
EIGHT
INTERLUDE: A SHADOW AT THE DOOR
NINE
TEN
PART TWO: OCCULT BODIES KAW
ELEVEN
TWELVE
THIRTEEN
FOURTEEN
INTERLUDE: A SHADOW IN THE SUN
FIFTEEN
SIXTEEN
SEVENTEEN
EIGHTEEN
NINETEEN
TWENTY
INTERLUDE: A SHADOW ON THE SANDS
TWENTY-ONE
TWENTY-TWO
TWENTY-THREE
TWENTY-FOUR
TWENTY-FIVE
TWENTY-SIX
NOQO
AUTHOR’S NOTE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
LOOK OUT FOR THE NEXT BEN GARSTON NOVEL…
EXTRAS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
INTERVIEW
A PREVIEW OF THE DRAGON LORDS: FOOL’S GOLD
A PREVIEW OF CHARMING
ORBIT NEWSLETTER
COPYRIGHT
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