The Pirate's Witch (Blood Prince)
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He gestured at his lower half. “I’m not half serpent, I’m half wyvern. Serpent could just as easily mean snake. My ancestry is dragon.”
Maribel started to cross her arms, realized she was still holding the knife, and pressed her lips into a thin line. He’d heard her then. Shame rose at being caught insulting her host, but she viciously squashed it down. What business did he have spying on her anyway? She returned her focus to the chunks of meat sizzling in the pan, careful to brown them evenly. “What’s the difference?” she shot over her shoulder, forcing nonchalance into her tone.
“Careful, child,” Daman warned, the now-familiar warmth of his temper heating his tone.
Maribel whirled around. “I’m not a child. I’m a grown woman.”
Daman held her gaze, silver eyes steady and unnerving. “What’s the difference?”
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Other Books by Jennifer Blackstream
Blood Prince Series
Before Midnight
One Bite
Golden Stair
Divine Scales
Beautiful Salvation
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Dead To Begin With
What Sharp Teeth You Have
The Pirate’s Witch
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About the Author
Jennifer Blackstream is a USA Today bestselling author of fantasy/paranormal romance. Urban Fantasy will soon be joining her repertoire, and if she doesn’t get hold of the insidious roving gang of plot bunnies, there’s going to be steampunk sprinkled in there too…
To date, Jennifer has two series:
BLOOD PRINCE SERIES (COMPLETE):
Book 1 - Before Midnight
Book 2 - One Bite
Book 3 - Golden Stair
Book 4 - Divine Scales
Book 5 - Beautiful Salvation
Bonus Adventures in the Blood Prince World:
Book 2.5 - What Big Teeth You Have (free when you sign up for mailing list mentioned below)
Book 4.5 - The Pirate’s Witch
Book 5.5 - Dead to Begin With (available only between Thanksgiving and whenever Jennifer takes her Christmas tree down)
BLOOD REALM SERIES (IN PROGRESS SPIN-OFF OF BLOOD PRINCE SERIES):
Book 1 - All for a Rose
Book 2 - Blue Voodoo
Book 3 – The Archer
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Jennifer has unfailing affection for the authors who have influenced her, including Laurell K. Hamilton, Jim Butcher, and the sorely missed Sir Terry Pratchett. Her books include humor, romance, and action, with enough darkness to keep things very interesting.
When Jennifer isn’t writing, she can be found singing along (badly) with her latest Alice Cooper CD, a classic ‘80s album that includes Poison and Motley Crue, or possibly the soundtrack from Shrek the musical (don’t judge). She has also recently discovered Chase Holfelder’s Minor Key series on YouTube and iTunes, and that’s been very addictive as well. While singing, she’s usually trying a new recipe and figuring out how much garlic it really meant when it joked about “one clove” (or “none”). To find out more about Jennifer, visit her website at jenniferblackstream.com
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The Pirate’s Witch
©Copyright Jennifer Blackstream 2016
Skeleton Key Publishing
Cover Art Clarissa Yeo of Yocla Designs © 2016
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