About the Author:
Marie De La Rosa
holds a degree in Graphic Design and has returned to college in hopes
of obtaining a degree in Criminal Justice. With a passion for reading
and writing, she excelled in Advanced Placement classes during high
school but always considered writing a hobby up until now. Marie is
perhaps more well-known for her reviews on the Paranormal Reads and
Lunar Haven Reviews & Designs book blogs.
Marie is currently
working on her debut YA Paranormal novel Resisting Fate, book one in
The Right of Blood Series. The series is set to be released in 2013.
When not reviewing
or working on Graphic Design projects, Marie can be found at her day
job, out and about with a camera in her hand, or working to finish
her book. Look for more information to come in the future.
Title: Resisting Fate
Series: Book One in The Right of
Blood Series
Author: Marie De La Rosa
Published: Coming in 2013
Genre: YA Paranormal
Cover Art: Claudia McKinney - PhatPuppy
Creations
Synopsis:
Eighteen-year-old
Araina was your normal teenager or at least she believed that to be
true. She had only two things on her mind: graduating high school and
getting away from home to start a life all on her own. But after a
tragic accident claims the life of her mother, Araina is left
dumbfounded and finds herself on a much different path: enrolling in
the local college in Austin. Convinced that her mother’s death was
no accident, she becomes obsessed with finding out the truth, and
becomes disconnected from everything around her in the process.
That is … until
she meets Lucca.
Lucca is the captain
of the Resistance: an elite group sworn to protect Araina. He knows
the truth about her mother’s death and the future attempts that
will be made on Araina’s life due to her being the
great-granddaughter of Leto, mother of Artemis and Apollo, which is
why it is important he follow the one rule given to him: Don’t get
too attached.
It is his job to
gain her trust and somehow reveal her true lineage and what the fates
have in store for her. Araina is about to be thrown into a world she
never knew and will have to come to terms with the role she will play
in the Resistance.
Will she stand up
and fight or will she lose the one thing everyone has been trying to
protect?
Her Life.
Excerpt:
He walked the path
back to the house they were using as their headquarters at the
moment; though it wasn’t much on the outside the inside made up
plenty for it. As he walked in through the door he stopped and looked
to the right to stare at his own reflection. Heavy bags hung under
his eyes, his tan skin was much duller and his black hair a mess.
“You need to get
rest. Huntir and I have everything set up so take this opportunity to
gather your strength. Wearing yourself out like this will not be
beneficial in guarding her.”
Lucca turned to his
older brother Matteo, surprised that he had arrived so soon. “I
know, I will go take a shower and get rest, there is still a lot of
work that needs to be done.” He passed Matteo but not before laying
his hand on his brother's shoulder as if silently reassuring him not
to worry and that he was fine. Though his brother had pointed out his
need for rest, his mind was running around with too many unanswered
questions with no way to solve them. But one question he kept going
back to was always the same, the one that would matter most in the
end.
When he finally
reveals the truth to her will she rise from her sorrow and be the
savior they needed her to be? Or will she turn away and go into
hiding like her mother did and suffer the same fate? As he got to the
top of the stairs, without turning around he asked, “Why did you
arrive ahead of schedule brother?” he waited for his brother to
reply, a heavy silence floated between the two. He did not expect the
next few words that came out of his brother’s mouth.
“We have
verification on who killed Aella.”
St. Claws
