Determinant (The Guardians of Vesturon #3) By A. M. Hargrove
This is a young adult (college age) paranormal romance novel (Rated PG-13)
4 out of 5 stars
Book Summary
January St. Davis, on her own since the age of sixteen and struggling to stay in college, thinks she’s scored in a major way when she lands a paid summer internship at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. One evening, after working an especially long shift, a chance encounter with a group of mysterious men alters the course of her life.
Rykerian Yarrister, a Guardian of Vesturon with unearthly powers and impossibly gorgeous looks, finds himself at odds over the human female he recently saved from certain death. When it seems he is on the verge of winning her over, she is ripped from his hands by a strange and powerful being, threatening to destroy her if his demands are not met.
Do Rykerian and the Guardians have the ability to meet this fierce barbarian’s ultimatums, or will January suffer a horrid demise?
My Review
If you’ve read the other two books in the series, then you know January. And not it’s her turn to take the spotlight. And well she did. Her and two hunky guys Rykerian and Jurek. I must say I was torn between the two but I can’t say why without giving too much away.
This author grows with each book and I can’t wait for more. In this one, things are more than dire for not only January. The guardians will do what they are here to do and only time will tell if they will be successful.
I love this series. Everyone must know I’m the biggest sci-fi fan. So aliens are right up my alley. I won’t say too much more because this is a blog tout and I have much goodies to add.
There is a giveaway below that you will not want to miss out on.
Overall, check this one out.
My book boyfriend will be at the end of this post.
INTERVIEW
1.
What
was your inspiration for this story?
My
ideas/inspiration usually hit me while I’m writing my current project. For instance, while I was writing Resurrection
(Book 2), the idea for Determinant began to form and before I was even
finished, I found myself wanting to begin my next project. For me, one project stimuates ideas for the
next. The same thing happened to me
while I was writing Determinant, except this time, I formed the idea
for the next Guardians book and another completely different project.
2.
This
book is number #3 in the series. Do you suggest that the readers read the
first two books before this one?
That would be
totally up to the reader. Determinant
is a stand alone
novel. If someone was new to the
Guardians and didn’t want to go through the process of reading the whole
series, then they would have the choice of only reading Determinant. A
reader would, obviously, get a more in-depth knowledge of all the family
members if they read Survival, Resurrection and even Beginnings,
but it’s a choice, not a
necessity.
3.
What's
is your next project?
As I
mentioned earlier, while I was writing Determinant, a whole new project came to
life. In book 3, I introduced a new
character, Jurek, and I am going to write an adult series based on that character. I had to move to the adult genre with him for
a number of reasons. First off, he’s too
old for YA. Second, he doesn’t play be
anyone’s rules but his own, he can be crass, and he’s sexy and hell!
4.
Will
you have any more releases this year?
Yes, I’m
planning on releasing the first book in the Praestani series this year. But if you want to get some background on
Jurek, you might want to read Determinant! *wink*
5. What is
one thing you want people to know about you?
I’m extremely
shy and demure. Just kidding! I’ve been
asked many times about which female character I identify the most with in my
books and the answer is none of them.
I’m Rayn all the way. I’m sort of
a “kick ass and take names later” kind of person. If there’s ever an emergency, I’m great to
have around because I don’t have any problem taking charge and telling people
what to do--just ask my husband! He’ll
tell you I’m the bossiest person he knows...
I was lost in the events of
the day and the amount of work I had and I was still nursing my wounded ego as
I headed out of the lab. As I made my
way down the corridor, I noticed six men advancing toward me.
It wasn’t their actions I
noticed so much or even the way they walked.
And though it was an oddity for them to even be here at all, it was
their attire that captured my attention.
They were dressed identically, in an extreme fashion, much like members
of a gang or secret society. Large and
muscular, they wore black vests and their bare arms were almost completely
tattooed with tribal symbols of a sort.
Metal bands criss-crossed their chests and their legs were tightly
encased in leather. Knee high boots and
black gloves finished off their ensembles.
As I neared them I felt my
flesh tingle and the hairs on the back of my neck come to attention. Gooseflesh erupted and alarms started
clanging in my head. I sucked in my
breath and as I did, my eyes connected with the apparent leader. I say this because he was in the front of the
formation as they plodded along.
Time stood still as our eyes
connected. His were an uncanny shade,
lavender with hints of indigo and specks of silver. It was a hue I was unfamiliar with but they
were intriguing and fascinating. The
alarms were still ringing in my ears and the air felt electrically charged around
us.
“Halt!”
I turned into stone. I couldn’t move a muscle. He cocked his head as his eyes bore into
mine.
“Breathe!”
I distinctly heard his
command in my mind and I was helpless to disobey him. I felt myself take a deep cleansing
breath. I questioned him with my eyes. He flicked his head toward his men and they
stepped back several feet.
“Who are you? Why are you here?”
I was confused by the
demanding questions swirling in my brain but felt compelled to answer him. I had never used mind reading to communicate,
but I was sure he would hear my answer.
“I’m January St. Davis. I’m here working on an internship for college
credit.”
“You are human?” he asked with incredulity.
I wasn’t sure what he meant
by that. Why would he want to know if I
was human? What a ridiculous question!
A little about me
One day, on her way home from work
as a sales manager, A. M. Hargrove, realized her life was on fast forward and
if she didn't do something soon, it would quickly be too late to write that
work of fiction she had been dreaming of her whole life. So, she rolled down the passenger window of
her fabulous (not) company car and tossed out her leather briefcase. Luckily, the pedestrian in the direct line of
fire was a dodgeball pro and had über quick reflexes enabling him to avoid getting
bashed in the head. Feeling a tad guilty
about the near miss, A. M. made a speedy turn down a deserted side street
before tossing her crummy, outdated piece-of-you-know-what lap top out the
window. She breathed a liberating sigh
of relief, picked up her cell phone and hit #4 on her speed dial.
A.M.’s Boss: Hello.
A.M:
Hey Boss, I'm calling to let you know you can pick up my luxury Ford
Focus at Starbuc
ks near the interstate.
A.M.’s Boss: Why ever would I want to do that?
A.M.: Because I quit!
A.M. hit the end button and speed
dialed her husband.
A.M.: Hey hubs, can you pick me up at Starbucks?
A.M.’s Hubs: Sure...having some car trouble?
A.M.: Not at all.
I don't have a car to have trouble with because I just quit my job.
A.M.’s Hubs: WHAT?!
A.M.: It's time for a new career and I am going to
be a very famous novelist.
So began A. M. Hargrove's career as
a young adult paranormal romance author of self-published ebooks. Her series, The Guardians of Vesturon,
centers around a family of six siblings and is a mix of humor, mystery,
suspense and of course, love. Survival
and Resurrection are her first and second full length novels, and Beginnings is
her prequel novella to the series.
Determinant, her third in the series will be released 6/30/12.
(It didn’t really happen like that,
but you get the idea!)
Book Links
The Guardians of Vesturon is available from the following retailers:
Amazon ebook:
http://amzn.to/I5RCcQ
Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/Lg7mJm
Barnes and Noble:
http://bit.ly/JwH3yf
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/search?query=a+m+hargrove
Where You Can Find Me
Blog:
http://www.amhargrove.blogspot.com
Website: htttp://www.amhargrove.com
Facebook:
http//:www.facebook.com/guardiansofvesturon
Twitter:
http://www.twitter.com/amhargrove1
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My Book Boyfriend
Rykerian
And Jurek (Sorry, I had to add him)
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