Today is our stop on the Determinant book tour. You can check out the rest of the stops at Incandescent Enchantments.
Author: A.M. Hargrove
Age Group: Young Adult
Book Description from Goodreads:
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?
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?
Website: http://www.amhargrove.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/amhargrove1
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/amhargrove1
Determinant Excerpt
The young female had been at our
home for two weeks before Julian felt she would make a full recovery. She had hovered at death’s door for much of
that time. Her fever raged and during
those spells, she would scream at some unknown being that seemed to be
torturing her. Julian assured me it was
the fever causing these spells, but they worried me nonetheless.
Julian had sent a robomedic to
see to all of her medical needs. She was
given IV fluids and medication such as antibiotics, but the virus was incurable
and would have to run its course. We
were troubled over how she contracted this disease.
Her name was January St. Davis
and she was a college student at Western Carolina University. She had interned as a medical technologist at
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta from June until
August and had an employee identification badge that indicated as such. We speculated that perhaps this is where she
had been exposed to this horrific virus.
My brother Tesslar, who was an
expert in both human and Vesturion technology, had been monitoring the
hospitals around our location.
“Rykerian, you need to see this,”
he called to me one day.
I made my way to the Command
Center where he was running checks of hospitals.
“There are reports coming in
around Atlanta of humans with this disease.”
I checked his screen and saw that
indeed, the medical reports showed the same symptoms that the human female
originally had.
“Our worst fears are coming to
light,” I murmured.
“We must contact Father and
Rayn. This can be catastrophic for the
humans.”
“Indeed,” I said. How
could this have happened?
“Tesslar, can you plant some
directives into the homeland security and into emergency preparedness programs
everywhere?” I wondered aloud.
“Yes…I see where you are going
with this. We can get these agencies on
Red Alert now so they can start instituting quarantine methods. This may help stop the spread of the disease.”
I shook my head, glad to see he
was thinking along these lines. I left
the Compound, intending to go to the kitchen in search of some lunch when I
heard the blood-curdling screams. They
were coming from upstairs. What
is happening? It must be the human…
Using my Power of Speed I made
short work of the stairs and burst through the bedroom door. She crouched on her knees in the corner,
wide-eyed and trembling.
“Fear not, we mean you no harm,”
I gently said.
“Liar!” she rasped, scrambling
tightly into the corner.
What? Why would she think me a liar?
“I know not why you say such, but
I am no liar. I am here to help you,” I
explained gently.
She looked terrified. Her large eyes were nearly popping out of her
head and she held up her hand, palm facing me as if she intended to ward me
off.
“It is impossible for me to lie,
this I swear.”
“That…that thing over there hurt
me so that makes you a liar.”
I turned and glanced at the
robomedic. “Stand down robomedic,” I
ordered.
“I am programmed to contain the
subject and said subject attempted to exit the room,” the robomedic explained.
Great! Just great! The bloody robomedic zapped her!
“You’re
so bloody right! That bloody
whatever-it-is, bloody
zapped me.”
Every time she said bloody, she held her hands up and bent her first two
fingers. Her gesture confused me.
“Robomedic, alter
programming. Remove containment order
and stand down,” I ordered.
“Affirmative. Programming altered. Robotic Medical Assistant 3279 standing
down.”
I turned back to the female and
apologized. “I am very sorry for
that. We only wanted to ensure you were
safe, so it was programmed to guard you.
I didn’t intend for this to happen.”
She cocked her head and gave me a hateful stare.
“Truly, I am sorry.”
She made no attempt to respond or
rise as her eyes drilled into mine.
“Here, let me assist you back to
bed.”
“Stay away from me,” she croaked.
She cringed when I reached toward
her. Great
day, I am frightening her!
“Damned right you’re frightening
me!” she exclaimed.
Hi Tracey! Thanks so much for being part of the Determinant Book Tour hosted by Incandescent Enchantments. I feel so honored to have Determinant featured on your awesome blog. Annie xx
ReplyDeleteI'm hosting a stop for Determinant on my blog too! Interested in reading my review? Find it here: http://drennanspitzer.com/2012/10/12/blog-tour-determinant-by-a-m-hargrove-review/
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