Title: Curse of the Sea
Author: Joni Parker
Genre: Urban Fantasy
A NATO training exercise goes
terribly wrong when five warships from different countries are mysteriously
transported to Eledon, the Realm of the Elves. The warrior, Lady Alexin, is
charged to escort the troops back home to London in the year 2031 with the aid
of the Wizard Ecstasy and a magic shrinking potion. Yet, when the authorities
question her story, Alex is detained and imprisoned under suspicion of
terrorism. Caught in a web of politics, betrayal and bungling bureaucracy, the
confusing world of the future will push her magical gifts to their limit, and
her own future will hang in the balance, caught between “justice” and the place
she calls home.
Author Bio
Fantasy novels are
Joni Parker’s writing passion. Thus far, she’s written two series—“The Seaward
Isle Saga,” a trilogy, and “The Chronicles of Eledon,” the award-winning
four-book series. Her latest project, “Curse of the Sea” is her eighth book and
begins a new trilogy. Her work extends beyond novels into short stories with
two appearing in an anthology, “Tucson and Beyond” by the Tucson Science
Fiction Fantasy writers’ group. Joni’s retired from military and federal
government service and devotes her time to writing. She
currently resides in Tucson, Arizona.
Links
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ParkerJoni
Website/Blog: http://www.joni-parker.com
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Book Excerpts
Chapter 2: (372 words)
A short while later, Captain Jonas returned, accompanied by a
middle-aged woman and a group of young sailors, male and female. The woman wore
a mottled blue camouflage uniform and her blond hair was tucked under a dark
blue cap with a brim and the name USS
Lonestar emblazoned in gold.
“Alex, this is Captain Williams. She’ll take over…this place.” He
grimaced as he looked around. “Captain Williams, I’ll check in later.” He
nodded to her and marched out.
“Nice to meet you, Miss.” Captain Williams held out her hand.
Alex shook her hand and noticed the eagle pins on her collar. She was
the same rank as Captain Jonas, equivalent to a Colonel, the rank of her foster
father, Colonel Penser. “My name’s Alex. They allow women to be in charge of
ships?”
The Captain’s smile grew. “Yep, sure do. Half my crew is female.” She
winked. “The Captain disapproves.”
“I get the same reaction. Are you an American?” Alex’s smile broadened.
“Yes, ma’am, from Houston, Texas. Where’re you from?”
“I was born here, but my foster father’s from Texas. He’s a colonel and
in charge of the Nyla Army Garrison. I thought I recognized your accent.”
“How long has he been here?”
“A long time. He said he was in a place called ‘Nam before.”
“You mean Vietnam?” The Captain rubbed her chin. “That was about sixty
years ago.”
“Oh, he hasn’t been here that long.”
The woman paused, uncertain how to react and pressed her lips together.
She turned to monitor the cleaning crew. “When was the last time this hospital
was used?”
“We call it a healing house. I was here about three or four years ago. I
guess no one’s needed it since.”
“What kind of equipment do you have? An X-ray machine?” She took notice
of the bare walls. “What about electrical outlets? Running water?”
Alex shook her head. “We don’t have outlets for anything, but you can
get water from the pump outside. We don’t have any kind of X equipment.”
“Uh, where exactly are we?”
“Seaward Isle. It’s part of Eledon, the Elf world. We haven’t had a
shipwreck here in years and we just fixed the Elf grid to keep this from
happening.”
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