Scalding Waters (Chapter 1 Teaser)

'Like all magick, it was a double-edged sword, and this particular blade was balanced on the shreds of my remaining humanity.'

Six months after becoming a vampire, Scarlet is beginning to settle into her new life-or death. Her master, and lover, Nikolaos, has been spending most nights away, leaving her to come to terms with immortal life alone. With both of them finding a new normal in the arcane, everything seems to be going smoothly...

...Until Gwydion, Scarlet's mentor and demon-necromancer hybrid, turns up with the news that the Syndicate of Occultists, self-appointed police of the preternatural world, are after them. Scarlet and Gwydion must prepare themselves to face the daunting wrath of the Syndicate.

Finding herself in Edinburgh with two of her closest entourage deemed missing, Scarlet and Kai must team up with a group of werepanthers, witches, and one lion, to put an end to the Syndicate's reign of terror.

"Scalding Waters does the Urban Fantasy genre correctly! There is magick in everything, though is written about with such elegance that its presence feels natural and can really allow the reader to get immersed in a vividly-described world."

-Review by Reyadh Rahaman, author of Inner Expanses