VENGEANCE BORN Countdown

With VENGEANCE BORN coming out next month, I thought I'd post a few snippets to whet your appetite for the big day.  :-)

Annika hated visiting the dungeons. The dank cells reeked of pain and fear as well as blood. Anyone unfortunate enough to be imprisoned here risked dying of exposure if the torture inflicted by the Na’Reish guards didn’t claim them first.
 

“This had better be worth it, Hesia,” she muttered and tugged the skirts of her dress away from slime-covered walls. (VENGEANCE BORN Ch.1 - opening lines)