Curse of the Sphinx
by Raye Wagner
Release Date: August 11th 2015
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How long can a monster stay hidden in plain sight?
Seventeen year-old Hope Nicholas has spent her entire life on the run. But no one is chasing her. In fact, no one even knows she exists. With her mom, she’s traveled from town to town and school to school, barely staying long enough to meet anyone, let alone make friends. And she’ll have to keep it that way. It’s safer.
When her mother is brutally ripped away from her, Hope’s life shatters. Is this the fulfillment of Apollo’s curse, murder from the shadow monsters of the Underworld, or have the demigods finally found her? Orphaned and alone, Hope flees again, but this time there’s no one to teach her who to trust—or how to love.
Set in a universe where mythology is alive and well in the modern world, Curse of the Sphinx irresistibly blends action, suspense and romance.
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A warm
breeze tickled the air, bringing with it the smell of honeysuckle and sunshine.
A flash of
light momentarily blinded him, and when Athan’s vision cleared Apollo stood in
the doorway of the kitchen. The blond god of light, prophecy, and medicine arrived barefoot. His
skin was sun kissed, and he wore a pale linen skirt trimmed in gold that fell
to his knees. A bronze sash hung from his left shoulder to his right hip.
Apollo was muscular, and his face was both beautiful and terrifying.
“Foolish
girl.” His harsh words seemed at odds with his melodic voice.
The woman
turned, and the phone slipped from her fingers.
“It is
fulfilled.” He stepped toward her, his lips flattened in accusation. “You did
not even give me a chance. One rash decision, and your fate was sealed. There
is nothing, absolutely nothing, I can do. Do you understand?” His nostrils
flared. “I would have made you happy.”
With a
moan, she sank to the floor and buried her face in her hands.
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Raye Wagner grew up in Seattle, the second of eight children, and learned to escape chaos through the pages of fiction. As a youth, she read the likes of David Eddings, Leon Uris, and Jane Austen. Inspired by a fictional character, Raye pursued a career in nursing, thinking to help the world one patient at a time.
One summer afternoon, when her then young children were playing in the pool, a plot dropped into her head, and she started writing.
She enjoys baking, puzzles, Tae Kwon Do, and the sound of waves lapping at the sand. She lives with her husband and three children in Middle Tennessee.
Origin of the Sphinx, a novella detailing the story leading up to the creation of the mythological creature, is her first publication. It is the beginning of the Sphinx series.
Curse of the Sphinx, the first book in the series, is completed, and set to be released in August 2015.
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