[Dark Seeker Blog Tour] Cover Reveal + Excerpt + Giveaway

The Fairytale Nerd is the next stop on the Dark Seeker Blog Tour!

I write novels for young adults and am represented by agent Christine Witthohn from Book Cents Literary Agency. My debut novel, DARK SEEKER, is available on Amazon and B&N. If you like YA urban fantasy or paranormal romance, please check it out!
I graduated with a BS in Education from Towson University and went on to earn a MS in Reading from Hood College. When I'm not writing, I enjoy reading, spending time with friends and family, dancing, music, movies, and the beach. Visit me at www.tarynbrowning.com, on twitter (@TarynBrowning) and facebook (Taryn Browning).

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An Excerpt

Janie scooped her dagger off the ground and still fueled with adrenaline, marched over to the curb. She drew the blade across the cold, stiff grass to remove any traces of blood and shoved her favorite Cherokee dagger back into her boot.

Remembering the guy on the pickup, she flicked her eyes over to the hood. The guy sat, legs tucked into his chest, with his arms wrapped around his knees.

Janie assessed the situation; it wasn’t good. She’d definitely failed lesson four—minimize exposure. The guy had seen her kill the Daychild, and even worse, she suddenly recognized him—the Junior Prom King.

Matt Baker jumped off the hood of the pickup, staring at her wide-eyed. Tall and strong, with eyes the color of autumn leaves turning from sage to chestnut, the girls flipped out over his dark brown, tousled thirty-second hairdo and killer dimples. “W—What w—was that?”

“You tell me. He was attacking you,” Janie said.

“But—you killed him.” Matt blinked hard.

“Don’t worry, he wasn’t human, and if it wasn’t for me you’d be a corpse without blood.” She bent over and pushed her dagger deeper into her boot. If she were caught with a weapon on school property, she’d be expelled.

“The d—dude tried to b-b-bite my neck.” He clutched his throat.

“He’s part vamp, they do that. Are you okay?”

He moved his hands up and down his body. “Yeah, um, I’m cool, thanks.”

Janie felt uncomfortable. He hadn’t taken his eyes off her since she had saved him from a very painful death. “What are you doing out here anyway? Aren’t you supposed to be wrestling?”

“I left my headgear in Pete’s truck.” He rubbed his forehead.

She nodded. “Look—you’re fine, so let’s just forget this happened and all is good.” Janie knew she’d be ridiculed at school tomorrow. As soon as he told Molly about what happened, she would make sure Janie was ostracized even more than usual. She’d have to leave high school early for the first time, not that it sounded like a bad idea. She just didn’t know how the Apotheosis would handle her exposure.

And what do we have here?

It's the FOURTH COVER PIECE of the second cover of the book! Follow the blog tour to look for the next pieces of the cover, and to see the full cover reveal. Now head over to the blog Books to the Sky.

Follow the blog tour to look for the next pieces of the cover, and to see the full cover reveal. Stop by the the blog A Tale of Many Reviews on the 14th to check out the next cover piece.

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 Dark Seeker

by Taryn Browning

For 17-year-old Seeker, Janie Grey, ridding the Baltimore streets of the undead is an inherited duty passed down from her Cherokee ancestors. Seeker Training Lesson #1: Never trust the undead. After her father’s tragic death, Janie creates her own life lesson: Love isn’t worth the risk. Both lessons are easy to follow until she encounters the flawed Kai Sterdam. At first, she believes he is the hybrid she is trained to hunt. But, when he has human traits, she determines she doesn’t know what he is. As Janie’s intrigue over who Kai is pushes her deeper into his mysterious past, she discovers a shocking truth that is even more harrowing than the evil they are up against. It’s a secret Kai wants to keep hidden, especially from Janie.

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