“Sorry.” Jen made a self-deprecating face. Still, compared to my father, that was nothing. He had a chip on his shoulder that grew ten times bigger when he drank, and he took his temper out on Jen’s mother. But he wasn’t sober often, especially at home. He could fix almost anything, and when he was sober, he had a reputation for being a reasonably decent guy. Her father worked as a caretaker and handyman for a bunch of wealthy families with summer homes. Leary made us read about.” Jen nibbled on a manicured thumbnail, caught herself doing it and stopped. “They’re a little like the Joads or something, aren’t they? Like one of those inbred redneck families Mr.

“Is it true that Cody only became a cop so he could make sure his family doesn’t get busted for growing pot in the county woods?” “Brandon! Stay where I can see you, okay?” Lowering her voice, she turned back to me. “Yeah, but people change.” Jen scanned the crowd, looking for her eleven-year-old brother. When you’re condemned to go through life worrying about being the spawn of Satan, you learn to avoid anything that leads you down a dark path. Lying isn’t one of the Seven Deadlies, but I tried to avoid it. For if she’s ever tempted to invoke her demonic birthright, it could accidentally unleash nothing less than Armageddon.Īnd that was a good thing, since it helped distract me while Jen went on and on and back and forth about Cody Fairfax, and whether or not he really was a jerk, whether or not he might call, whether she should go out with him if he did. Teamed up with her childhood crush, Officer Cody Fairfax, a sexy werewolf on the down-low, Daisy must solve the crime-and keep a tight rein on the darker side of her nature.

And as Hel’s enforcer and the designated liaison to the Pemkowet Police Department, it’s up to her to ensure relations between the mundane and eldritch communities run smoothly.īut when a young man from a nearby college drowns-and signs point to eldritch involvement-the town’s booming paranormal tourism trade is at stake.

To Daisy Johanssen, fathered by an incubus and raised by a single mother, it’s home. The Midwestern resort town of Pemkowet boasts a diverse population: eccentric locals, wealthy summer people, and tourists by the busload not to mention fairies, sprites, vampires, naiads, ogres and a whole host of eldritch folk, presided over by Hel, a reclusive Norse goddess. Introducing Daisy Johanssen, reluctant hell-spawn… Jacqueline Carey, New York Times bestselling author of the acclaimed Kushiel’s Legacy novels, presents an all-new world featuring a woman caught between the normal and paranormal worlds, while enforcing order in both. Thanks to the generosity of the author, here's an exclusive excerpt from Jacqueline Carey's Dark Currents! For more info about this title: Canada, USA, Europe.

Dark Currents by Jacqueline Carey