The Accidental Demon Slayer
by Angie
Fox
One sexy
griffin, a wild Harley motorcycle riding grandmother and a talking Jack
Russell terrier!
Publisher:
Dorchester - Love Spell (July 2008)
Preschool teacher Lizzie Brown's life may never be the same when her
long lost witch grandmother shows up driving a hot pink Harley and
starts casting magic spells from Smucker's jars. Pirate, her Jack
Russell terrier, starts talking! Lizzie discovers that she is the
exalted Demon Slayer of Dalea and a demon, Xerxes, emerges from her
toilet to cause even more havoc! As they head to Memphis to join the
grandmother's just as strange coven to learn magic, Dimitri Kallinikos,
a shape shifting griffin shows up as her mentor. Teaching her the three
rules of demon slaying, he is both protector and teacher. Dimitri,
however, needs her to slay a demon of his own and as their feelings for
each other grow, Lizzie and Dimtri are forced to make tough choices
when family loyalties come into play in a battle begun generations ago.
Told through Lizzie's eyes, THE
ACCIDENTAL DEMON SLAYER, follows the heroine on the journey of
her maturation and self-discovery in a well-imagined world ever so
kooky yet touched by wonderful dash of tenderness. Within 12 hours,
Lizzie has lost her home, her job, her clothes, and her friends to
follow her grandmother, accused of murder, to be trained in magic and
face demons and her destiny as the new family demon slayer. Unaware of
the extent of her powers or her family history, Lizzie struggles to
make sense of the crazy world her grandmother opens before her. As she
comes to face with The Witches of the Red Skull with its cantankerous
witch Ant Eater, werewolves, and above all her own magical powers,
Lizzie sees the humorous outrageousness of her situation with a unique
sense of innocence and irreverent sass. Although her dog Pirate plays
the tough guy, the reader sees the tenderness within Lizzie's heart
through him. Dimitri, her protector and mentor, awakens the woman in
Lizzie with his body and kiss. Dimitri helps Lizzie focus on her powers
and concentrating her magic when her magic turns her familiar world
topsy-turvy.
Oh my, THE ACCIDENTAL DEMON SLAYER
is a fun book! Angie Fox's world and adventures had me laughing as the
vivid and hilarious scenarios got funnier and funnier. The grandmother
and her group of witches were a total scream. Angie Fox mixes
paranormal with a fun, bold smart tone but by the end, I felt myself
immersed in Lizzie's whole world and the drama playing out in her
family. Angie Fox's humor gives way to a suspenseful adventure that
keeps the reader on the edge as Lizzie and Dimitri face the ominous
dangers ahead. The final leg of the journey is spectacular ---.not a
gradual let-down but an ever increasing delightful unveiling, not just
once but in several gradual layers. Intricacies with wonderful twists
and revelations of the paranormal world kept me riveted to this book.
What an ending! With her debut book, Angie Fox has created a wonderful
magical world that will have readers eager to re-enter and anxiously
awaiting her next release!
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