Tempter (20 page)
Authors: Nancy A. Collins
Epilogue
“I have been dying for twenty years, now I am going to live.”
—James Drummond Burns,
His Last Words
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Nancy A. Collins
has authored more than 20 novels, numerous short stories, as well as served as a writer for DC Comics’
Swamp Thing
. She is a recipient of the HWA’s Stoker Award and the British Fantasy Society Award, and has been nominated for the Eisner, John Campbell Memorial, World Fantasy & International Horror Guild Awards. Best known for her ground-breaking vampire character, Sonja Blue, her works include
Sunglasses After Dark
, the Southern Gothic collection
Knuckles And Tales, &
the
Vamps
series for Young Adults. Her most recent novel is
Left Hand Magic
, the second installment in the critically-acclaimed Golgotham urban fantasy series. She currently resides in the Cape Fear area of North Carolina with her fiancé, Tommy, their Boston Terrier, Chopper, and a number of cats, only two of which she claims to own.
Check out Nancy’s website @
www.golgothamonline.com
ABOUT THE COVER ARTIST
Prof. Jas M. Stacy
draws little pictures now and again. He also has a six screen Drive In Theatre, an Emmy Winning TV show, a Corn Dog Truck, a Smoked Meat concern and a recurring problem playing Bigfoots in movies. All this happens in Atlanta with his Wife, Child and 3 dogs. He likes Robots and Monsters. Check out his website @
www.pallookaville.com
All rights reserved, including without limitation the right to reproduce this ebook or any portion thereof in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of the publisher.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, events, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, businesses, companies, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
Copyright © by Nancy A. Collins
ISBN 978-1-4976-3803-7
This edition published in 2014 by Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
345 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10014
